VMax1700

Docked.  It is a very busy ferry port with many ship movements per day. 

The dock is in the centre of Cobh town and the train station (to Cork) is right there too.

Cobh is a lovely little town, though a bit of a steep climb on the walk up to St Colman's Cathedral.  If she takes the train to Cork City, then the city station is about a 15 minutes walk from the centre.

 

11 hours ago, chinita415 said:

Whatever government entities came up with the 8000 pax per day limits and are actually enforcing it need to make a public statement.

They made it public quite a few years ago.  Why do they need to make a public statement about enforcing their own rules?  It is our responsibility, as travellers, to find out the local rules and regulations before we plan to visit.

On 5/18/2024 at 12:40 AM, Gabs300 said:

Do you recommend Hotel Principe?

I have stayed in Hotel Principe several times.  It is close to the station and there are many restaurants close by.  The bar and restaurant overlook the water and it is fun to sit and sip.  Breakfast is adequate but on European standards not US standards.  Rooms can be small even on European standards, but if I was travelling to/from Venice by train I would price NH or Principe and stay in the cheaper.  It comes down to ease of access for us.

12 hours ago, 3-dog-day said:

This is the week after the Dave Ramsey charter.

But that is on a different ship!

If HAL get an offer to charter a ship, be sure that they will take it.  Any compensation offered or costs incurred in cancelling regular guests will just be rolled into the price of the charter.

Nieuw Amsterdam between January and April seems to attract the most charters.

Thanks for your review.  The smoke on Nieuw Statendam was not too bad as they have removed that staircase between deck 2 and deck 3 that is positioned just forward of Rolling Stone Rock Room.

Glad you enjoyed Cobh.  Do come back sometime!

52 minutes ago, Niagarawine said:

As far as the beverage package goes I would not use it again because it is expensive and then they add fifty cents to each drink. 

They only add to the price if you purchase a drink higher than the package limit ($11/$15).  There are plenty of drinks available within the limit.

19 hours ago, chinita415 said:

the local authorities allowed booking of well over 10k pax on many days this summer

I would suggest that it was the cruise lines who not only allowed, but promoted the booking of over 10k pax and that the local authorities have nothing to do with the booking system.

 

The cruise lines put the sailings on the market several years in advance and well before they make any firm arrangements with the authorities. 

 

p.s. there are non stop flights from Athens to Santorini from €30 return.  Why limit yourself to a port day when you can spend a couple of days there instead?  

We were recently on Nieuw Statendam (sister ship to Rotterdam) and in a connection room.  We heard nothing from next door.

As extra insulation we used magnets on the door and hung the bath robes at the connecting door, just as an extra baffle.  Don't think it was really necessary though!

 

updated service:

 

https://www.transportforireland.ie/news/new-routes-354-and-358-for-waterford-from-1st-november/

4 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Collin, if you have the HIA, we never hit 15 drinks, so always order the water during drinks/meals to fill our coffer. 

Ellen does not care for the 'recovered' canned water.  The Aqua Panna seems a better option for her.  

3 hours ago, BlackJack2 said:

Looking at the HAL site for cruises in Alaska June/July 2025.  The Westerdam doesn't have any dates for June 6, 2025 until July 6, 2025.  Is the Westerdam in dry dock or have a group for a month?

Thanks!

28 day Arctic Circle from Seattle departs June 8th.

 

29 minutes ago, kevingastreich said:

Yes it is!  I just did it on Zuiderdam.  Make sure that the person you order it from knows you want the mini-bar price and not the "water package" price or they will charge you double because "everyone in the cabin has to get the package".  We know from experience.  Happy drinking!

So were you charged $27 - 50% + grat on 27?  (13.50 + 4.86 = $18.36) or was it 6 bottles @ $6 each = 36 - 50% = $18 + grat 6.48 = $24.68?

6 minutes ago, Overhead Fred said:

I would say mild. The Beef Sumatra and the Sambal potatoes and green beans had the most zing. Mitzi is less "heat" (chemical as opposed to thermal) tolerant than I am and she had no trouble with any of them. 

Thanks!  We did it previously on Koningsdam (pre covid) and although I am tolerant to the heat, it did really feel hot!  Perhaps they have toned it down a bit, like a lot of the other dishes onboard.

@Overhead Fred Fred,  How would you grade the 'heat' levels?  mild? scorchio? 

 

 

I had always presumed that the 50% discount for 4/5 star mariners did not apply to the water package (pre order 6 x 1 lt bottles Aqua Panna for $27 + sc).  However, I notice that the package is mentioned on the Mini Bar Price List (source: @Crew News's wonderful site!) and as we know, Mini Bar is covered by the mariner discount.  So my question is, does the mariner discount apply to the water package if ordered onboard?  Any one know for certain?

2 hours ago, styme123 said:

Is there a train or bus that goes right from Schiphol to cruise terminal? Our hotel is right near terminal- Movenpick. We will only have carry-on and back pack for luggage. There will be 4 of us. Not sure if car service or a cab will be about the same price and less of a hassle after a long flight.    

The straight answer is that there is no train or bus that goes right from Schiphol to the cruise terminal, BUT........ you mention the Movenpick being near the terminal....the Movenpick is right beside the AMSTERDAM cruise terminal, whereas this thread is discussing the ROTTERDAM cruise terminal and transportation.

Schiphol to Amsterdam Centraal  will cost about €5 each by train.  A taxi will cost about €80-100 depending on traffic.  A taxi will take you directly to the Movenpick whereas you will need to walk from Centraal station to the hotel, though it is not too far.

Here is a copy of the file if you wish to download it.

 

HAL (ship-date) dry docks June 2024.docx

Here is the latest update of 2024 for the Dry Docks, Charters & Groups information.

There has been some activity since the March update, so check your dates!  There are a few gaps in sailing schedules so I have included most of them as 'Possible Charter' or 'Possible Dry Dock' until more information can be found.

For any errors, I apologise in advance!

 

As usual, if you can provide any information on upcoming Dry Docks, Charters or Groups, then please post to this thread and I will update the information in the next file.

 

New information since last update is shown in RED.

 

 

PLANNED DRY DOCKS

Eurodam 30 November 2025 – 14 December 2025 (Possible Dry Dock/Charter?)

Koningsdam 15 March 2025 – 10 April 2025 (Possible Dry Dock/Charters?)

Noordam 24 November 2024 – 08 December 2024 (Singapore)?

Oosterdam 05 April 2025 – 19 April 2025

Volendam 19 October 2024 – 09 November 2024

Zaandam 18 January 2025 – 08 February 2025

Zuiderdam 22 November 2025 – 06 December 2025 (possible dry dock?)

 

 

LAST COMPLETED DRY DOCK

Eurodam		18 February 2023 – 04 March 2023
Koningsdam		25 March 2023 – 13 April 2023 (02 December 2018 - 09 December 2018)
Nieuw Amsterdam		02 December 2023 – 16 December 2023 (07 December 2017 - 19 December 2017)
Nieuw Statendam		09 November 2023 – 26 November 2023
Noordam		08 February 2022 – 02 March 2022 (29 September 2019 – 13 October 2019)
Oosterdam		22 March 2021 – 08 April 2021 Brest, FR. (21 March 2018 - 02 April 2018)
Rotterdam VII
Volendam		08 February 2022 – 11 March 2022 Cadiz, ES. (18 – 31 October 2019)
Westerdam		19 January 2023 – 03 February 2023 (04 – 15 January 2020)
Zaandam		08 February 2022 – 01 April 2022 (21 - 30 September 2020)
Zuiderdam		01 – 15 December 2022 (01 – 09 December 2019)

 

 

 CHARTERS  (i.e. full ship charters)

 

Eurodam:

27 July 2024 – 03 August 2024 : Alaska : Gaither Homecoming Alaskan Cruise

21 September 2024 – 28 September 2024 : Alaska : Olivia Charter

26 October 2024 – 02 November 2024 : S Caribbean : Legendary R & B Cruise

02 November 2025 – 09 November 2025 : Caribbean : Probable Charter

09 November 2025 – 16 November 2025 : Caribbean : Soul Train 2.0 Cruise

30 November 2025 – 07 December 2025 : Caribbean : Possible Charter

07 December 2025 – 14 December 2025 : Caribbean : Possible Charter

Koningsdam:

26 October 2024 – 02 November 2024 : Mexican Riviera : Atlantis Charter Cruise

25 October 2025 – 01 November 2025 : Mexican Riviera : Legendary R&B Cruise #43

15 March 2026 – 22 March 2026 : Caribbean : Possible Charter or Dry Dock?

22 March 2026 – 29 March 2026 : Caribbean : Possible Charter or Dry Dock?

29 March 2026 – 05 April 2026 : Caribbean : Possible Charter or Dry Dock?

05 April 2026 – 10 April 2026 : Caribbean : Possible Charter or Dry Dock?

 

Nieuw Amsterdam:

27 October 2024 – 03 November 2024 : Caribbean : Malt Shop Cruise

05 January 2025 – 12 January 2025: Caribbean : The Big Easy Cruise

12 January 2025 – 19 January 2025 : Caribbean : Sandy Beaches Cruise

19 January 2025 – 26 January 2025 : Caribbean : Country Music Cruise

26 January 2025 – 02 February 2025 : Caribbean : Soul Train Cruise

16 February 2025 – 23 February 2025 : Caribbean : The SuperCruise Charter

23 February 2025 – 02 March 2025 : Caribbean : All Star Irish Charter

02 March 2025 – 09 March 2025 : Caribbean : Jo-Co Cruise

 

Nieuw Statendam:

22 March 2025 – 29 April 2025 : Caribbean : Inspiration/Live Like No One Else Cruise

29 March 2025 – 05 April 2025 : Caribbean : Olivia Charter

 

Noordam:

28 September 2025 – 12 October 2025 : no itinerary listed : possible charter?

 

Oosterdam:

18 August 2024 – 25 August 2024 : Greek Islands : All Star Irish Cruise

24 May 2025 – 29 May 2025 : Barcelona to Civitavecchia : Possible Charter?

 

Rotterdam VII :

10 January 2025 – 17 January 2025 : no itinerary listed : possible charter? (RBC?)

26 January 2025 – 02 February 2025 : Caribbean : Legendary R & B Cruise

07 June 2025 – 14 June 2025 : Iceland : Dave Koz Cruise

14 June 2025 – 21 June 2025 : Iceland : Dave Koz Cruise

 

Volendam:

 

Westerdam:

18 August 2024 – 25 August 2024 : Alaska : Effy Jewelry Charter

27 July 2025 – 03 August 2025 : Alaska : Vacaya LGBTQ+ Charter

04 January 2026 – 18 January 2026 : no itinerary listed : possible charter?

 

Zuiderdam:

08 June 2024 – 29 June 2024 : Ultimate Viking : Knitting Group

05 October 2024 – 12 October 2024 : Canada & New England : Quilting Group

 

Zaandam :

 

 

 

GROUPS ONBOARD

 

Eurodam:

08 June 2024 – 15 June 2024 : Alaska : Nautical Knockers Knitting Group

22 June 2024 – 29 June 2024 : Alaska : Christian Counselors Renew Alaska Group

29 June 2024 – 06 July 2024 : Alaska : Salem Media Patriots Group

06 July 2024 - 13 July 2024 : Alaska : Presentonwood Baptist Church Group

13 July 2024 – 20 July 2024 : Alaska : Turning Point Ministries Group

20 July 2024 – 27 July 2024 : Alaska Explorer : Continuing Education Group

10 August 2024 – 17 August 2024 : Alaska Explorer : Quilting Group

17 August 2024 – 24 August 2024 : Alaska Explorer : Quilting Group

31 August 2024 – 07 September 2024 : Alaska Explorer : Sport Horse Group

30 December 2024 – 08 January 2025 : Southern Caribbean Seafarer : Turning Point Ministries

22 March 2025 – 02 April 2025 : Southern Caribbean Wayfarer : Quilting Group

02 April 2025 – 12 April 2025 : Western Caribbean Explorer : Quilting Group

24 May 2025 – 31 May 2025 : Alaska : Continuing Education Group

05 July 2025 – 12 July 2025 : Alaska : Michael W Smith Inspiration Group

12 July 2025 – 26 July 2025 : Fjords & Celtic Origins : Quilting Group

02 August 2025 – 09 August 2025 : Alaska : Quilting Group

06 September 2025 – 13 September 2025 : Alaska : Quilting Group

 

Koningsdam:

08 June 2024 – 15 June 2024 : Alaska : Continuing Education Group

15 June 2024 – 22 June 2024 : Alaska : Pathway to Victory Group

22 June 2024 – 29 June 2024 : Alaska : Heartland Church Group

20 July 2024 – 27 July 2024 : Alaska : Continuing Education Group

21 September 2024 – 28 September 2024 : Alaska : Christine Kesteloo & Dune Jewelry Group

09 November 2024 – 16 November 2024 : Mexican Riviera : Tony Evans Christian Group

30 November 2024 – 10 December 2024 : Sea of Cortez : Knitting Group

10 December 2024 – 21 December 2024 : Mexican Riviera : Bridge Group & Slots Tournament

22 March 2025 – 29 March 2025 : Mexican Riviera : Continuing Education Group

30 August 2025 – 06 September 2025 : Alaska : Continuing Education Group

  

Nieuw Amsterdam: 

23 March 2024 – 30 March 2024 : Caribbean : Rebel News Group

28 July 2024 - 04 August 2024 : Alaska : Continuing Education Group

10 November 2024 – 17 November 2024 : E. Caribbean : MRC Post Election Group

01 December 2024 – 08 December 2024 : E. Caribbean : Continuing Education Group

08 December 2024 – 15 December 2024 : W. Caribbean : The Nation Group

02 February 2025 – 09 February 2025 : E. Caribbean : Gospel Music Celebration Group

13 July 2025 – 20 July 2025 : Alaska : Continuing Education Group

 

Nieuw Statendam:

07 September 2024 – 21 September 2024 : Iberian Adventure : Knitting Group

21 September 2024 – 05 October 2024 : Med Ancient Mysteries : Travelrite Australian Group

11 January 2025 – 18 January 2025 : W. Caribbean : Phil Coulter Tranquility Cruise Group

18 January 2025 – 25 January 2025 : Tropical Caribbean : Inspiration/Daniel & Revelation Group

 

 

Noordam:

08 December 2024 – 22 December 2024 : Indonesia : Quilting Group

16 March 2025 – 30 March 2025 : Japan & South Korea Discovery : Quilting Group

30 March 2025 – 13 April 2025 : Circle Japan : Road Scholar Group

13 April 2025 – 27 April 2025 : Circle Japan : Knitting Group

27 April 2025 – 11 May 2025 : North Pacific Crossing : Knitting Group

 

Oosterdam:

25 August 2024 – 01 September 2024 : Adriatic Gems : Continuing Education Group

28 January 2025 – 19 February 2025 : South America & Antartica : Knitting Group

28 January 2025 – 19 February 2025 : South America & Antartica : Travelrite Australia Group

14 May 2025 – 24 May 2025 : Med Medley : Continuing Education Group

30 August 2025 – 10 September 2025 : Med Mosaic : Continuing Education Group

21 September 2025 – 01 October 2025 : Adriatic & Aegean Gems : Continuing Education Group

 

Rotterdam VII:

08 November 2024 – 17 November 2024 : E Caribbean : Quilting Group

29 November 2024 – 08 December 2024 : S. Caribbean : Inspiration/Bible Cruise Group

02 February 2025 – 14 February 2025 : Panama Canal : Quilting Seminar Grp & Slots Tournament

12 July 2025 – 26 July 2025 : Norway & Iceland : Quilting Group

19 July 2025 – 26 July 2025 : UK & Iceland : Continuing Education Group

 

Westerdam:

09 June 2024 – 07 July 2024 : Alaska Arctic Circle Solstice : Knitting Group

04 August 2024 – 11 August 2024 : Alaska : Focal Point Ministries Group

02 February 2025 – 16 February 2025 : Australia & New Zealand : Road Scholar Group

02 March 2025 – 16 March 2025 : Australia & New Zealand : Road Scholar Group

20 July 2025 – 27 July 2025 : Alaska : Mercy Me at Sea Group

 

Volendam:

31 August 2024 – 10 September 2024 : Canada & New England : Knitting Group

25 January 2025 – 07 June 2025 : Pole to Pole : Road Scholar Group

 

Zaandam:

 

Zuiderdam:

08 June 2024 – 29 June 2024 : Ultimate Viking : Knitting Group

07 September 2024 - 14 September 2024 : Canada & New England : Pastor Benny Tate Group

21 September 2024 – 28 September 2024 : Canada & New England : Deeper Faith Group

05 October 2024 – 12 October 2024 : Canada & New England : Quilting Group

12 October 2024 – 19 October 2024 : Canada & New England : Travelrite Australian Group

04 October 2025 – 11 October 2025 : Canada & New England : Continuing Education Group

 

 

If anyone has any further information, please post it here and I will include it in the next update.

Thanks!

 

E & O.E.

 

24 May 2024

 

 

THIS THREAD IS NOW CLOSED!

PLEASE POST ANY INFO TO THE LATEST THREAD 

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10 hours ago, IsabellaBird said:

Any suggestions most welcome!

Have you got access to your HAL account yet?

You can purchase internet for one person and it is discounted if you purchase before sailing.

The easiest answer is to store all phone numbers in the international format!

2 hours ago, CruiserBruce said:

HAL typically lists their "last tender" 30 minutes before scheduled sailing time.

If it is the Nieuw Statendam then the ship is at anchor overnight. On our cruise last year the tenders ran until about 2am and then stopped for a few hours.

7 hours ago, westerdam said:

my last arrival by sea into Dublin from Cherbourg I did not for whatever reason. 

Probably because it was intra-EU travel?

If you are looking to share a cab, then you should post on your Roll Call.

Presuming that you are sailing on Nieuw Statendam you will find your Roll Call here: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/824-nieuw-statendam/

 

Check through to find the date you are sailing and make see if anyone else wants to share.