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Maasdam Summer 2019 - sold / maintained?


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hi all, we're close to booking a cruise to Japan next summer on the Maasdam, mainly for the itinerary but we do like the smaller ships too so that's a bonus.

 

However, I've read online that the ship has been sold and is being leased back to HAL. Does anyone know if this is a fact and do you anticipate any impact on the maintenance of the ship and/or the staffing? Or in fact if the possibility of cancellation is high? Wouldn't want to book flights (will be using airmiles so non refundable or changeable) and have no cruise to go to!

 

Any thoughts welcomed.

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HAL will have to keep the ship in compliance with all safety rules and required inspection during the time there leasing the vessel. Maintenance and up keep of the vessel will be part of the sale contract. Didn’t expect any major upgrades. Indeed it is very sad we’re losing the smaller ships to larger ones. Seems like most folks still prefer medium to smaller ships. 1200 to 2000 passengers. They tend to make better ships for world cruising.

 

 

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Maasdam is in drydock right now.

 

Oh dear, you know what they say about first cruises after drydock. Hoping for fair seas and following winds in just a few more days. BTW, what exactly is a following wind - front, side or back? Or one the ship creates herself.

 

Looks like she is heading to Freeport for the drydock - underway.

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Oh dear, you know what they say about first cruises after drydock. Hoping for fair seas and following winds in just a few more days. BTW, what exactly is a following wind - front, side or back? Or one the ship creates herself.

 

Looks like she is heading to Freeport for the drydock - underway.

In sailing, a run, or could be a broad reach. The wind is going with you. (You don’t have to beat into it).

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In sailing, a run, or could be a reach. The wind is going with you. (You don’t have to beat into it).

 

Thanks - so then the wind is coming over the ship from behind about the same speed as the ship like the Maasdam's current 17 knots?

 

What does a much stronger wind from behind do to a ship or a sail boat - does it give it an extra boost or make it make manageing it squirrely?

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From another website:

 

Maasdam

The Holland America ship will undergo a refurbishment for over a week. General updates and maintenance will take place along with enhance spaces for EXC excursions.

 

Upgrade Details

Cruise Line: Holland America Line

Refurbishment: Aug 31 – Sep 9, 2018

Location: Freeport, Bahamas

 

 

 

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Thanks - so then the wind is coming over the ship from behind about the same speed as the ship like the Maasdam's current 17 knots?

 

What does a much stronger wind from behind do to a ship or a sail boat - does it give it an extra boost or make it make manageing it squirrely?

 

In a sailboat, a strong following wind on a run can cause a broach. Not good. A squirrelly wind from behind can cause a gybe (boom crosses over the boat quickly- it can be dangerous) and hard on equipment. And crew if anyone gets hit.:eek:

 

I’ll leave it for Cheng and others to respond about big ships.

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HAL will have to keep the ship in compliance with all safety rules and required inspection during the time there leasing the vessel. Maintenance and up keep of the vessel will be part of the sale contract. Didn’t expect any major upgrades. Indeed it is very sad we’re losing the smaller ships to larger ones. Seems like most folks still prefer medium to smaller ships. 1200 to 2000 passengers. They tend to make better ships for world cruising.

 

 

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Me thinks you are speaking of the good ol' Prinsendam.

Maasdam aka "Maasie", as now the oldest (1993) of the remaining two "S" class ships, does not have a lengthy future left with HAL but she hasn't been sold/internally transferred yet

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Huh? I thought that Maasdam was slated for the VERY special mission of the new EXC In Depth Voyages. Would make no sense to sell her now. You've likely misread something about the sale of P'dam.

 

Yep; she's getting Zodiacs on her bow for "expedition-type" excursions

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Oh dear, you know what they say about first cruises after drydock. Hoping for fair seas and following winds in just a few more days. BTW, what exactly is a following wind - front, side or back? Or one the ship creates herself.

 

Looks like she is heading to Freeport for the drydock - underway.

 

 

FAIR WINDS a nd a following sea.

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FAIR WINDS a nd a following sea.

 

(Snicker) Got that one totally goofed up :o - so what are "following seas" - though I guess they probably are like the good descrption of following winds - seas moving along at the same speed at the ship.

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In a sailboat, a strong following wind on a run can cause a broach. Not good. A squirrelly wind from behind can cause a gybe (boom crosses over the boat quickly- it can be dangerous) and hard on equipment. And crew if anyone gets hit.:eek:.

 

Hey, you sound like a fellow sailor! I crewed on racing boats when I was younger. Wish I could still do it. Was almost as much fun as flying airplanes.

OK, I'm outta here. I've caused enough thread drift for one day.

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Primarily standard maintenance/upkeep, some EXC stuff which includes the logistics for the Zodiac operation. She's scheduled to leave Freeport one week from today

 

On another site - the one with a face and a book - a poster said they were removing the casino during dry dock to make room for the EXC enhancements. Do you know anything about this?

 

Smooth Sailing! :) :) :)

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Hey, you sound like a fellow sailor! I crewed on racing boats when I was younger. Wish I could still do it. Was almost as much fun as flying airplanes.

OK, I'm outta here. I've caused enough thread drift for one day.

I used to crew on Lido-14’s. (They are local dinghys, a bit less than 15’ with a main and jib.) Truly I only got asked to crew because my weight matched most of the guys in a way we met required weight without having to carry non-movable ballast.;)

 

So it would be accurate to say I was movable ballast that usually could set a decent jib, was willing to hike out, and didn’t usually drop the whisker pole overboard.;p

 

Our fleet was full of pilots and engineers. Guess physics unites those hobbies and professions.

 

Now back to the main event: Maasdam.

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