ms Westerdam Sail-Away March 12, 2016

[Boytjie]

The Queen of Toots (hmmm, not lately) is scheduled to set sail at 16:00/4:00 PM EDT (subject to change as always). The Westerdam is heading to the West Coast and won't be back in Port Everglades until March 30, 2017 and that is just a stop on the way to the Mediterranean.

 

Bon voyage to StLouisCruisers, Happily@Sea, summer slope and Krazy Kruizers!

 

The webcams are at:

http://portevergladeswebcam.com/

http://ftlauderdalewebcam.com/

 

Also departing: Independence of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas.

 

And in Key West (http://keywestharborwebcam.com/), the Nieuw Amsterdam departs at 17:00/5:00 PM EDT.

 

The Westerdam's 21-day Panama Canal itinerary:

 

Mar 12 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US

Mar 13 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas

Mar 14 At Sea

Mar 15 At Sea

Mar 16 Willemstad, Curacao

Mar 17 Kralendijk, Bonaire

Mar 18 Oranjestad, Aruba

Mar 19 At Sea

Mar 20 Cartagena, Colombia

Mar 21 Enter Panama Canal Cristobal

Mar 21 Cruising Panama Canal

Mar 21 Exit Panama Canal Balboa

Mar 22 At Sea

Mar 23 Puerto Caldera (Puntarenas), Costa Rica

Mar 24 Corinto, Nicaragua

Mar 25 Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

Mar 26 Puerto Chiapas, Mexico

Mar 27 Huatulco, Mexico

Mar 28 At Sea

Mar 29 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Mar 30 Mazatlan, Mexico

Mar 31 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Apr 1 At Sea

Apr 2 San Diego, California, US

 

Edited March 12, 2016 by Boytjie

[Lizzie68]

Peter, the date is wrong on the thread title.

[Scrapnana]

Thanks for the reminder, Peter!

[kazu]

Definitely will be watching this one. It's the last sailing out of FLL for the Westerdam for some time to come. Our tooting captain will be back on board when we sail out of San Diego.

 

Along with the others mentioned CHK and earljr from our roll call will be sailing on this one before they join us in San Diego. They will be on the Upper Verandah (deck 6) and waving a martini drinking flamingo flag.

 

[Happily@Sea]

I, summer slope and her DH will be by the Westerdam sign. She will have the infamous toot banner.

 

ETA Oasis in the channel.

Edited March 12, 2016 by Happily@Sea

[summer slope]

She sure is. We are on the 14th floor and she towers over us. Can't wait to wave this afternoon!!!

[Happily@Sea]

She sure is. We are on the 14th floor and she towers over us. Can't wait to wave this afternoon!!!

 

I'm not as high as you, I'm only on 10 of the Hilton. See you this afternoon after muster.

[Happily@Sea]

Westerdam not far from channel, 10 to 15 minutes. Yah!

[kazu]

I, summer slope and her DH will be by the Westerdam sign. She will have the infamous toot banner.

 

ETA Oasis in the channel.

 

 

We'll be watching for you. Did you request a wave?

 

 

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[summer slope]

Yes, I requested a wave. And I hope Kathy and Gator get some good screen shots.

[kazu]

Yes, I requested a wave. And I hope Kathy and Gator get some good screen shots.

 

 

Awesome :). :). Silly me, I should have guessed you would have.

 

 

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[Boytjie]

Peter, the date is wrong on the thread title.

 

Argh! :mad::eek::(

[kazu]

Argh! :mad::eek::(

 

 

No worries Peter, just red triangle your first post and ask that the mods change the date in the title ;). Host Walt is usually quite good about that stuff ;)

 

 

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[Lizzie68]

No worries Peter, just red triangle your first post and ask that the mods change the date in the title ;). Host Walt is usually quite good about that stuff ;)

 

 

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Yup.;)

[Boytjie]

No worries Peter, just red triangle your first post and ask that the mods change the date in the title ;). Host Walt is usually quite good about that stuff ;)

 

 

I tried. :)

[Vict0riann]

Well, it is Saturday. Everyone is allowed a day off sometimes!

 

Anyway, we all know what day it is!:) Changing clocks tonight....:eek:

[ansoninc]

Thanks for the links. Wow! Can't wait to see the ships move out.

 

 

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[Host Walt]

Peter, the date is wrong on the thread title.

The title has been corrected.

[kazu]

The title has been corrected.

 

 

Thanks Host Walt :)

 

 

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[BJzink]

Definitely will be watching this one. It's the last sailing out of FLL for the Westerdam for some time to come. Our tooting captain will be back on board when we sail out of San Diego.

 

Along with the others mentioned CHK and earljr from our roll call will be sailing on this one before they join us in San Diego. They will be on the Upper Verandah (deck 6) and waving a martini drinking flamingo flag.

 

Sooooo glad to have HAL back in San Diego. We are booked on the Westerdam, first time on this ship, for a Hawaii cruise in Feb. 2017. We didn't have any r/t HAL cruises out of the west coast this past year. Had to do a Carnival cruise out of Long Beach to avoid air travel - OK, but just not the same.

[Scrapnana]

Where is the sound? Last night, as we watched Prinsendam depart, the sound kept stopping. Now I don't have any at all (checked iPads and laptop, so it is not my equipment).

[wandb]

Scrapnana, I have no sound either. Tried to use the "quote" from your post, and that doesn't work either!!

[erewhon]

Signing in and no sound here either.:(

[Scrapnana]

An hour until sail-away and still no sound. (Non-sailaway addicts would not understand this is a major problem!:D:eek::D)

[kazu]

An hour until sail-away and still no sound. (Non-sailaway addicts would not understand this is a major problem!:D:eek::D)

 

 

It's a serious problem. No sound yet either. Going to try to refresh the laptop. Grrrrrrr. Marley will not be happy nor will his Mum ;)

 

 

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