ms Zaandam in Port Everglades October 16, 2019

[DeeniEncinitas]

I just woke up🙄 I missed the best part watching her come in to port! Thanks Roy for the pics! I so love HAL BUT NOT TO GET UP SO EARLY ON THE WEST COAST!

LOL😊

we have commitments so we won’t be there for the first send off!

SO GLAD OUR HAL SHIPS WILL BE BACK AT FLL!

Denise😊

[Happily@Sea]

Port schedule now says confirmed for 1800.

[Happily@Sea]

Doesn't look like we'll get anything from Aruba. - and they just moved the camera to NA. Unless it is on an auto-script, which will make the sailaway - iffy.

 

We still have 40 minutes - more or less.

 

[Happily@Sea]

Looks like an ambulance at NA in Aruba.

 

WP is here.

Edited October 16 by Happily@Sea

[Krazy Kruizers]

Checking In

 

Don't know how long I cam stay.

[Happily@Sea]

NA off at Aruba.

 

[rafinmd]

Finally a WP.

 

Roy

[Krazy Kruizers]

We have a close up.

[Happily@Sea]

1 minute ago, rafinmd said:

Finally a WP.

 

Roy

 

He showed up just after the ambulance.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Can't stay -- have to throw frozen waffles into the oven.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Wishing all the Zaandam passengers a great cruise.

[Krazy Kruizers]

See you all for the Nieuw Amsterdam on Saturday.

[ger_77]

Checking in.

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

[rafinmd]

Nice view on the Ft. Lauderdale cam.

 

Roy

[Happily@Sea]

The last of Aruba for today. hopefully Zaandam will go at 6 pm.

[ger_77]

10 minutes to departure and they still have the gangway attached.

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

[Happily@Sea]

They had better hurry - because I have to leave soon.

 

[Crazy For Cats]

Checking in.  Hoping to hear some toots.   24 days until it’s us!

[ger_77]

Has anyone heard any chatter from the bridge?

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

[Copper10-8]

11 hours ago, rafinmd said:

Here's an unusual sight.  Aruba without the Freewinds:

 

 

 

 

 

Rpy

 

She does sail, at times; usual destination Willemstad, sometimes Kralendijk and even fewer times, Castries, always to return to the same berth at Oranjestad

[Happily@Sea]

Gangway still up and I need to leave. Good bye until next time.

[ger_77]

There's a white truck now . . . maybe we're getting closer!

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

[fatcat04]

We made it in time, me and dd 2 who loves watching boats (we live very near a river). I put the cam up on our big screen tv and have the sound piped through the big speakers. She is entranced by all the little boats and the planes on the cam too. Hope we get some happy toot toots today. She will probably dance a jig of glee!! 

[ger_77]

She's letting go her forward lines.

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

Edited October 16 by ger_77

[rafinmd]

14 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

She does sail, at times; usual destination Willemstad, sometimes Kralendijk and even fewer times, Castries, always to return to the same berth at Oranjestad

I know she does but don't see it very often.  I've seen a big sign at the end of the harbor in St. Lucia thanking her for her presence there but have never seen her there on AIS.

 

Roy