June 2021 Update: HAL Dry Docks, Charters & Groups Onboard

[VMax1700]

Here is the latest update of the Dry Docks, Charters and Groups Onboard file.

A considerable number of charters and group sailings organisations have postponed their sailings from 2020 and 2021 until 2022 or later.  For that reason the information here may change over the coming weeks and months, depending on the global situation.  It is expected that as the situation improves many additional charters and groups will reconfirm their cruising intention, so stay tuned for further updates.

Please note that the sailings listed are taken from various sources so it is possible that the itinerary does not coincide with the publish HAL itinerary.  

As usual, if you have information about groups charters or dry docks then please post here and I will update in the next file.

 

New information since last month is shown in RED.

 

PLANNED DRY DOCKS

 

 

LAST COMPLETED DRY DOCK

Eurodam		15 March 2021 – 24 March 2021 Brest, FR. (08 April 2018 - 17 April 2018)
Koningsdam		02 December 2018 - 09 December 2018
Nieuw Amsterdam		07 December 2017 - 19 December 2017
Nieuw Statendam
Noordam		29 September 2019 – 13 October 2019 (10 April 2015 - 19 April 2015)
Oosterdam		22 March 2021 – 08 April 2021 Brest, FR. (21 March 2018 - 02 April 2018)
Rotterdam VII
Volendam		18 – 31 October 2019 (24 November 2017 - 05 December 2017)
Westerdam		04 – 15 January 2020 (14 April 2017 - 26 April 2017)
Zaandam		21 - 30 September 2020 (02 April 2018 - 13 April 2018)
Zuiderdam		01 – 09 December 2019 (23 October 2017 – 04 November 2017)

 

 

 CHARTERS  (i.e. full ship charters)

 

Eurodam:

 

Koningsdam:

 

Nieuw Amsterdam:

30 October 2021– 06 November 2021: Caribbean : Malt Shop Memories Cruise

06 November 2021 – 13 November 2021 : S. Caribbean : Legendary R & B Cruise

15 January 2022 – 22 January 2022 : Caribbean : Country Music Cruise

22 January 2022 – 29 January 2022 : Caribbean : Soul Train Cruise

12 February 2022 – 19 February 2022 : Caribbean : All Star Irish Cruise

05 March 2022 – 12 March 2022 : Caribbean : JoCo Cruise

15 January 2023 – 22 January 2023 : Caribbean : Sandy Beaches Cruise

 

Nieuw Statendam:

 

Noordam:

 

Oosterdam:

 

Rotterdam VII :

29 January 2022 – 05 February 2022 : Caribbean : Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise.

 

Volendam:

 

Zuiderdam:

 

 

GROUPS ONBOARD

 

Eurodam:

15 August 2021 – 22 August 2021 : Idyllic Greek Isles : Continuing Education Group

03 November 2021 – 14 November 2021 : Panama Canal : Quilting Group

16 January 2022 – 26 January 2022 : Panama Canal : Continuing Education Group

01 October 2022 – 08 October 2022 : Alaska : Continuing Education Group

09 November 2022 – 19 November 2022 : Panama Canal : Continuing Education Group

 

Koningsdam:

07 November 2021 – 14 November 2021 : Californian Coast : Knitting Group

20 February 2022 – 27 February 2022 : Mexican Riviera : Continuing Education Group

06 March 2022 – 13 March 2022 : Mexican Riviera : Continuing Education Group

10 April 2022 – 28 April 2022 : Circle Hawaii : Bridge Group

06 August 2022 – 13 August 2022 : Alaska : Calvary Community Church Group

  

Nieuw Amsterdam: 

30 December 2021 – 08 January 2022 : S. Caribbean : Turning Point Ministries Group

08 January 2022 – 15 January 2022 : Caribbean : Mercy Me at Sea Group

29 January 2022 – 05 February 2022 : Caribbean : Sporthorse Group & MRC Conservative Grp

05 February 2022 – 12 February 2022 : Caribbean : Gospel Music Celebration Group

19 March 2022 – 26 March 2022 : Caribbean : Sandi Patty & Friends Group

22 May 2022 – 29 May 2022 : Glacier Discovery Northbound : Knitting Group

 

Nieuw Statendam:

09 October 2021 – 19 October 2021 : Mediterranean : Mark Steyn Group

03 August 2022 – 27 August 2022 : Canada New England & Iceland : Knitting Group

02 October 2022 – 08 October 2022 : Canada & New England : Continuing Education Group

 

Noordam:

17 January 2022 – 31 January 2022 : Far East Discovery : Knitting Group

31 January 2022 – 14 February 2022 : China Explorer : Knitting Group

21 August 2022 – 28 August 2022 : Glacier Discovery Northbound : Continuing Educ Group

 

Oosterdam:

31 March 2022 – 14 April 2022 : Australia/New Zealand : Knitting Group

31 July 2022 – 07 August 2022 : Alaska : Jeremy Camp Group

07 August 2022 – 14 August 2022 : Alaska : Focal Point Ministries

 

Rotterdam VII:

16 January 2022 – 23 January 2022 : Southern Caribbean : Katinas & Kuzins Group

28 August 2022 – 11 September 2022 : Northern Isles : Knitting Group

02 October 2022 – 15 October 2022 : Baltics : Knitting Group

 

Westerdam:

28 August 2022 – 04 September 2022 : Aegean Sunsets : Continuing Education Group

 

Volendam:

12 June 2022 – 03 July 2022 : Spitzbergen & Icelandic Fjords Explorer : Knitting Group

14 August 2022 – 28 August 2022 : British Isles : Knitting Group

28 August 2022 – 10 September 2022 : European Explorer : Knitting Group

 

Zaandam:

12 May 2022 – 21 May 2022 : Atlantic Coast : Knitting Group

 

Zuiderdam:

05 December 2021 - 23 December 2022 : Circle Hawaii : Quilting Group

 

 

 

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

Thanks!

 

 

E & O.E.

[VMax1700]

If you wish to download the file !

HAL (ship-date) dry docks June 2021.docx

[Djptcp]

Rotterdam VII :

29 January 2022 – 05 February 2022 : Caribbean : Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise.

 

Those dates can't be right as we have had the new Rotterdam booked for a 7-day cruise on January 27-February 6, 2022 for a long time (since sometime in 2020). 

[freestyling]

Thanks for the update. Nice to see this again 

[Cajuntraveler]

Thanks for the update.  This explains why our 11/6/21 cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam out of FLL has disappeared from HALs inventory.  The ship has been chartered.

 

[dobiemom]

4 hours ago, VMax1700 said:

Here is the latest update of the Dry Docks, Charters and Groups Onboard file.

Thank you! (Cruising) Life is (slowly) getting back to normal. 😉

[ger_77]

@VMax1700 look at you, right on top of things - way to go !!!!

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

[VMax1700]

6 minutes ago, ger_77 said:

@VMax1700 look at you, right on top of things - way to go !!!!

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

🥂

[PSR]

4 hours ago, ger_77 said:

@VMax1700 look at you, right on top of things - way to go !!!!

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

 

Thank you, VMax; I was just looking up your name a few days ago to see if you had posted a new "Dry Docks" thread that I had missed...yay! 😁

[SeaHunt]

9 hours ago, Djptcp said:

Rotterdam VII :

29 January 2022 – 05 February 2022 : Caribbean : Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise.

 

Those dates can't be right as we have had the new Rotterdam booked for a 7-day cruise on January 27-February 6, 2022 for a long time (since sometime in 2020). 

 

(VMax1700 this is the best thread - wish all lines would have you keep one up for them lol.

BTW my DH owned a VMax many years ago - well, that is if your "VMax1700" refers to a Yamaha 😁)

 

Djptcp sorry but you can never say never when it comes to a charter - it's being advertised right now. I hope for your sake you'll be able to move to something you like even more with a little something thrown in for your trouble:

 

https://bluescruise.com/jan-2022-eastern-caribbean/

 

The only thing I see on the HAL site for the Rotterdam that includes January 27, 2022 now is this sailing:

 

 

Edited June 1, 2021 by SeaHunt

[DeeniEncinitas]

@VMax1700

Wow!!!!! Long time coming back. So happy to see this again! Can not wait to get cruising! I see the THE QUILTING GROUP is on our Zuiderdam Hawaii Circle 18 days!

Thanks again 

Denise😊

[Taters]

20 years ago HAL chartered our transatlantic cruise and didn't tell us.  We found out here on Cruise Critic.  I'm surprised to see that they are still doing this.  Luckily we were able to change our booking before we'd booked our flights to Barcelona.🤔

[VMax1700]

17 hours ago, Djptcp said:

Rotterdam VII :

29 January 2022 – 05 February 2022 : Caribbean : Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise.

 

Those dates can't be right as we have had the new Rotterdam booked for a 7-day cruise on January 27-February 6, 2022 for a long time (since sometime in 2020). 

Unfortunately it wouldn't be the first time a ship was chartered subsequent to a booking a cruise.  I did a recheck and those dates are showing on the Charter website, also if you check the HAL website, those dates are no longer available to book on Rotterdam.

 

[Djptcp]

Oops, mea culpa. Our Rotterdam cruise is booked for Feb. 27-March 6, 2022, not Jan. 27th. We have a cruise on another cruise line booked for Jan. Sorry for my mistake!

[sambamama]

Well, thanks to this thread, I know my Nov. 6 Nieuw Amsterdam cruise is gone, although who knows when HAL will bother to let us know. What's lousy is its 5 months away, I've booked my airfare, and there are no  HAL ships sailing we can be switched to. Cruise number 6 down the tubes! 

[johnnyswitzerland]

Thank you, @VMax1700!  So happy this thread is back!

[VMax1700]

On 6/1/2021 at 2:17 AM, SeaHunt said:

if your "VMax1700" refers to a Yamaha 😁)

👍

[VMax1700]

10 hours ago, sambamama said:

Well, thanks to this thread, I know my Nov. 6 Nieuw Amsterdam cruise is gone, although who knows when HAL will bother to let us know. What's lousy is its 5 months away, I've booked my airfare, and there are no  HAL ships sailing we can be switched to. Cruise number 6 down the tubes! 

That is disappointing to hear.  Hope HAL shows you some respect.

Interestingly, the following weeks cruise (departing Fort Lauderdale November 13th) has now disappeared from the HAL website.

[GrammieK]

Thank you so much for this valuable information!  Unfortunately, makes me think I need to think about my cruise!

 

nieuw amsterdam

jan 29 - 2/12

week 1

MRC conservative group 12 member panel discussing how the election was stolen

week 2

500 people gospel music celebration group (reserving dining room for late seating)

 

come on HAL!  This is not the first this has happened to me!!!

[1025cruise]

Hey guys, just wanted to add this one to the list, just recently published.

July 16-23, 2022 on the Eurodam in Alaska. Leo Laporte's TWIT group. No idea how big it will get, but it will mainly be a bunch of computer geeks. Only things promised at this point are 2 happy hours and 1 Q+A session, so I don't expect there to be much dedicated lounge usage outside of this.

[VMax1700]

7 hours ago, 1025cruise said:

Hey guys, just wanted to add this one to the list, just recently published.

July 16-23, 2022 on the Eurodam in Alaska. Leo Laporte's TWIT group. No idea how big it will get, but it will mainly be a bunch of computer geeks. Only things promised at this point are 2 happy hours and 1 Q+A session, so I don't expect there to be much dedicated lounge usage outside of this.

Thanks for that!  If only they would offer a few tips to HAL on how to publish a functional website.😱

[sambamama]

Does anyone know when HAL lets you know your ship was chartered? I am booked on the Nieuw Amsterdam Nov. 6 sailing which is now full  chartered for an R and B cruise and HAL still hasn't told us. In fact, they are telling people the cruise is still sailing or that it is a partial charter. There is nothing they can switch us to, and I've booked airfare and hotels. They even switched the itinerary! 

[Live4cruises]

I am really happy to see this back - I guess I missed it on the holiday.  Thanks so much @VMax1700!

[Taters]

6 hours ago, sambamama said:

Does anyone know when HAL lets you know your ship was chartered? I am booked on the Nieuw Amsterdam Nov. 6 sailing which is now full  chartered for an R and B cruise and HAL still hasn't told us. In fact, they are telling people the cruise is still sailing or that it is a partial charter. There is nothing they can switch us to, and I've booked airfare and hotels. They even switched the itinerary! 

In my case, no one ever contacted me.  I would give HAL a call if I were you.

 

[TomTN]

Oh no! Not the knitting group. What a bunch of hel raisers.😉

Actually you couldn't ask for a better group of people.

Edited June 9, 2021 by TomBeckCruise