ms Zaandam in Port Everglades October 10, 2022

[Scrapnana]

Zaandam will be our first HAL ship of the season.  She is heading out on the 71-day Grand Africa.

 

 

 Fort Lauderdale, Florida (10 Oct d1600); Funchal, Madeira (18 Oct 0800-1700); Arrecife, Canary Islands (19 Oct 1100-1800); Agadir, Morocco (20 Oct 0700-1300); Casablanca, Morocco (21 Oct 0700-2100); Tunis, Tunisia (24 Oct 0800-1730); Chania, Crete (26 Oct 1100-2200); Suez Canal (28 Oct); Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (29 Oct 0700-1700); Aqaba, Jordan (30 Oct 0700(+1)1700); Safaga, Egypt (01 Nov 0800-2359); Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (10 Nov 1000(+1)2000); Zanzibar, Tanzania (12 Nov 0800(+1)1700); Nosy Be, Madagascar (15 Nov 1100(+1)1500); Maputo, Mozambique (19 Nov 0800-1500); Durban, South Africa (20 Nov 1100-2300); Cape Town, South Africa (23 Nov 0800(+1)2300); Luderitz, Namibia (26 Nov 0800-1700); Walvis Bay, Namibia (27 Nov 1000-2300); Luanda, Angola (30 Nov 0700-1700); Takoradi, Ghana (04 Dec 0800-1700); Abidjan, Ivory Coast (05 Dec 0800-1700); Banjul, Gambia (08 Dec 0800-1700); Praia, Cape Verde Islands (10 Dec 0700-1800); Mindelo, Cape Verde (11 Dec 0800-1700); San Juan, Puerto Rico (17 Dec 0800-2300); Fort Lauderdale, Florida (20 Dec a0700)

 

She will be at Pier 26 (port to) from 6:30am to 5pm.  The port schedule still has her down as leaving at 5pm but we all know "Grand" Voyages do not often get off on time.  

 

She is the only cruise ship in port.

 

The PTZtv webcam can be found at https://www.portevergladeswebcam.com/.  I have requested a wave provided we get out close to on time (they don't sound like they will look for me/us if it is dark).  I will be standing on the Promenade deck under the last lifeboat.  I will have the HAL flag and not sure if anybody from the roll call will be joining me.

 

Next up:  Nieuw Statendam on Saturday, 22 October.

[erewhon]

Thank you Scrapnana, hope you will have a wonderful cruise.

[Crazy For Cats]

Thank you for the reminder.  I’m hoping to catch sail in.  

[Happily@Sea]

Thanks, Kathi. 

 

Always good to be reminded of PEV/FLL sailaways. Have a great cruise.

[rkacruiser]

Thanks for the reminder.  Looking forward to seeing the Zaandam once again.  

[ski ww]

And here she is.

[Crazy For Cats]

Zaandam looks good coming into port.

[ski ww]

Here she backing in, thanks for the zoom.

[Crazy For Cats]

Port Everglades schedule still shows departure at 17:00.

[Scrapnana]

I was able to board early - the times they assigned us meant nothing, just like pre-pandemic.  In fact, they didn’t even look at the boarding pass.  Still a lot of stuff to  load so I would be surprised to sail at 5.

[rkacruiser]

3 minutes ago, Scrapnana said:

I was able to board early - the times they assigned us meant nothing, just like pre-pandemic.  In fact, they didn’t even look at the boarding pass.  Still a lot of stuff to  load so I would be surprised to sail at 5.

 

Enjoy your cruise!  

[leerathje]

4 minutes ago, Scrapnana said:

I was able to board early - the times they assigned us meant nothing, just like pre-pandemic.  In fact, they didn’t even look at the boarding pass.  Still a lot of stuff to  load so I would be surprised to sail at 5.

 

On 10/8/2022 at 9:51 PM, Scrapnana said:

I will be standing on the Promenade deck under the last lifeboat.  I will have the HAL flag and not sure if anybody from the roll call will be joining me.

 

Glad you made it on safely!  And hopefully, even if it is dark, we will be able to see you.

 

Smooth sailings!!

 

L.

 

[Crazy For Cats]

The port schedule now shows Zaandam confirmed for 17:00.  I’m hoping that holds.

[Travalina]

How do we join the roll call?

[0106]

There is a link at the top of the Holland America home page.  Find your roll call:  https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/52-holland-america-roll-calls/

Select your ship and sailing date.  

[leerathje]

49 minutes ago, Crazy For Cats said:

The port schedule now shows Zaandam confirmed for 17:00.  I’m hoping that holds.

 

Unforutnately, looks like she's been moved to 18:00...

 

L.

 

[Scrapnana]

4 minutes ago, leerathje said:

 

Unforutnately, looks like she's been moved to 18:00...

 

L.

 

Yes, the Captain just announced 6pm departure.  Still a ton of stuff on the dock.

[ger_77]

So glad you made it onboard without any trouble - and yes, we will be watching for you!  Enjoy your cruise!!

[Crazy For Cats]

9 minutes ago, leerathje said:

 

Unforutnately, looks like she's been moved to 18:00...

 

L.

 

I just signed our of work and checked the schedule.  If the new time holds I can finish dinner and watch it on my laptop with Bose speakers if their are toots to be heard. 🙂

[rkacruiser]

6 minutes ago, Scrapnana said:

Yes, the Captain just announced 6pm departure.  Still a ton of stuff on the dock.

 

That's pretty typical prior to a long voyage.  When I sailed on a world cruise, our 5:00 P. M. sailing time kept slipping and slipping.  We started to pull away from Pier 26 as I was going to Second Seating Dinner.  

[Scrapnana]

3 minutes ago, Crazy For Cats said:

I just signed our of work and checked the schedule.  If the new time holds I can finish dinner and watch it on my laptop with Bose speakers if their are toots to be heard. 🙂

There had better be toots!  I will be waving from the Promenade Deck.

[leerathje]

34 minutes ago, leerathje said:

 

Unforutnately, looks like she's been moved to 18:00...

 

L.

 

 

Change again!  PEV departues now shows as 19:00.

 

L.

 

[SusieKIslandGirl]

Well, rats! It will be getting quite dark by then, won't it?

[Happily@Sea]

Just now, SusieKIslandGirl said:

Well, rats! It will be getting quite dark by then, won't it?

 

Definitely towards twilight.

[travelnap]

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