Nieuw Amsterdam in Port Everglades on December 30, 2023

[Happily@Sea]

Double sailaway next Wednesday. Eurodam; and Zuidy leaving on her Grand World Voyage.

 

Thanks to my fellow addicts and to our cameraperson. Thanks, Leanne for the pictures and thread.

 

See you all next year. Have a good holiday - however you celebrate it.

[travelnap]

Just now, erewhon said:

Last sailaway for the year was a rapid one. Happy New Year everyone. New year means Noordam cruise for us!

Hope you have a great cruise.

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Nieuw Statendam is now pulling out of St Maarten 

https://www.portstmaartenwebcam.com/

 

They may follow her all the say out.

[luvteaching]

That's it for me. Thanks everyone! See you in 2024. 

[travelnap]

3 minutes ago, LAFFNVEGAS said:

Nieuw Statendam is now pulling out of St Maarten 

https://www.portstmaartenwebcam.com/

 

They may follow her all the say out.

She will slowly disappear behind the Behemoth of the Seas and then slowly appear again.

[leerathje]

Happy New Year everyone, and see you in 2024!  And next sailaway for the BHB's is the 3rd, with the Zuidy heading out on her Grand World!  

 

Leanne

[travelnap]

Thanks Leanne and the rest of the addicts.  Hope you all have a very Blessed New Year.

[LAFFNVEGAS]

It had appeared the Nieuw Statendam moved but now she is not moving. possibly just appears she moved due to the sun shining on her. Since both NS and Allure were to leave at 5 local time I am guess they will be later. Still lots of people heading toward Allure to board. 

[leerathje]

7 minutes ago, LAFFNVEGAS said:

It had appeared the Nieuw Statendam moved but now she is not moving. possibly just appears she moved due to the sun shining on her. Since both NS and Allure were to leave at 5 local time I am guess they will be later. Still lots of people heading toward Allure to board. 

 

Just had a look at my marine traffic app for Philipsburg...No movement from Nieuw Statendam.

 

L.

 

[LAFFNVEGAS]

I am not sure what ship that is sailing out of St Maarten, I stepped away from my computer.

[ger_77]

The Allure of the Seas is finally departing.

[ger_77]

I just came back from putting some final touches on turkey soup to see the RCI ship leaving.

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Nieuw Statendam is still there. There was a smaller ship on the other side of NS that I could not make out what it was prior.

[rafinmd]

2 minutes ago, ger_77 said:

I just came back from putting some final touches on turkey soup to see the RCI ship leaving.

That was actually Symphony OTS, a half hour late.  O did think her horn sounded better than the earlier Oasis class.

 

Roy

[ger_77]

They certainly don't seem in any hurry to get away from the dock!

[ger_77]

Finally the NS is underway.

[ger_77]

And Windstar is on her way as well.  Smooth sailing to all!

[LAFFNVEGAS]

I am surprised Wind Surf is moving as well but did not bring up her sails.

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Pretty sure Wind Surf's departure time was to be 7pm tonight so they must have decided to leave early.

[rafinmd]

12 minutes ago, rafinmd said:

That was actually Symphony OTS, a half hour late.  O did think her horn sounded better than the earlier Oasis class.

 

Roy

I think we were on different wave lengths.  Symphony OTS left Everglades while Allure left St. Maarten.

I think the other small ship may be Star Flyer.  I also see QM2 was there today.  Nice view of Nieuw Statendam.

 

Roy

 

[LAFFNVEGAS]

1 minute ago, rafinmd said:

I think we were on different wave lengths.  Symphony OTS left Everglades while Allure left St. Maarten.

I think the other small ship may be Star Flyer.  I also see QM2 was there today.  Nice view of Nieuw Statendam.

 

Roy

 

You know I think the other ship that left was QM2 based on the shape

 

The sails are going up on the Wind Surf!! Very Cool!!

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Sails have gone up on departure

[rafinmd]

15 minutes ago, LAFFNVEGAS said:

You know I think the other ship that left was QM2 based on the shape

 

The sails are going up on the Wind Surf!! Very Cool!!

Maybe on shape but not smaller:

 

NS 948 foot long,114 foot wide

QM2 1132 foot long, 131 foot wide.

 

Could she have looked smaller due to distance from the webcam?

 

Roy

 

[LAFFNVEGAS]

3 hours ago, rafinmd said:

Maybe on shape but not smaller:

 

NS 948 foot long,114 foot wide

QM2 1132 foot long, 131 foot wide.

 

Could she have looked smaller due to distance from the webcam?

 

Roy

 

Roy, yes by the time I saw the ship it was out in the distance sailing and the web cam was not zoomed in I just noticed that the shape was very different and now knowing it was QM2 it makes total sense that is what it was. When all the ships were in port I did not notice QM2 on the other side of Nieuw Statendam, she could have been up a bit further and then totally blocked by Allure OTS.