Veendam Ducks and DITs!!!
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Calgon1
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As part of my effort to overwhelm you with information, here's a very good overview of the ms Veendam. Major "thanks" to 'Copper10-8' for this excellent work -
"Built in 1996 as ms Veendam by Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., Marghera (Venice), Italy for Holland America Line. She is the fourth ship in HAL history to bear the name Veendam and the last of the four ships in the 'S' class (Statendam, Maasdam and Ryndam are her sisters). She was named after the town in the northeastern Dutch province of Groningen ('veen' means 'peat' in Dutch).
The four ships are just about identical, having only small changes in their internal layout. However, each one has a different decorative theme. Veendam has the distinction of being the first HAL ship built at Fincantieri's Marghera yard (all of HAL's new-builts since then have been constructed at Marghera). Her three sisters had all been constructed at the builder's Monfalcone yard.
Veendam’s center piece located in her atrium, is a tall glass sculpture created by Luciano Vistosi, the same Italian artist who crafted the Maasdam's atrium sculpture. For the Veendam, Vistosi, one of Italy's leading contemporary artists, created a crystalline tower of blue-and-gold blocks, called "Jacob's Staircase." Each glass block was hand-crafted in Murano, Italy. Veendam has an abundance of objects that reflect Holland America's 123-year maritime history. Her collection of Oriental antiques are combined with pre-Columbian objects from Latin America, items that Dutch sailors might have seen while traveling in distant lands. Among the more interesting; a blue Samurai coat of armor from 17th-century Japan; brightly colored feather masks and headdresses used by Amazonian Indians in 20th-century Brazil; and a large, ornate metal barbecue or "Trionfi" from the mid-18th century which, while Spanish in origin, is from a Tuscany castle.
After running technical trials in the Adriatic, Veendam was handed over to her owners on 1 May 1996. She then commenced a transatlantic crossing, with crew but without passengers, to Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. under the command of Captain W.H. Eulderink. After a christening and naming ceremony there by her godmother, actress Debbie Reynolds, on 15 May 1996, she commenced her inaugural/maiden ten-day cruise. Her "area of operations" has been the Caribbean, Alaska as well as European itineraries. For a while, Veendam had the distinction of being routinely commanded by a non-Dutch, and more specifically, a British captain. In addition, she was the only HAL ship not homeported in Rotterdam until 10 January 2006 when she switched from a Bahamian flag and registration (Nassau) to a Dutch one (Rotterdam - see pics below).
In November 2003, Holland America Cruise Line announced a U.S. $225 million program of up-scaling their cruise ships, cruise line image and passenger cruise experience called the 'Signature of Excellence program'. This enhancement program included stateroom amenities (luxury beds and bed linens upgrades, Euro-style mattresses, waffle-weave bathrobes and Egyptian cotton towels to all cabin categories), new massage-type showerheads and professional-grade hair dryers in all bathrooms, new flat-screen LCD televisions with DVD players, make-up mirrors with halo lightning, fresh flowers and complimentary fruit baskets in all cabins, a Culinary Arts Center (inside the Wajang Theater) presented by Food & Wine magazine, with an on-stage kitchen for gourmet cooking demonstrations and interactive classes; an Explorations Café (taking in the Erasmus Library, Puzzle Corner and Card Room and adding an internet center and coffee bar); A Pinnacle Grill alternative restaurant, a Neptune concierge lounge for the exclusive use by Deluxe Verandah and Penthouse suite occupants; an expanded Greenhouse Spa and Salon offering thermal suite treatment, a hydrotherapy and thalassotherapy pool and heated ceramic lounges; and the ”Loft” and the “Oasis”, respectively, an interior and exterior area designed exclusively for teens (ages 13-17).
In order to install the Pinnacle Grill restaurant on the “S” class ships, HAL had the existing small private dining room, known as the Kings Room on Veendam, as well as a small 'Video Arcade' located on Upper Promenade Deck, starboard side, in between the main dining room and the Explorers Lounge gutted and converted that space to PG restaurants with 'sea views’. After a dry-dock period in Freeport, The Bahamas, from 3-28 January 2006, Veendam initiated her SOE enhancements on a western Caribbean cruise in late January 2006
In August 2008, HAL announced further enhancements to, as well as new features on, five of the line's ships as part of its ongoing Signature of Excellence program. The four 'S' sisters as well as the lead ship of the 'R' class, ms Rotterdam, will undergo extensive dry-docks to create new venues, new staterooms and new decor. The 18-month, $200 million program began when Veendam sailed without passengers from Tampa, Fl to Freeport, the Bahamas where she arrived on 28 March 2009. On 2 April 2009, she entered Dry-Dock #3 of the Grand Bahama Shipyard.
While at Freeport, Veendams’ aft Lido deck was expanded to create "The Retreat" including wading pool, hot tub, outside bar, band stand, giant LED screen and Slice pizzeria. Her Sea View pool on Navigation deck was gutted and moved up one deck (as Retreat pool) while in the space created by this move, twenty six new verandah and five inside staterooms were added.
Thirty-eight new Lanai staterooms were created on Lower Promenade deck whose large sliding glass doors provide direct access to the outside deck's walk-around teak promenade. Each Lanai room offers its passengers two reserved lounge chairs just outside the cabin on LP deck, while their glass doors have a one-way-mirror coating to ensure privacy.
Veendam's third set of new staterooms are known as Spa staterooms, a total of fifteen (twelve outside with verandahs and three inside) of which were created on Verandah Deck forward. With earth-toned decor and a variety of in-room spa amenities such asyoga mats, an iPod docking station, and an in-room countertop water feature, those cabins also offer their occupants exclusive spa treatments and a spa room service menu from the nearby (two decks up) Greenhouse Spa and Salon.
With the installation of balconies on the spa cabins located on Verandah deck, the bridge officers were no longer able to see aft down the sides of the ship making docking more difficult. In order to solve this, Veendam received new bridge wings which protrude out farther to regain the lost visibility . In order to be able to carry the extra weight added to the back of the ship, a section called a 'duck tail' was added to Veendam's rear end.
All of Veendam's existing staterooms were upgraded with new decor, modern wall sconces, carpeting, drapes, pillows and bed runners, resurfaced desks and vanities, and new vanities and cabinetry in the bathrooms.
The Retreat is a new resort-style pool area on Lido deck aft. The Retreat’s pool is divided into three main sections separated by low, curving walls running the length of the pool. The middle section is 16 inches deep so guests can sit on built-in benches in the water. The two side sections feature forty-four lounge chairs in eight inches of water. Water falls and spouts were added to enhance the overall decor and located at the aft end of the pool a hot tub was installed.
Slice, an upscale pizzeria, serving signature pizzas, whole pies and/or slices to order, has been incorporated into the area. Tables and padded chairs under a sunscreen were added to provide a place to dine al fresco. In order to provide live music, a stage was added near the pool, while for additional entertainment, an LED screen and sound system was integrated into the ship's superstructure, providing both movies and video to The Retreat.
Veendam's original Piano and Casino Bars were gutted and reconfigured into a multi-themed new bar concept called "Mix". It features three separate areas where either Champagne, for mid-day mimosas or anytime celebrations, Martinis, for Grey Goose cocktails and martini flights and/or Spirits & Ales for microbrews, single malts and sports updates are served. A number of Microsoft Surface tables can be found inside Mix on which electronic games can be played. In addition, the entertainment area on Upper Promenade deck has been opened up (walls have literally been knocked down) to create a better flow between shops, bars and the casino.
Inside a section of the Lido restaurant (port side forward), Canaletto a complimentary casual-style Italian restaurant for dinner was created. Canaletto, named for the famous 18th century Venetian artist, which debuted on the ms Eurodam in 2008, will come to life for dinner nightly between 5:30 and 9:30 pm when a section of the ships' Lido restaurant is transformed into the Italian restaurant. Canaletto's menu begins with an antipasti plate that changes nightly, followed by soup choices, salad, four pasta dishes and entrees like Putanesca, Penne alla Vodka, Veal Milanese and Chicken Marsala
Veendam's main show lounge was transformed into the Showroom at Sea with the ambiance of a nightclub and a new slate of shows and lastly, a Merabella luxury jewelry shop was added midship adjacent the Explorers Lounge on Upper Promenade deck. When Veendam emerged from the Freeport yard on 1 May 2009, she measured 57,092 gross registered tons and carried 1,350 passengers (up from 1,266).
In June 2009, Veendam gained a Digital Workshop program by Microsoft which is comprised of complimentary classes led by a Microsoft-trained “techspert”. As part of the program, located in the Queen’s Room, her passengers can learn to use computers to enhance photos, produce and publish videos onto a DVD and create personal web pages or blogs. In addition, one-on-one coaching, called “Techspert Time” is available for more than 20 hours each week.
Besides Veendam, Rotterdam, the lead ship of the "R" class, also received the SOE part II enhancements from 18 November through 16 December 2009. For the remaining three "S" class ships (Statendam, Maasdam and Ryndam) the enhancements are scheduled to be completed in two phases. First, in a series of drydocks in 2010 and 2011, Statendam, Maasdam and Ryndam will receive the stateroom upgrades and the addition of Mix, Showroom at Sea, Canaletto and Merabella. The second series of drydocks in 2012 and 2013 will add the Lanai rooms as well as the forward Spa staterooms. Passenger capacity of the five ships, based on a two per cabin, will be increased to 1,350 for the 'S' class and to 1,404 for the Rotterdam."
"Built in 1996 as ms Veendam by Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., Marghera (Venice), Italy for Holland America Line. She is the fourth ship in HAL history to bear the name Veendam and the last of the four ships in the 'S' class (Statendam, Maasdam and Ryndam are her sisters). She was named after the town in the northeastern Dutch province of Groningen ('veen' means 'peat' in Dutch).
The four ships are just about identical, having only small changes in their internal layout. However, each one has a different decorative theme. Veendam has the distinction of being the first HAL ship built at Fincantieri's Marghera yard (all of HAL's new-builts since then have been constructed at Marghera). Her three sisters had all been constructed at the builder's Monfalcone yard.
Veendam’s center piece located in her atrium, is a tall glass sculpture created by Luciano Vistosi, the same Italian artist who crafted the Maasdam's atrium sculpture. For the Veendam, Vistosi, one of Italy's leading contemporary artists, created a crystalline tower of blue-and-gold blocks, called "Jacob's Staircase." Each glass block was hand-crafted in Murano, Italy. Veendam has an abundance of objects that reflect Holland America's 123-year maritime history. Her collection of Oriental antiques are combined with pre-Columbian objects from Latin America, items that Dutch sailors might have seen while traveling in distant lands. Among the more interesting; a blue Samurai coat of armor from 17th-century Japan; brightly colored feather masks and headdresses used by Amazonian Indians in 20th-century Brazil; and a large, ornate metal barbecue or "Trionfi" from the mid-18th century which, while Spanish in origin, is from a Tuscany castle.
Veendam's midship Lido swimming pool has a bronze sculpture of five jumping dolphins, created by British artist Susanna Holt, located beneath a retractable glass roof, known as a magrodome. Specially commissioned modern artwork also enhances several of the public rooms.
Veendam's Rotterdam Dining Room, located on Promenade and Upper Promenade decks, seats 657 on two levels connected by a pair of staircases with brass railings. The “S” class ships were all designed with somewhat of a novelty at sea, an escalator that could be used by embarking passengers on Main deck to reach their cabins on Lower Promenade deck (It was removed while in dry-dock at Freeport, the Bahamas in late March 2009). In the Rubens Show Lounge, forward on Promenade and Upper Promenade Decks. Joe Farcus, well known for his interior designs of Carnival Cruise Lines ships, chose the art of Pieter Paul Rubens, the 16th-century Flemish painter. The main floor of the Rubens Lounge is similar to that of the Vermeer Lounge on board the Ryndam, with a dance floor in front of the stage.
Farcus also designed the 249-seat Wajang Theater, located on Promenade Deck, which is used for lectures, meetings and religious services, as well as for viewing current movies. Near the movie theater used to be the 37-seat Java Cafe, where espresso and cappuccino were served for informal coffee breaks (The Jafa Cafe was converted into a Wine Tasting Bar/Gourmet Shop and Art Gallery). Forward on Sports Deck is the Crow's Nest Lounge, which is significantly different in design from the dual purpose lounges of the same name on the Veendam's three sister ships, which were designed by Joe Farcus. On this ship, F.C.J. Dingemans, the principal architect for all public rooms on the Veendam, except the main show lounge, took over the Crow's Nest design. Like its namesakes on the Statendam, Maasdam and Ryndam, the Crow's Nest is located high atop the ship, overlooking the Bridge. By day, it's an observation lounge; at night, it's the ship's nightclub.
While the Crow's Nest on board Veendam's sister ships have an overall theme for the entire room, Dingemans divided the Veendam's 5,100-square foot U-shaped room into three separate areas. On the starboard side, Dingemans, of VFD Interiors of Utrecht, Netherlands, created a "Captain's Area," which has the atmosphere of an English club. It is furnished with burgundy leather sofas and lounge chairs in brown leather. On the port side of the Crow's Nest is the "Tea Area". Located in the forward, central portion of the Crow's Nest is the bar area, with a dance floor, bandstand and disk jockey control booth. Besides seating for eleven on bar stools, seating arrangements in the remainder of the bar are directed toward the dance floor or toward the windows. A continuous sofa borders the windows, while armchairs with foot stools can be used to view the sea. Nautical antiques are featured throughout the lounge.
After running technical trials in the Adriatic, Veendam was handed over to her owners on 1 May 1996. She then commenced a transatlantic crossing, with crew but without passengers, to Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. under the command of Captain W.H. Eulderink. After a christening and naming ceremony there by her godmother, actress Debbie Reynolds, on 15 May 1996, she commenced her inaugural/maiden ten-day cruise. Her "area of operations" has been the Caribbean, Alaska as well as European itineraries. For a while, Veendam had the distinction of being routinely commanded by a non-Dutch, and more specifically, a British captain. In addition, she was the only HAL ship not homeported in Rotterdam until 10 January 2006 when she switched from a Bahamian flag and registration (Nassau) to a Dutch one (Rotterdam - see pics below).
In November 2003, Holland America Cruise Line announced a U.S. $225 million program of up-scaling their cruise ships, cruise line image and passenger cruise experience called the 'Signature of Excellence program'. This enhancement program included stateroom amenities (luxury beds and bed linens upgrades, Euro-style mattresses, waffle-weave bathrobes and Egyptian cotton towels to all cabin categories), new massage-type showerheads and professional-grade hair dryers in all bathrooms, new flat-screen LCD televisions with DVD players, make-up mirrors with halo lightning, fresh flowers and complimentary fruit baskets in all cabins, a Culinary Arts Center (inside the Wajang Theater) presented by Food & Wine magazine, with an on-stage kitchen for gourmet cooking demonstrations and interactive classes; an Explorations Café (taking in the Erasmus Library, Puzzle Corner and Card Room and adding an internet center and coffee bar); A Pinnacle Grill alternative restaurant, a Neptune concierge lounge for the exclusive use by Deluxe Verandah and Penthouse suite occupants; an expanded Greenhouse Spa and Salon offering thermal suite treatment, a hydrotherapy and thalassotherapy pool and heated ceramic lounges; and the ”Loft” and the “Oasis”, respectively, an interior and exterior area designed exclusively for teens (ages 13-17).
In order to install the Pinnacle Grill restaurant on the “S” class ships, HAL had the existing small private dining room, known as the Kings Room on Veendam, as well as a small 'Video Arcade' located on Upper Promenade Deck, starboard side, in between the main dining room and the Explorers Lounge gutted and converted that space to PG restaurants with 'sea views’. After a dry-dock period in Freeport, The Bahamas, from 3-28 January 2006, Veendam initiated her SOE enhancements on a western Caribbean cruise in late January 2006
In August 2008, HAL announced further enhancements to, as well as new features on, five of the line's ships as part of its ongoing Signature of Excellence program. The four 'S' sisters as well as the lead ship of the 'R' class, ms Rotterdam, will undergo extensive dry-docks to create new venues, new staterooms and new decor. The 18-month, $200 million program began when Veendam sailed without passengers from Tampa, Fl to Freeport, the Bahamas where she arrived on 28 March 2009. On 2 April 2009, she entered Dry-Dock #3 of the Grand Bahama Shipyard.
While at Freeport, Veendams’ aft Lido deck was expanded to create "The Retreat" including wading pool, hot tub, outside bar, band stand, giant LED screen and Slice pizzeria. Her Sea View pool on Navigation deck was gutted and moved up one deck (as Retreat pool) while in the space created by this move, twenty six new verandah and five inside staterooms were added.
Thirty-eight new Lanai staterooms were created on Lower Promenade deck whose large sliding glass doors provide direct access to the outside deck's walk-around teak promenade. Each Lanai room offers its passengers two reserved lounge chairs just outside the cabin on LP deck, while their glass doors have a one-way-mirror coating to ensure privacy.
Veendam's third set of new staterooms are known as Spa staterooms, a total of fifteen (twelve outside with verandahs and three inside) of which were created on Verandah Deck forward. With earth-toned decor and a variety of in-room spa amenities such asyoga mats, an iPod docking station, and an in-room countertop water feature, those cabins also offer their occupants exclusive spa treatments and a spa room service menu from the nearby (two decks up) Greenhouse Spa and Salon.
With the installation of balconies on the spa cabins located on Verandah deck, the bridge officers were no longer able to see aft down the sides of the ship making docking more difficult. In order to solve this, Veendam received new bridge wings which protrude out farther to regain the lost visibility . In order to be able to carry the extra weight added to the back of the ship, a section called a 'duck tail' was added to Veendam's rear end.
All of Veendam's existing staterooms were upgraded with new decor, modern wall sconces, carpeting, drapes, pillows and bed runners, resurfaced desks and vanities, and new vanities and cabinetry in the bathrooms.
The Retreat is a new resort-style pool area on Lido deck aft. The Retreat’s pool is divided into three main sections separated by low, curving walls running the length of the pool. The middle section is 16 inches deep so guests can sit on built-in benches in the water. The two side sections feature forty-four lounge chairs in eight inches of water. Water falls and spouts were added to enhance the overall decor and located at the aft end of the pool a hot tub was installed.
Slice, an upscale pizzeria, serving signature pizzas, whole pies and/or slices to order, has been incorporated into the area. Tables and padded chairs under a sunscreen were added to provide a place to dine al fresco. In order to provide live music, a stage was added near the pool, while for additional entertainment, an LED screen and sound system was integrated into the ship's superstructure, providing both movies and video to The Retreat.
Veendam's original Piano and Casino Bars were gutted and reconfigured into a multi-themed new bar concept called "Mix". It features three separate areas where either Champagne, for mid-day mimosas or anytime celebrations, Martinis, for Grey Goose cocktails and martini flights and/or Spirits & Ales for microbrews, single malts and sports updates are served. A number of Microsoft Surface tables can be found inside Mix on which electronic games can be played. In addition, the entertainment area on Upper Promenade deck has been opened up (walls have literally been knocked down) to create a better flow between shops, bars and the casino.
Inside a section of the Lido restaurant (port side forward), Canaletto a complimentary casual-style Italian restaurant for dinner was created. Canaletto, named for the famous 18th century Venetian artist, which debuted on the ms Eurodam in 2008, will come to life for dinner nightly between 5:30 and 9:30 pm when a section of the ships' Lido restaurant is transformed into the Italian restaurant. Canaletto's menu begins with an antipasti plate that changes nightly, followed by soup choices, salad, four pasta dishes and entrees like Putanesca, Penne alla Vodka, Veal Milanese and Chicken Marsala
Veendam's main show lounge was transformed into the Showroom at Sea with the ambiance of a nightclub and a new slate of shows and lastly, a Merabella luxury jewelry shop was added midship adjacent the Explorers Lounge on Upper Promenade deck. When Veendam emerged from the Freeport yard on 1 May 2009, she measured 57,092 gross registered tons and carried 1,350 passengers (up from 1,266).
In June 2009, Veendam gained a Digital Workshop program by Microsoft which is comprised of complimentary classes led by a Microsoft-trained “techspert”. As part of the program, located in the Queen’s Room, her passengers can learn to use computers to enhance photos, produce and publish videos onto a DVD and create personal web pages or blogs. In addition, one-on-one coaching, called “Techspert Time” is available for more than 20 hours each week.
Besides Veendam, Rotterdam, the lead ship of the "R" class, also received the SOE part II enhancements from 18 November through 16 December 2009. For the remaining three "S" class ships (Statendam, Maasdam and Ryndam) the enhancements are scheduled to be completed in two phases. First, in a series of drydocks in 2010 and 2011, Statendam, Maasdam and Ryndam will receive the stateroom upgrades and the addition of Mix, Showroom at Sea, Canaletto and Merabella. The second series of drydocks in 2012 and 2013 will add the Lanai rooms as well as the forward Spa staterooms. Passenger capacity of the five ships, based on a two per cabin, will be increased to 1,350 for the 'S' class and to 1,404 for the Rotterdam."
Charles
Captain Weather
And to help Calgon dig himself in deeper, here's the review that is posted on Cruise Critic:
Veendam Cabins, Dining, Entertainment, Spa, Public Rooms Reviews
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Veendam Cabins, Dining, Entertainment, Spa, Public Rooms Reviews
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Jeanie
Staff Captain
This would be stunning, Beryl... I think Calgon would look great in this outfit.
Love the dress but the shoe got to go, my poor feet.
I wish I could find something like that is the stores
Judi
Environmental Compliance Officer
Thanks for all the information, Calgon.
It's soooooo disappointing to read they've taken the Piano Bar out. That's our favorite night spot!
Charles, thank you for the other link. I'm also disappointed to read that The Retreat is not for adults only. I can envision toddlers splashing around the lounge chairs.
It's soooooo disappointing to read they've taken the Piano Bar out. That's our favorite night spot!
Charles, thank you for the other link. I'm also disappointed to read that The Retreat is not for adults only. I can envision toddlers splashing around the lounge chairs.
ShipMaven
Forever Remembered
The dress was meant for Calgon. I think it's a perfect match - on him - with those lime-colored flipper shoes!
Calgon1
Awaiting results of mental evaluation
Calgon1
Awaiting results of mental evaluation
So how many trivia contestants do we have? Looking over the daily schedules, it appears that there are contests every night in the Crow's Nest, as well as others during the mornings and/or afternoons.
Also, has everyone posted to the Cruise Tracker? http://www.cruise-addicts.com/exchange/index.php?sort=sail_date Currently, we're on page 4 and have 11 postings.
Also, has everyone posted to the Cruise Tracker? http://www.cruise-addicts.com/exchange/index.php?sort=sail_date Currently, we're on page 4 and have 11 postings.
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jk
Staff Captain
Well that answers my question... are there trivia contests on board HAL ships.
We love trivia. Steve is so good at it, I do not want to be on a team opposite him, lol
Does anyone watch Cash Cab? I am hoping to catch it while we are in New York. You get to answer trivia questions while on your cab ride to your location. If you miss three questions then you are dropped off at where you are at the time whether it is your final destination or not. It would be fun to win a little extra cash for the cruise.
We love trivia. Steve is so good at it, I do not want to be on a team opposite him, lol
Does anyone watch Cash Cab? I am hoping to catch it while we are in New York. You get to answer trivia questions while on your cab ride to your location. If you miss three questions then you are dropped off at where you are at the time whether it is your final destination or not. It would be fun to win a little extra cash for the cruise.
Judi
Environmental Compliance Officer
Janice, Mal and I love Cash Cab. We have a favorite restaurant and every time we walk in, they put on Cash Cab if it's on. 
The only trivia games we ever play on board are the ones in the Piano Bar. Since HAL, in their infinite wisdom, decided to take out the Piano Bar, we probably won't be playing "regular" trivia. We did one time several years ago, and almost got thrown off the ship because we laughed so much!
The only trivia games we ever play on board are the ones in the Piano Bar. Since HAL, in their infinite wisdom, decided to take out the Piano Bar, we probably won't be playing "regular" trivia. We did one time several years ago, and almost got thrown off the ship because we laughed so much!
bostongal
Staff Captain
I added us to the Cruise Tracker - Thank you Calgon for the reminder!
Judi - So no piano bar at all on Veendam? It was our favorite place on the Maasdam so I am saddened to read that they have taken them out.
Trivia - We enjoy it but don't always go when on a cruise. Somehow the chairs on deck call to us....
Judi - So no piano bar at all on Veendam? It was our favorite place on the Maasdam so I am saddened to read that they have taken them out.
Trivia - We enjoy it but don't always go when on a cruise. Somehow the chairs on deck call to us....
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Calgon1
Awaiting results of mental evaluation
I was looking over the Daily Programs ...
http://www.halfacts.com/veendam/
and it appears that there is a piano in "Mix".
http://www.halfacts.com/veendam/
and it appears that there is a piano in "Mix".
Charles
Captain Weather
And, another tidbit about the Volendam:
Congrats to the Volendam Team for Their Weather Observation Award
Julie | February 16th, 2011
Congratulations to the Bridge Team on Volendam. The ship recently was named Weather Cruise Ship of the Year by NOAA/VOS for 2010’s contributions to weather observations. The ship made an astounding 6,190 observations, besting all other participating vessels.
We did a post last year from Captain Bos with a good explanation of the program. In a nutshell, the ship deployed weather buoys for the New Zealand Meteorological Service. The buoys are a combined meteorological and oceanographic buoy, which measures and transmits air pressure and sea temperature data. Ocean current data is derived from the buoy’s drift and data is transmitted ashore every 90 seconds. The signal is picked up by the Argos package carried on the NOAA polar orbiting satellites.
Way to go Volendam!
And in this link, the program the Volendam was participating is explained
http://www.hollandamericablog.com/2010/02/26/volendam-the-weather-boat/
Congrats to the Volendam Team for Their Weather Observation Award
Julie | February 16th, 2011
Congratulations to the Bridge Team on Volendam. The ship recently was named Weather Cruise Ship of the Year by NOAA/VOS for 2010’s contributions to weather observations. The ship made an astounding 6,190 observations, besting all other participating vessels.
We did a post last year from Captain Bos with a good explanation of the program. In a nutshell, the ship deployed weather buoys for the New Zealand Meteorological Service. The buoys are a combined meteorological and oceanographic buoy, which measures and transmits air pressure and sea temperature data. Ocean current data is derived from the buoy’s drift and data is transmitted ashore every 90 seconds. The signal is picked up by the Argos package carried on the NOAA polar orbiting satellites.
Way to go Volendam!
And in this link, the program the Volendam was participating is explained
http://www.hollandamericablog.com/2010/02/26/volendam-the-weather-boat/
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I want to be on your team:boogie::boogie::boogie::boogie:
