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Topic: HAL returns to Rotterdam

Willem
First Class Passenger
Member # 3005

posted 01-02-2007 12:35 PM

Just heard on TV news that Holland America Line returns its European Head-Office to Rotterdam.
36 years ago (in 1971) they left, but within two months (according to Rotterdam's Mayor Ivo Opstelten), they will open the European Head-Office in a building next to Hotel New York.

= = =
Met vriendelijke groeten / With kind regards

Willem H. van der Leek
"It's good to see a well-run site!"
http://www.vdleek.nl

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 01-02-2007 01:21 PM

The office building Montevideo will be the building fore the new European HQ (the building left on the picture)

As REAL Rotterdammer i'm proud that HAL will return to there old homeport. The circel is round first the ships now the new Europ HQ.

WELCOME BACK HAL.

Greetings Ben.

[ 01-11-2007: Message edited by: Maasdam ]

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NAL
First Class Passenger
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posted 01-02-2007 01:42 PM

That's very good news! Thanks for sharing, Willem and Maasdam.

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lasuvidaboy
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Member # 4527

posted 01-02-2007 02:01 PM

Being one of the few native Angelenos, I am proud that Cunard is still a Southern California based company!

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Jekyll
First Class Passenger
Member # 1878

posted 01-02-2007 02:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by lasuvidaboy:
I am proud that Cunard is still a Southern California based company!

Why would you be proud of that????

It was bad enough when Cunard moved from LIC to MIA...now they're LAX??? talk about removing a company from its roots.

[ 01-02-2007: Message edited by: Jekyll ]

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lasuvidaboy
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posted 01-02-2007 03:46 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Jekyll:
Why would you be proud of that????
[ 01-02-2007: Message edited by: Jekyll ]

It is all about the Global economy . LAX by the way is an airport and Cunards and Princess Cruises current base is 30 miles north in Santa Clarita, California. I did have a winking face after my comment by the way.

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Jekyll
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posted 01-02-2007 04:00 PM

Yes LAX is an airport - but when speaking in general terms, in the industry, we often refer to a specific city by its airport code....

Greetings from YVR.

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lasuvidaboy
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posted 01-02-2007 06:10 PM

Then I guess Cunard is actually closer to BUR.

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Jekyll
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posted 01-02-2007 06:18 PM

I think it's spelled BERENGARIA

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Cunard Fan
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posted 01-02-2007 10:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by lasuvidaboy:
Then I guess Cunard is actually closer to BUR.

I like Burbank airport. Its a lot nicer then LAX. As a Cunard fan I was horrified when Cunard was moved to CA but then again I was excited that Cunard would be so close.

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 01-02-2007 11:38 PM

I thought that Cunard was original a Brittich companny. Moving back to Liverpool (at least the European HQ) would be historic the right choice.

Greetings Ben.

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Waynaro
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posted 01-03-2007 12:39 AM

Thats great to know HAL is returning to Rotterdam.

Side note, where is HAL's European HQ?

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Willem
First Class Passenger
Member # 3005

posted 01-03-2007 02:29 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Waynaro:
Thats great to know HAL is returning to Rotterdam.
Side note, where is HAL's European HQ?

In Spijkenisse (close to Rotterdam) you can find the office of HAL Human Resources.

Willem

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 01-03-2007 01:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Maasdam:
I thought that Cunard was original a Brittich companny. Moving back to Liverpool (at least the European HQ) would be historic the right choice.
Greetings Ben.

Cunard has not been a British firm for many years and most of its ships of the last 30 plus years have not even been British registerred. I agree that it would be nice to have it based at least in Southampton but the size of the operation prohibits that. Since Cunard is currently a two ship operation it needed to join forces (combined reservations and buying power) w/another larger Carnival division to make economic sense. Princess was deemed the right sister line and that much larger division has been based in the L.A. area for decades-first in exclusive Century City and now suburban Santa Clarita.

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andyc
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Member # 5235

posted 01-03-2007 06:29 PM

But would a move back to Liverpool be to LPL?

Surely LJL would be a better airport code.........

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VDK
First Class Passenger
Member # 3460

posted 01-11-2007 04:24 PM

Actually, if Cunard where to go back to their roots they would go back to Halifax Nova Scotia..:-)

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Cambodge
First Class Passenger
Member # 906

posted 01-12-2007 08:45 AM

It is amusing to me that when I called the Cunard US "800" number, it is first answered by incredibly British-accented female voices. But when you "press 1, 2 etc" the California natives take over..........

.........or properly accented types from Bangalore. See Friedman's "The World is Flat."

Ya never know!

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 01-14-2007 04:24 PM

It's more amusing that this topic's subject is HAL returning to Rotterdam. And that fore 90% of the replays is over Cunard.

Greetings Ben.

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 01-14-2007 11:30 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Cambodge:
But when you "press 1, 2 etc" the California natives take over..........

The chances are they are not California natives but transplants from other states or countries. Southern California has few native born residents.

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