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Originally posted by Maasdam:
I talk today with a member oof the crew who will bring here to Rotterdam.
He told me that the t.s.s. Rotterdam 5 will leaving Freeport in march than she will sail to Willemstad Curacoa.
After a period there she will sail to Rotterdam in juni. She will thene go to here birthplace the Rotterdam Draydock comp.

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Now this is bloody nonsense!!!!
There is NO crew to bring her home!!!
It is not yet decided to which drydock she will go and when!!!

Who did you talk to????
Have you been to the General Meeting of De Lijn? ? ?

After the meeting, the Steamship Rotterdam Foundation was present at a table close to the exit. We had our new flag hanging out!!

During the meeting, our chairman did give some information as he has been to the ship just a few weeks ago. He also did tell the ship will not arrive in Rotterdam before September 2005!!

They made a photo of the cabin I used to sleep in in 1959/1960. On the second page you will find it. Cabin B4.

Within a short period a report will be published by the Steamship Rotterdam Foundation, but first of all there will be a meeting with RDM.

Rest me to assure you that NO date for returning to the Netherlands is known NOR is it known if the ship will go under own power or to be towed (presumably the latter).
Drydock might be in Freeport, Curacao, Cuba, Singapore or Turkey. You see, that too is not decided yet.

Regards,

Willem van der Leek
SRF

[ 01-25-2004: Message edited by: Willem H. van der Leek ]

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Originally posted by Onno:
Is it just me or is she missing the peak of her mast?

Onno

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That has been taking off during her Premier period. Had something to do with a bridge.

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Originally posted by RobHolland:
Pity that there's no confirmating message about what will happen and what not. Anyway, thanks Willem for the link. Nice to see her in such a detail. Some areas look great, some really need to be fixed.

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When you clean the tables, use a vacuumcleaner and put the tables and chairs in a decent way, the orchestra can come in to play the music.

The ship is awfull dusty. Some pipings are cracking and leaking and the sewage need to be taken care of.

More info is hopefully coming soon.

Willem van der Leek
SRF

[ 01-25-2004: Message edited by: Willem H. van der Leek ]

I missed out on this ship in active service, I really do hope I can visit her in retirement!

[ 01-25-2004: Message edited by: cruiseny ]

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Originally posted by Maasdam:
I Forgat to say that there are some problems with the airconditioning a/b ship maybe thats the reason.

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That's not surprising. The A/C never worked properly when she was the Rotterdam V. Every cabin we had also had a fan mounted on the wall and even that didn't do any good. There were many nights that we slept with no blankets or even a sheet because of the heat. At times it was stiffling, especially when we went through the Canal.

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Originally posted by Maasdam:
Meanwille if have some mail reseaved from the poeple off the
Stichting Behoud Stoomschip Rotterdam.
The first was friendly, the second not so friendly. I wan't to say that the topic i wrote is not to bring the thousends rumour a/b the Rotterdam 5 in the world. The information i get yesterday i found worth sharing with you people off Cruise Talk. That my information is quistioned is fine buth i ask some respect from at least the foundation and you
mister v/d Leek.
It make me so sad.

Ben van Zeijl (Maasdam)

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Ben,

I received copies of the mails and they were very friendly.
Now, here is a very good advice! Whenever you hear such a rumour from an unknown person, don't publish it on an international forum, but try to get a confirmation from people who know more about the subject, i.e. the Foundation.
Also, on the annual meetings of De Lijn, you will get more trustfull information than from a stranger during your coffee-break in a shoppingcentre.

The message you brought up here on the forum is indeed the 'thousands' rumour!

You suggested that the chairman would not have the full information. As he told you, he knows everything that is going on with the ship thanks to our very good cooperation with RDM and the municipality of Rotterdam.

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Originally posted by Maasdam:
That my information is quistioned is fine buth i ask some respect from at least the foundation and you
mister v/d Leek.
It make me so sad.

Ben van Zeijl (Maasdam)

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Ben,

Publishing this kind of unconfirmed rumours is showing a lack of respect towards th Steamship Rotterdam Foundation, who worked so hard to get the ship home.
You don't want to know how much time has been and still is involved.
Without the Foundation, the ship could be in Alang by now!!

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Originally posted by Willem H. van der Leek:

Ben,

Publishing this kind of unconfirmed rumours is showing a lack of respect towards th Steamship Rotterdam Foundation, who worked so hard to get the ship home.
You don't want to know how much time has been and still is involved.
Without the Foundation, the ship could be in Alang by now!!

Willem van der Leek

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mr. W. v/d. Leek.

I´m not able to send you an e-mail buth in my last mail i wrote all credith to the foundation and never talk with no respect. So i have showed respect to the foundation. And via the free controbution fore this year wich i paid because i support the foundation fore there hard work. I never want this topic to have this result. As you no there is a lot remours about almost everthing on cruise talk. And wasn´t the foundation who began with saying whene the ship was returning home fore several times.
That you want to discus about my information it´s alright and iff i´m wrong i will take my information back. Buth it´s seems that normal communication to me was difficult. I look to the second mail i reseved and i found it very unplacend the way this mail was written. Maybe the chairman and you mr. v/d Leek say this mail was friendly i found it not.

Ben.