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Willem H. van der Leek"It's good to see a well-run site!"http://www.vdleek.nl
[ 01-26-2006: Message edited by: Willem H. van der Leek ]
quote:Originally posted by Ernst:Somehow it does not look real...thanks for posting.
Hi Ernst,
Why not ? ?
Willem
quote:Originally posted by Willem H. van der Leek:Hi Ernst,Why not ? ?Willem
Well, I am not 'used' to it - and the color is so new and pristine that she somehow looks like a model.
quote:Originally posted by Ernst:Well, I am not 'used' to it - and the color is so new and pristine that she somehow looks like a model.
She is now how I remember her when I first saw her at the fitting-out berth at the shipyard in 1959.
Thad
Question geth the lifeboats the green, white, green band on the top of the boats back?
Greetings Ben.
quote:Originally posted by Ernst:So when will be the CT meeting aboard the Rotterdam?
That would be fantastic. Soon it will be possible.Cane wait to greet you fine poeple of CT, and leth you see Rotterdam.
Jonathan
quote:Originally posted by Jonathan:I am wondering when it leaves dry dock to become the school or w.e will it go there on its own power? or will it be towed?Jonathan
She will be towed to Poland and then finally Rotterdam. I have not heard that she will be a school. I read that she will be used as a hotel, convention center, museum and wonderful tourist attraction.
[ 01-26-2006: Message edited by: Caseycruises ]
quote:Originally posted by Caseycruises:What happens to the windows onboard that were painted over[ 01-26-2006: Message edited by: Caseycruises ]
They were covered before painting
Leaving dry-dock was scheduled for 25 January.Depending on the weather, she will depart (under tow) from Cadiz between 3 and 8 February.
There is indeed a school involved when the ship is in Rotterdam.For more information, please go to the news-section on the website of the Steamship Rotterdam Foundation, http://www.ssrotterdam.net
Willem van der Leek
quote:Originally posted by sslewis:What a beauty!I can see some Doria and France!
She is one of her kind !
quote:Originally posted by lasuvidaboy:Willem: I have a question. How much is the restoration work on Rotterdam V going to cost? Have any fiqures been released on the cost of buying the ship as well as the restoration? Thanks!
The only figure that was released was the cost of buying the ship, that was 1.75 M Euro.I have not heard about the other expenses.
quote:Originally posted by Willem H. van der Leek:The only figure that was released was the cost of buying the ship, that was 1.75 M Euro.I have not heard about the other expenses.Willem
That price seems so low-not even scrap value. Interesting as that is the price for a nice (not fantatsic) home in L.A.. Then again I am sure the refit will cost at least 10 times that amount so that has to be taken into account. Willem, thanks for keeping us all informed!!
quote:Originally posted by lasuvidaboy:That price seems so low-not even scrap value. Interesting as that is the price for a nice (not fantatsic) home in L.A.. Then again I am sure the refit will cost at least 10 times that amount so that has to be taken into account. Willem, thanks for keeping us all informed!!
The ship was bought in 2003 by RDM (pre-financed by the Rotterdam Port Authority) for only 5 million euro.In 2004 there was a financial scandal, which costed the Rotterdam Port Authority quite some millions of euros.RDM invested quite some money while the ship was still in Freeport, paid the voyage to Gibraltar, paid for the asbestos cleaning and paid for being at the yard in Gibraltar.Than they went broke and HCO2 intended to take over and invested also in the ship. Than HCO2 decided not to go on with the project, and than there was a threat that the ship might be sold to the scrapers.Luckily Woonbron and Eurobalance made that offer which was accepted by the Rotterdam Port Authority, who seem to be the big loser.The refit will cost a lot of money. 28.000 liter of paint is not cheap
Depending on the weather, the ship will leave Cadiz between 3 and 8 February and the best spot to see her will be Calais.I hope to be able to be there.
[ 01-31-2006: Message edited by: joe at travelpage ]
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