Sail away from the bridge of the MS Rotterdam

Have you ever wondered what happens on the bridge of a cruise ship just before and during sail away?
Take a look in this behind-the-scenes glimpse of the bridge operations as ms Rotterdam prepares to sail away from her homeport, Rotterdam to Norway.

[@neuronbob]

I was just on this very cruise ship two weeks ago in the western Caribbean. Hats off to the Bridge officers keeping us safe on every cruise.

[@caracarson5205]

In 2009, we sailed on the Rotterdam from New York to Rotterdam crossing the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Belfast. We saw several icebergs shortly after leaving St. John. We were the first trans Atlantic cruise to visit Liverpool in 40 years, and the old Rotterdam was docked when we pulled into the Rotterdam harbor. Very nice cruise

[@MegaCaptsparrow]

The music reminds me of Egypt 😂

[@felixniederhauser7799]

All the Officers called to the Bridge in order to learn and gain experiences. :-) Have a great journey and save return.

[@divinemetila2379]

This is my 1st time to see this video there are lots of amazing scenes here I love it. . . Thanks Capt. Johnny

[@Abith786]

Background music very very Nice

[@va7ras]

Very professional, just like my days!

[@ivaylopetrov4334]

Bob Swanson thank you

[@wotan10950]

My very first ocean journey was aboard the old SS Rotterdam in 1977. She was one of the last of the great ocean liners.

[@ivaylopetrov4334]

Wow I was born in 1977:-).

[@wotan10950]

I thought I heard a baby crying on that journey!!! :)

[@ragilfa6155]

nice colour grading.... i love this video...

[@lalitasingh8043]

Love to watch this video this is my dream to go on a cruise

[@1jackpenner]

My nana sails on here all the time!

[@sohilsanghavi774]

Nice backgroung music, really liked this video

[@ivaylopetrov4334]

Thank you for your feedback. Will try to keep the level high:-)

[@andrianandri720]

Waooooo,,im like itt😁

[@maophantulaotkasmil44]

Terimakasih . .

[@academgorodok]

Hi! I would very like to hear the original sound next time %)

[@ivaylopetrov4334]

Not allowed. Sorry

[@swrchannel235]

Holland america line alright?

[@ivaylopetrov4334]

yes

[@abith1997]

Anyone watching from india

[@offroaddemon1991]

Guess its not a sail boat !! Like the title implied hard to sail away with that monster

[@diasporaadventureswithkadzo]

Wow

[@ivaylopetrov4334]

NANCY KADZO ZIRO thanks

[@chandanbyapari9209]

NANCY KADZO ZIRO RATAN Byapari 💝

[@pietduijn3837]

NANCY KADZO ZIRO coccyx to

[@henkzaanstad5857]

Whats the name of this music ? Pop groep, artist .....THANKS

[@Peggyt-jp6mt]

The music is called Bolero. Torvill and Dean used it in the 1984 Olympics.

[@helviopacifico6560]

Depois de tantas erradas francamente estou fora... VOU CURTIR O...BELOW DECK...EROS...💖🍷👡... SAO PAULO...BRASIL.

[@brandallokajaya8399]

Second mate Ian from Dutch and Qm Willy tacolang

[@kevinkyle8231]

Sailing a christmastree bahh

[@SaravanaKumar-vl4cp]

sir how to approach cruise line for seaman job

[@ivaylopetrov4334]

Hi. I would advice you to try here: www.cruiseshipjob.com/index.htm and here: www.allcruisejobs.com/. Regards.

[@TainoHans]

Start study at a Maritime Academy, f.e. STC in Rotterdam. From there on you can apply.

[@ivaylopetrov4334]

I see a lot of people from Indonesia watching this video. Take a look how we celebrating the Indonesian independence day on board: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJawcp6Gm5WZiMk

[@dosrios57]

Too many people on this Bridge.

[@muhammaddahlan8587]

MASALAH LUBANG BUAYA DAN G30 SPKI ITU KAN BATU BARA NYA KALIMANTAN MINYAK BUMINYA SULAWESI DAN TAMBANG EMAS IRIAN JAYA SUDAH ADA!!!!!!!.

[@John-kw3kh]

Ande Bohong

[@kevinyoutubechannel8754]

Costa atlantica march 5 20 18

[@roqueabay3252]

O

[@nikoladub]

Officers on cargo ships are better. They don't need 50 officers on bridge to do the job!

[@ivaylopetrov4334]

Nikola sorry but cargo ships officers don't have few thousand human lives to be responsible for.

[@nikoladub]

That has nothing to do with responsibilty but with knowledge and skills. Responsibility for 25 people or 5000 is the same. You can't say it is bigger or smaller responsibilty. If you think like that on board somebody will get hurt. Anyway it is a topic of much discusion and different views.

[@Sean-zw7qd]

This is a typical answer from a ordinary cargo officer who clearly doesn't know what's going on. Researches have proven that you will lose situational awareness while doing all this on your own. I you will look at the statistics, most of the accidents happen on cargo ships. BTW i count 4 officers, an helmsman, lookout, pilot and a cadet. Wondering were u see the 42 remaining officers ;-)

[@nikoladub]

I worked on both types of ships but i like more cargo ships. The jobs are very different and i am not talking about bridge watch only. You are right about situational awareness it is always better to have 2 more lookout's on bridge. It helps but Costa Concordia and Sea Diamond had more people on bridge and look what happened. Did anybody from officers do something? There are more cargo ships at sea then passenger ship. I know very good officers and masters on cruise ship. Even some Master's on cruise ships told me they would rather sail with cargo ship officer then officer who started their carrier on cruise ship.

[@Sean-zw7qd]

If you read the investigation that was conducted after the disaster you will discover some vital things. One point was the huge lost of situational awareness. The officers focussed all to much on the actual situation instead of their specific duties. Another point that was found the lack of proper training and conducted drills. Indeed there are more cargo ships then cruise ships but i you look in proportions, most of the accidents happen on cargo ships.

[@tanthiennguyen9133]

Für jeder nicht Erreichen als Doktorand .....Brauchen Vorwürfen am Lebenslange.......

[@radenden2096]

Karena namaku ada dimana mana daripada rayat jatu miskin kuasa jadielunjak retankan lah jika bukan HK atau nipu maka engkau GK pusing meliat umatyang durjana degan ke mewahn tapi jika mang HK ku untuk menolong anak yatim dn yang tidak mampu dn yang miskin pertemukan aku jika ada yang mau nguasai buat dia GK bisa tidur karena bukan HK yang iya ambil Jagan diberi umur kunpak yakun terjadilah jika kau berke endak GK ada yang mustahil jika engkau mau 😭😭😭

[@donkoh5738]

I just hope that one older Asian dude wearing dark dress and standing towards the middle of the bridge there is being paid an 'equal' salary vs the rest of those folks standing around?!?

[@ivaylopetrov4334]

This dude actually "driving" the ship:-)

[@TainoHans]

I dont know if the Filippines receive a good wage at HAL. I know that the company I work for, the Filippines earn no more than 500 US$ a month. But must work 13 hours a day in the most dirty circumstances you can imagine (Cleaning fuel tanks etc.) As an officer I earn much more than 10 times than they do. And this is not correct.

[@donkoh5738]

TainoHans - thanks for that humbling assessment and comment... I'd have to fully concur. In certain industries especially, such as hospitality, or the cruise line, equally hard work - vital work - indeed sees Extreme inequalities in total pay, including benefits and perks, et al. In my view it's excessive exploitation of supply and demand forces of the labor market. In some cases even to obscene levels and is just not right. Corporate leadership needs to seriously be conscious of this and ponder it in more illuminated, modern light and then make the fundamental reforms proactively..

[@andangteruna5261]

Thank you for asking. I wish in the future will be better.

[@bensonwekesawekesa6208]

@@andangteruna5261 two or three months in the sea without sex and there is a woman next to you( work mate)???

[@marione108]

Orrible music.....It,s better to run away