ss Rotterdam "The Grande Dame" of the Holland-Amerika Lijn

The ss Rotterdam (V), once the flagship (or "ship of state") of the Holland-Amerika Lijn, was my employer in the years 1963-1964. This ship was famous for its beautiful design and high quality interiors, made by many dutch artisans.
She sailed from 1959 until her retirement in September 2000.
Since then it is a hotel and museum in the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
An impression in 4K.
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[@Eivissaa]

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[@JimaBryant]

I sailed on the Rotterdam in 1964 as it was completing an around-the-world cruise. Wonderful experience! It's still one of my all-time favorite ships.

[@Eivissaa]

Well, you were lucky in those days. I worked my butt of in the dining room for a few guilders a month. Nevertheless, it was a great experience. Thanks for your reaction.

[@hansvandenbovenkamp3577]

Een jaar lang op gewerkt, wat een pracht schip, zoveel goede herinneringen. De klant was koning, hier heb ik geleerd te werken.

[@Eivissaa]

Mee eens! Bijna 2 jaar gewerkt hier, in de Civiele Dienst, 1963-1964.

[@rfz77]

Thanks for the video! I visited her last week, very impressive!

[@Eivissaa]

You're welcome.

[@MrKit9]

I sailed on this magnificent work of art on its last Trans Atlantic voyage. We sailed through Hurricane Mitch. Impressive!

[@Eivissaa]

Thanks for your reaction. I experienced hurricane Flora near Hawaii on this ship, when i was 17 years old.

[@EdwardTravels]

Thanks for posting. We’ve sailed with Holland America and remember when this their pride and joy.

[@Eivissaa]

Nice to hear!

[@diogocatalano9557]

Great vid. Thanks for sharing.

[@Eivissaa]

Thanks

[@CaladesMorts]

Another great video!

[@shipsbells]

Thank you for posting this. I was wondering whether you had exclusive access to the ship since no one seems to be present till about 3:30 in.

[@Eivissaa]

It is a hotel and museum now...

[@on-the-pitch-p3w]

It is a shame that it costed 220 million euro to renovate. This same money was really mend to build and renovate houses.

[@MrKit9]

And yet how many have housed within her bringing in tourist dollars?

[@sabresphere-7992]

@@MrKit9 Exactly, instead of the money ending up in housing corporation top dogs' pockets, plus it deserves to be preserved like any other wonderful piece of art. Beautiful as well as practical.