WHAT'S INSIDE A CRUISE SHIP - Holland America ROTTERDAM engine room | Barbster360 Travel Vlog

Whilst traveling on the Rotterdam Cruise ship James and Hollie got special permission to go behind the scenes and have a tour of the Rotterdam Cruise ship and take a look at the engine rooms on board.
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[@eppsislike]

Lived on the Rotterdam for a few years. Great to see this vid. Brings back funny and good memories.

[@ranjeetdeshmukh5399]

Hats off to the Marine Engineers

[@chazeboy544]

The company I work for makes the large domes and the bits inside said large domes, on top of the vessel, which in turn supplies your internet and the ships comms onboard

[@geoffharris3787]

Just to point out the main engines and generators, and in modern ships virtually all of the equipment that requires cooling is cooled by treated fresh water to minimise corrosion. This coolant is then cooled by sea water.

[@yajushp]

Yep they missed out on CCFW coolers

[@Killmonize]

I lived on board cruise ships for 10 years. Nice for people to see the behind scenes.

[@SteamboatWilley]

The Rotterdam was the only R class ship I didn't work on when I was at Holland America Line, but the design is similar to the Amsterdam, Volendam and Zaandam. The Rotterdam and Amsterdam have now been sold to Fred Olsen Lines.

[@stephencrompton4352]

skip to 3:26 for the interesting bit

[@zrer8614]

Thank you, Master Yoda.

[@desusse6271]

Thank you for leading the way.

[@smartships5671]

Really cool control room on that ship! A lot of control rooms today can let the engineers know where any balcony door was left open, water was left running, lights left on for too long, etc. They have alarms that can pin point the exact stateroom location to make sure they're not wasting energy and resources

[@chuck8835]

I do not mean this as boastng as I am in the travel industry but have been on 55 cruises. Favorite ship is the Rotterdam. Best cabin stewards ever and that goes for the dining staff also. Beautiful ship, smaller size. Sorry that it is to be sold. Yes, there are a lot of we older people on HAL. You party people can go on the floating amusement parks.

[@gregorysharp7346]

" do not mean this as boasting " they why do it, nobody cares?

[@rossmunro1381]

I was on the Rotterdam three times in the last three years.Its an incredible ship with 5 star service.You were extremely lucky to visit the engine room as its off limits to all passengers.The crew member in the engine room looks so young almost just out of school.Its sad that it has been sold.

[@jessicamturner4740]

Beautiful video! That’s a beautiful cruise ship and very impressive tour! Thank you for sharing. 😌

[@rachelwhitehead6977]

Thats so cool to see the behind the scenes!! And like always the nature/scenery is always my favorite!!!! The horn brought back memories of when i was a little girl and lived in Maryland we lived about 3 miles or so from the C & D canal and lots of barges and tug boats came thro there and on cool autumn mornings we could hear the fog horns!!! If i could sail anywhere it would be a Alaska cruise in the summer in the area yall went on.

[@TrueMobster]

Really cool video and insight! 👌🏼

[@BARBSTER360]

cheers mate, we wanted to try and do something a bit different and give people an insight into something they might not have seen before :)

[@mad8671]

verified with only 9 likes LLLLLLLLLLL

[@InTransitGaming]

cheers for that. I'm joining a ship of the same class as this one at the end of the year as an engine cadet.

[@itzartros9350]

How did it go, I'm joining as an ETO cadet next February and can't wait!

[@InTransitGaming]

@@itzartros9350 what company? It is a blast. Get ready for a good time. Study up on elevators, pabx/ip phones, power distribution (including ansi code), generator maintenance and your best pickup lines.

[@itzartros9350]

@@InTransitGaming princess cruises, thank you so much for the advice means a lot!

[@SteamboatWilley]

Good luck.

[@MrMountainMan]

That puzzle at 7:16 yikes! Also the size and tonnage of this ship makes it remind me of the ship used in 'The Love Boat' 😛

[@karleetaylor6919]

We have been on a few cruises through carnival but I think our next one is going to be to try to go to Aruba, and St. Martin. So far the best one we have done is Grand Cayman and Cozumel.

[@BARBSTER360]

amazing :) this was our first cruise and we loved it

[@uzmaijaz7821]

Very enjoyable video

[@kylekiritz5241]

My uncle was on the Rottterdams very first Cruise in 1997!

[@raymondj8768]

great video dude . i would go any were that holly wants to go lol

[@jimluvsgene]

Thanks, I'm building a cruise ship in a game and the best place to start is the bottom.

[@JaredKaska]

this is 2 months old but, what game?

[@jimluvsgene]

Jared Kaska What do you mean?

[@JaredKaska]

@@jimluvsgene what game were you building a cruise ship in?

[@jimluvsgene]

Jared Kaska Since I dont really have that many options, I use roblox studio because modeling and unity is hard.

[@johncantrell614]

That would be the big problem for me, I would enjoy the cruise, but being a shipyard electrician, I would be drawn to want to see the engine room and generators, and would be totally bummed out if I could not do it...😂

[@republicgalaxy4348]

No safety boots or helmet ?

[@luhswartika1199]

This memories ship for me... #firstcontract#

[@cherylwilliams6486]

I would like to go to the Bahamas or Alaska

[@Mollylife-6666]

I hope you do some more cruise videos and where you go on your cruise, cabins etc.

[@Chad121130]

Love the video and I must say Holly is absolutely stunning...

[@lesterawalt3184]

Not really she is just a normal ship hooker. She would cost you about $20 for a dirty hour and Then you come home with some disease that you never heard of.

[@Bramon83]

Holly absolutely..... Never knew you ever existed. 😆🖕💀👍🇺🇸🤔😒

[@jimmyoverly3512]

@@lesterawalt3184 I would still take my chances twenty dollars well spent i think but english is not my native language. maybe you and I could go halvsies on a dirty hour friend?

[@Mister_H]

Great video James. We have been cruising for many years now and you have done something we always dream of..... seeing the engine room. You were very lucky to have experienced that. 😃 Good to hear you saying ship, rather than boat this time, although you did slip once or twice 😉. Really looking forward to the next video 👌

[@BARBSTER360]

haha yeah still not sure whats the difference between a ship and a boat!! Seeing the engine rooms was amazing, never knew how big and powerful everything was! If you ever get a chance to see it, do it!

[@Mister_H]

BARBSTER360 It’s mainly due to cargo carrying capacity. Low capacity = boats, high cargo/passengers = ship. Maybe I need to get friendly with the captain next time for a tour of the engines 😄. Looking forward to the next video!

[@kingsman4181]

@@BARBSTER360 I know this quite a while ago, but a boat is a small to mid-sized vessel, which has much lesser cargo carrying capability as compared to a ship. Ships are specifically made to carry cargo or passengers or boats, whereas boat is a generic term used for a variety of water crafts. Mainly boats are used for recreational purposes like fishing, water skiing, or ferrying people. Hope that helps! PS: I worl for Holland America and gotta say, this was one of the best review videos out there. nice job!

[@c0t0d0s7]

Is that the door to Mini-Me’s room at 7:07?

[@aecoins1865]

That bass...!

[@MobiverseToken]

Why the quests don't wear any PPL in the machine room?

[@nielsf]

There are not supposed to touch anything in there, so no need. The ear protection they got is sufficient.

[@shawnregan6301]

Lots of old people on there

[@kylehill3643]

Can we sail to Isle Delfino? (As long as there is no icky goo)

[@kylehill3643]

What does 6.33 represent the 5.6 and 7.0 out of 12.5? Is that how much minerals are allowed and ratios between the two?

[@SteamboatWilley]

I assume you're referring to the charts showing the pH and chlorine content of the water. I can't remember the exact requirements, but the pH should be close to 7 (which high school chemistry will tell you is neutral pH). The reading on the analyser shows 6.82, so close enough. The other figure on the graph is chlorine content measured in ppm.

[@Ricardo-bh9hv]

0:04 but you are coming down

[@Rokonroller]

Forgot your nardies on shore Billy?

[@sea_mandirigma]

Nice 💯

[@martyjouett9949]

I like the Greek Islands and would love to see more.

[@Nashf218]

Remeber me from that sail away I was the boy that asked if u where a KZbinr in the cafe

[@BARBSTER360]

I think I do! Which cafe was it?!

[@Nashf218]

It was the explorations near the puzzles

[@kylehill3643]

Since they are all green does that mean they are part of the Alpha SP series?

[@geoffharris3787]

Not quite sure what you are asking, odeneal/green is quite a common colour for engine room machinery. The Alpha SP followed by a number stencilled on various equipment refers to the grade of oil it uses.

[@journeythroughtherails5294]

I want to see what it looks like inside of a whale watch ship engine room

[@Bramon83]

1:00 *Navigation has left the chat*

[@eppsislike]

They were sailing The Sound, and you can hear the bow thrusters in the background, which indicates that the ship is turning. The Sound has many creeks, which the Rotterdam with her size can easily access. But in order to get back, the ship will either do a 360, 180 or thrust backwards.

[@beryn4194]

wait this is literally the cruise i went on

[@jams27th]

No wonder you look like that💀

[@beryn4194]

@@jams27th huh?

[@liamcarroll5014]

Was this Newfoundland?

[@BARBSTER360]

yeah we stopped at Newfoundland :)

[@MimicoBungalow]

Hi James and Holly...I've travelled on the Rotterdam, but never seen the engine room or crew's quarters - thanks for the tour! Just one thing: Please 'lose' the dreadful music...the ambient sounds of the ship are enough!

[@itslorish2499]

3:43 THAT GUY IS DUTCH HE HAS A DUTCH ACCENT its funny bc i am dutch too

[@laszlohorvath8637]

He’s hot!!!

[@SteamboatWilley]

Yep, Holland America Line still mainly employ Dutch officers, although there are many British and a handful of other nationalities as well.

[@toxiquetrendz7750]

England

[@kd4736]

You went to the Engine room and you did not talk about the main engine

[@bradwendica5737]

@KD 10,good day,almost all cruise ship are of same engine rooms and machineries,they varies only the type of manufacturers of the engine,actually if you mean Main Engine on the cruise ship,you can not find a main engine unlike the cargo ship,let me tell you this,on the large cruise ship like this,there are four to six large engines of the same sizes that's why no main engine,these large engines,connected each one to each generator to produce electricity,the electricity being pruduce,supply the axymuthing pod(propellers,4 propellers if the ship travel) and also supply all the electrical equipments aboard the ship.so no main engine unlike in cargo,there's main engine to propelled the ship only and other smaller engines for generating electricity for ship's use.that's the difference w/the cruise ship and of a cargo ship.

[@SteamboatWilley]

@@bradwendica5737 Slight correction, the Rotterdam has 2 controlled-pitch propellors and 2 stern thrusters. The Amsterdam is the only ship of this class with azipods.

[@newtscamander3628]

How do I apply for a vacancy as an engine officer?

[@SteamboatWilley]

Look for the big adverts in the Nautilus Telegraph.

[@ph11p3540]

Wow. That music is massively loud and boomy. Had to turn it way down and could barely hear what they were saying.

[@kylehill3643]

Phones never were 'PC's in your Pocket" where that phrase came from is actually Steve Jobs back in 04 he envisioned both phones and PC's working together where you can switch to either mode so if you want apps you go to phones if you want software you go to PC. The big companies didn't want it that way in 06 they decided phones because they can make more money thru subscriptions and all that crap. Microsoft first,Google and now Apple are all doing it and PC people do NOT like it. There is hardly any software now for PC and hasn't been for a long time though 10 years ago there were LOADS from companies that no longer exist.

[@bobl78]

inide a Norovirus factory

[@obviouslytwo4u]

So technically a lot of humans have had a poo in the sea. Nice. Where do I sign😂

[@fillup40]

Hollie is cute.

[@lesterawalt3184]

Not really she is just a normal ship hooker. She would cost you about $20 for a dirty hour and Then you come home with some disease that you never heard of.

[@lowprofile2412]

Lester Awalt just don’t be silly, protect your willy. I probably shouldn’t have said that. I think she’s his wife

[@reynoutdecourt7983]

Hey James. Fabulous video. Produce more shipping videos and before long you will be rich and famous. But remember, you are a landlubber!!! You are on board a SHIP, not a boat. A car gets parked, but a ship gets moored. Learn ship's terminology and you will do well...

[@CarePeers]

very big clock tower.

[@jimmyoverly3512]

Can I bring my emotional support ferrets on this ship? Can they get a tour of the motor compartment?

[@freddyspaghetti1055]

yes. - jim

[@jeromebarnett7565]

I would like to go to the Antarctic on a cruise ship.

[@jrngta123]

As a US Merchant Mariner, I can confirm that no sailor gives one shit whether you call it a ship or a boat.

[@EncomHumanRecources]

That village was in Downsizing

[@timi7844]

Iceland

[@GIguy]

Oh my God, that tour guide is a God, he is beyond beautiful, what the hell is he doing wasting his time in a dirty old engine room, he could be a model for Christ sake, and by the way, I saw him first!

[@AleaxnderABC]

He is a real man. Not a gay ass model

[@Jamestrent9]

thats what i thought as well! hes so sexy!

[@ABossIsTalking]

Slow down, I dont think he is homosexual

[@carrs01]

Ok this is embarrassing 😬. I thought you guys were traveling on a cargo ship. I win the last prize for observation. Sorry. But brilliant video.

[@BARBSTER360]

haha nope we weren't on a cargo ship!!

[@carrs01]

I will walk the plank as punishment

[@rifkymasri1065]

Well compared to the real luxury of the bigger cruise lines , this looks almost like a cargo ship. Lol

[@Mudjunkie]

Human cargo ship

[@ronpop843]

Been on that ship the food was great but the entertainment was not good at all

[@danbraun8430]

That fucken sucked of engine room. Nothing on the generators or how much horsepower the engines have. Start ups or shutdowns.

[@davidsolo9398]

I would have enjoyed more footage of the pretty young blond guy.

[@davidsolo9398]

find a boyfriend

[@jimluvsgene]

davidsolo I think you're going insane.

[@dannydanny9875]

Sign me up! :-D

[@allenfsanchez9572]

everyone looks really old on board

[@dannydanny9875]

Gucci!

[@blueherc]

listening to these people talking is like pulling teeth without anesthetic. God Bless America! But the girl is so pretty....

[@rthelionheart]

Awww, the days before the China pestilence hit the world.

[@kurtsnyder]

Interesting video, but are the large, exaggerated gestures really necessary? It’s very distracting and looks silly.

[@firstlast-wm3li]

Jeez Louise, you need to lose the Karen haircut. Also, stop gesticulating with your hands so much! It's so exaggerated.

[@zz6gkm]

Dude, heat a freaking haircut.

[@hankroedell993]

Too much gab, gab, gab, in your face, click off.

[@harryhill91]

I don't wish to be uncouth, but I would let that blond engineer guy do just about anything to me.

[@jibguy2003]

Stop talking with your hands.

[@stephendennis5969]

What a terrible name for such a beautiful ship.

[@Ron0181]

Its not terrible, its the city where i was born, and i am very proud of it!!! Also been on this beautifull ship, and also on its older HAL ship the SS Rotterdam from 1959, wich is now a museum, restaurant, hotel ship in Rotterdam!!