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Feb 17, 2024 · The Slaak Rotterdam, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel. Hotel van Walsum. Savoy Hotel. Bilderberg Parkhotel Rotterdam. Suitehotel Pincoffs. Bed, Bites & Business Hotel. Disclaimer: We receive a small commission from some of the links on this page. Rotterdam, a city steeped in rich history and vibrant modern life, is home to a wealth of historic hotels ...
Aug 11, 2020 · The beginning – hunting fish and keeping the water at bay. It took a while before hunters and gatherers could settle in the area that is now Rotterdam. It was a problematic area where salt and fresh water met. The first settlement was built around 800 CE. It grew into a fishing village called “Rotta” on reclaimed wetland close to the ...
Jul 27, 2017 · On 14 May 1940 at the beginning of WWII, German bombers completely destroyed Rotterdam’s centre in an attack that barely lasted 15 minutes. It was days before all the fires could be extinguished. Once they had, all that remained was a smoking void. The nearby neighbourhoods of Kralingen, Crooswijk, and Oude Noorden were also severely damaged.
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Exciting times, exciting furniture For many people, crossing the Atlantic Ocean to America means a journey to the new world. However, sailing over the Atlantic Ocean is not always a pleasure. The sea is rough and the climate is unpredictable. The HAL therefore makes specific demands on the design of its newest ship. A gracefully shaped hull and a s...
Royal christen With a silver axe Queen Juliana cuts through the thread from which a champagne bottle dangles and speaks the historical words: ‘I hereby name you the Rotterdam and I wish you a safe voyage’. The tens of thousands of spectators standing on both sides of the Nieuwe Maas are admiring, clapping and cheering at the half-finished ship.
First trip A year later, on 3 September 1959, the construction was completed and the graceful ship could begin her first voyage. Some people have to get used to the striking appearance of the ship. They find the two slender chimneys, instead of the traditional smoking chimney in the middle, a bit too modern at first. With her 38,645 gross registere...
Cruising in opulence In this relatively quiet period the ss Rotterdam not only makes transatlantic crossings, but also cruises. The crew is already used to the fact that in all ports a large crowd of admirers is waiting for the ship. Not so strange, with her 228 meters length the ss Rotterdam makes an enormous impression.
Always first class Flying is a relatively cheap and much faster way to cross the ocean. This means the end of liner shipping to New York. Also the ss Rotterdam makes its last crossing. With melancholy the passengers go ashore in New York. One more time they look back, will they ever see the ship that appeals so much to the imagination? The answer i...
The ss Rotterdam as maritime icon The international requirements for cruise ships have now been tightened. The ss Rotterdam also no longer meets all safety requirements. The HAL, in the hands of the American Carnival Cruise Line since 1988, considers a renovation to be too expensive. The shipping company prefers to continue with much more modern cr...
Stormy weather The economy is declining. Premier Cruises is going bankrupt. The Rembrandt, however popular she is, is no longer allowed to sail and is chained indefinitely in the port of Freeport in the Bahamas. And then it is quiet for a while.
Big and compelling For the various phases of renovation, the ship undertakes one more voyage. After years of lying still, the ss Rotterdam can no longer sail itself. Therefore the ship is transported by tugboats from Gibraltar to Cadiz and then to Gdansk and Wilhelmshaven. On the way the ss Rotterdam gets back its old shape bit by bit. A grey hull,...
The new Captains Lounge The former New York shop has been transformed into the Captains Lounge! The permanent interior design partner of WestCord Hotels, ESTIDA, designed and realised the spectacular bar for the ship. Guests are now welcome to enjoy a snack or drink in the Captains Lounge.
Moor directly to the ship! The new pontoon is open! From November 2014, boats can moor at the pontoon and guests can enter the ship immediately via the B-deck. The Watertaxi Rotterdam will also moor at the new pontoon. Visitors of the ss Rotterdam no longer have to go to the pontoon at the back of the ship.
Mar 20, 2018 · The city of Rotterdam. Alongside these models of Rotterdam are shipping containers (how fitting!) filled with Rotterdam heritage, such as, fragments of a 10,000-year-old human skull (found in 2015 on a beach), some of Rotterdam’s oldest paintings (1500’s), paintings and statues of the famous Erasmus, a model of the Maastunnel from the 1930s and even a handpainted McDonald’s billboard ...
Mar 31, 2020 · Hilton Rotterdam: a national monument. The building testifies to the rapid economic growth of Rotterdam in the fifties; the period during which the worst of the war damage was repaired. During that time, Rotterdam saw an end to the shortage of materials and housing as well as an improvement in its finances. Its 500 rooms equalled the number of ...
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The City of Rotterdam also participated. The hotels in Amsterdam and Rotterdam are similar in arrangement: a base containing lobby, function rooms and restaurants, topped by floors of standard bedrooms. The sites, however, are different. The Amsterdam hotel is located in an outlying district, while the Rotterdam hotel is in the city centre, on ...
