15 years ago, on February 15 2010, the ss Rotterdam opened her doors for the public. On a cold and windy morning a group of children from a school in the neighbourhood and several celebrities were invited to come to the schip.
Willem Smit, managing director operations and Onno van den Brink, managing director of the owner of the ship had a talk for the press.
The children boarded the ship accompanied by the sounds of a street organ. A street organ was a tradition when passenger liners of Holland America Line left Rotterdam.
Pictures Klaas Krijnen