Holland America Line celebrates 150 years. In co-orperation with Holland America Line and WestCordHotels/ss Rotterdam the Society De Lijn organizes an exhibition in the Odyssee room on B deck. In one of the showcases our foundation exhibits historical materials of the ss Rotterdam, flagship of Holland America Line for 38 years. The exhibition can be visited daily from 10 AM till 5 PM as from July 30 till August 13 (free entrance).
Our volunteers have restorated the artworks Cock and Fish, made by the artist Dick ten Hoedt in 1959 for the grillroom tourist class. About 1980 captain Hans Mateboer saved both artworks from scrap when the grillroom was redecorated. Cock and Fish have a new home in our museum on C deck.
Pictures by Klaas Krijnen
In 1968 the Café de la Paix on Promenade deck has been transformed to the Lido-restaurant. In 1986 the interior has been replaced and the lamps were discarded. Fortunately one of them became part of the collection of Brian Porter, staff-member of Holland America Line. This spring he donated the lamp to our foundation. His former colleague Hans Brinkhoff took care of the lamp and Holland America Line in Seattle provided for transport to The Netherlands. Thanks to the cooperation and a donation of Scan Global Logistics the lamp arrived safely on the ss Rotterdam. It will get a nice place in our museum on board the ss Rotterdam.
The Lido restaurant on November 20, 1971 (picture Kenneth W. Smith)
The Lido-Grill restaurant on April 19, 2023 with the original lamp (picture Klaas Krijnen)
Hans Brinkhoff with the lamp (picture Klaas Krijnen)
Commissioned by the ss Rotterdam Saar Berks has restorated the dancing floor in the Ambassador lounge. The floor has been used intensively during the last 13 years, so a restoration was urgent. Master parquet-worker Saar Berks has skilfully accomplished the job.
Picture by Jan van Pijkeren
Picture by Maarten Krijnen
Thanks to our volunteers the ss Rotterdam is dressed again. The ss Rotterdam staff has prepared the open decks for the summer season.
