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The posibilities to enjoy the ss Rotterdam have been extended. Please check WestCord Hotels ss Rotterdam  

Today, May 4 2021, it is 20 years ago that the Steamship Rotterdam Foundation was founded to save the ss Rotterdam from scrap. Five volunteers started a campaign to make everybody aware of the valuable ss Rotterdam as maritime, cultural and technical heritage. Since...

The ss Rotterdam gradually re opens for the public. To celebrate this a spectacular drone video has been made by Eyecatcher: Video ss Rotterdam With courtesy of the ss Rotterdam by WestCord Hotels. Picture Klaas Krijnen

From noon till 6 PM you can enjoy the beautiful Lido Terrace on the ss Rotterdam. Picture Klaas Krijnen

Due to the corona measures there is time to do a lot of maintenance on interior and decks of the ss Rotterdam. Deckhouses have been cleaned, decks have been hogged and railing is being varnished. The ss Rotterdam invites you for the coming season (pictures taken by...

Due to St.Valentine’s day smoke stacks and radar mast of the ss Rotterdam colour red. Check the website WestCord ss Rotterdam for special offers. Picture by Jan Egberts Pictures by Maarten Krijnen

Wintry weather offers good opportunities for nice pictures of the ss Rotterdam in the Maashaven in Rotterdam. Hotel guests can enjoy their stay on the ship. Please check Website WestCord ss Rotterdam Picture by Jan Egberts Pictures by Maarten...

60 years ago the ss Rotterdam made her first world cruise. She departed from New York for a 77-day cruise. A tradition started when in the years before the ss Statendam of 1957 made world cruises. Till 1997 the ss Rotterdam made 29 world cruises in eastern and western...

Today our volunteers remounted the traditional Christmas Star between the smokestacks. The ss Rotterdam is ready for Christmas! pictures by Koos Sanderse Picture by Maarten Krijnen pictures by Jan Egberts

Restorator Willianne van der Sar of Color & Conservation has started the pilot-restoration of the mural Aegean Sea in the Grand Ballroom on the ss Rotterdam. The pilot is a continuation of an extended survey of the mural that was executed last summer. The pilot...

Due to the corona-measures the access to the ss Rotterdam is restricted. Only hotel guests are welcome. Coffee-to-go and snacks are available on the quay. In a drive thru take-away-service for meals is available on the quay. For more information check website ss...

Our volunteers have made themselves useful again. The Christmas star that traditionally decorates the smokestacks has been repared, als well as one of the handles of the starboard telegraph on the bridge that has been demolished by a visitor. In our museum on Bridge...