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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...

The ss Rotterdam takes part in the Red Alert campaign, to make clear that event locations suffer under the deminishing number of bookings as a consequence of the Covid-19 measures. Event organizers should visit event locations to experience the range of posibilities....

An extensive survey is being done on the mural Aegean Sea in the Grand Ballroom on the ss Rotterdam. The artist Cuno van den Steene created the mural in 1959. After a restoration in 2007 several damages were caused by the use of the Grand Ballroom through the years....

It’s summertime on the ss Rotterdam! Enjoy a relaxing stay on the spacious decks.  Please visit ss Rotterdam by WestCord Hotels

In May a parquet floor has been laid in the Club room (pictures Klaas Krijnen)

A beautiful and praising video has been released about the ss Rotterdam: The ss Rotterdam and The Golden Age of Cruising

Good news about the ss Rotterdam! Hotel-bookings on the ship can be made. Even a cruise-at-the-quay is possible. From June 1 the restaurants and terraces are open on Lido and Upper-promenade deck. More information on the special page on ss Rotterdam by WestCord Hotels...

Students of the department Conservation and restoration of the University of Amsterdam had a workshop on the ss Rotterdam. The workshop was called ‘Identification of materials and damages, preventive conservation and first aid’. Their specialities were:...

10 years ago, on February 15 2010 the ss Rotterdam opened her doors for the public. WestCord Hotels, celebrates this jubilee with a program you can find on: ss Rotterdam 10 years open It was a cold winters day. Pictures taken by Klaas Krijnen