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The ss Rotterdam during lock down

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...
read moreVolunteers at work on the ss Rotterdam

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...
read moreRed Alert on the ss Rotterdam

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....
read moreA survey of the Aegean Sea

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....
read moreSummertime on the ss Rotterdam

It’s summertime on the ss Rotterdam! Enjoy a relaxing stay on the spacious decks. Please visit ss Rotterdam by WestCord Hotels
read moreParquet floor in the Club room

In May a parquet floor has been laid in the Club room (pictures Klaas Krijnen)
read moreThe ss Rotterdam and The Golden Age of Cruising

A beautiful and praising video has been released about the ss Rotterdam: The ss Rotterdam and The Golden Age of Cruising
read moreThe ss Rotterdam re-opens

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...
read moreConservation and restoration on the ss Rotterdam

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:...
read moress Rotterdam 10 years open

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
read moreExamining art, interior and pictures

During the past two weeks students of the University of Amsterdam examined art, interior and pictures on the ss Rotterdam. As a part of the master Conservation and restoration of Cultural heritage the university organized together with the Cultural heritage Agency a...
read moreThe Christmas star is back again

Our volunteers have restored the traditional Christmas star. Like in the old days the star is shining between the smoke stacks. Picture Klaas Krijnen The restored star has been mounted. Picture Koos Sanderse Our volunteer Ton Lenselink and his collegues have spent...
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