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SS Rotterdam home again
The steamship Rotterdam has arrived on Monday evening 4th August 2008 round 09.00 hrs at the quay of Katendrecht. Rotterdam and surroundings came to see the spectaculair return of this former steam ship from the Holland America Line.
With the fast ferry of Stena Line on her heels this Big Lady made a lovely entrance on the Nieuwe Waterweg.This ended the return of the former flagship of the Holland America Line. The Rotterdam is going to serve as a hotel, congress space and study-institute. Probably in November the first launch-rooms will open, at Christmas the museum round will follow which also includes the engine room. The hotel will be opened in January 2009.
E.B.S. has the pleasure to welcome this steamship as the first one in the habour of Rotterdam.