This is the butchering and meat preparation area on Westerdam. I asked the forklift operator if she had any idea when she was a kid that she was destined to grow up and drive a Lamborghini at work.
One of the many store areas that need to be fully loaded during the 10 hours the boat will be at dock. In this short period they need all that is needed to keep 1, passengers well fed and happy and the person crew will all they need for the week as well. These stores need to be loaded fast but they also need to be secured against pitching and rolling if the ship encounters rough seas as it heads north to Alaska in the open ocean outside of Vancouver island.
One of the multiple turbo chargers from one of the five diesel engines. One cylinder bank from a 15, hp V16 diesel engine. One cylinder head of one of the 5 massive diesel engines on Westerdam.
The 40 kn crane used to service the 6 engines and generators on Westerdam. General Electric LM gas turbine generator. Injection lines and control system from the GE LM gas turbine. One of the Azipods. Below this pod is a 24, hp electric motor running one of the two main props. The Azipod can rotate through degrees allowing the boat to powered forward, backward, toward a dock, or any other direction.
In the hands of a skilled operators, these two pods at the back of the Westerdam can move the boat in any direction including directly sideways through skilled use of opposing thrust vectors from the two units.
The dual redundant electric motors that run the hydraulic pumps that control the rotation of the 24, hp ABB azipods. Looking across the breadth of the Westerdam bridge. The view the Captain has when docking the Westerdam. This is from the starboard bridge wing. This glass bottomed bridge extension protrudes out beyond the side of the boat which really helps. The challenge is he also need to line the boat up fore and aft with pedestrian walkway just visible in the distance behind the white crew walkway.
Most shore side facilities are able to slide fore and aft to accommodate different boat positions but, in Seattle, the Captain needs to get it right. If you look carefully at the row of semi-spherical lights down the side of the boat, you will see that one is painted red. He needs to line up the red painted light with the pedestrian walkway base while docking the boat. Easy : This is the reason the side of the Westerdam is unblemished and shiny white.
Looking across the main engine control room with the engineering staff keeping an eye on things. The main oiling system on a V16 diesel showing current oil temperatures, oil filter restriction, oil cooler operation, oil tank level, and the spot temperatures each crankshaft main bearing throw.
The electrical room where power from all 6 generators is managed. The Westerdam IT center where many internet and many video channels are managed and distributed throughout the ship. The machine shop where custom parts and replacement equipment can be fabricated. The least desirable job on Westerdam. This job requires suiting up in a disposable suit and air filtration system to go inside the sediment tanks where the waste fuel substances that have settled off or been filtered out of the heavy oil the ship runs on when off shore.
I asked the Chief how late and how often you have to sleep in to earn this job North Puget Sound Technology Series. March 1, at am. Tim C says:. Tim H says:. James Hamilton says:. Alex Goodwin says:. March 2, at pm. Marc King says:. March 3, at am. Louis Messer says:. Implemented fleetwide in , "Club Orange" program provides exclusive amenities to Suite passengers booked in categories Neptune and Pinnacle.
Bonus perks by this program include:. Westerdam's Vista Dining Room is a 2-deck venue at the aft end of the vessel. One deck is allocated for the guests who choose conventional fixed-seating dining and the other for open seating passengers can either make a reservation or simply walk in.
For those who prefer to be seated at small or large tables should use the reservation system. Three themed teas - Cupcake, Indonesian and Royal Dutch - are served once during a sailing. Holland America's Lido buffet rates among the best organized at sea. Open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night snacks, the spot is in bright, jazzy colors with seating in the main pool area under a magrodome cover sliding glass roof and on the adjacent aft deck.
Food is arranged in themed stations that serve up sandwiches made to order, salads, pizza, sushi, stir-fries and typical hot fare. Thus, you don't have to wait behind a passenger picking through the salad bar if you want to move on to the meat station. The Queen's Lounge offers musical performances with B. King's Blues Club experience for five nights per week. The Digital Workshop, powered by Microsoft, is a dedicated computing education venue, with two rows of computers fronting a big, wall-mounted monitor hooked into the computer of the instructor, to graphically demonstrate each step.
Follows the complete list of ms Westerdam lounges, clubs and other entertainment venues for kids, teens and adults. In the period September through April , the ship is deployed in Asia for a total of 10 itineraries ranging days and visiting China, Japan, Korea, Russia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam.
Asian season starts with day Pacific crossing from Vancouver to Yokohama Japan. Back-to-back cruises can be booked as longer "Collectors Voyage". By late spring , HAL-Holland America Line will have its entire fleet back into service with the restart of three more vessels.
MS Noordam is While HAL-Holland America continues to work with government and port authorities to develop plans to return to operation, the company announced it is HAL-Holland America Line launched a new initiative in an effort to get cruisers to book a trip, by offering free flights and transfers on select Bruinsma, Bote Gosse.
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