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Topic: Missed s.s. Rotterdam of HAL so much.

herman aruso
Just Boarded
Member # 5836

posted 07-31-2005 02:57 PM

Hello everybodies. How do you do.
I hope you are always healthy wealthy and wise.
Please call me Herman Aruso, remembering to F.X. Putroko who named me aros for stand rice in Spanish after we leaved Caracas Venezuela some day in 1977.
I found this site by a Google click after I search down a long lasting name of Janny Weggemans.
A most beautiful FOM onboard s.s. Rotterdam 1976/1977.
Oh s.s. Rotterdam. Many thanks for everythings but for a little silly thing I felt a life sorrow very much and missed you so much. I do not know how can I come onboard again at least once before I die sometime. Now almost 62 on next 24 Feb. Retired from Jakarta government public services since 2000 and enjoy a small family bussines in Telecommunication and Internet Cafe at a sorrounding hotels area in Jakarta.
Anybody who visite Jakarta and stay in Grand Hyatt Hotel, just walk 300 meters behind the West-ward SOGO. You will find a Wartel & Warnet Raisson in front of a flood-control Canal of Cideng. You may enjoy our local resto known as rumah makan Padang too. Have a bon apetite and always have a nice stay.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 07-31-2005 04:10 PM

Welcome aboard Herman.

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bulbousbow
First Class Passenger
Member # 4440

posted 08-02-2005 10:43 PM

Saw this post a bit late, however...welcome aboard Herman Aruso!

It is amazing how Cruise Talk reaches far flung places. Do we have other CTers from Indonesia?

Enjoy your stay!

******

Cheers

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 08-03-2005 07:56 AM

Welcome aboard, Herman.

What a surprise to see you mention Janny Weggeman's name. I know Janny very well and still keep in contact with her. Yesterday a friend of mine who is sailing on the Maasdam, had lunch with Janny in Rotterdam where the ship was docked for the day.

Do you know Janny? Did you work for HAL?

I last sailed with Janny in 1993 on the Rotterdam V, - she was the Purser.

The Rotterdam V no longer sails - she is docked in Rotterdam. If you look up Willem van der Leek's posts on this board, you will see his photos of the Rotterdam V as she made her way across the Atlantic towed by a tug.

Willlem, if you see this post, will you please reply to Herman

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Willem
First Class Passenger
Member # 3005

posted 08-03-2005 08:31 AM

quote:
Originally posted by sympatico:
Welcome aboard, Herman.

The Rotterdam V no longer sails - she is docked in Rotterdam. If you look up Willem van der Leek's posts on this board, you will see his photos of the Rotterdam V as she made her way across the Atlantic towed by a tug.
Willlem, if you see this post, will you please reply to Herman

I just catched the message

Herman, I don't know if you are aware of the story about the ship.
HAL sold her in 1997 to Premier Cruises, which went bankrupt in 2000.
The ship was laid up in Freeport Bahamas.
On 1 May 2003 the ship was purchased by her builders, Rotterdam Drydock Company and came into posession of a new company, s.s. Rotterdam B.V.
In July 2004, the ship was towed to the yard in Gibraltar and I had the pleasure to stay on board for a week.
However, in 2004, the City of Rotterdam was shocked by the 'Port scandal', during which RDM went bankrupt and Rotterdam Port Authority became the owner of the ship.
A company, called HCO2 intended to buy the ship, but after exmanination of the asbestos problem, they withdraw.
On 30 June a consortium of a housing company Woonbron and the investor Eurobalance purchased the ship and the plans are still to bring her back to her homeport Rotterdam. This will be done in 2006.
There have been changes in the plan, as there will be no hotel on board as was the original RDM plan.
There will be restaurants on board and of course, a part of the ship will become a museum.

More news can be found on following websites:

Steamship Rotterdam Foundation
http://www.ssrotterdam.net/

De Rotterdam (Dutch only)
http://www.derotterdam.com/

Rotterdams Dagblad - dossier ss Rotterdam (Dutch only)
http://www.rotterdamsdagblad.nl/extra/ssrotterdam

and Willem's Maritime Pages:
http://www.vdleek.nl

Very kind regards,

Willem van der Leek
"It's good to see a well-run site!"
http://www.vdleek.nl

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herman aruso
Just Boarded
Member # 5836

posted 08-05-2005 12:28 PM

Thanks to Sympatico.
Would you please send my best regard to Miss Janny Weggemans. From her I hope can get some other information about others. Thanks again.

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herman aruso
Just Boarded
Member # 5836

posted 08-05-2005 12:35 PM

Thanks to Willem van der Leek.
Could not word a single about s.s. Rotterdam V.
She bounced me that much.

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herman aruso
Just Boarded
Member # 5836

posted 08-05-2005 12:39 PM

Thanks to Malcolm and Bulbousbow.
Have nice stay too. What such a warm greeting.

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Green
First Class Passenger
Member # 171

posted 08-05-2005 11:31 PM

Welcome aboard Herman!

I remember Janny Weggeman too - a lovely lady, friendly and fun - and she knew her job well.

Can't recall when we sailed with her but have a feeling it was on the Rotterdam.

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herman aruso
Just Boarded
Member # 5836

posted 08-06-2005 12:43 AM

Hi Green.
Thanks fyi.
I hope Janny and all member of s.s. Rotterdam V would see these messages and reply as well.
Have a nice stay.

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 08-06-2005 08:42 AM

quote:
Originally posted by herman aruso:
Hi Green.
Thanks fyi.
I hope Janny and all member of s.s. Rotterdam V would see these messages and reply as well.
Have a nice stay.

Herman - spoke to Janny last week via e-mail and she does not read Cruise Talk or for that matter any of the cruise boards. She is enjoying her retirement.

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herman aruso
Just Boarded
Member # 5836

posted 08-07-2005 07:12 AM

Hi Green.
You must be a wonderful couple with Diane for me.
Wow what I have to say deeply to both of you.
Thankyou very much indeed.
It was so nice such both of you keep trying for a tapping me and Miss Janny Weggemans from the past time of 1977.
She was right since she has worked with so many peoples o.b. s.s. Rotterdam V. Let us her enjoy her retirement as well.
It was so sorry if my email would bothered her stay.
Since these are nothing todo with her. But just say hello.
Actually my name was Suratman Rais.
Have been worked in FO or Purser Office of s.s. Rotterdam.
We embarked from Singapore on March 3, 1976 with Sumarmo, Deddy Rustandi, Erasmus Hutabarat, Frans Putroko, Setyohadi Stephanus, Arifin Somadiredja and Suhadi Suharjono.
As a first Indonesian Petit Officer worked for Purser Office.
My deepest condolance to the passes away of Meneer A.A. Adriaansens. I have called him in personly an artist in tasting.
Bill Dirksen or Meneer Williams Dirksen was the Purser at the moment. I touch my bold head for all my old friends and welcoming all new friends as both of you the Sympatico as well.
Have always a nice day.
Goodbye for Miss Janny Weggemans.
It was something wrong with my legs.

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