My wife and I crossed on the New Amsterdam in 1964, It was a wonderful voyage. How great to see this video. I have only still pictures taken from the ship. Compared to the United States on which we crossed in1966, it had much more elegant interiors, thought much slower. Nothing compares to steaming out of NY Harbor past the Statue of Liberty and out to the North Atlantic.
I think SS Nieuw Amsterdam is far more prettier & graceful of the 2. I would gladly sail on the Nieuw Amsterdam over the united states. Maybe I'm not seeing it, but so special about Old Lady uss united states? I just can't see what makes her great.
I never tire of seeing footage of the Big U. The portions showing HAL's Nieuw Amsterdam is a bonus! Two of the most glamorous liners of the 50s all in one video. WOW! Kudos to you!
What a great video!!! The sound track could have been right off of WPAT while the ships were sailing.. Pier 40 was always so great to watch a sailing from too.. Thanks for sharing this.. Cheers
I found out from Mother that that worked at HAl from 62 to 74. If they were in Hoboken those years then yes he was there. I have some neat HAL stuff still around here.
Hi they left Hoboken in 1963. I can still remember how sad a day it was in Hoboken .They were in Hoboken at the time over 60 years .Where HAL"s 5th st pier was ,is now a great walkway and park .With great views of NYC .There was nothing like watching the HAL ships go out in the wintertime at night with the NYC shyline as back drop !! But it was time for HAL to have a new pier .And pier 40 at the time was a big deal .With parking on the pier right along side the side .
Well the Nieuw Amsterdam was the most beautiful liner ever, but a close 2nd was the SS United States and please, my dear American friends, please lift yourself out of your democratic disfunction and a) elect a decent president instead of an uncurious moral dullard and b) urge the government to save the SS United States, restore her and turn her into a roving ambassador and friend of the world that you can be proud of (and believe me, you would have every right to be).
Well, my dear American friends, if you don't save the beautiful SS United States, the last surviving great liner (as the poor SS France is dying on the beaches of Alang at this moment), you will go down in history as having never taken the chance to have redeemed yourselves from electing the worst leader in the history of time.
Nice footage. Makes me wanna be there so badly! I just wish the two ships actually crossed eachother or went one after the other out at the same time. Oh, the great liners, two very nice.
That video was filmed from pier 40 in New York. It was the Holland America HQ. My dad worked there from 1963 to 1973. My parents sailed her numerous times. Dad, I assumed sailed at a discount being a sales rep.
I wish Norwegian line (current SS US owners) would take the ship to Hawaii and use it as a hotel for passengers of their NCL America ships. Anything to save it from the beaches of India....
She was scrapped precisely 34 years ago in Keelung Taiwan. After 36 years of HAL service. She was also the passenger liner who closed Holland America Line trans Atlantic Service between Rotterdam and New York November 1971. After that she was used as full time cruise ship.
Thanks for the great footage! 'Nieuw Amsterdam' was the most perfectly proportioned liner of all time (in my view). Although I'm happy to see her younger sister 'Rotterdam' preserved and due back in her home port, I'd rather NA had made it! Hopefully 'The Big U' will survive. Wake up, my transatlantic cousins (let's forget Iraq and your current president for now) and save your heritage! Just quit that pointless consumerist stuff and divert some of your wealth to a great national cause!
Sad Both The SS United Staes And Ameruca Are Both Dissolving Before Our Eys But The SS Americas Already Under Water Because Her Lower Stuchture Gave Out And She Clappesed Right Into The Ocean
Looking once again to the video. It appear to me that the footage is not from the 1950's. The footage is shot after 1963. The Nieuw Amsterdam is departing from the new New York Holland America Line pier 40. This pier was taken in service in 1963. This pier have a parking lot on the roof. Also the pier boost 3 berths in the video you see an HAL vessel berthed on the river site berth.
My wife and I crossed on the New Amsterdam in 1964, It was a wonderful voyage. How great to see this video. I have only still pictures taken from the ship. Compared to the United States on which we crossed in1966, it had much more elegant interiors, thought much slower. Nothing compares to steaming out of NY Harbor past the Statue of Liberty and out to the North Atlantic.
jonathannh 1 year ago
I look at Nieuw Amsterdam & I see very graceful lines. Her Holland-American funnels are dazzeling. united states, she seems so plain
SuperTitanicfreak 1 year ago
I think SS Nieuw Amsterdam is far more prettier & graceful of the 2. I would gladly sail on the Nieuw Amsterdam over the united states. Maybe I'm not seeing it, but so special about Old Lady uss united states? I just can't see what makes her great.
SuperTitanicfreak 1 year ago
I never tire of seeing footage of the Big U. The portions showing HAL's Nieuw Amsterdam is a bonus! Two of the most glamorous liners of the 50s all in one video. WOW! Kudos to you!
BlueEyedCubTN 1 year ago
What a great video!!! The sound track could have been right off of WPAT while the ships were sailing.. Pier 40 was always so great to watch a sailing from too.. Thanks for sharing this.. Cheers
SeaTravelr123 2 years ago
Real glamour!....
noodiethetiger 2 years ago
I found out from Mother that that worked at HAl from 62 to 74. If they were in Hoboken those years then yes he was there. I have some neat HAL stuff still around here.
mikecio1 3 years ago
Hi they left Hoboken in 1963. I can still remember how sad a day it was in Hoboken .They were in Hoboken at the time over 60 years .Where HAL"s 5th st pier was ,is now a great walkway and park .With great views of NYC .There was nothing like watching the HAL ships go out in the wintertime at night with the NYC shyline as back drop !! But it was time for HAL to have a new pier .And pier 40 at the time was a big deal .With parking on the pier right along side the side .
Mrveendam 2 years ago
Sorry for not checking back. If they were at Hoboken in 62 then he worked there. He was in cruise sales.
mikecio1 3 years ago
Well the Nieuw Amsterdam was the most beautiful liner ever, but a close 2nd was the SS United States and please, my dear American friends, please lift yourself out of your democratic disfunction and a) elect a decent president instead of an uncurious moral dullard and b) urge the government to save the SS United States, restore her and turn her into a roving ambassador and friend of the world that you can be proud of (and believe me, you would have every right to be).
sightscreen66 3 years ago
Well, my dear American friends, if you don't save the beautiful SS United States, the last surviving great liner (as the poor SS France is dying on the beaches of Alang at this moment), you will go down in history as having never taken the chance to have redeemed yourselves from electing the worst leader in the history of time.
sightscreen66 3 years ago
Well, there WAS Nero...
wme79736 2 years ago
Nice footage. Makes me wanna be there so badly! I just wish the two ships actually crossed eachother or went one after the other out at the same time. Oh, the great liners, two very nice.
ManWhoLovesTheMary 3 years ago
Hi did your dad work in Hoboken before they moved to pier 40?
Mrveendam 3 years ago
Hi did your dad work at the Hoboken pier before they move to Pier 40 ?
Mrveendam 3 years ago
Hi did your dad work in Hoboken before the move to pier 40 ? I can still remember the last ship laving Hoboken @! It was a sad day in Hoboken .
Mrveendam 3 years ago
that was a very good movie it really gives me an idea of what the ship looks like for a history pro
cressmab 4 years ago
That video was filmed from pier 40 in New York. It was the Holland America HQ. My dad worked there from 1963 to 1973. My parents sailed her numerous times. Dad, I assumed sailed at a discount being a sales rep.
mikecio1 4 years ago
I wish Norwegian line (current SS US owners) would take the ship to Hawaii and use it as a hotel for passengers of their NCL America ships. Anything to save it from the beaches of India....
DavePlaysTrombone 4 years ago
She was scrapped precisely 34 years ago in Keelung Taiwan. After 36 years of HAL service. She was also the passenger liner who closed Holland America Line trans Atlantic Service between Rotterdam and New York November 1971. After that she was used as full time cruise ship.
Maasdam1993 4 years ago
Aww, I thought it was going to show the two ships meet eachother side by side or something. Well, beautiful views all the same!!!
ManWhoLovesTheMary 4 years ago
Great. I used to be a Steward on board of
the s.s. Nieuw Amsterdam (1963).
wobila 4 years ago
Thanks for the great footage! 'Nieuw Amsterdam' was the most perfectly proportioned liner of all time (in my view). Although I'm happy to see her younger sister 'Rotterdam' preserved and due back in her home port, I'd rather NA had made it! Hopefully 'The Big U' will survive. Wake up, my transatlantic cousins (let's forget Iraq and your current president for now) and save your heritage! Just quit that pointless consumerist stuff and divert some of your wealth to a great national cause!
sightscreen66 4 years ago
The Rotterdam was not a sister ship to the Nieuw Amsterdam. Both vessels where fleet mates and boost a different and unique design.
Maasdam1993 2 years ago
Sad Both The SS United Staes And Ameruca Are Both Dissolving Before Our Eys But The SS Americas Already Under Water Because Her Lower Stuchture Gave Out And She Clappesed Right Into The Ocean
tnandori 4 years ago
Great video love the Nieuw Amsterdam part. Simply Grand.
Maasdam1993 4 years ago
Looking once again to the video. It appear to me that the footage is not from the 1950's. The footage is shot after 1963. The Nieuw Amsterdam is departing from the new New York Holland America Line pier 40. This pier was taken in service in 1963. This pier have a parking lot on the roof. Also the pier boost 3 berths in the video you see an HAL vessel berthed on the river site berth.
Maasdam1993 4 years ago