Maritime Museum Close to the Cruise Terminal and the city centre of Rotterdam The collection of the Rotterdam Maritime Museum, which spans six centuries of Dutch maritime history, is among the largest and finest in the world. The Mataró-model The Mataró model, the icon of the collection This oldest ship

Holland America Line celebrating 150th anniversary in 2023 On 15 October 1872, an SS Rotterdam sailed from Rotterdam to New York for the first time along what was the brand-new Nieuwe Waterweg at the time. It was to be the start of a regular service of many years between Rotterdam

City archivist and Rotterdam City Archive director. We speak with Mrs Jantje Steenhuis about old passenger lists of Holland America Line and about finding your roots. But first we ask her about the function of the City Archive and what it means for the citizens. On the day before this

Loos is housed in Het Atlantic Huis, a premises with a rich shipping history. It is a 100% Rotterdam café-restaurant with a ‘grand café couleur locale,’ as they say in Paris. We speak with assistant manager Shafana. ‘Since 1988, Loos has been housed in the monumental premises across the historical