Departure of ms Rotterdam VII to New York to commemorate 150 years since the first passenger ship of the Holland America Line (HAL) left for the United States. Also a tribute to the first public round to 'The Perfect Picture'of RTL, Canon and KameraExpress: 'Splash'.
MS Rotterdam departed from the Wilhelminakade at Kop van Zuid near Hotel New York on Saturday, October 15, 2022. On both the Kop van Zuid side and on the opposite side at the Veerhaven, there was a crowd waving goodbye to the ms Rotterdam with white handkerchiefs. The photo was taken from the Veerhaven side at a sloping quay right next to Zenne.
Both sides were celebrating with music and performances. On the Wilhelminakade was the Rotterdam artist Frank in Person. He sang from an aerial platform set up on the Wilhelminakade several covers of Frank Sinatra including, as a farewell, "New York, New York.
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