Rotterdam for sale
Rotterdam's Woonbron wants to get rid of the SS "Rotterdam", the
corporation announced on June 6, 2011. Tuesday, 07.Jun.2011, 14:15 (GMT+3)
Rotterdam's Woonbron wants to get rid of the SS "Rotterdam", the
corporation announced on June 6, 2011.
Woonbron intends to sell the ship
as quickly as possible, "but for a reasonable price." The former
steamship is berthed on the waterfront of the peninsula Katendrecht
being used as a hotel.
In February 2010 the former flagship of the
Holland America Line opened the doors to the public. The first year
there were around 500,000 visitors and sales totaled 40 million Euro.
The operating company expected100000 visitors in the first year about
100,000 people.
But setbacks, including the removal of asbestos,
increased the renovation costs to over 240 million Eruo. The opening was
originally planned for the summer of 2009, but had to be postponed.
Woonbron got in big financial trouble and was temporarily placed under
financial supervision.