Practical

Public transport

Arriving at Rotterdam Central Station:
-From Rotterdam/The Hague airport, take bus 33
-From Amsterdam Schiphol airport, take the train.
-From Eindhoven airport, take bus 400 or 401 to Eindhoven Central station, and proceed your trip from there.
-Many international trains directly arrive at Rotterdam Central Station.

Reaching ss Rotterdam from Rotterdam Central Station:
There are different options depending on your time of arrival, and how adventurous you feel:
-The coolest, strongly recommended route would be to take metroline E (direction Slinge) to ‘Leuvehaven’ (or walk through the city center) and book your Watertaxi (in advance) to go from stop ‘Centrum (47)’ directly to ‘ss Rotterdam (56)’.
-Alternatively, arrive with the same metro at metrostop ‘Rijnhaven’ and take bus 77 or the free shuttle to arrive at ss Rotterdam (shuttles on Mondays – Thursdays between 8:00-11:30h and 15:00-19:00h, leaves from the taxi-parking at Rijnhaven, or call the driver at +31 10 297 30 96).
-Plan your trip with metro-, tram- and bus lines in and around Rotterdam
-Plan your Watertaxi trip (pro-tip: download the Watertaxi Rotterdam app)

Travel by plane

The main airport of The Netherlands is Schiphol airport and is located in Amsterdam.

Smaller airports are Eindhoven airport and Rotterdam/The Hague airport

Travel by car

From the A16 highway, it takes 10 minutes to drive to the ship. Check the route here: routebeschrijving.

Parking spots are available on the quay.

Accomodation

You can book a room at the SS Rotterdam itself.
If you prefer to book a room at a nearby hotel, we recommend staying somewhere near the ‘Centrum (47)’, ‘Willemskade (53)’ or ‘Hotel New York (44)’ stop of the Watertaxi for a swift commute to the ss Rotterdam (stop 56).

You can even book a stay at on of the architectural highlights of Rotterdam: ‘Kubuswoningen’ (Cubical houses).

Sightseeing

You could use the waterbus for a tour over the river Maas towards the famous mills of Kinderdijk and the historical city center of Dordrecht.

Architectural highlights:
Erasmusbrug
‘Blaaktoren’ (Blaaktower)
‘Kubuswoningen’ (Cubical houses)
Markthal
Euromast
Fun area for dinner/drinks: Witte de Withstraat

Recommended museums in Rotterdam:
https://www.boijmans.nl/en
https://www.kunsthal.nl/en
https://chabotmuseum.nl/english
https://www.nederlandsfotomuseum.nl/en/
https://maritiemmuseum.nl/en

Organizing Committee

Jeroen Pasterkamp, Vamshidhar Vangoor, Pavol Zelina, Anna Wiersema, and Denise van der Heijden

Contact: imndmeeting@outlook.com