The Canal Boats – part 1

Sitting here at the dining table every day, I get to see every tour boat that comes by to Gassan Diamonds.  I probably should be recording times, but I really don’t care that much.

What I see, well that’s changing every day (as the weather improves).  But I do have a good sense of the tour companies in play.

Lovers

This is the big company.  They have many boats with different colors and ads.

Hop On/Off

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These are the most frequent.  There names change daily, but I’ve seen the boats named:

  • BZN 1
  • BZN 2
  • BZN 3
  • BZN 4
  • Aimée
  • Pierre Janssen

POL (Plain Old Lovers)

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I’ve only seen two of these so far.  But so infrequently, their names escape me (other than the Jannes Lovers pictured).

Ads

We have the Keukenhof Tulips

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The Artis Zoo

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The Hard Rock Cafe

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Rederij Lovers

Not sure if this is owned by the same people or a competitor

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American Canal Cruises

The two most frequent boats are the Amstel-Jade and Amstel-Aquamarijn, with occasional visits from the Amstel-Robijn and the Amstel-Diamant.

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Holland International

Just showed up for the first time on 4/10

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Blue Boat Company

It’s electric!

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Canal.nl

First time on 4/12.

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