{"id":3492,"date":"2011-07-05T23:43:43","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T05:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/?page_id=3492"},"modified":"2023-06-12T10:09:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T14:09:40","slug":"rotterdam-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/city-guide\/europe-city-guides\/netherlands-city-guides\/rotterdam-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotterdam, Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The second-largest city in the Netherlands, Rotterdam is home to some 1.6 million people. A major international centre of commerce, Rotterdam\u2019s main claim to fame is its sprawling port that connects the North Sea with the rest of Europe. In fact, Rotterdam was ranked the world\u2019s busiest port up until 2004 when that distinction was passed to Shanghai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coupled with Rotterdam\u2019s rich history, this enormous port area makes the city a popular port of call for both cruise ships and river cruise ships alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like many European cities, World War II had a devastating effect on Rotterdam. Following the German invasion in 1940, the town centre was nearly destroyed and almost one thousand people were killed. Rather than trying to recover what was lost, the city rebuilt in the postwar years by tearing down old or bombed-out buildings. The result today is a city that is at once historic and modern, and one which changes its appearance on a street-by-street basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As with many river cruise ports, you\u2019re not far from the action in Rotterdam. Ships typically tie up at various locations within the Port of Rotterdam, all of which are close to the action in this fantastic city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This friendly Dutch city offers numerous possibilities for those arriving by river cruise ship:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rotterdam, Netherlands History The second-largest city in the Netherlands, Rotterdam is home to some 1.6 million people. A major international centre of commerce, Rotterdam\u2019s main claim to fame is its sprawling port that connects the North Sea with the rest of Europe. In fact, Rotterdam was ranked the world\u2019s busiest port up until 2004 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":5702,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3492"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3492\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}