Photos: Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 GoldenArtists, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain After Katsushika Hokusai, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Photo credits
Photos: Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 GoldenArtists, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain After Katsushika Hokusai, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
A maritime warehouse and a full-size replica ship, live
Your local guide
Thomas Dekker
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Highlights
- A seventeenth-century naval warehouse's huge scale
- An inner courtyard built for loading straight from the water
- A full-size replica of a historic trading ship
- Rigging details explained, not just admired
- A fuller look at the city's relationship with water
About this tour
This session looks at a former naval warehouse and the full-size replica ship moored beside it, together telling the story of the city's trading power at its height. You see the warehouse's huge scale from outside, cross into its open inner courtyard, and finish at the ship's rigging and hull up close. It is a maritime history session built around real, tangible scale rather than a list of dates.
We spend roughly equal time on the warehouse, its courtyard and the ship, since each explains a different part of the same story. I point out specific rigging details on the ship rather than describing it in general terms.
It suits anyone interested in maritime history or how these huge trading ships actually worked. It pairs well with the harbour islands session for a fuller look at the city's relationship with the water.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Amsterdam before heading out.
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Scheepvaartmuseum Exterior 21 min
You see a seventeenth-century naval warehouse built around a huge inner courtyard, and I explain what it stored during the height of the city's trading power.
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Warehouse Courtyard 21 min
The camera crosses into the building's large open courtyard, and I point out how the surrounding wings were designed for loading goods straight from the water.
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Replica Ship 21 min
We finish at a full-size replica of a historic trading ship moored just outside, and I point out details in its rigging that explain how it was actually sailed.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Amsterdam: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Dutch cheese (Gouda, Edam) and De Pijp, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Amsterdam time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 9 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Amsterdam, showing you Scheepvaartmuseum Exterior and Warehouse Courtyard live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I film the warehouse and the ship moored beside it.
Times shown in Amsterdam time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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