Here’s my pic of the Eurodam all lit up in San Juan … we had a great cruise … thanks to all for making this a vacation of a lifetime … and our 30th anniversary a special time. — Bob and Diane Cronk.
What’s big and green and occupies one third of Stockholm’s total land area? Parks. Stockholm is an exceptionally green city, and the best place to experience that green is in the former royal deer park known as Djurgarden.
Veendam’s Crew Purser Kateryna sent us this fun post. A photo contest was held on board ms Veendam last month. During three weeks there were three rounds for the best picture with the themes: “Crew at Work or Play,” “Landscape” and “Seascape.” A lot of talented photographers submitted their pictures, and the three winners were… read more of “Veendam’s…”
Dear Holland America, Here are some pictures taken by Uruguayan people. We enjoyed the cruise so much and we hope to see you again as soon as possible. Family Alves and family Estevez
We received this nice note from recent guests aboard Zuiderdam. I had written previously that we were expecting a wonderful cruise on Zuiderdam. Well, it surpassed all of our expectations. Never has the service on HAL been more attentive without being obtrusive. Your concierges May and Arve were the best ever, and went out of… read more of “Accolades for…”
Thanks to our favorite stage manager, Aaron, who sent us these photos of the local entertainment performing aboard Volendam in Shanghai. Don’t try these tricks at home!
You saw the movie “Mamma Mia,” right? If not, surely you know some of the lyrics to the many ABBA tunes that became worldwide hits. But ABBA is only one of Sweden’s exports to the world. Others include safe cars like SAAB and Volvo, Swedish meatballs, Absolut vodka, the Nobel Prize, IKEA, Bjorn Borg, Swedish… read more of “Stockholm, the…”
Amsterdam arrived at the new Smith Cove Cruise Terminal, Pier 91 in Seattle today. It’s the first ship of the season! Photographer Steve Schimmelman of Sun Photography snapped these photos of the ship’s arrival. Because the weather was a little hazy, they are going to try to take more photos during sailaway this afternoon, so… read more of “Amsterdam Arrives…”