I am sure everyone is wondering why its so hard to get help into Haiti. Here are a couple pictures of the coastline of Haiti that tell the story. Most of Haiti is mountainous terrain. There are very few roads and so its not so easy to get around. Apart from Port au Prince there…   read more of “Captain’s…”

Tom Plant recently sailed aboard Eurodam as part of the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association’s eastern Caribbean cruise and shared his account and some photos. Thanks Tom! To say this has been an interesting week would be a gross understatement. My wife Laura and I learned we would be joining a group from…   read more of “Wine at Sea — A…”

Zaandam ’s Housekeeping Team had a Family Makan in the famous Asian restaurant “Borobudur” in San Francisco, California. They wanted to share this momentous occasion with everyone.

Next year, most of our east coast turnarounds are going to be in Buenos Aires, so there will be a number of opportunities for guests who are embarking in Buenos Aires to come in early or if disembarking in Buenos Aires to spend a few days here at the end of the cruise. It’s truly…   read more of “The Feeneys…”

Noel Bell of Melbourne, Australia, sent us this note and video from his South Pacific cruise aboard ms Volendam. Thanks Noel! The Volendam traversed its way from Sydney, Australia, through the beautiful islands in the South Pacific including Noumea New Caledonia, Lifou and Isle Of Pines in the Loyalty Islands, Vila and Luganville in Vanuatu…   read more of “Volendam Video…”

Here are a few photos from the outfitting of the cabins on Nieuw Amsterdam.