Here is a nice shot at sunset on one of our overnights at Lima, Peru. I called it “Where are you Heading?” Jonathan Bailey is Rotterdam’s safety, environmental and health officer.

Captain Jonathan Mercer Thursday, March 1: The telephone next to the bed woke me up, a glance at the bedside clock, O Lord, 2 a.m., time for a quick shower and then to the bridge to prepare for departure Cairns. The inevitable coffee in hand, I walk to the bridge. It’s still raining, this surely…   read more of “Around the World…”

During Maasdam’s previous call in Castries, St. Lucia, crew members took part in a ziplining tour and had a great time. The guides in the ziplining park kept us all entertained as we flew through the lines and dropped from a tree. All in all everyone had a good time. This was a great place…   read more of “Maasdam Crew Goes…”

Welcome to the jungle! Myself and Alina Faustman, Youth Staff, were fortunate enough to enjoy the “Jungle Kayaking Adventure” in Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. We were surrounded by the rich flora and fauna, birds, howler monkeys and a sloth! The colors are so vibrant and the sounds of the jungle … AMAZING! Diana Anglos Librarian…   read more of “Explorer’s…”

On February 28, our son Tiziano celebrated his fifth birthday. We organized a special get-together for Tiziano. He is a huge Cars 2 fan, so he wanted that theme for his party. We had the movie playing and our Assistant Pastry Bienvenido Jr. Magalona Tigao made a beautiful cake in the shape of Finn McMissile,…   read more of “Happy 5th Birthday…”

Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012: We arrived in Cairns at 8 a.m. at the cruise terminal. The long entrance channel is tide restricted, vessels such as ours can only enter at certain states of tide and we were fortunate that an 0600 pilot, a reasonably civilised hour, was suitable for us. Even so, we have to…   read more of “Around the World…”

Well we just did our 3rd eastern cruise and as always it was great. The Eurodam is a clean, well maintained ship, professional staff both hotel and ship operations, that give you confidence they are capable of handling any issues during the trip. Will be doing number 4 next year… — Joseph and Wendy