HAL blogger Gary Frink currently is sailing on board Oosterdam and will be sending in posts from his voyage. ABOARD OOSTERDAM, EN ROUTE HONOLULU TO VANCOUVER B.C. “We train the dining room stewards and cabin attendants at the Holland America facility in Jakarta, Indonesia. The cooks and beverage people are trained at a similar school…   read more of “Cruise Diary: Meet…”

Thanks to Westerdam passenger Rob Weber for sharing a photo from his time at Half Moon Cay. March break memories in Half Moon Cay aboard Westerdam. The photo is of my daughter, Hannah.

Guests Jan and Dick Yetke set sail on Prinsendam’s 64-day Grand Mediterranean Voyage in March, and we’ve just received these wonderful posts. We’ll catch up as quickly as possible. Enjoy the journey with Jan and Dick! This was our first ever stop in Cyprus. Not sure if you all know this, but Cyprus is a…   read more of “Cruise Diary:…”

After publishing a post from Julian H. Preisler, we got this incredible note from a reader. What a random and exciting discovery! My name is Nicholas Van Herpen and am a 4 Star Mariner and regularly check out the H/A blog. Today I found a photo from a Mr. Julian H. Preisler showing some photos…   read more of “Blog Reader Makes…”

Guest Marijane Carlos has sailed with us many times, and she shared some of her special memories. Passing Great Piton Mountain as we sail away from St. Lucia on the Noordam.

Noel Bell, HAL guest and frequent blog contributor, is on Noordam for 21 days and is sharing with us photos from his trip. Here are beautiful photos taken during his calls throughout Greece.

Here is the Prinsendam team proudly celebrating 140 years of success with the officers serving the crew a delicious meal. Here’s wishing HAL many more to come!

HAL blogger Gary Frink currently is sailing on board Oosterdam and will be sending in posts from his voyage. I had one duty to perform on my second April 21, and first day ever in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Jeanne and I live within a mortar drop of the Shenandoah National Park Headquarters, located east…   read more of “Cruise Diary:…”