Thanks to guests Don and Cheri for sending in these nice words about one of our staff members. Travel Guide Ian Page has been on the Eurodam for two of our Transatlantics. He is a wonderful wealth of information. Not only does the preview all the ports, he waits for you as you leave the… read more of “Staff Member…”
On a quiet day in Kristiansand we decided to replace some broken bulbs in the display cabinet of some of the antiques that we have on board. I took the opportunity to make some quick repairs on the ship model in the case. Over the years the anchor had dropped off as well as the… read more of “Captain’s…”
Zaandam Captain Pieter Jan Van Maurik recently gave out Service Awards to some crew members. Congratulations to all the wonderful recipients.
With the Alaska Season starting up again, the crew can play soccer in Juneau. The Zuiderdam is in Juneau, together with our sister ship the Westerdam and also the Star Princess. This makes for some good games. The Zuiderdam players beat both the Westerdam & Star Princess Team! We hope they are up for a… read more of “Zuiderdam Soccer…”
Guest Lynda Gavigan Halttunen and her husband Don sent us several great posts from their 30-day South Pacific cruise on Westerdam. Enjoy “cruising” with them! Today we stopped in Bora Bora for two days! The morning sun rising over the mountain was spectacular. The first day we took the local $5 shuttle bus to the… read more of “Cruise Diary: Bora…”
Belly Dancer Lorna Gow sailed on Noordam as part of the line’s On Location enrichment program. She blogged about her experience and shared it with us. Here’s her first entry. Thanks, Lorna! So, my ‘normal’ job is that of a bellydancer on the Nile, Cairo. Granted there are perhaps few that would call this ‘normal’… read more of “On Location:…”
Guests on Nieuw Amsterdam are having a great time learning the Jive as part of the Dancing with the Stars: at Sea programming.
Five-Star Mariners Jan and Dick Yetke set sail on Prinsendam’s 64-day Grand Mediterranean Voyage in March, and we’ll catch up as quickly as possible. Enjoy the journey with Jan and Dick! We arrived in Barcelona for a 2-day stay right on time at 8 a.m. this morning. We love Barcelona! There are many things to see… read more of “Cruise Dairy:…”