Dutch TV host and adventure seeker Charlotte van Hoorn was on board Noordam for a Caribbean cruise and sent in posts during her voyage. Favorites of a 3-Star Mariner – Favorite Crew Member From the Mariner Society Luncheon, past the Chocolate Buffet and specialty dining evenings through to the last night’s Baked Alaska Parade of… read more of “Cruise Diary:…”
Dutch TV host and adventure seeker Charlotte van Hoorn is on board Noordam for a Caribbean cruise and she’ll be sending in posts during her voyage. Favorites of a 3-Star Mariner – Favorite Dining Experience I thought this was a no-brainer, but then the specialty choices just kept comin’. Of course the Formal Nights are… read more of “Cruise Diary:…”
Dutch TV host and adventure seeker Charlotte van Hoorn is on board Noordam for a Caribbean cruise and she’ll be sending in posts during her voyage. Favorites of a 3-Star Mariner – Favorite Public Space Of all the choices of lectures, activities and events aboard on a day at sea, the moments dedicated to quieting… read more of “Cruise Diary:…”
Dutch TV host and adventure seeker Charlotte van Hoorn is on board Noordam for a Caribbean cruise and she’ll be sending in posts during her voyage. Favorite Excursion: Aqua Trax Adventure – Half Moon Cay How great is this? Castaway on HAL’s private island with nothing but the burden of deciding – swimming on horseback… read more of “Cruise Diary:…”
Dutch TV host and adventure seeker Charlotte van Hoorn is on board Noordam for a Caribbean cruise and she’ll be sending in posts during her voyage. Favorite Cruise Day – Embarkation Day So eager for the fun to begin. Expectations running high and the HAL feature of getting us aboard swiftly before the shipboard lunch… read more of “Cruise Diary:…”
Congrats to Marcelino Machado Oliveira and Paola Claudia Crespo, junior housekeepers on Noordam, for their recent exchange of vows. They were married on Jan. 4, 2013, on the beautiful island of St. Thomas. We wish them all the best! P. L. Kaham is Noordam’s human resources manager.
Special thanks to HAL guest Robert Makofsky for sharing this review of musician’s Elio Pace concert during his New Year’s cruise to the southern Caribbean on Noordam. Life is a cornucopia of surprises. They don’t “set up” for you like the rain sets up from a distance with dark clouds and a light sprinkle at… read more of “Musician Elio Pace…”
January 31, 2006: The 81,769-ton, 1,918-passenger ms Noordam, the fourth ship to bear the name in the line’s history, is officially handed over from Fincantieri Shipyard in Marghera, Italy, to Holland America Line. The ship was christened Feb. 22, 2006, in New York City, by actress Marlee Matlin. Photo by blog fan Bert Lamers.
