Hello again from the Netherlands. The last few weeks we have been in Florida to catch some sun. We saw 4 HAL ships in Ft Lauderdale. Here you’ll find pictures of Noordam, Zuiderdam and Westerdam from Friday, December 3 and Eurodam from December 4.
HAL blog contributor Bert and wife Carla Lamers submitted this festive kerstkaart, Dutch for Christmas card, of Noordam at port in Rotterdam. Season’s Greeting!
James Deering has been a cruise ship hotel manager for 30 years, and has worked for 17 different companies. The HAL Blog video crew caught up with James on his first day back with Holland America on board Noordam and he shared his views on what sets Holland America Line apart from other cruise lines.
HAL Mariner Lynn Hardey is back at it. This is her most recent creation — “Woohoodam” — that she built during her recent cruise on Noordam. To date we have featured four of her previous creations — Halraiserdam, Zippidydam, Spamdam and Waytoofinedam — on the blog. Keep em’ coming Lynn! I just got back from… read more of “Latest Edition to…”
Last Saturday, there were four (count ’em) Holland America Line ships in port at Fort Lauderdale.
We received these wonderful details from Noordam’s Hotel Manager James Deering and Human Resources Manger Janine Caratozzolo about their amazing day in St. Lucia. We placed 14 pallets of donated food and other goods along the pier in front of the ship. This became the backdrop for the Captain’s Presentation to the Prime Minister. The… read more of “Noordam Makes…”
Santorini, Greece, is a favorite destination for the Noordam crew. Here are three stunning pictures of our “home” anchored below Fira. Special thanks to Human Resources Clerk Felix Fanto for the photos.
On September 14, 70 Noordam crew members explored the ruins of Ephesus in Kusadasi, Turkey. The crew were amazed by the magnitude of this 3,000 year-old site. Special thanks to Stateroom Attendants Romi Riynaldo and Riwala Lande for the photos.
