Category: Holidays

Enjoy these photos from Amsterdam’s Christmas Eve and Christmas day celebrations.

Here are some great pictures taken during Amsterdam’s crew Christmas dinner. The captain, officers and several family members all chipped in to help serve the crew a special holiday dinner.

Why does a New Zealander regularly do the New Zealand cruise? Might sound like the start of a tired old joke, but the reality is that it is the perfect way to visit friends and family along the way, without having to stay with them. Terry and I do this cruise once or twice a…   read more of “Christmas at the…”

Special thanks to Robert “Nick” Nichols, Nieuw Jakarta’s academic director, for sending us the following note and photos from the center’s holiday festivities. Nieuw Jakarta is HAL’s crew training center in Jakarta, Indonesia. Happy Holidays from a blue ms Nieuw Jakarta! Santa made an early start this holiday season and we celebrated the holiday season…   read more of “Merry Christmas…”

Bart Groeneveld is Statendam’s hotel director.

Ingredients: 1.5 oz Vodka 0.5 oz Chambord 0.75 oz Crème de Cacao White Glass: Martini Garnish: Fresh raspberry on the rim Instructions: Mix vodka, Chambord and crème de cacao in a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain. Garnish with a fresh raspberry on glass rim.

Here are a few pictures taken on board Zaandam, when everyone was in the Christmas spirit. Enjoy!