Category: Holidays

This Halloween, the Angry Birds were spotted in Hawaii, as the Evil Pig King, played by Cruise Director Michael Headla, had taken a cruise on the Zaandam! Kelly Katon, Event Manager ms Zaandam

Halloween celebrations happened all over the Statendam providing delights for both the guests and crew. From the transformed dining room to the Halloween Ball in the Showroom At Sea to the continued good times in the Crow’s Nest, spirits were high as guests and crew flaunted their inner ghouls and goblins for this magical night,…   read more of “Halloween on…”

Enjoy these photos from Amsterdam’s Halloween themed event.

Here are the winners from Amsterdam’s crew pumpkin carving contest. The crew carved the pumpkins on October 30th and then they were placed on display for guests to judge. Enjoy!

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! Some of the HAL ships sent in pictures of the preparation for their on board celebrations. Pras, Amsterdam’s Dining Room Manager, shared with us pictures from their Canadian Thanksgiving celebration. The dining room crew got into the spirit and posed for some serious (and no-so serious) pictures in their festive attire. Thanks…   read more of “Celebrating…”

Today is Labor Day in the United States, and all the banks, government offices and most businesses are closed for the national holiday. Your blog team is taking a well-deserved break today as well, but we’ll be back tomorrow with more Holland America Line-related content!

Thanks to Dimas Satrio Bayuaji, Ryndam‘s human resources clerk, for submitting this post. On August 16, Ryndam Indonesian crew members held the Indonesian Independence Day tournament games to celebrate the 67th Indonesian Independence Day. Games included tug of war, bakiak race and the sack Race. The games were lots of fun for both crew and…   read more of “Ryndam’s…”

Special thanks to A. Dony Suryonugroho, night auto officer aboard Zuiderdam, for submitting these photos from the ship’s recent Indonesian Independence Day celebration while in Ketchikan, Alaska.