During the Oosterdam’s call at Mazatlan, Santa made an early visit to spend the afternoon with 50 children from a local orphanage of ages 3 to 18 years old. The group of children enjoyed a visit to the Bridge with Captain Jeroen Bajiens and Chief Officer Bart Vaartjes. Then off to the Lido with Santa’s… read more of “Santa Makes a…”
Here are photos from Zaandam’s on-board Christmas dinner for the ship’s officers and corporate partners.
A fantastic and successful Weihnachtsmarkt (German Christmas market) was held on board the Eurodam to celebrate the holiday season. The marshaling area, thanks to the technical, housekeeping and stage staff, was the site of the holiday festivities with around 20 stalls. Christmas music and lights with even a faux fireplace set the mood for the… read more of “A Festive…”
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Zaandam’s culinary team cooked up some decorative foods for the holidays. Enjoy!
Entrance to the spotless garbage room on the Volendam where they even “recycled” garbage into Christmas ornaments. These guys were rightfully as a team chosen as employees of the month in September 2010. Team work matters here.
This year I decided to do something special for the Zaandam crew, so I purchased over 60 pounds of chocolate and packed it into 600 cute Christmas presents. The packages were placed on their pillows on Christmas day so everyone could enjoy a nice selection of chocolates. Ioana Cheregi is Zaandam’s human resources manager.
Merry Christmas from everyone on board the Volendam! Anne Marie is Volendam’s human resources manager.
