Category: Holidays

Here are a few photos from our recent Indonesian Independence Day celebrations.

The Filipino crew of the Nieuw Amsterdam might be busy getting ready for the launch of the newest addition to the fleet; however, the new build preparation did not deter them from making time for a wonderful part of Philippine history, which was the commemoration of their independence. The Filipino Community celebrated their 112 years…   read more of “Filipino…”

From June 12-19, Maasdam celebrated the 112th Philippine Independence Day. The festivities started with a flag raising ceremony and a sumptuous dinner, followed by a tug of war competition and of course, a crew party. During the month of May, various games and tournaments were held. Awards were given to the winners during the crew…   read more of “Maasdam Celebrates…”

Reason to Sail #14: Leave the snow and chill behind and celebrate the holidays on board.

Vikki Bacchioni, Volendam’s administration officer, shared with us this note and photos from the ship’s tug of war competition between the engineering department and deck officers. Thanks, Vikki! Following a beautiful ceremony in the show lounge for Filipino Independence Day, deck officers and staff members from the ship’s engineering department battled it out during our…   read more of “Volendam’s…”

In observance of the U.S. national holiday Memorial Day, we are only posting a countdown entry today. We will return tomorrow with more great Holland America Blog content.

Annabel Sualog, Nieuw Amsterdam’s guest relations manager, sent us this post about the wonderful evening she had in Milan celebrating Queen’s Day. While the Nieuw Amsterdam’s construction is under way, the Queen’s Day Celebration also took place for which an official invitation was received from the Dutch Consulate in Venice inviting all Dutch crew members…   read more of “Koninginnedag in…”

We celebrated Easter with an Easter Brunch in the Dining Room featuring chocolate eggs and chocolate bunnies around the buffet. The mid-section in the Dining Room was closed for this event and we made buffet tables for bread, pastries, cold appetizers, hot entrees and desserts. Chef Bernie and his kitchen brigade worked very hard for…   read more of “The Easter Bunny…”