Category: Staff & Crew

Here is a photo of some of Volendam’s crew during the Komodo Dragon Adventure tour on December 5th. Anne Marie is Volendam’s human resources manager.

The Volendam made a donation of clothing, shoes and other items, including a guitar to the Komodo Village in Indonesia on December 5th. It was quite an adventure to get the items there. We first loaded them onto our tender and then transferred them to local boats on the pier. The local boats then took…   read more of “Volendam Makes a…”

Have you ever wanted to swim with stingrays and sharks in the Pacific Ocean? Here on Bora Bora Island, Polynesia (self-claimed the best island in the world), we did just that during the Bora Bora Shark & Ray Encounter. Departing the pier in Vaitape, our guide and the captain dropped us on a shallow sand…   read more of “Statendam Crew Swim…”

Guest Sharon Johnson and her husband were on Volendam for the trans-Pacific voyage to Sydney and the circumnavigation of Australia for 55 days. We have sailed on nine Dam ships and 20-plus cruises in total but we really liked the two cruise directors we had on this Volendam cruise– Tamara Hurley and Kelsey Adami. They…   read more of “Cruise Diary: Girls…”

It was a tough battle on the soccer field in Puerto Vallarta during Zaandam’s most recent call. Our Zaandam Superstars soccer team took to the field to challenge the Mexican Navy in a friendly match. The great sunny and hot weather combined with everyone’s efforts produced a narrow 4-3 win for the Mexican Navy. The…   read more of “Zaandam vs. Mexican…”

Here’s a photo of Volendam crew members during their recent tour to the Temple of Borobudur when the ship called at Semarang, Indonesia. Anne Marie is Volendam’s human resources manager.

Eleven crew members participated in the Sydney Harbor Bridge Climb during Oosterdam’s dry dock “down under” on December 10. Here’s a photo of the group at the top! Joe Reina is Oosterdam’s human resources manager.

Here are a few photos of Prinsendam and some crew members during dry dock in Freeport, Bahamas, from November 15-29, 2012.