Stan Kuppens, Nieuw Amsterdam’s hotel manager, working at Holland America Line’s Seattle headquarters preparing for the launch of the ship. Stan Kuppens is very good at what he does, which probably is why he was named hotel manager for Nieuw Amsterdam, reprising the role he fulfilled on Eurodam. It’s an important role, as he is… read more of “Stocking, Staffing…”
Stan Kuppens has been named Nieuw Amsterdam’s hotel manager. Kuppens was the hotel manager that launched Eurodam and he’s also been an active contributor to the blog. A native of Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Kuppens always enjoyed sailing on different vessels traveling up and down the Waal and Rhine rivers. A frequent world traveler with his… read more of “Stan Kuppens Named…”
Have you ever tried to work on the engine in your car? Well your V6 is nothing compared to Rotterdam’s five V16 engines. While you might be able to change the oil on your sedan, it takes a team to keep Rotterdam humming along. Welcome to the Engine Room, it’s time to meet the wipers… read more of “Heart of House:…”
“Heart of House” is a new feature on the Holland America Blog that will take our readers behind the scenes and introduce you to some of the lesser-known departments on board. Every day on board Holland America Line ships there is an army of crew members working hard behind closed doors to help provide the… read more of “Heart of House,…”
As the newbuild project manager for Holland America Line, Henry Veringa has been based at the Fincantieri shipyard since June 2006. In his role, he provides local support for the newbuild projects and is the liaison between the newbuild team (deck, engine and hotel operations) and the shipyard. Additionally, he checks the ship’s drawings and… read more of “Meet Project…”
Captain Jeroen van Donselaar shown above at Eurodam’s naming in Rotterdam. The following is based on an interview and story that originally appeared in the winter 2006 issue of The Avid Cruiser. On the day before Valentine’s Day (2005), during staff introductions to an audience of Holland America Line passengers, the then-39-year-old captain of the… read more of “At Eurodam’s…”
Sunday, May 17, and we are in St. Petersburg, Russia. We had been waiting for this port ever since we started across the Atlantic back in April. Now here we are and it didn’t disappoint us. As we usually do, we hired a taxi and took a tour of this beautiful city. The city really… read more of “Postcards from St….”
Anthony Garofalo is a crew purser for Holland America Line. The crew purser is the on-board representative of the Seagoing Human Resources Department. Among other things, the crew purser is ultimately responsible for the general welfare and on-board life of the crew on each Holland America ship. At the age of 9 Anthony went on… read more of “Meet Crew Purser…”
