Juvy Margallo, a bartender on board Statendam, began his career with Holland America 12 years ago as a deck boy. Even before joining Holland America Line, Juvy dreamed of being at sea. In 1993 he received a scholarship to the University of Cefu College of Engineering, where he graduated in 1995 with an associate degree… read more of “From Bartender to…”
Category: Staff & Crew
Mike and Denise Feeney Denise and Mike Feeney are the future cruise consultants aboard ms Rotterdam’s Grand World Voyage. The cruise sails from Los Angeles to New York from Jan. 19 — May 16. Mike started his career in the travel industry in 1966 when he worked summers in an airline reservations office in New… read more of “Meet Future Cruise…”
Submitted by Char Patton, on-board future cruise consultant From left in the back of the classroom: Elaine Allen, Char Patton and Ms. Skalicky. Elaine Allen and I both work on board Holland America Line ships booking future cruises for guests. I was recently on board ms Rotterdam and Elaine is on a break from ms… read more of “FCCs Share Their…”
Melissa Searle is crew purser aboard Eurodam. She sent us this profile of her husband. Melissa and Iain in front of the Eurodam in Rotterdam. Iain Searle was born in South Shields in England; however, he moved to Devon (in the south of England) at a young age. He grew up and lived on the… read more of “Meet…”
Crew Purser Melissa Searle My name is Melissa Marie Searle. I was born in Modesto, Calif., and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with an honors degree in political science and a minor in English literature in May 2005. During the summer between my junior and senior year of college, my brother graduated from… read more of “Meet…”
Guest W. Studinka sent us some photos he took during his Nov. 29 cruise aboard Eurodam. A server in the Pinnacle Grill and one of the shipboard photographers. The Sea View Bar on the Lido Deck. Some delicious cuisine being whipped up during the Lido Deck breakfast (left) and one of the casino staffers. Mr…. read more of “Postcards from the…”
The Electrical Department on board the Eurodam is not only a great department in their daily jobs, but they are always there when you need them for the crew. Since I have been on board the Eurodam, they have come together as a department for every single crew party and crew celebration, and have spent… read more of “Eurodam’s…”
FCCs Arky and Shirley Nelson. We retired in 1996 and moved from Casper, Wyoming, to Sarasota, Florida. Arky had worked for power companies as a transmission dispatcher, (directed switching on high-voltage transmission lines). Shirley was a hotel manager. In 1999 Shirley became bored and took a part-time job with a liquidation company that opened seasonal… read more of “Meet Future Cruise…”