{"id":70722,"date":"2023-06-16T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/?p=70722"},"modified":"2023-11-28T18:11:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T02:11:48","slug":"fathers-love-leads-daughter-to-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/whats-new\/fathers-love-leads-daughter-to-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"A Father’s Love Leads Daughter to the Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alexa Christine Sale gave her heart to the sea a long time ago, and it\u2019s not just because she dreamt of a career in the cruise line industry. It\u2019s because the sea is where her father, Alex Sale, spent most of his time since she was a little girl. She loved the tales her dad would share when he returned to shore, and she couldn\u2019t wait to have her own stories to tell. Now serving as a lounge concierge for Holland America Line<\/a>, her story is just beginning, thanks in part to her dad\u2019s encouragement and support.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u201cAs I grew older, I noticed that my dad loved and was passionate about his work, sharing all the places he\u2019d been to and all the people he met,\u201d Alexa said. \u201cAfter hearing those fun and captivating stories from my dad, it led me to my decision to work in the same industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alexa\u2019s dad has dedicated 24 years as a seafarer to date, including serving up delightful dishes as a chef with Holland America Line earlier in his career. His passion and encouragement inspired Alexa to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Leisure & Tourism Management. Just a few years later, she joined the guest services team at Holland America Line. Her family has supported and cheered her on every step \u2013 and nautical mile \u2013 of the way.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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While she loves sailing the seas and working with people from different countries, she especially loves connecting with her dad in destinations around the world. Most recently, they met for lunch in Ushuaia, a city in Argentina. Whether it\u2019s a few hours or a full day, any time they have together is treasured beyond measure. And though they both have stories to share now, she can\u2019t help but continue looking up to him in awe.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur dads are all superheroes that don\u2019t wear capes,\u201d she said. \u201cIt just happens that mine is wearing a chef\u2019s toque. He\u2019s a kind of superhero that will not get tired of providing for his family; a superhero that will definitely give up everything for their family; and a kind of superhero who is thriving every day and his family looks up to him in everything that he does. I am so lucky to say that I have my own superhero, and I call him my father.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though Alexa and her dad are sailing the seas and likely won\u2019t be able to connect until next year for her sister\u2019s graduation, she shared this special message for him: \u201cI just want to say, Papa, that I am so proud of you and everything that you do. I know that you are passionate, and you love what you are doing. I am forever thankful that God gave you and mama as our parents \u2013 that is my greatest blessing. Happy Father\u2019s Day, Papa!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

To all the awesome dads out there, whether you\u2019re at sea or ashore, we wish you a very happy Father\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1984,"featured_media":70723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-whats-new","category-whats-new"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70722"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70731,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70722\/revisions\/70731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollandamerica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}