Here are photos of the Filipino Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony held on June 12 as well as the tug-of-war competition held June 14. All photos were taken by our Assistant Culinary Operations Manager Yvonne den Haan.

Captain Marco Carsjens delivers his message to the community

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Here is a great photo taken when Eurodam’s crew invited Rotterdam‘s crew over for a friendly soccer match.

Julie Seidel is Rotterdam’s human resources manager.

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Here is a photo from an incredible day of crew soccer in Stockholm. For the first game we played against a different ship and won 3-1 and then had a friendly Rotterdam scrimmage.

Julie Seidel is Rotterdam’s human resources manager.

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Here are a few pictures from our Service Award ceremony and New Hire Chat.

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On March 30, Noordam’s Deck Storekeeper Mardi Sani Thalib received an award for 35 years of service during our 140th anniversary celebration.

This was a very special event for Mardi, as he will be retiring from Holland America Line at the end of April.

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Last week was a big week for Captain Jeroen van Donselaar – as it was his final week on the Eurodam it seems just fitting that he would have one final plaque and key ceremony as one of his final duties before moving over to the Noordam. As Captain Van Donselaar has been with the Eurodam since she was in the yard, we did a small celebration on December 30th to commemorate his legacy on board and everything he has done to help make this ship successful. During the celebration he received a few gifts that included a “Going Away” video highlighting various crew and special moments on the Eurodam. We wish him the best of luck and though he will be very much missed on here we all look forward to sailing with him again in the future. Special thanks to M. Reza Pahlevi, Eurodam’s human resources clerk, for the photos.

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Housekeeping team and friends before the Christmas dinner.

Serving in the crew mess. Pictured here: Allister d’Souza; chief housekeeper; JJ Jorissen, beverage manager; Darren David Lewis, culinary operations manager; and Stan P. Kuppens; hotel director.

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Our crew on board Eurodam tackled the enormous task of re-netting the Sports Court. Thanks to their hard work, the Sports Court is now in in tip-top condition and is ready to take on the holidays.

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