Husband and wife guests Jack and Suzanne recently performed in the Dancing with the Stars at Sea competition on Eurodam, and Jack won the event with a perfect score! His Foxtrot that he performed with Eurodam professional dancer Megan received 10 from each of the judges and the maximum 15 from the audience for a score of 45 out of a possible 45 – the first perfect score ever awarded. Suzanne also was a finalist, having won the Jive.

Jack and Suzanne.

Jack and Megan, the winning couple.

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Thanks to HAL guest Kenneth Skelton for sending us this great photo that was taken while on his Passage to Italy cruise with Eurodam, while HAL was celebrating 140 years.

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In celebration of our 140th Anniversary this month, we’re dedicating a post a day to the wonderful destinations, attributes and people that make a Holland America Line cruise so special. Today’s post is about:

Our fabulous Pianist Michael Sara

Pianist Michael Sara.

ODE TO A “dam” PIANO BAR
By Eurodam Guests Carol and Randy (the President) Wright

We must go down to the sea again,
To the beautiful sea and the sky,
And all we ask is a “dam” ship
With a Piano Bar on high,
and the playing of a rock song
and the cocktails heard shaking,
And a Singer with a Las Vegas sound
that we know he is not faking.

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Photo of the B.B. King’s Blues Club on Eurodam courtesy of guest Scott Lara.

We recently traveled to the Eastern Caribbean on the ms Eurodam. We would like to once again thank the crew and the entertainers for making our experience such a nice one and also to say hello to the many lovely folks we met who were cruising with us too.

Most especially, we would like to say an enormous thanks to the BB King All Star Blues Band from Memphis who were playing on the ship at the time of our cruise. They made our trip extra special. We danced and danced to their music every single night! They are certainly among the best Blues and R&B bands ever and their singer, Angela, is amazing! Loved it! Wish we could do it all over again. — Mike and Mary Lou Sharp from Delaware

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Thanks to passengers Don and Linda Bair for sharing with us some great pictures from their cruise aboard Eurodam.

There are many spectacular sights aboard a HAL ship and among these is viewing a breathtaking sunrise or sunset from your private verandah.

This was our 13th cruise with Holland America and we love leaning over the railing on our verandah, feeling the ocean air on our faces and watching the sun and clouds make beautiful, unique shapes and contrasting colors.

Sunset after the Eurodam sailed from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on March 30, 2013. This photo was taken from our stateroom.

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Thanks to HAL guest Tami Popielarz for sending in this post and fun photos from her past cruises with us!

A group of 10 of us cruised with HAL the past two years. The first year we were celebrating a 50th birthday and the second we were celebrating a 40th birthday. Here are some great photos from our trips that let us relive the these special memories! — Tami Popielarz

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On March 15, 2013, a healthy baby boy, Dylan Rien Honcoop, was born weighing 8 Lbs.

Dylan means “son of the waves” and that is exactly what he is. My wife Mary and I met in 2004 on board Rotterdam, while she was working as a dancer and I was an engineer. We have been sailing together on various HAL ships ever since.

In 2008 we got married and Mary made the big move from Texas to the Netherlands, the country that fits 21 times in the state of Texas! She applied at a University in Delft to study Dutch, which she can now understand, speak and write in.

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Thanks to guest Scott Lara who recently sailed on Eurodam and sent in more fun photos from his cruise!

No wonder why Half Moon Cay has been voted number one private island by Porthole Magazine year after year! The white sand, the incredible blue water, the great water sports and even horses that take you for a ride in the ocean. Every time we return to Half Moon Cay it’s truly paradise and we never want to leave!

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