Ever wonder where your meals are prepared whilst sailing across the ocean? Well, thanks to the generosity of Ron van Vliet, Zuiderdam’s Culinary Operations Manager, I was able to take a tour of the Zuiderdam’s galley and provision areas. Ron first showed me to the provisions and loading area, where crew members were preparing luggage carts and […]
Holland America Line’s Zuiderdam combines the traditions and values of classic cruising and the modern comforts found today throughout the cruise industry.. The Zuiderdam entered service with Holland America Line back in 2002 as a completely new design of ship for the cruise line. As the leading member of the Vista Class of ships, she […]
After a great couple of days at Cruise3Sixty, I’ve finally boarded the beautiful Zuiderdam in Vancouver, Canada. Embarkation was, put bluntly, an ordeal. The Port Metro Vancouver terminal is built to berth four ships at once, but luckily only two ships were in port today – Zuiderdam and the Diamond Princess. Here’s why embarkation was […]