Alaska Cruise, Part Five

Holland America Line ms Oosterdam
Holland America Line Ha le sue origini nel lontano 1873 quando iniziò con le traversate atlantiche a trasportare i primi europei, diretti verso una nuova vita; la prestigiosa compagnia di navigazione, continua tutt'oggi la tradizione, portando i suoi passeggeri sempre verso qualcosa di nuovo, e di indimenticabile. Con le sue 13 navi, lussuose e confortevoli, attraverso gli oceani, ha transportato più di 10.000.000 di ospiti ad esplorare mete ambite; siete pronti per una nuova indimenticabile vacanza? Holland America Line solca i mari di tutto il mondo: dall'Australia al Far East, dal Mediterraneo ai Caraibi e ha il suo punto di forza in Alaska dove mette a disposizione il più alto numero di navi e di itinerari abbinati a programmi a terra. Holland America Line è membro orgoglioso della prestigiosa World's Leading Cruise Lines. Questa esclusiva alleanza include Holland America Line, Carnival Cruise Line, Cunard Line, Costa Crociere, Princess Cruises e The Yachts of Seabourn. Condividendo la passione di soddisfare ogni ospite e l'impegno di fornire qualità e valore, le linee di crociera parte di questa alleanza si rivolgono ad un'ampia gamma di stili di vita e di possibilità di spesa. Insieme, offrono una vacanza in crociera ricca ed emozionante verso le più affascinanti destinazioni in tutto il mondo. La Compagnia oggi ha sede a Seattle (Usa) e fa parte del Gruppo Carnival. Ship Facts Ship's Registry: The Netherlands Passenger capacity: 1916 Crew members: 817 Gross Tonnage ...

Digital Workshop powered by Windows® on Holland America Line Cruises
Guests cruising on Holland America Line ships will be able to "show and tell" their vacation memories through the Digital Workshop powered by Windows®. Free workshops led by Microsoft-trained "techsperts" will show even the most novice camera or computer user how to take better vacation photos, make movies, edit pictures and create scrapbooks using a variety of Microsoft Windows and Windows Live services. Guests will learn how to share all their digital memories through email, blogging and social networking - so friends and family can see where they've been cruising even before their cruise ends. The program, which is complimentary and has its own dedicated space on each ship, kicks off with a 50-minute session. Called "Just Shoot Me," the session provides tips and tricks on how to take the best pictures, and introduces passengers to onboard editing and movie-making resources available on the cruise, including Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Movie Maker. This program is now available on the ms Amsterdam, ms Oosterdam, ms Westerdam, ms Noordam and ms Eurodam, expanding fleet wide within 4 months. More information at: www.hollandamerica.com

at sea
from our corner verandah suite aboard the ms Oosterdam

our cruise
oosterdam

Alaska Cruise, Part Five
The final in the series, this part includes Victoria in British Columbia, Pike's Market in Seattle, as well as some final scenes from onboard the boat. Stick around after the credits for a not-so-secret ending.

working on cruise ships: Mediterranean

The F Word (Women's Olivia Cruise)
To Holly, Shannon, Jenae ,Secret, Norma,Jeniffer, Terrie and me. Best friends on 7 day Olivia Cruise. Holly was sick this night and I think Jen was still in Cabo or the ships Casino. LOL, Fuck we had a blast on that cruise. Remember The Wine Crawl. And the Pajama party sunrise.

Oosterdam in San Diego
Holland America Line's Oosterdam in San Diego.

Alaska Cruise, Part Four
A good deal of our activities on the boat are chronicled here, as well as our brief stay in Ketchikan.

working on cruise ships: Mediterranean
Spent 3 months in the Mediterranean while working for Holland America Line on the ms Oosterdam.

2008 Alaska Cruise Recaptured
Cruise trip to Alaska's Inner Passage region aboard the MS. Oosterdam

Oosterdam Entertainment

at sea
from our corner verandah suite aboard the ms Oosterdam

Cabo San Lucas Port at Night
Cabo San Lucas at night taken from the deck of the Oosterdam (Holland America) cruise ship during the early evening. Trip taken at the end of October 2007.

Rough seas on the Oosterdam
A view of the ocean from our deck aboard the MS Oosterdam. We had very rough seas and gale force winds for part of our cruise. Here I tried to capture what the sea looked like. I think this was still only near gale force winds and rough seas; not even the worst of it!

Oosterdam Entertainment
Crew Farewell at the Vista Lounge

Alaska Cruise, Part Three
This part of the series includes our stop at Hubbard Glacier and our tour of the Tongas National Park in Sitka. And some whales...

David Guidice playing "Great Balls of Fire"

Oosterdam Idol
I had to sing on the boat.

David improvising Route 66
Oosterdam Cruise, February 2008. This was early one morning in Cabo San Lucas, and David decided to improvise "Route 66" on the keyboard (Bass) and bongos. Pretty funny and talented.

rescue at sea
passenger had to be taken to the hospital from board of the MS Oosterdam by helicopter

cruise ship comedian Elliott Maxx
Elliott Maxx is best described as a clean comic with messy hair. This snippet is from the first night of our cruise on the ms Oosterdam.

David Guidice playing "Great Balls of Fire"
Oosterdam Cruise, February 2008. David Guidice playing part of "Great Balls of Fire".