We woke up excited to be boarding the Nieuw Statendam today. Before heading down to the breakfast room, we had some coffee in the room. The complimentary meal wasn't great but sufficed as we knew there were lots of good meals to come. Steve did make a waffle while I had the … [Read more...] about Nieuw Statendam: Embarkation
Nieuw Statendam: Pre-Cruise Travel
As usual for me I had pretrip sleep issues and finally got up at 2:30 am as I couldn't get back to sleep for fear of oversleeping and excitement for our Nieuw Statendam cruise. I would say we did our normal morning routine except we didn't have our dog at home there to take … [Read more...] about Nieuw Statendam: Pre-Cruise Travel
Next Vacation: Nieuw Statendam
When planning how to celebrate one of those birthdays that end in a zero, I knew I wanted to be at my favorite beach on Half Moon Cay. This meant a Holland America cruise (yay!) and there were going to be two ships there on my birthday. Itinerary The itinerary we picked is … [Read more...] about Next Vacation: Nieuw Statendam
Nieuw Amsterdam: Ship Pics and Final Thoughts
We all loved our trip on Holland America's Nieuw Amsterdam. Since she is a sister to the Eurodam (which I sailed in 2014) I knew what to expect and wasn't disappointed. The Ship I love the classic style of Holland America ships. The Nieuw Amsterdam is just as beautiful … [Read more...] about Nieuw Amsterdam: Ship Pics and Final Thoughts
Nieuw Amsterdam: Disembarkation
Our last night's sleep on Nieuw Amsterdam was not good for me. My brain started thinking about work and it was hard to turn it off. I sat out on the balcony for a while enjoying the sea air and could see four other cruise ships; probably all going as slow as possible to get … [Read more...] about Nieuw Amsterdam: Disembarkation