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| The m/s ZAANDAM |
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| The m/v ZAANDAM transiting the Panama Canal. If you look closely, you can see Nancy & I up there! (On second level) |
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| m/s ZAANDAM LOA: 780 feet Beam: 106 feet Tonnage: 63,000 Power: 5 x 9 MW (61,000 HP) Propulsion: 2 x 13 MW (45,200 HP) electric Cruise Speed: 21 kts Max speed: 23 kts Fuel Consumption: 85 gal / naut mile Potable Water Prod'n: 370,000 gal / day Guests: 1,440 Crew: 650 |
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| Heading out the inlet from Ft Lauderdale |
| Our stateroom, Cabin #3414 on the Lower Promenade deck |
| Henry & Nancy in Informal attire, one step up from Casual |
| Formal night! I'm wearing my father's 60-yr old tux! |
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| In the photo to left you can see Zaandam Captain Werner Timmers at the controls bringing the ship into Oranjestad, Aruba. Behind him are two crew members and the Harbor Pilot who came aboard 15-minutes earlier. We watched the whole thing through the glass behind the bridge. Strangely, not another person (of the 1400 + guests aboard) ever came up here to watch the docking manuvers. In this photo, the Captain is looking aft and he has his hand on the forward thruster. |
| Nancy watching the sunset on the Lower Promenade Deck - where is everybody? (Perhaps many on board consider this the cocktail hour? I was also surprised how many people hung out in the casino even when the weather was gorgeous and the scenery terrific). |
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| Here we are on the last formal night sitting with our table mates. Left to right: Nancy & Henry, Sharon & Carl of Los Gatos, Claudette & Matt of Ontario, Canada, and (not in the photo) Bobby & Ann of Fernandina Beach. It was a most convivial group, we really enjoyed this aspect of our cruise! |
| Food onboard the Zaandam was excellent and the service was even better. Hard to imagine a fancy restaurant doing any better - certainly not any place we'd likely go! |