My Aunt B and I are on this cruise too. I learned about the sad news from another crew member crying in the elevator while riding down to disembark to go on our Curaçao tour. All I can say is that this is one first class cruise line. Not only have they publicly addressed this immediately with two announcements for the crew and the passengers, but they have invited us to a memorial on the world stage tomorrow morning at 8 am. Seriously kudos to our captain and the Holland America Nieuw Statendam team. I suspect and hope they will open up a voluntary contribution from passengers to help with his families funeral expenses. I believe they flew his body home this morning. I will never go on any other cruise line. Kudos for their transparency and compassion. God bless his family and may he rest in peace.
