Rare Copper10-8 Posted November 28, 2018 #501 Share Posted November 28, 2018 56 minutes ago, sailingdutchy said: Hello John ( Copper10-8 ) , I have a different kind of question that I have been toying with for a little bit . I believe the current Captain on the Volendam Capt Chris Turner is on his last stint as a Holland America Captain and is going into his retirement , the date I have heard from himself was January 2019 but that was about a year ago . Could you tell me if it is possible to send him our Best Wishes in his retirement . We have cruised with him on 4 different ships in very different regions and had some nice chats with him and a couple of very special Captains Dinners ! What do you think would be the best way to reach him , we will be on the Premier Cruise of the Nieuw Statendam next week and were wondering if we could drop a card at the front office or send it to Seattle . Any suggestions ? Thank you very much in advance . Always appreciate the wealth of information that you are able and willing to provide us with . Tony , "Sailing Dutchy " Hi Tony; Capt. Turner is indeed Volendam's current Master until 18 Jan 2019 at which time, it is my understanding, he will retire after 21 years with HAL. Volie is currently doing Ft. Lauderdale to San Diego round trips into the new year. Your best bet is to send your "Best Wishes" card to Capt. Chistopher Turner Master ms Volendam Holland America Line 450 Third Avenue West Seattle, WA 98119 They will forward your card to the Volendam, either in FLL or San Diego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted November 28, 2018 #502 Share Posted November 28, 2018 (edited) How about the CD on the Eurodam for the 2018 Christmas holiday Mexican Riviera cruise? Thnx. Edited November 28, 2018 by OlsSalt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Alphen Posted November 28, 2018 #503 Share Posted November 28, 2018 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said: Hi Tony; Capt. Turner is indeed Volendam's current Master until 18 Jan 2019 at which time, it is my understanding, he will retire after 21 years with HAL. Volie is currently doing Ft. Lauderdale to San Diego round trips into the new year. Your best bet is to send your "Best Wishes" card to Capt. Chistopher Turner Master ms Volendam Holland America Line 450 Third Avenue West Seattle, WA 98119 They will forward your card to the Volendam, either in FLL or San Diego Sad to see him go, he was captain on two of our cruises and by far the most visible and approachable captain we experienced. The only one that allowed formal pictures taken with guests, much to the enjoyment of my other half Edited November 28, 2018 by Alphen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted November 28, 2018 #504 Share Posted November 28, 2018 1 hour ago, OlsSalt said: How about the CD on the Eurodam for the 2018 Christmas holiday Mexican Riviera cruise? Thnx. Jorge Alvarez is scheduled 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailingdutchy Posted November 28, 2018 #505 Share Posted November 28, 2018 10 hours ago, Alphen said: Sad to see him go, he was captain on two of our cruises and by far the most visible and approachable captain we experienced. The only one that allowed formal pictures taken with guests, much to the enjoyment of my other half Captain Christopher is also the only one that I have seen who gives ALL the ladies 3 kisses , the Dutch way , at the medal ceremonies something almost all the ladies including my DW really appreciate ! and yes Jeroen I agree very approachable and seen all over the ship . We are sorry to see him leave but wish him a very happy retirement after all those years with HAL ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted November 28, 2018 #506 Share Posted November 28, 2018 On 7/1/2018 at 4:19 PM, Wehwalt said: Thanks for the info. I'm doing the Nieuw Statendam maiden voyage. I was on the last voyage of the old ... is there any word on the cruise director? At the moment, Captain Albert has blogged that Ross MacTaggart is on board as Cruise Director. We are on for the premier voyage - I don't know if he is staying on after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted November 28, 2018 #507 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Who is going to be the dining room manager on the Nieuw Statendam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted November 28, 2018 #508 Share Posted November 28, 2018 4 hours ago, sailingdutchy said: Captain Christopher is also the only one that I have seen who gives ALL the ladies 3 kisses , the Dutch way , at the medal ceremonies something almost all the ladies including my DW really appreciate ! and yes Jeroen I agree very approachable and seen all over the ship . We are sorry to see him leave but wish him a very happy retirement after all those years with HAL ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted November 28, 2018 #509 Share Posted November 28, 2018 12 hours ago, Copper10-8 said: Jorge Alvarez is scheduled Thanks, love his travel blog: https://www.polarsteps.com/JorgeAlvarez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted November 28, 2018 #510 Share Posted November 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Himself said: Who is going to be the dining room manager on the Nieuw Statendam. She has two Maitre 'd's (back to the old name) at the moment, Father; Alan Setiawan and Tjitradjaja "Cidra" Pudja 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted November 28, 2018 #511 Share Posted November 28, 2018 18 hours ago, Copper10-8 said: Howdy Syd; possibly Christina Purcell but not confirmed yet We have been to so many wonderful places around the world with Christina, starting out when she was port lecturer. The evolution of a cruise director must be a very interesting story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iflyrc5 Posted November 28, 2018 #512 Share Posted November 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, OlsSalt said: We have been to so many wonderful places around the world with Christina, starting out when she was port lecturer. The evolution of a cruise director must be a very interesting story. Yes I hope that Christina will be on the Koningsdam in Jan 2019. She was our CD this past January on the Koningsdam. Very nice person, always willing to talk to guests and out and about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himself Posted November 29, 2018 #513 Share Posted November 29, 2018 6 hours ago, Copper10-8 said: She has two Maitre 'd's (back to the old name) at the moment, Father; Alan Setiawan and Tjitradjaja "Cidra" Pudja I will be a passenger on the NS on the last days of February and the first days of next March. I hope that Cidra will be the Matre 'd. We go back over 22 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syd2000 Posted December 2, 2018 #514 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Christina Purcell is a wonderful CD. However, her Facebook makes it seem like she is no longer a CD. Could this be true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted December 2, 2018 #515 Share Posted December 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Syd2000 said: Christina Purcell is a wonderful CD. However, her Facebook makes it seem like she is no longer a CD. Could this be true? Her Linkedin profile says 'Cruise Director Holland America Line July 2013 to September 2018'. So she may have moved to a new challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted December 4, 2018 #516 Share Posted December 4, 2018 On 7/31/2016 at 6:41 AM, Krazy Kruizers said: This is the HAL board. I see in your signature you do not have any HAL cruises booked. To find out the captains on your cruises you need to ask that question on the RCI, NCL, Princess and Azmara boards. Exactly 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iflyrc5 Posted December 4, 2018 #517 Share Posted December 4, 2018 On 12/2/2018 at 5:48 PM, VMax1700 said: Her Linkedin profile says 'Cruise Director Holland America Line July 2013 to September 2018'. So she may have moved to a new challenge. I contacted Christina via her Facebook page and she said that she was going to be on the Koningsdam in January 2019 but not working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted December 4, 2018 #518 Share Posted December 4, 2018 3 hours ago, iflyrc5 said: I contacted Christina via her Facebook page and she said that she was going to be on the Koningsdam in January 2019 but not working. I think her partner is a senior officer on Koningsdam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenNMB Posted December 4, 2018 #519 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Copper10-8, hey, John - any idea who the Captain, and CD and Hotel Director (and entertainment) might be on the Eurodam Feb 3-20 (Circle Hawaii)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted December 4, 2018 #520 Share Posted December 4, 2018 3 hours ago, KenNMB said: Copper10-8, hey, John - any idea who the Captain, and CD and Hotel Director (and entertainment) might be on the Eurodam Feb 3-20 (Circle Hawaii)? Hi Ken; Capt. Eric Barhorst HD Ruben Kooiman CD Jorge Alvarez Sorry, can't help you with entertainment except to say that the current cast departs on 27 Jan 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozNut Posted December 5, 2018 #521 Share Posted December 5, 2018 15 hours ago, Copper10-8 said: Hi Ken; Capt. Eric Barhorst HD Ruben Kooiman CD Jorge Alvarez Sorry, can't help you with entertainment except to say that the current cast departs on 27 Jan 19 Hi Copper, can I assume this is the lineup we'll see next week (Dec 9-16) on Eurodam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted December 5, 2018 #522 Share Posted December 5, 2018 51 minutes ago, KroozNut said: Hi Copper, can I assume this is the lineup we'll see next week (Dec 9-16) on Eurodam? Affirm on Capt. Barhorst and CD Jorge Alvares. You'll have a different HD, Glen Cowley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxmantoo Posted December 5, 2018 #523 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hello Copper, Any idea yet who the Captain, Hotel Director and Cruise Director might be for the Volendam 30-day Incan Empires cruise from San Diego on February 2nd? Would it be pushing my luck to also ask for Cellar Master (Csaba told us he would board in Lima but I believe he is now on the Nieuw Statendam) and Mix entertainer? Thanks for all your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted December 5, 2018 #524 Share Posted December 5, 2018 6 hours ago, taxmantoo said: Hello Copper, Any idea yet who the Captain, Hotel Director and Cruise Director might be for the Volendam 30-day Incan Empires cruise from San Diego on February 2nd? Would it be pushing my luck to also ask for Cellar Master (Csaba told us he would board in Lima but I believe he is now on the Nieuw Statendam) and Mix entertainer? Thanks for all your help. Hello Taxman; Capt. Frank van der Hoeven HD Craig Oakes CD unk at this time CM Manik Selveraj Can't help you with the Mix piano dude, sorry and Hungarian CM extraordinaire Czaba Toth is in fact on the brand new Nieuw S until mid-Feb. Enjoy that 30-day treasure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxmantoo Posted December 5, 2018 #525 Share Posted December 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said: Hello Taxman; Capt. Frank van der Hoeven HD Craig Oakes CD unk at this time CM Manik Selveraj Can't help you with the Mix piano dude, sorry and Hungarian CM extraordinaire Czaba Toth is in fact on the brand new Nieuw S until mid-Feb. Enjoy that 30-day treasure! Thank you Sir, much appreciated ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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