Al Meeh boarded the Holland America Zuiderdam in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, on April 18, 2017, for a cruise to Copenhagen followed by a visit with friends in Sweden.
As you can see in the above itinerary, there were ten full days at sea. In my many years of cruising, I had never stopped in the Azores and so the day on São Miguel was a special treat. Cherbourg was a bit disappointing due to the rainy weather. At Zeebrugge, I spent the day visiting a Belgian family I have known for 38 years. Those of you who have been to Amsterdam know what a great walking city that it is and it was good to get off the ship and stretch my legs. Copenhagen this time was just a pass through city on the way to the airport to take the plane to Gothenburg.
Making this cruise most memorable were my delighful traveling companions with whom I dined each night. Also I was pleasantly surprised to find that Jean Parteka of Milwaukee was aboard. Jean and I had previously gotten acquainted some years ago on another Holland America ship.
Jean Parteka
Nancy and Mike from Houston
Celebrating Nancy’s birthday. It was also Mike and Nancy’s 60th Anniversary
Dennis and Eileen from Chico, CA
Steak and lobster night
Ellen from Arizona is orginally from the Netherlands
Al wearing an orange hat on April 27th, King Willem-Alexander’s 50th Birthday
The House of Orange-Nassau has ruled the Netherlands since 1815
