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2010 Onboard & At-Sea Days |
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 On embarcation day, Dale and I explored the bow of the ship and the harbor. You can see the sky is quite gray, but the sea was calm in the harbor - as soon as we sailed into open ocean, it was a different story! |
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On the first full day, the seas were still very rough. Dale nursed his sea-sick tummy while Chip tried his hand in the golf putting contest - the rough sea did not help him sink the putt! |
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Twice a day on sea days, we played Team Trivia in a couple of the lounges. We came in 3rd and won Holland America Sweatshirts.
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Our trivia team |
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The Ocean Bar
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Explorers Lounges |
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Sometimes, once the seas calmed
down, |
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Holland Amnerica sponsors a
5K 
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| We did not use the gym but we did use the thermal suite, especially the heated ceramic loungers - very cozy. |  |
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Holland America is known for it's extensive artwork collections decorating its ships. The Zaandam has a musical theme and is decorated with related art and memorabilia, including a massive Baroque-style Dutch pipe organ that soars in the three-story atrium. It has mechanical sculptures that move each time it plays (several times a day). Made in the Netherlands and Italy over a two-year period, it has wooden pipes, drums and mixed media designed by F.C. J. Dingemans and V. Janssen. |
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Another
display contains guitars signed by the Rolling Stones, Carlos Santana and Queen. |
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