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Sunday I will start my seafaring exploits again and currently I am on the way to get there coming from Miami. Vancouver Sunday boarding of the ms Zaandam.* However thus far my endeavours to get there are being stalled by Delta airlines losing a crew somewhere near Phoenix. Causing a delay from 19.55 to 23.03 in Seattle Airport.* So I found myself a quiet corner with an electric socket to bring you up-to-date about 14 days in Miami for the 2015 Senior Management Conference. *They are trying to do their best to make us happy with free soft drinks, nibbles and a pizza party. The pizzas are going down very well for some reason with the Asian group, while the Caucasians seem to be more focused on chips and chocolate bars. If you enjoy observing people an airport is a great place to be as you see the most unusual things. **Including the amazing sight of seeing a very tiny Pearl of the East devouring half of an 18 inch pepperoni pizza. Why was I in Miami as our ships do not sail from there? For those who are not well versed in Holland America Line or not familiar with my old blogs; HAL gathers it’s senior officers about every 18 months for 3 days of meetings somewhere in the world.* Most of these meetings have held been somewhere in the USA but in 2013 we all descended upon the ss Rotterdam in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This time the venue was once again Miami. A number of years ago we had been here as well, as it coincided with the Miami Cruise Trade Fair. The only thing I remember from that one was that Mickey Arison invited us all to attend a game of the Miami Heat, the Basketball Team he owns and which has been rather successful in the last few years. I remember it as I had never seen an American Basketball game being played live.* In Europe they show some of the games but never the hoopla which surrounds it. I do not remember the game but […]
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Sunday I will start my seafaring exploits again and currently I am on the way to get there coming from Miami. Vancouver Sunday boarding of the ms Zaandam.* However thus far my endeavours to get there are being stalled by Delta airlines losing a crew somewhere near Phoenix. Causing a delay from 19.55 to 23.03 in Seattle Airport.* So I found myself a quiet corner with an electric socket to bring you up-to-date about 14 days in Miami for the 2015 Senior Management Conference. *They are trying to do their best to make us happy with free soft drinks, nibbles and a pizza party. The pizzas are going down very well for some reason with the Asian group, while the Caucasians seem to be more focused on chips and chocolate bars. If you enjoy observing people an airport is a great place to be as you see the most unusual things. **Including the amazing sight of seeing a very tiny Pearl of the East devouring half of an 18 inch pepperoni pizza. Why was I in Miami as our ships do not sail from there? For those who are not well versed in Holland America Line or not familiar with my old blogs; HAL gathers it’s senior officers about every 18 months for 3 days of meetings somewhere in the world.* Most of these meetings have held been somewhere in the USA but in 2013 we all descended upon the ss Rotterdam in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This time the venue was once again Miami. A number of years ago we had been here as well, as it coincided with the Miami Cruise Trade Fair. The only thing I remember from that one was that Mickey Arison invited us all to attend a game of the Miami Heat, the Basketball Team he owns and which has been rather successful in the last few years. I remember it as I had never seen an American Basketball game being played live.* In Europe they show some of the games but never the hoopla which surrounds it. I do not remember the game but […]
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