Kay240 Posted January 27, 2012 #1 Share Posted January 27, 2012 DH and I just saw Mama Lou on the January 15 -22 part of our recent B2B. We met her a few years ago and had many pleasant conversations with her; she has wonderful stories she is eager to share. We were waiting to speak with the Future Cruise Consultants, when I looked up and saw her standing there (with her walker, of course) ...accompanied by her mechanical cat! Mama Lou said she had only been home long enough to check her mail and then rush back out to a "Fund Raising Cruise" with 300 of her neighbors. Although we saw her serveral times during the week, she was always surrounded by "her fans"- passengers and crew, so I did not bother her for a "close-up" photo; hopefully, I have uploaded this correctly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted January 27, 2012 #2 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thank you for the news and photo of Mama Lou, we met her her on board the Statendam on our Panama Canal Cruise, in 2009. She is a wonderful lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVgirl Posted January 27, 2012 #3 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Do you know if she will still be on NA? I would love to meet and talk with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy65 Posted January 27, 2012 #4 Share Posted January 27, 2012 We also saw Mama Lou on the NA on our back to back. Kay240 you and your husband sat with us at dinner one night. We were the younger couple with our son that always sat at 116 in the back., from Utah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 27, 2012 #5 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thanks for the news on Mama Lou -- loved the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeriatricNurse Posted January 27, 2012 #6 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thanks for the news on Mama Lou -- loved the picture. KK, I have a great pic of Mama Lou on my computer! :) Would you be able describe to me how I may upload it to this thread? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 27, 2012 #7 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I am not a computer expert. I had to join photo bucket to get pictures to take on this site. I tried that "down sizing" thing one person suggested but could not get pctures to take that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 27, 2012 #8 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Here is an older picture I found of her: Future Cruise Consultant Sheryll S. Tiangco, right, with Mama Lou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johanna7 Posted January 27, 2012 #9 Share Posted January 27, 2012 She is a great lady. The crew just adores her. We were with her on the Volendam in Alaska and she had a husky dog who had 5 puppies (she bought them and later distributed them to children on board). She is on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Rita Posted January 27, 2012 #10 Share Posted January 27, 2012 We talked to her on the Ryndam in December. She is a very nice lady who we originally met on the Zaandam in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted January 27, 2012 #11 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thanks for the ML update, we meet her a few years ago, wonderful lady! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanaj1 Posted January 28, 2012 #12 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Can you tell me who Mama Lou is??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glanders Posted January 28, 2012 #13 Share Posted January 28, 2012 She's "lived" on HA ships for years. You can Google her with Holland America and finds lots of info on her - more pictures too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon1 Posted January 28, 2012 #14 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Can you tell me who Mama Lou is??????? Forgive my ignorance, also. Must be a great life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeriatricNurse Posted January 28, 2012 #15 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Here is an older picture I found of her: Future Cruise Consultant Sheryll S. Tiangco, right, with Mama Lou. KK, thank you! :) This the same pic that I have saved on my 'puter! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Chris Posted January 28, 2012 #16 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Never knew of Mamma Lou until now either. She sounds like a fun lady. Some of you (the older CCers like me) may remember Rosemary Roberts who lived on Royal Viking Line. This was in the 1980s, and I worked for the company so saw her often on one of the three ships. Used to see her on turnover day having lunch in the main dining room, usually with just the customs people, sanitation inspectors and port agents unless we also had brought travel agents on board for a tour. The rumor was that she was married and lived in southern California, but her family literally shipped her off to get rid of her. But I thought it wasn't a bad retirement. My parents cruised with her on a World Cruise and got to know her a bit. She used to have "her" seat on the front row in the main lounge and if you were sitting in it, she would tell you to move, with a little wave of her cane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 28, 2012 #17 Share Posted January 28, 2012 KK, thank you! :) This the same pic that I have saved on my 'puter! ;) You are welcome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 28, 2012 #18 Share Posted January 28, 2012 And her cruising all began because her children wanted to put her into a nursing home years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 28, 2012 #19 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Check out this link: http://www.hollandamericablog.com/2010/10/27/cruise-diary-more-about-mama-lou/ and http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=29825734#post29825734 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m steve Posted January 28, 2012 #20 Share Posted January 28, 2012 has to leave the ship on every turn around or does immigration give her dispensation? Also going to the muster drills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johanna7 Posted January 28, 2012 #21 Share Posted January 28, 2012 has to leave the ship on every turn around or does immigration give her dispensation? Also going to the muster drills? She does go on shore when in port. We have seen her eith her walker in various places in Alaska. She had the husky dog with her. She is a great person. All the crew and the captains all know her. Yes, she sits in the front. We usually do too at shows so I can hear better (deaf in one ear). Makes it better to sleep when things are noisy so I tuck my right ear in the pillow and the deaf one on top and it is nice and quiet. There are benefits to everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted January 28, 2012 #22 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Some of you (the older CCers like me) may remember Rosemary Roberts who lived on Royal Viking Line. This was in the 1980s, and I worked for the company so saw her often on one of the three ships. I don't remember her, but I do remember another woman, named Grace, who also lived aboard. She was there when I was on the Royal Viking Sea. She, too, had her own special table in the lounge, and her seat in the theatre. I wondered what she did when the line went out of business. I felt so sorry for her that she lost her home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted January 28, 2012 #23 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Mama Lou is such an absolute sweetheart. We met her last April and had a few moments to talk with her. She was grabbing lunch and we were in the Lido so we wanted to keep it brief so she could go on about her day. So many stories and she's so loved by all the crew... and from the coverage of her life in previous HA Blog posts, she has certainly had a lifetime of experiences! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted January 28, 2012 #24 Share Posted January 28, 2012 has to leave the ship on every turn around or does immigration give her dispensation? Also going to the muster drills? As USCBP needs a "zero count" every turnaround I would imagine she has to come off like everyone else, but this process in my experiences is less than half an hour from the time you're off, they confirm the count, and then you're free to go right back on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ptu/000 Posted January 28, 2012 #25 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Is she on the Ryndam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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