Life and Live from Koningsdam on her New Year's cruise 26 Dec 21 - 02 Jan 22

[travelnap]

Look forward to following your thread Copper.  Merry Christmas to you and your bride and Bon Voyage.  Hope you have a great cruise.

[ger_77]

I wondered how long you’d be able to stay away from a Dam ship!  Thanks for dragging us in your luggage; I can’t wait to hear all about it.

 

Merry Christmas to you and your lovely child bride!

 

Smooth Sailing! 🙂🙂🙂

[GTVCRUISER]

Looking forward to your live report on the ms Koningsdam , I will be back onboard her January 9th 2022

[aliaschief]

Merry Christmas John to you and Maria! Enjoy your cruise.

[Copper10-8]

Merry Christmas and peace to all and thanks for the bon voyages! Got our Covid results electronically sent overnight and, as expected, they were negatory on both 🧐, so we will be good to go to tomorrow enroute to the city of the Padres and K-dam. Looking very much forward to it and a "broodje kroket" for lunch in the Grand Dutch Cafe 😊

[Florida_gal_50]

11 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

Merry Christmas and peace to all and thanks for the bon voyages! Got our Covid results electronically sent overnight and, as expected, they were negatory on both 🧐, so we will be good to go to tomorrow enroute to the city of the Padres and K-dam. Looking very much forward to it and a "broodje kroket" for lunch in the Grand Dutch Cafe 😊

I hope they’ll have it on the ship now.  I wanted to have in on my last day on the cruise which was November 20, 2021 and they said they didn’t get their delivery of Dutch treats.  I’m assuming that meant bitterballen too.  Since it’s been over a month hopefully all is good now.

[LawDog61]

Merry Christmas and have a great cruise. Looking forward to any reports you post.

[nutensteve]

Enjoy your cruise John. We got off the Kdam in November, she is a great ship. Merry Christmas to you and your bride.

[SilvertoGold]

1 hour ago, Copper10-8 said:

Merry Christmas and peace to all and thanks for the bon voyages! Got our Covid results electronically sent overnight and, as expected, they were negatory on both 🧐, so we will be good to go to tomorrow enroute to the city of the Padres and K-dam. Looking very much forward to it and a "broodje kroket" for lunch in the Grand Dutch Cafe 😊

 

Have a wonderful cruise!  Would love to read about your adventures in the Grand Dutch Cafe.  Your top picks will be assiduously recorded for future reference :) 

Enjoy!

[sailingdutchy]

1 hour ago, Copper10-8 said:

Merry Christmas and peace to all and thanks for the bon voyages! Got our Covid results electronically sent overnight and, as expected, they were negatory on both 🧐, so we will be good to go to tomorrow enroute to the city of the Padres and K-dam. Looking very much forward to it and a "broodje kroket" for lunch in the Grand Dutch Cafe 😊

 

Ja lekker he jongen Kroketje , poffertjes en Bosche Bollen !  I can taste it already !

Enjoy your cruise ! 

[Copper10-8]

3 minutes ago, sailingdutchy said:

 

Ja lekker he jongen Kroketje , poffertjes en Bosche Bollen !  I can taste it already !

Enjoy your cruise ! 

 

Will definitely do! I am planning on driving back to San Diego on the morning of your Feb cruise to see you off in front of the terminal! Gives us a chance to finally meet up and shake hands / pump fists 😉 

 

[TiogaCruiser]

2 hours ago, Florida_gal_50 said:

I hope they’ll have it on the ship now.  I wanted to have in on my last day on the cruise which was November 20, 2021 and they said they didn’t get their delivery of Dutch treats.  I’m assuming that meant bitterballen too.  Since it’s been over a month hopefully all is good now.

Are there any ingredients in bitterballen that would not normally be found in the galley?

[Florida_gal_50]

2 minutes ago, TiogaCruiser said:

Are there any ingredients in bitterballen that would not normally be found in the galley?

That's what I'm wondering.  I would have thought they were made on board but I guess not.  I've read recipes before and they sound like a bit of work so maybe it's more the labor involved.  It was surprising really.

[Copper10-8]

33 minutes ago, Florida_gal_50 said:

That's what I'm wondering.  I would have thought they were made on board but I guess not.  I've read recipes before and they sound like a bit of work so maybe it's more the labor involved.  It was surprising really.

 

"Bitterballen" are very similar to "Kroketten" as far as making them from scratch. It's been my experience that both are made on board by the sous-chefs and asst. chefs on a regular basis for gatherings, crew lunches in the "Dirty Mess," along with "frikandellen" and other Dutch delicacies with the caveat that all this was "pre-Covid"   

 

https://www.thespruceeats.com/beef-bitterballen-recipe-1129015

[Happily@Sea]

19 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

"Bitterballen" are very similar to "Kroketten" as far as making them from scratch. It's been my experience that both are made on board by the sous-chefs and asst. chefs on a regular basis for gatherings, crew lunches in the "Dirty Mess," along with "frikandellen" and other Dutch delicacies with the caveat that all this was "pre-Covid"   

 

https://www.thespruceeats.com/beef-bitterballen-recipe-1129015

 

Thanks for the recipe. I ate them each day of the 4 days I stayed in IJmuiden in between cruises.. I never knew exactly what was in them.  [I have food allergies and I did inquire before eating.]

 

Bon voyage and you two have a great cruise.

[Florida_gal_50]

19 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

"Bitterballen" are very similar to "Kroketten" as far as making them from scratch. It's been my experience that both are made on board by the sous-chefs and asst. chefs on a regular basis for gatherings, crew lunches in the "Dirty Mess," along with "frikandellen" and other Dutch delicacies with the caveat that all this was "pre-Covid"   

 

https://www.thespruceeats.com/beef-bitterballen-recipe-1129015

Yes they are definitely similar.  I did ask right at the Dutch cafe so it wasn't a random person passing by that I asked.  The food that I had there was disappointing.  I had a cheese and ham sandwich and pea soup.  It took a long time to get them and they were lukewarm.  

[JazzyV]

Great to see you back posting John. Merry Christmas and Bon Voyage!

[lazey1]

Thanks for doing the "live from" so we can come along. Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year aboard the ship.

Jane

 

[richwmn]

Great to see you posting again, hope you have a great cruise!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

Looking forward to reading about your week on Koningsdam, and  comparing it to our experience during our 4 weeks on board.  On December 12,  we left the Koningsdam in the good hands of Captain Henk Draper, Staff Captain Sabine, and of course her wonderful crew.  

 

Bon Voyage and safe travels.

[Copper10-8]

16 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

Looking forward to reading about your week on Koningsdam, and  comparing it to our experience during our 4 weeks on board.  On December 12,  we left the Koningsdam in the good hands of Captain Henk Draper, Staff Captain Sabine, and of course her wonderful crew.  

 

Bon Voyage and safe travels.

 

 

I was very happy to hear that Sabine - No doubt, HAL's future first female captain - is assigned to K-dam. We worked together when she was 2/O on Noordam a few years back and have already talked about doing some catching up this coming week

[travelinjones]

How exciting!  We are currently mid flight enroute to San Diego to board the Koningsdam tomorrow. Looking forward to once again ringing in the New Year at sea.

[ohioNCLcruiser]

Have a wonderful time! I got off her the 19th and had a wonderful cruise. The best included food I have had over the past 10 years on cruises. Great crew too.

[Cruising Is Bliss]

Safe travels and have a wonderful cruise!

[carolyn22]

Have a great cruise!