Richard Detrich’s Boquete, Panama Weblog

No, this is not about the quests.

Nor is it about the crew.

One of the onboard traditions is for your room steward to leave various animals created from towels on your bed each evening. My room steward is Moelyadi, whom we just call “Yadi”, and is from Indonesia. Typical of VOLENDAM crew members, he is friendly, always beaming, works long hours but loves his job, and does an excellent job. I thought you’d enjoy a few of his animal creations.

Two of the many other VOLENDAM crew members who deserve special mention are Indra and Dana, two of the Lido waiters both of whom come from Bali. Indra enjoyed sharing Indonesian recipes for fried dragonflies and termites and rice, delicacies he misses from home. Dana wasn’t happy with the “behind the serving line” picture I posted earlier.