birthday on the Zuiderdam

[oliviaonthe beach]

Veteran Zuiderdam cruisers: One of my travelling companions on the Zuiderdam this July will celebrate a birthday. Does anyone know if HAL and this particular ship does anything special for them? If so, what???

[RuthC]

If the Zuiderdam is consistent with the rest of the HAL ships you can have a cake at dinner that night.

Just have your TA note your records (usually mine asks that as part of the booking process) that there will be a birthday "special occasion". At dinner the stewards will bring a cake and sing a birthday song.
Ask them to sing the Indonesian song! It's a lot more fun than the usual Happy Birthday.

There are also special birthday packages available for purchase. These can be flowers with balloons, or some such items.

[spcl4cs_gal]

On my birthday last August, I found balloons and ribbons taped to the outside of my cabin door in the morning. :)

[cruzingqueen]

Zuiderdam is consistent with the other dam ships. Let them know the first night if you would like a cake on the birthday night and then they will sing the birthday song in their native language. They'll bring several stewards from other tables too.

[Himself]

the dining room Stewards will sing "Happy Birthday" When I first started sailing on the HAL ships they used to sing a song in Indonesian. Wish they still did!!!
HIMSELF

[Oceanwench]

When we sailed on the Oosterdam last Nov., there were at least 5 birthdays per night!
[None in our party]
Cake & singing were the order of the evening.

[ctguy001]

Two weeks ago I celebrated my birthday on the Volendam. Towards the end of the meal, the head steward came over to the table, wished me a Happy Birthday, and then announced that they were out of Birthday cakes and they would celebrate tomorrow (they did). Ask for the Indonesian version, it's way better!