Zaandam Cellar Master

[Crusing Bob]

Anyone on the Zaandam recently noticed whether Rod is the Cellar Master. He was on the Hawaii cruise October 2010 and he was really great and personable. We hope he will be aboard this October for our repeat itinerary.

[Crusing Bob]

Anyone know the answer to my question?

[rafinmd]

That's not something I would normally pay much attention but I checked at random the explorer for day 14 and found:

http://zaandamasia.files.wordpress.c...explorer14.pdf

2:00PM Cellar Master Ivica's Sparkling Wine Tasting

Roy

[Crusing Bob]

Thanks, Roy. I am still hoping Rod will be on during our schedule. He was really a lot of fun.

[Rockfan2]

We were on the Zaandam last April for a Sea of Cortez and enjoyed the wine tasting with Rod & crew.

Sailed on the Zaandam again in September for Hawaii Circle and Rod is no longer on Zaandam. Neither is Rose.

In September they didn't have a Celler Master and the wine tastings that we attended were presented by a Wine Steward and a ship officer.

Rockfan2

[Gemlea]

Originally Posted by Rockfan2

We were on the Zaandam last April for a Sea of Cortez and enjoyed the wine tasting with Rod & crew.

Sailed on the Zaandam again in September for Hawaii Circle and Rod is no longer on Zaandam. Neither is Rose.

In September they didn't have a Celler Master and the wine tastings that we attended were presented by a Wine Steward and a ship officer.

Rockfan2

The fact that your old favourites are no longer on Zaandam explains a lot. We were on her from Hong Kong to Singapore in January and the whole wine experience was abysmal. No problem with the wines themselves, just the organisation required to match a bottle with a recipient. I won't bore you with the details here as I have already written and posted a review on our cruise.