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Broadcasting aboard Holland American lines MS. Ziderdam.

This is Cruise Radio. We are aboard Holland America lines MS. Ziderdam. This is Cruise Radio.

We are aboard Holland America's MS. Ziderdam on a 10-day Panama Canal Sunfair cruise.

And if you want some technical aspects about this ship, she's 950 feet long, 106 feet wide.

She holds 1,916 guests.

She was launched in 2002, and she weighs in at 82,000 gross

tons. We're going to have a big show this week as we give you a full comprehensive review of

Holland America's MS. Siderdam. The hotel manager is going to stop by, the cruise director,

the executive chef, and some more key staff members will be on here. My co-host this week is Craig Zabranski.

He's a travel writer out of New York City. And Craig, a touching story, man. We were talking, you were actually at Ground Zero at 9-11 and that had to have an effect on your life. Absolutely did. I mean, there's no doubt about it. When you're there and you're at Ground Zero, I mean, it changes you. It changes what you think and what you do, and you start to follow your passion, I think.

A lot of people have come out of there, and they started focusing what they truly want to do in life because they realize it could be shortened. So we're on a 10-night Panama Canal cruise, a Sunfair cruise, is Holland America calls. We stopped. Our first port of call was Half Moon Key. then we had a day at sea, Went to Aruba, Curisal, another day at sea,

Panama, the Panama Canal, which was awesome. Costa Rica now right our final day at sea before we go

back to Fort Lauderdale. And Craig, you haven't actually sailed on a cruise in like 20 years,

but you have been on like a Cunard line and Princess Cruises. What was your overall view so far

of the Ziderdam? Right. My last cruise was 92, actually, coming from Southampton to New York. I was on the Conard, Kiwi 2. Classy ship, wonderful service. I actually could remember it, but I was back, you know, teenager with my parents, and even before that I was a little younger cruising the Mexican ports.

From what I do remember, I don't remember the excursions. These excursions are a stick out for me.

I don't remember taking as many exciting and adventurous excursions that were available.

And of course, the canals definitely stick out too. But the actual service, the food and everything,

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