Zaandam Celebrates Indonesian Independence Day : Shore excursion.
On a crisp, overcast morning in Haines, Alaska, I was on the bow beaming with pride for a country that was not even mine. It was August 17, Indonesia’s Independence Day. So contagious is the pride that our Indonesian crew have for their homeland that I almost thought for a moment that I could speak Bahasa Indonesia. It turns out, that I only know how to say “let’s eat”—makan dulu. That phrase, I thought, may come in handy when Zaandam calls in Semarang. For now, it’s time to
