Nieuw Statendam Christmas Cruise #8 - HALF MOON CAY, Christmas Day

We vlog the first half of the seventh day (Christmas Day!) of our 7-day Christmas Cruise onboard the Nieuw Statendam. We head to Holland America's private island, Half Moon Cay, to do some snorkelling, some exploring, more water relaxation, BBQ lunch and then back to the ship for ice cream and a cocktail!
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0:00 - Good morning and Breakfast in Bed
1:16 - Tender to Half Moon Cay
2:54 - Snorkelling at Half Moon Cay
9:15 - Exploring the Beach and Island
13:50 - Swim Time in front of the Pirate Ship
14:30 - Island BBQ Buffet Lunch and Cupcakes!
16:18 - Walk back to Tender and onto the Ship
....to be continued.....next video....Day 7 Dinner, Show, Music Walk and Back-to-Back Process on Holland America.
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Did you ever go out to that deck we could see through your window? Although not intended as public areas(?) but as emergency or maintenance areas, doors (hall side endings) are usually open and you could imagine the views! Some people refer to those as "secret decks" 🙄

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We couldn’t find any access to that deck. We asked our cabin steward and he said only maintenance staff can get there.
We looked for some doors, as you mention, on the wings as we’ve done that before on other ships. Where we typically found access doors we found cabins for the ship’s officers instead. So we wondered if the only access was through those officers cabins.
If someone knows a way out there that we didn’t find them please let us know. As we hope to book that type of cabin again.