To celebrate the close of 2014, we were sailing on the 14-Day Asian Holiday cruise on Holland America’s Volendam cruise ship.
Celebrating New Year’s Eve at sea is one of our favorite traditions to ring in the New Year.
First, we put on our formal wear, and headed to the main dining room. The evening menu was printed in a special “gala” booklet.
We ordered a bottle of festive champagne and tried on our party hats as we contemplated the menu.
There were special cocktails and appetizer offerings, featuring seafood, caviar and sweetbreads.
Crab bisque and the celebration salad were the biggest hits among the soups and salads.
The entrees all sounded pretty great, but we all ended up making the same selection. Can you guess which one?
The surf and turf was terrific.
Choosing a dessert was tough, the most festive and delicious was at the top of the list.
This is the Chocolate Decadence 2014, and it was a good way to end the year.
The big countdown event was in the showroom with a live band.
We choose to ring in the New Year in the MIX (the just added new open area with the piano bar, wine bar, martini bar, and spirits and ales bar.)
We celebrated with new friends, like Virgil from central California.
After the clock struck midnight, we headed to the Crow’s Nest where the party continued.
Have you spent New Year’s Eve on a cruise ship? What is your favorite tradition? Please share in comments below.
To read more about our Asian Holiday cruise experiences, check out these posts:
- Exploring Langkawi, Malaysia by Taxi
- Traditional Myanmar Dance and Dinner at La Planteur from the Port of Thilawa, Myanmar
- Getting an Introduction to Yangon via a Shore Excursion from Thilawa, Myanmar (Burma)
- Sailing into Thilawa, Myanmar (Burma); Port City for Yangon
- Christmas Day in Phuket, Thailand with a Visit to Tiger Kingdom
- Christmas Eve on Holland America Line’s Volendam
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