Christmas recipe: Stuffed goose with apples and lingonberries

The tradition of having goose at Christmas has become rare in the Netherlands. The fact that the Netherlands has been a seafaring nation for centuries has made (Christmas) menus more susceptible to other (food) cultures and change. Stuffed goose with apples and cranberries With this traditional recipe for fried goose

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In the Picture: Theemaas shop

Karel Doormanstraat 469 (coffee/tea & all that goes with it) ‘Theemaas finds you the finest tea and coffee at suppliers that work with craftsmanship, just like we do,’ Bartho van Meggelen and his partner Nancy van der Elst say. ‘Our customers can currently choose from an assortment of 200 tea

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Culinary pleasure in Rotterdam

 ‘Great!’ is the enthusiastic opinion often heard when people talk about restaurant 1898 Foods & Drinks in the White House at Wijnhaven. In 1898, this White House was Europe’s first and tallest office building. Today, it is a historic monument. The main entrance to 1898 Foods & Drinks is not

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Welkom! – Newsletter Zomer 2022!

  Dear Reader,There is just one word and that’s fabulous, fabulous to be back at work for cruise with our team Rotterdam. The whole cruise fleet is almost sailing again. What an achievement of cruise lines both on board and on shore. Seeing happy passengers and crew again in our

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Nieuw Statendam komt thuis

Cruise Port Rotterdam was part of a large humanitarian repatriation effort of bringing home Holland America Group crew to Europe and The Netherlands. Nieuw Statendam of Holland America Line was one of the ships arriving in Rotterdam, she visited Rotterdam for the first time. Hereby we share a video of

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Nieuwe “klassieke” blues voor jarige Holland Amerika Lijn

Op het jubileumfeest dat Cruise Port Rotterdam samen met Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest en Holland America Line op zaterdag 19 mei organiseerde voor het 145-jarige Holland Amerika Lijn jubileum, werd een bijzonder cadeau overhandigd. Burgemeester Aboutaleb en Ronald Paul, COO van het Havenbedrijf Rotterdam, schonken de van origine Rotterdamse rederij (1873),

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