Capt. Simon Douwes ~ Director, Deployment & Itinerary Planning

Simon Douwes graduated from the Nautical Academy in Amsterdam and first started sailing for Holland America Line in 1978. Over the years Simon Douwes steadily rose through the ranks and was promoted to Captain in 1993. Between 1993 and 2002, Simon Douwes has been the Captain of the Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Rijndam, Maasdam, Statendam, Rotterdam and Volendam. In the spring of 2002, Simon Douwes was appointed the Director of Itinerary Planning for Holland America Line and in this function he is responsible for the deployment of all of Holland America Line's ships.