When it's time to moor, they usually send a mooring master ashore ahead of time by motorboat. He catches the mooring lines on the shore and ties the ship to the dock. With the Standard, they typically use 4-5 lines.

While underway, the boat is kept right on the ship. It's raised and lowered into the water by hand using lines. This simple operation requires at least 7-8 people. More is better.

Suddenly, right there on the beach, these massive sand sculptures. And they're not even listed on any maps or tourist guides. We just stumbled upon them by chance. Pretty cool!

We made a stop at the port of the Belgian city of Ostend. You can already feel we're getting close to Amsterdam (:​