Meet Executive Chef Robert Schumann

Executive Chef Robert SchumannAs executive chef of Eurodam, Robert Schumann oversees the menus, food preparation and culinary operations for all of the restaurants on board.

Hailing from a countryside village in Germany near Frankfurt, Schumann developed his culinary skills in a hotel and restaurant near where he was studying. Eventually he began splitting his time between Germany and Switzerland, where he worked in some of the country’s finest hotels. After a six-month contract in London, Schumann decided to spend time working in the Middle East, but family brought him back to Germany where he managed his own restaurant for six years. Yet Schumann missed traveling, and in 2004 he followed his dream to go to sea and joined the Holland America Line team aboard Volendam.

During his time off, he enjoys relaxing at home with his family and sampling cuisines from around the world.