The Dutch Kingdom welcomed their first king in 120 years: King Willem-Alexander

Last Tuesday King Willem-Alexander became Europe's youngest monarch. Beatrix shed a tear before signing the act of abdication and a cry went up from the crowd witnessing the signing on a giant screen in front of the palace. A star-studded rendition of the Koningslied was broadcast live from Rotterdam and watched by the royal family on the banks of the IJ river. Also Aruba participated, at exactly 1:30pm children on stage and the public at the Linear Park started to sing the Koninglied to celebrate the new king.

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Celebrate Ruth’s Chris big 5 and enjoy The Rat Pack Tribute by Michelangelo and trio

Ruth’s Chris Steak House is celebrating its 5th year in Aruba and will host a Rat Pack Tribute by Michelangelo and trio on May 6th. This will be an extraordinary delightful night having a succulent 4-course dinner menu for only $75 p.p. while enjoying a live show with hit songs by Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra. Advanced reservations are required so make your reservation as soon as possible.

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VisitAruba Video Contest winner starts his Aruba adventure!

The winner of the 2012 Visit Aruba video contest has arrived in Aruba and is very excited to begin his Aruba adventure. Thanks to the participating sponsors to whom we are very grateful for their generosity, we have overloaded David Kohlmeier from Austria with Gift Certificates and tons of stuff to do. He has come armed with two Go-Pro cameras and we are sure he will be documenting every minute of his super vacation to further expose Aruba to the as-yet-untapped Austrian market!

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