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The Lido & room service can not do what the MDR does .The night before the ass't mitre 'd gives us a menu & we select the next evening meal so that they can prepare it for us to meet our medical needs

We contacted the shops services department , Because we are in handicap cabins & being diabetic they placed us in early dining on all 3 cruises , We have low salt & no sugar diets .We know that carbs elevate A1C levels . Actually knowledge of what to eat is 80% of the battle .More vefies & lower carbs . I also think that they know I have a electric scooter also maked it better for the early dining slot

We booked a cruise oj HAL & requested early dining . We then get a message that we are wait listed . what does wait lisred actually mean to be able to get early dining ? Being disabled with meals needed at certain times wait listed does not mean any thing to us so can we get HAL to get us on early dining with medical needs ? TIA

thanks Crystal . We will send the TA the e-mail as we get closer in to the Jan 28 ,2025 Hawaii cruise . Your 35 day cruise to Hawaii & Tahiti follows us . Wish we could have done that cruise but ,after die consideration Iwe came to the conclusion our ages would not work for such a distant cruise if in the event od illness how would we get back . you will have a grand time on that ctuise .I followed the one earlier this year on the board here & people had a wonderful time . toy certainly will enjoy your cruise Cliff

We will buy $800 AARP gift cards to pay gratuities for our 18 day Hawaii cruise & some OBCs for speciality restaurants . Our question is should we have our TA apply the Gift Cards for on board credit or to take the gift cards numbers & pin numbers & when on board go to customer relations & have them apply the gift cards ?

Smart move . The upgrade is definitely worth it alone

True that CO is much quieter because it is a lot smaller restaurant than the MDR & the same is true in land based restaurant sizes ,The only problem is the Club Orange sells out rather quickly as experienced people know not just the dining benefit but the cabin upgrade & priority boarding & rendering & a special line at customer relations . Simple answer is " whats not to like "

Very sad .Prayers for his family & fellow crew members

We just told our TA to speak with a HAL supervisor to get the $200 in AARO credit added to our in board credits on our Jan 2025 Hawaii cruise .Thanks for the tip

Mary would you do the Japan /Korea itinerary ? About a one way to Hawaii or from Hawaii as far as we know it is done by Celebrity but from Vancouver only

Do Mariner discounts work in this new Fish restaurant ?

We know that Koningsdam will leave the SD market during 2025 to the East Coast doing a Panama Canal cruise . does any one know when or if koningsdam will be back to San Diego & will Nieuw Amsterdam be staying in the SD port as well ? TIA

Hard to understand that X leaves the west coast maeket to other cruise lines . Perhaps one day we will see a X ship working the West coast .Hawaii , South Pacific , Japan .Korea ie As flying becomes more burdensome & expensive ,people who can drive to West coast ports will then skip the East coast cruises Thanks to every one for their input 😃

We have done the Hawaii Cruise R/T SD many times . Walking & meeting fellow passengers ,gym time & pool time . Sauna & Steam room time & may be a massage . Going to lectures . On cthe way ti Hawaii , Ukulele classes , Hula classes & making Hawaiian leis ie

All that is true for open seating . The cruise line needs to get their act together but mthat is not that uncommon on other lines as well . The CO dining room is small & that is the primary reason for the sound levels .It also has low ceiling & most likely a acoustic material