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just called Mariner Society-- said the new HAL site was tested before going online after I asked about it -- until it went online then it lost everything..-- I kid you not... who does these things.. now I see why HAL is going downhill fast ..sad .. as I've always said in the past-- you can thank Orlando and his merry crew for it :(

updated HAL site-- they should be fired on the spot.. what a bunch of incompetents to release a new site like it is.. pure unadulterated garbage:evilsmile:

the Casinos on HAL ships are run by Carnival Corp no matter what name they'll use-- Club 21 etc.. it's still Carnival Corp subsidiary.. the staff does not work for HAL... they can be on a HAL ship this month or be on a Princess ship the next or any other Carnival owned cruise line.. we get the Casino rate..

do not believe HAL was making any stops in Turkey with all the incidents-- bombings and demonstrations-- that have been taking place there in the past year or so.. I know Istanbul was removed from the Oct 20 Atlantic Adventurer a long while ago

Your characterization of RecepTayyip Erdogan as a lunatic is grossly unfair to lunatics!!!

maybe it was not Erdogan he was referring to :) :)

on past cruises if you want an advance and go to the cashier or the pit boss at the tables they will advise you of a 3% charge.. if you go to the slot machines and get an advance and charge it to your cabin there is NO charge.. I was advised by an asst manager of that.. have they change the policy since this past March ???? I personally don't do either and never get a cash advance

from the looks of it with the schedule the Veendam will most likely be gone--until it actually happens and HAL gets that last penny of profit out of her I'll believe it when I see it ..it is still showing that it is coming down the east coast back to Ft lauderdale in October ... and the Maasdam will stay as it dodges another bullet and gets a reprieve.. have to say we were on the Maasdam ( still our favorite ship) in May for 14 days.. it was definitely 'lookin good'.. best shape we've seen it in in a long time.. I see it is scheduled to head on out to Polynesia in 2017-2018

wherry wherry scary ain't it.. just more marketing hype that the new regime thinks sells cabins.. just who I would want to see on a cruise.. gimme a break

for all those who doubted what I said in my original post... LOOK at the current state of HAL onboard its ships and the cutbacks.. specifically the Roll Call thread for the Amsterdam World Cruise 2018 and see what they are saying... I normally would post the link but all those know-it-alls who doubted me can find it themselves

will be doing the 14 days Maasdam on May 20 Boston-Montreal-Boston..

if available could you tell me the Captain.. HD.. DRM who will be on..

this will be our 28th cruise on the Maasdam with over 532 cruise days on her.. have a few more cruises in the works planned on her for next Feb-Mar-April B2B2B 76 days and that looks like it'll be 'thee end' as she most likely will be gone soon after when the new ship arrives in the fall 2018

thanx much

the app has been mentioned on here... used it after a 21 day Rotterdam in early March in PE. got the receipt on my phone.. was directed to a separate line.. breezed thru as the person in front of us just completed theirs as we got up to the counter.. no need to wait in that long line..

I wonder if the encouragement by the Future Cruise Consultants to put together longer itineraries only occurs on World Voyages. The Consultants certainly were not eager to take the time to help me on the 90 day Passage to the Far East. I finally pieced together my desired itinerary, which included B2B2Bs, once I returned home.

same here.. just got off the Rotterdam a couple of weeks ago..he could care less.. trying to put together a 91 day B2B2B2B for early 2018.. not too helpful--I'll just leave it at that.. guess it depends who you get these days.. if it can be done for what we want I'll do it on my own..

an e-z walk across the street from the port and small terminal building and you're in town

after starting this thread got jumped on by a bunch on here.. all I can say is.. 'I rest my case'.... why???...just go to the Roll Call for the Amsterdam World Voyage 2018 and see the NEGATIVE changes being made-- believe they are on pages 42 or 43.. and it's only going to get worse for the rest of the itineraries not just Grand Voyages.. cutting budgets... cutting perks..all in the master plan.. so all you people who like the new changes..glad you do... you have no idea what's going on..

I've always faxed the required info to HAL World Cruise Reservations and requested a confirmation via email.. usually get the confirmation email back quickly within a half hour.. they've always been good

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Congrats on that, Sir! Enjoy!

:)

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RTDM

 

Capt Marco Carsjens

HD Jason Hale

CD Michael Langley

DRM Putu Donny Dharmawan

Copper.. many thanx again

BTW..on July 30 just celebrated 26 years retired from 'on the job' Suffolk County, Long Island NY

we're doing the Rotterdam Oct 28, 2016 42 day once again our 6th time

( last 5x were on the Maasdam)

any word yet on who the 'top dogs' will be onboard the Rotterdam for that sailing

many thanx as always and do appreciate getting back to all of us on here :)

You choose an ancient ship, you expect problems...

10 TA on the Nieuw Amsterdam, can't even remember a maintenance issue serious enough to comment on .....

I can't even imagine tearing my clothes over a logo change or different china in the MDR!

early last year we did a 10 day on the Maasdam went across the street hopped on the Zuiderdam for another 10 for a back to back... the Maasdam was in better shape..

if you want to go big do so.. not for us.. no matter how much hype and marketing HAL does....if I want that many people on a vacation I just go visit my old home town-- NYC ...these days quiet is better.. and smaller is more personal..haven't been on any the bigger ships above the Vista class.. no plans on doing so.. to each his own..

Young people get old. There will always be a steady supply of "old people" who find HAL ships a comfortable niche.

 

HAL needs to pay attention to the "new rich" in America - those with substantial guaranteed public pensions - white collar middle class with now a guaranteed and often generous retirement income stream.

 

I'll take a leap and assume they like more educational enrichment offerings and less superficial glitz. It is an emerging demographic for HAL to target. Road Scholars often have large groups on board. I'd like to see HAL offer more of what Road Scholars offers their customer base.

no matter how much they try to change the 'old peoples' demographics on HAL it will NEVER change..HAL has tried everything over the years to entice families and younger cruisers to sail with them.. it does not and has not worked... just tell anyone that you sail on a HAL ship and the first words they say is.. "that's for old people".. or "that's an old people's cruiseline".. short of HAL going out of bizness and recreating itself under a different name HAL will ALWAYS be known as an old peoples cruiseline...and that's just fine with me... I like OLD these days--nice and quiet.. :)

They had to getr new china after they made the horrid choice to change the HAL Lfgo. Waste ofmoney fpr no reason. The pevfious Logo was perfectly fine and much liked by majority of crew and guests. What is the advantage to the new logo? I only see downside. Aded costs to replace all the logos on the ships funnels etc. :rolleyes: So many other places that money could have been better spent. IMO

agree with you 1000%.. cosmetic wasteful changes instead of getting the ships in top running order.. that's the mindset of the new HAL regime.. those who have not had many cruises on HAL will think this is for the better.. it is not.. look what they did.. or should I say didn't do to the Maasdam letting it get run down over the past couple of years.. major continuous AC problems thruout the cabins .. numerous plumbing problems continue.. our favorite ship has gone downhill fast most likely since HAL is not putting any more major money into it as its demise is getting near--probably mid 2018 as a guess-- bye bye Maasdam--it was a good run for us sailing her... 27x 532 actual cruise days.. sad :( :(

the HAL site is showing another cruise after the one you mentioned for the Maasdam as a 28 Day Hawaii-Tahiti on March 28 thru April 22 2018 .....that's just about the end of HAL's future cruise postings except for 3 ships in April

You've been on Maasdam 27 times since they rolled out the Dive In concept?! That's close to a dozen cruises a year. Very impressive!

there's always a wise guy.. and the answer is nope..been on the Maasdam a total of 27x

.how many for you....if you digress with reading every post word by word I got a bridge from my old home town to sell you..

you want to come on strong you'll get it back the same way

This doesn't answer the question. Turmoil has been going on for years. Ashford has actually created a bit of stability, ask any staff captain or MDR. We have.

that is NOT what I have heard not in the least.. he is NOT liked by any of the staff --higher ups or in the trenches.. keep on reading this forum daily and more and more complaints from seasoned HAL cruisers are popping up... I stand by my original assessment