Boatdrill

Gallery Bar was always claustrophobic to me, and I never spent time in there, unless to pass through. For years HAL tried to get me to have my group cocktail parties there, and I always refused. We're on a ship with beautiful views; why would I choose a place without windows ?? I can do that on land.

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Thanks everyone for your input. My friends have decided to sit tight in Copenhagen for a few days until their rescheduled HAL flight departs on July 11.

I vote that the Volendam is "in service". Someone is paying for the use of the ship. That includes crew: engine and deck departments, IT department, housekeeping (public rooms as well as staterooms), laundry, security, food & beverage, hotel staff (including the reception desk). It's an active, floating hotel in Rotterdam.

The 94 day r/t from San Diego to Australia is in 2024. Surely HAL would know by then if the Volendam will be available. 😀

Apologies if this has already been discussed; I didn't see a thread about it. The NS was returning from Iceland when the strike was announced, and now hundreds of HAL pax are in a Copenhagen hotel waiting for HAL air/sea to rebook their flights home. Cruise ended Wednesday, July 6, and the earliest flights available back to the US arranged by HAL are scheduled for July 9, 10, and 11. My friends do have the CPP Platinum plan, and their HAL flight will leave on July 11. Question: would you wait out the time in Copenhagen to use the HAL flights, or would you independently look for other flights to get you home earlier ?