cruisecounsellor

Yes, everything is good but nothing is above or beyond what we would get and expect from a good room steward, so we don’t seem to have a use for the butler 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hi, we are currently onboard and have a suite with butler but we don’t seem to be utilising him anymore than we would our room steward. 
 

He’s always around and offering an hello or good morning but really we don’t feel like we are using his services or challenging him with any special requests!

Everything is good in the suite, we are happy, it’s just that in over 30 cruises we’ve never had a butler before and we just want to make the most of his services and resources onboard. 
 

Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions on things we could ask for?

Thanks!
 

So we boarded Regal on Saturday just gone and Lexi Comley’s picture was proudly displayed as our CD. 

But at sail away we had Adam Love. He didn’t say much or interact with the audience, a couple of words then he was gone. 

Maybe he was tired as he had only joined Regal that day. 

However Wednesday night after just 3 nights onboard he announces he is no longer our CD and someone from New Zealand will be taking over today! (Corey I think)

No doubt if he’s just flown in he will be tired also. 

We appreciate CDs change and leave and take a vacation but to have 3 listed on a 7 day is it but much!

Cruisecounsellor....have you taken your trip? If so, exactly what did you end up doing...where did you stay and how was the hotel. Also did you take the New England cruise??

Yes. Trip is over sadly. Details of the hotel are posted above.

It was the Bermuda and Puerto Rico cruise

Just in case you are flying BA back from EWR, be aware the check in desk does not open until 3.30, as all their flights are late afternoon/evening, so if you get there early you will have to sit around with your luggage until it opens.

 

 

Simon

Thanks Simon rather than disembark early and hang around all day we have a night in Manhattan before flying back from JFK with a late hotel check out.

Cruise counsellor - how much was your Uber to the Port? we are on Anthem 20 Sept also from the UK and looking for hotel.

Did you get your two bottles of wine locally or in duty free at UK airport? or not bother. I gather there is no where locally near the port to get wine?

Is it easy to use Uber - its new to us so would have to download the app I guess.

Hope you have a great cruise on Anthem

 

Regards

Sue

Uber was very cheap around $22 and no wait for one there were many in the area - if recommend getting it (or Lyft, same but a bit cheaper)

We took 3 cases between the 2 of us so purchased wine at home as we had spare luggage space/weight for it. There are no shops by the hotel but I did look at google maps in the hotel and less than 2 miles away there were stores to purchase wine which would be cheap to get to in an Uber

That will work. The Doubletree is next door to the Ramada and is also a full service hotel, but no port transportation.

 

If you get a chance, could you report back on your experience at the Doubletree?

It’s a building site! Seriously! It’s having a full makeover. Lots of dust lots of areas closed off. Breakfast set up temporarily in a function room. Pool drained and covered in dust.

Actual room was ok. Quite smart with lots of USB etc.

I think once it’s finished it will be a good hotel but at the moment there’s boarding up everywhere and workmen all over the hotel.

Sure. Will do.

It's a weekday night, so hotel prices are higher. Hotels quote a base price and then add on the 15-20% tax. It could cost you $50-70 to arrange private transportation to the port. Trinityreservations.com is still a good deal even if you don't use the return transportation. The hotel has a restaurant and a cafe.

 

If you can manage your luggage, you can return back to the P4 Airtrain station at EWR, take the Airtrain to the train station, take NJ Transit to New York Penn Station for $13/pp, and a cab to your hotel.

Thanks. We’ve found a doubletree Hilton which is near the port so will take an Uber unless they have transportation

What is your ship,and cruise date? Two people? Hotel and transportation budget? Bed size requirements?

 

No hotels within 8 miles of the port.

 

The best deal is through trinityreservations.com - $193 tax included at the Ramada Plaza for 2 people with round trip port transportation.

Thanks

It’s May 30th on Anthem. 2 adults no real preference on room or bed type - it’s nothing more than a bed for the night rather than risking flying in the same day as embarkation.

At the end of the cruise we have a night in Times Sq so wouldn’t need return transport to the Ramada

Hi

Need some help and suggestions please.

We will most likely be flying into Newark (from the UK) the day before the cruise departs so need a hotel for the night and transportation to the cruise terminal the next day.

We are maybe thinking of a hotel at the airport as we believe there isn’t much going on around the port and we think an Uber would be around $30 to the port.

Or we are happy to do a hotel near the port.

Open to ideas....

Thanks

Rich

All cabins get robes.

 

There are no self-service laundries on the Eurodam.

Thanks.

We thought we had read no laundry but there on HAL's own site it says this...

Self-service laundry/ironing facilities (Not available on Zuiderdam, Oosterdam, Westerdam or

Noordam)

Hi

Quite a while since we sailed HAL and just have a few questions...

If we have a spa balcony cabin do we get robes in the room?

It says there is an iPod dock, we presume this will feature the old style Apple connector and not the new lightening style?

Googling we have found some saying there are self serve laundry/ironing facilities on Eurodam and others say no? If so, is there a cost and powder available to buy?

Finally, anyone been on here recently and can tell us what shows are on in the theatre?

Thanks!

Hi

Anyone know what shows/entertainment are currently on Eurodam?

I appreciate the guest acts change all the time but wondered what production shows we are likely to see on a cruise this June?

Thanks