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You should be fine with those with no sharp ends, unlike ski poles. To put your mind at ease, I would ask HAL ahead of time with the attached pic

You should be OK with this "hobbel paard" (rocking horse) 😉

Just make sure you leave your handcuffs and catapults at home............😉

The former cast members, nowadays the Step One dancers, can usually be found being assigned a crew corridor cabin all the way forward on A-Deck and yes, no roommates, although two used to share cabins. Depending on the personalities and ages, those corridors have been known for "after show performance" parties and, as a result, visits by the night guards and, at times, a chat with the security officer as to the need for noise abatement/being good neighbors to other crew who, unlike the performers, need to rise and shine with the rooster crowing The BB's and, I presume, the Rolling Stone rockers (The classical quartet possibly also included in this group) get the best of both worlds in that they enjoy both crew and guest privileges. Their cabins, usually insides, are located in "passenger country" as opposed to "crew country"

Ah Yes, the "family member" did it! They and butlers seem to always get the short end of the schtick

Been a while since this was posted so here it goes Holland America Line Prohibited Items The following list is provided to assist in determining what items are not allowed onboard without a valid, lawful reason. This is not an all-inclusive list, and there may be other items found at the checkpoint that may be dangerous and that should not be allowed onboard All firearms, including non-firing weapons. An exception to this rule are law enforcement agents acting in an official capacity and certified armed security guards acting in an official capacity (with full permission of the ship’s Master). All forms of ammunition, explosive materials and propellants, projectiles of all kinds, cartridges. All imitation or replica weapons including de-commissioned weapons, those not capable of being fired and realistic imitation/toy weapons. Air/Pellet guns or any other variety of projectile-firing weapon. All explosives and explosive device components including but not limited to military, civilian and safety devices, detonators, detonation cords, blasting caps, smoke cartridges, grenades, mines, and imitation explosives /devices. Fireworks, Flares and Pyrotechnics Knives with a blade over 6.35 cm (2 ½ inches), or ½ inch at its widest point. This includes bladed weapons, sharp pointed weapons, daggers, sabers, swords, axes, ice axes, hatchets, straight razors (shaving safety razors are allowed), razor blades not in a cartridge, box cutters, ice picks, meat cleavers and utility knives. Concealed bladed weapons, such as belt buckles knives, cane and umbrella knives/swords, pen knives and credit card knives. Recreational Diver’s Knives unless accompanied by other diving/snorkeling equipment and a valid diving ID card/license (must be held in the custody of the Security Officer). Dive knives may be checked out/in by the owner for dive excursions during the cruise. Diver’s spears and spear guns/slings. Ceremonial knives/swords as well as entertainment props are at times permitted with prior notification from the Fleet Security Department (must be held on-board in the same manner as dive knives). Flick knives, gravity knives, switchblades or lock knives. Small locking pocket knives with blade lengths less than 6.35 cm (2 ½ inches) and widths ½ inch or less are allowed. Scissors with blades longer than 4 inches. Telescopic or regular truncheons/batons/clubs/coshes (a thick heavy stick or bar used as a weapon; a bludgeon)/nightsticks/Billy clubs/blow pipes/ASPs (expandable batons) and or any other item made, adapted or intended for use as an offensive weapon. Archery equipment including crossbows and bolts. Catapults Martial Arts Equipment including flails, throwing stars, nunchakus/nunchucks, kubatons, bostaff, etc. Knuckle dusters, brass knuckles, or any other item constructed for use as a weapon in hand-to-hand combat. Stun Guns, Tasers or any other electroshock device. Handcuffs Items containing Incapacitating Substances such as gas guns, tear gas sprays, pepper/mace cartridges, phosphorus, acid and other dangerous chemicals that could be used to maim or disable. Flammable liquids and hazardous chemicals/substances including gasoline/petrol, cooking fuel, acid, spill able batteries (except those in wheelchairs), phosphorous, oil, lighter fluid (common lighters are permitted), methylated spirits, paint thinners, turpentine, spray paint, chlorine, bleach, and any other dangerous chemicals that could burn, maim, incapacitate or disable. Compressed gas bottles/cylinders including propane tanks and aerosol cans (except for personal care or toiletries in limited quantities). Dive Tanks are not permitted, empty or full. Medical gas bottles are allowed in connection with a certified medical condition but cannot be packed in baggage. Oxygen cylinders must be delivered to the Purser’s Office and stored in a designated safe area. Oxygen cylinders are not x-rayed. Restrictions may apply to guests that require supplemental Oxygen during the COVID-19 Pandemic – please review Health Protocols page and FAQs. Drones, also referred to as Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicle (RPA), and any other remote controlled aerial devices/toys. Any other item made, adapted or intended for use as a weapon. Hookah and Water Hookah Pipes, candles and incense, strike-anywhere matches, clothing irons, heating pads, hot plates, kettles, coffee makers, toasters and other electronic cooking appliances. Alcohol in violation of the company alcohol policy. All illegal drugs, including medications without proper prescriptions. This includes legal intoxicant synthetic or “designer” drugs also known as “Legal Highs” such as Lysergamides, Opioids, Methoxetamine, Synthetic Cannabis, Betel Nuts or Kava (Cava). Medical Marijuana Poisons Noxious Items Baseball bats, hockey sticks, cricket bats, lacrosse sticks, pool cues, ski poles, and skateboards. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB), Ham radios, transformers, lasers, laser pointers, *electric extension cords with surge protectors. Bicycles Tools of trade/hobby including any type of hand or power tool. This includes hammers, drills, drill bits, crow bars, saws, power saws, chef/cooking knives/utensils, tools greater than 7 inches in length such as screwdrivers, wrenches and pliers (unless prior authorization is provided by Corporate Headquarters and strict controls are maintained on-board). Surfboards - (Boogie boards no longer than 42 inches in length are allowed). Coolers, only coolers approximately 12 x 12 x 12 inches in size (holds 6-12 cans of non-alcoholic beverages) are allowed. Guests carrying larger sizes will be directed to return them to their vehicle. If the guest is without a vehicle, the cooler will be destroyed in the same manner as other prohibited items. Exception: if the cooler is larger and contains baby food/formula, kosher food/special diet food or medication — these must be hand-carried. Coolers cannot be accepted as checked baggage. Whenever there is doubt an embarkation supervisor or shipboard personnel can be contacted to make the decision. Scooters (only permitted if used for mobility), boats/canoes/kayaks, Segways (only permitted ashore if used for mobility limitations – cannot be used onboard the ship ), Heely Shoes, Hoverboards/self-balancing scooters. · Electrical devices such as small fans, power strips, multi plug box outlets/adaptors, and extension cords without surge protectors are allowed onboard when used with proper caution. However, if such devices are determined to pose a hazard they will be confiscated. Confiscated prohibited items are to be returned to Guest(s) ONLY on the actual day of disembarkation/end of voyage and ONLY after guest has scanned off at the gangway. Item(s) to be returned at a designated location shore-side (whether this be inside the terminal, a tent or table on the quay …) against and after verification of Confiscated Items Receipt and Guest’s Signature confirming return.” The above list is not exhaustive. The SSO/Staff Captain are authorized to make a professional judgment as to the legality of any item declared, detected or discovered on board.

Small locking pocket knives with blade lengths less than 6.35 cm (2 ½ inches) and widths ½ inch or less are allowed.

Any Knives, scissors and open razors with blades longer than two and a half inches are on the prohibited items list

Alaskan Ulu knives seem to always present a problem and they shouldn't! If one goes by blade length, which HAL does on any other knife, they can easily be used as a weapon to do significant, or even fatal, harm to a human being. If they - HAL - want to sell them in the onboard ships, they should be treated like any other knife with a blade of a certain length, temporary confiscated, and returned to the purchaser upon completion of that cruise. Get rid of the wishy washy stuff!

Any knives that are confiscated are kept in a secure area inside the security officer's office. You will be given a receipt with your name, your stateroom number, the date they - the knives - were temporary confiscated, and a description of your property (the knives). The second half of said receipt will stay attached to the knives. You will receive instructions as to when your property will be returned to you which correlates with your last day onboard. The SOP has been to return confiscated items on disembarkation day morning inside the terminal, outside the gangway where a security guard will "man" a table with all confiscated items. In the past, those items have also been returned on the evening prior to disembarkation day. Guest Services will advise you re: date, time and location

Thank YOU for stepping up to the plate! 🤙 Take care and be safe!!

Did not know 😔 All the best for a speedy recovery, Roy! StLouisCruisers; if you want me to take over until Roy is back up and at it, please just advise!

Her name is Karlijn Verpalen - pronounced Car-line Vur-Paah-lun 😉

That's standard SOP on overnights, and/or at any port other than a disembarkation port, when someone presents themselves at the gangway with luggage in hand wishing to depart. You get stopped and security is dong their job! Believe it or not, guests have disappeared in ports leaving their cabins vacant to do whatever in that particular port, never to be seen again. If you reached an agreement with Guest Relations re: your plan, that info should have been entered into the gangway/Security laptop after GR notified security of your intentions. The guard at the podium would have read the info and would have let you go to do your thing. Internal communications............so many issues can be avoided with good solid comms. Not your fault!

Yes, you can but with approval/coordination of Guest Relations! Please don't forget to let them know of your plans when you board. Just showing up at the gangway at oh dark thirty of the morning of your planned disembark without their knowledge and a skeleton crew at GR (one night audit officer and one GR attendant) will present some "issues" that you can avoid by bringing Guest Relations in the loop! Have a great time in the Med!

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Today is Australia Day, Spouse's Day, and Clashing Clothes Day I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.--Marilyn MonroeMeal Suggestion for today - Slow Cooker Asian Beef Noodle SoupDrink of the Day - Peach Old FashionedWine of the Day - Chateau Ste. Michelle Canoe Ridge Estate Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills, WADestination of the Day - Punta del Este, Uruguay Eurodam Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 08:00 - 15:00 Koningsdam At Sea Destination Ensenada, Baja California Mexico eta 1-30 Nieuw Amsterdam San Juan, Puerto Rico 11:00 - 23:00 Nieuw Statendam At Sea Destination Key West, Florida eta 1-27 Oosterdam Port Stanley, East Falkland Island 08:00 - 17:00 Rotterdam Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 08:00 - 15:00 Volendam At Sea Destination Punta Arenas, Chile Antarctica eta 1-28 Zaandam Huatulco, La Crucecita, Mexico Riviera 08:00 - 14:00 Zuiderdam At Sea Destination Nukualofa, Tongatapu, Tonga eta 1-30Eastern Hemisphere Noordam Auckland, New Zealand 07:00 - 16:00 Westerdam Drydock Sembcorp Marine Admiralty Yard. Sembawang, Singapore until 02/02/23 Copper for Roy who is feeling a bit under the weather / Roy for Rich

All the best, Roy!! Thinking about you!

Thank you Sir, but first of all, THANK YOU for your service in the USN taking care of us jarheads as a "corpseman" (had to laugh at that one) and subsequently as a FF/PM saving undoubtfully many lives in Miami-Dade, which I know is a very busy Dept. You did well! I had a life altering experience at MCRD as a 19-yr old fresh "off the boat" from Amsterdam, Holland, getting some "personal attention" from Vietnam-experienced D.I.'s 😉 If you have extra time in L.A. in March, let me know please (email is in my sig) Love to meet up! Take care, be safe, and continue to cruise!!

Morning Bob; VMGR-352 was definitely assigned to El Toro when I was there but don't believe they were known as the Raiders then. I was assigned to the 3rd MAW, H&HS, Provost Marshal's Office (PMO) aboard the air station; Please thank your son for his service to his country! Semper Fi!

A good resource as to where the filming took place 😉 https://www.atlasofwonders.com/2022/06/where-was-top-gun-maverick-filmed.html

Please thank him for his service to his country! The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps will always have a friendly rivalry, but Marines truly love Navy Corpsmen!

Just a heads up. Miramar yes, originally a squid air station, has been a Marine Corps - Oorah - air station since June 1996, after MCAS El Toro, my old stomping grounds when in the Corps, closed down

FRI 06 JAN 23 – Day Eight – At Sea (Con't) When we returned to our cabin, to our surprise, there were two “Royal Goedewagen” tegels/tiles laying on our bed. These were the “new” 2021/2022 series with the four corners of the tile displaying the seven-pointed crown of the Statue of Liberty in New York City harbor. Those seven points represent the seven continents as well as oceans. The tile depicts the images of a HAL Pinnacle-class ship, has the names of those three ships: Koningsdam, Nieuw Statendam and Rotterdam, plus has a “sea monster” below the ship. It was nice to get a couple of these new tiles, especially after receiving a note on the first day of this cruise that stated that “Due to ongoing global supply chain issues, we currently do not have any inventory of the coveted Delft tiles.” For dinner at 7:15 PM we had our very last reservation at one of Koningsdam’s specialty restaurants, that being the Italian-themed Canaletto Restaurant located on the starboard side forward of the Lido Market. We were escorted to a nice window seat by the host Tatenda, all the way from Kenya in Africa. For the “small plates,” we each had a cup of Minestrone soup (farro, borlotti beans, Pecorino cheese and the minestrone). We also shared one order of veal and sage meatballs (glazed cipollini onions and rustic tomato sauce). For the large plates, the child bride and I each had the Friday special which was veal Florentine cannelloni (spinach, pomodoro sauce and Grana Padano) and we shared one order of the braised beef short rib Gnocchi (mascarpone butter-roasted carrots and celery). For dessert, Maria had the Affogato (vanilla gelato, espresso, chocolate shavings and lemon zest), while I had the Gelato sampler (malaga, pistachio and bacio). Molto Bene!! Delizioso!! The main entertainment tonight was scheduled to be the fourth performance of the Step One Dance Company called “Off the Charts”. For this performance, the six dancers were joined by the two pianists from Billboard Onboard. Unfortunately, this performance was cancelled tonight due to the swell and subsequent movement of the ocean. This was done with the safety of the musicians and dancers on the elevated stage in mind. Totally understandable! In its place, they played a movie (didn’t get the title) on the big screen in the Main Stage. We wound up going to BB Kings Blues Club where we listened to a full set by the BB Kings All Star Band. For our last three/four cruises, we have changed our M.O. re: packing our valises. In the old days we used to wait until after the show, so around 10:00 PM to start our packing which frequently took us to 11:00 Pm or later. We now actually do the majority of our packing prior to dinner which, in our opinion, makes things a lot more easy going. Koningsdam will be back in San Diego on early Saturday morning! We’ll see you then for one final time!

Nieuw Statie's captain will be either Capt. Noel O'Driscoll from, you guessed it, Ireland, or Capt. Eric Barhorst from The Netherlands. Not sure about the CD