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Future Cruise Deposits are purchased on the ship and are good for 4 years and are refunded to you automatically if not used. Some have mentioned extending them. Future Cruise Credits give out by HAL do have an expiration date. Many people on CC have been able to have the expiration date extended, including me. Hope things work out for you.

St John from the ship

View off the ship this morning

Yesterday was a lazy day. I walked around the port area for a bit, then came in for lunch and football. A very nice dinner in Tamarind with @Cruising-along and @dfish then in for the night Yesterday was a good day for Georgia Football, the Dawgs won, 'Bama lost but Tennessee in beating 'Bama is going to be out to get Georgia in 3 weeks. Braves flamed out yesterday so not back to back championship there.

Today's activities

Today is Dictionary Day, National Learn a Word Day, and Global Cat Day I would always rather be happy than dignified.--Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre Meal Suggestion for today - flank steak grapes Drink of the Day - Whisky Smash Wine of the Day - Walla Walla Vintners 2019 Merlot (Walla Walla Valley) Destination of the Day - Lyttelton (Christchurch), New Zealand Eurodam Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico Riviera 08:00 - 17:00 Koningsdam Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii 07:00 - Nieuw Amsterdam At Sea Destination Puntarenas, CR eta 10/17 Nieuw Statendam Saint John NB, New Brunswick Canada 11:00 - 19:00 Noordam Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Island 08:00 - 17:00 Oosterdam Piraeus-Athens, Greece 08:00 - 23:00 Rotterdam At Sea Destination Le Havre-Paris, France eta 10/17 Volendam At Sea Destination Valletta, Malta eta 10/17 Zaandam At Sea Destination Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal eta 10/18 Zuiderdam At Sea Destination Fanning Island, Line Islands, Kiribati eta 10/18 Westerdam At Sea Destination Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa eta 10/18

Here are the specialty restaurant menus currently on Nieuw Statendam Pinnacle Menu.pdf tamarind .pdf Canaletto .pdf Rudi .pdf Nami.pdf Orange.pdf PinnacleGala.pdf

My tile for this cruise was just left in my cabin Go Dawgs!

Tonight is a 'Dressy' night and the menu is: Oct15-BlueGala.pdf

Some views from yesterday Another good day aboard a BHB. As always, the ship's crew was friendly and seemed happy. The ship is well maintained and looks good. I missed trivia yesterday, another Pinnacle dinner with friends. Last night was salmon and baked Alaska. Both were good and the company was grand. The server was Faud, the same as the first PG dinner, and he added a lot to the experience again. I'm not sure if the other diners appreciated us, we were laughing and having a good time rather than a sedate dinner. The World Stage featured Robert Neary, who did the Neil Diamond show earlier in the week. I missed the Neil Diamond show so this was my first view of Mr. Neary. He seems to be a good singer and has a decent spiel, but IMO he is a better singer when in his own style and voice, rather than trying to imitate Elvis, Frank Sinatra, and others. Another sampling of the BB King All Stars showed again that they are talented musicians. They also seem to be enjoying themselves which normally makes the show better. Rolling Stone Rock Room was in full swing so I stopped there for a bit. The songs they performed while I was there were well done. They also seemed to be enjoying themselves. One of the servers was entertaining the audience with a dance routine that was well received. All in all, the entertainment has been very good for the past week. It will be interesting to see what they come up with for next week.

Today's view from the ship Caribbean Princess

Today's Activities

Today is Sweetest Day, White Cane Safety Day, and Pug Day Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.--C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves Meal Suggestion for today - skillet chicken brussels sprouts Drink of the Day - Jimmys Chocolate Wine of the Day - Lubanzi 2020 Chenin Blanc (Swartland) Destination of the Day - Bora Bora, French Polynesia Eurodam At Sea Destination Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico Riviera eta 10/16 Koningsdam Hilo, Hawaii Island 08:00 - 18:00 Nieuw Amsterdam Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala 08:00 - 18:00 Nieuw Statendam Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada 08:00 - 16:00 Noordam Lahaina, Maui Island, Hawaii 08:00 - 23:00 Oosterdam Heraklion, Crete Greece 08:00 - 18:00 Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands South Holland 07:00 - 17:00 Volendam Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy 07:00 - 21:00 Zaandam At Sea Destination Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal eta 10/18 Zuiderdam At Sea Destination Fanning Island, Line Islands, Kiribati eta 10/18 Westerdam At Sea Destination Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa eta 10/18

Today's view from the ship Early morning was very foggy, So I took some more after lunch. What a difference a few hours makes.

Tonight's menu in the Main Dining Room Oct14.pdf

I did mine from my laptop without a problem

I use Linux, not Windows or Mac and it has some additional capabilities. It is very easy to download the pdf which is the format the menus are stored in on the HAL server.

today's activities

Today is Be Bald and Free Day, National Dessert Day, and World Egg Day In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.--Mark Twain Meal Suggestion for today - Croquetas de bacalao Drink of the Day - Sunset Martini Wine of the Day - Freire Lobo 2020 Vigno Branco White (Dão) Portuga Destination of the Day - Ensenada, Mexico Eurodam At Sea Destination Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico Riviera eta 10/16 Koningsdam Lahaina, Maui Island, Hawaii 08:00 - 18:00 Nieuw Amsterdam Puerto Chiapas, Chiapas Mexico 08:00 - 17:00 Nieuw Statendam Sydney NS, Nova Scotia Canada 08:00 - 16:00 Noordam Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii 07:00 - 23:00 Oosterdam Kusadasi, Ephesus, Turkey 07:00 - 18:00 Rotterdam At Sea Destination Rotterdam, Netherlands South Holland eta 10/15 Volendam Naples, Italy 08:00 - 18:00 Zaandam At Sea Destination Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal eta 10/18 Zuiderdam Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Island 07:00 - 17:00 Westerdam At Sea

A good day at sea. It is late evening on Nieuw Statendam. At this time, around 10pm, the ship is still going strong. There have been plenty of activities during the day which made it go by too quickly. Some of the highlights. There were three rounds of trivia today, 10am, 4:30pm and 6:30pm. Each had an interesting array of questions and I managed to do pretty well. Both Entertainment Staff members did a good job of hosting the trivia. All meals were very good. Normal breakfast fixed as I like it, followed by spaghetti for lunch, and a steak for dinner - all in the Lido. Tomorrow will be different. I think I have another Pinnacle Dinner tomorrow which I am looking forward to. I sat and listened to the BB King All Stars for a few minutes and they are very talented. The comic did another show which was different and again funny, then I caught a few minutes of the piano players who also sounded very good. I also made a donation to the casino, but managed to take longer than normal to accomplish it. I still have some money for later in the casino. Tomorrow will be Sydney and an opportunity to walk around a bit. Hope everyone has a great evening.

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It is a lazy day at sea. We had a morning trivia, I managed to tie for first and lose the tie breaker. More chances later. It is a beautiful day outside and we are half way to Sydney Tonight's menu for the Main Dining Room as available on the Navigator Oct13.pdf

Activities for today

US Navy Birthday Today is International Skeptics Day , International Suit Up Day, and Silly Sayings Day In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.--Albert Camus Meal Suggestion for today - stuffed sweet potatoes with beans and guacamole Drink of the Day - Jalape O Margarita Wine of the Day - Domäne Wachau 2019 Ried Achleiten Smaragd Grüner Destination of the Day - Malaga, Spain Eurodam San Diego, California 09:00 - 17:00 Koningsdam At Sea Destination Lahaina, Maui Island, Hawaii eta 10/14 Nieuw Amsterdam Huatulco, La Crucecita, Mexico Riviera 10:00 - 18:00 Nieuw Statendam At Sea Destination Sydney, Hova Scotia, Canada Noordam At Sea Destination Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii eta 10/14 Oosterdam Santorini Island, Thira, Greece 08:00 - 18:00 Rotterdam Kiel, Germany 07:00 - 15:00 Volendam At Sea Destination Naples, Italy eta 10/14 Westerdam At Sea Zaandam At Sea Destination Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal eta 10/18 Zuiderdam Lahaina, Maui Island, Hawaii 07:00 - 18:00

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