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finally able to grab tonight's menu Oct12.pdf

activities for today

view from the ship this morning

Today is Cookbook Launch Day, Emergency Nurses Day, and Old Farmer's Day You cannot find peace by avoiding life.--Michael Cunningham, The Hours Meal Suggestion for today - Fresas con Crema Drink of the Day - Jimmys Best Wine of the Day - Yacoubian-Hobbs 2017 Rind Areni (Vayots Dzor) Destination of the Day - Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Eurodam At Sea Destination San Diego, California eta 10/13 Koningsdam At Sea Destination Lahaina, Maui Island, Hawaii eta 10/14 Nieuw Amsterdam At Sea Destination Huatulco, La Crucecita, Mexico Riviera eta 10/13 Nieuw Statendam Charlottetown, PEI, Canada 07:00 - 15:00 Noordam At Sea Destination Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii eta 10/14 Oosterdam At Sea Destination Santorini Island, Thira, Greece eta 10/13 Rotterdam At Sea Destination Kiel, Germany eta 10/13 Volendam Sarande, Albania Westerdam At Sea Zaandam At Sea Destination Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal eta 10/18 Zuiderdam Nawiliwili, Lihue, Kauai Island, Hawaii 08:00 - 18:00

just for an update, this was posted later in the day as tonight's menu SilverGala.pdf

Another good day aboard Nieuw Statendam. With the time change today, breakfast was again later than I normally do, but many people missed the change and the Lido wasn't crowded. Breakfast was again properly prepared and tasty. The Cruise Critic was well attended and active. It is always nice being able to put a face to a name. It started at 10:30 and lasted well over an hour. Lunch was fish and chips in the Lido, which is something HAL does well. It was topped off with ice cream and peanut butter cookies. Everything was good and crew was as wonderful as always. Next up at 1:30 was a military Meet & Greet which was also well attended. Lots of good stories and looks back at everyone's experience. At 4:30 we had lightning trivia. This is a 30 question version where you have 30 seconds to answer and the answer is given right after the question. I had 21 out of 30, but was not near the top. At 6:30 @Sharon in AZjoined me for Classic Trivia. It was a good selection of questions and we scored 13 out of 15, missing the bonus. We tied for first and won in the tie breaker. Tonight is dressy so I might stay in - but who knows????

Today's M&G went well and was well attended.

this evening's menu Oct11.pdf

Activities for today:

Today is International Day of the Girl Child, It's My Party Day, and Ada Lovelace Day Don't think or judge, just listen.--Sarah Dessen, Just Listen Meal Suggestion for today - carrot pea chicken salad Drink of the Day - El Tesoro Tommys Margarita Wine of the Day - Brovia 2017 Brea Vigna Ca' Mia (Barolo) Piedmont Destination of the Day - Half Moon Cay, Bahamas Eurodam At Sea Destination San Diego, California eta 10/13 Koningsdam At Sea Destination Lahaina, Maui Island, Hawaii eta 10/14 Nieuw Amsterdam Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico Riviera 08:00 - 17:00 Nieuw Statendam At Sea Destination Charlottetown, PEI, Canada eta 10/12 Noordam At Sea Destination Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii eta 10/14 Oosterdam Naples, Italy 07:00 - 17:00 Rotterdam Stockholm, Sweden - 18:00 Volendam Sarande, Albania 08:00 - 17:00 Westerdam Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Island 08:00 - 17:00 Zaandam At Sea Destination Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal eta 10/18 Zuiderdam Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii - 23:59

Good evening, It has been a good day, and I thought I would take a few minutes to go over today's activities. Early morning - breakfast in Lido was a bit later and more crowded than normal for me. I need to make sure I get there earlier. Breakfast was cooked as I like it, and service from the lido staff was as good as always. Not much happening until lunch. Lunch was an old favorite spaghetti from the pasta station. It was done a little differently then previously, but was still very good. Nothing else really happened until 4:30, when lightning trivia happened in Billboard. This is 30 questions with immediate answers. You have 30 seconds to answer before the co-ordinator (Jody in this case) announces the answer. I did it by my self and did ok. Today's dinner was something a little different for me. I have had pizza on several ships and was not overly impressed with it. Based on several people reporting that the New York Pizza on the Pinnacle class ships was good I though I would try it. Well, turns out it is pretty good and the size is about right for a single person's meal. I finished the pizza just in time to go to Billboard for the 6:30 trivia which has a theme of Canada (due to Canadian Thanksgiving today). Right as it started Sharon ( @Sharon in AZ ) joined me and we did ok, not enough to win but respectable. It was nice to spend a little time with Sharon, she has been my trivia partner several times in the past. From trivia I went to the World Stage to see Orlando Baxter. I got there just as he was being announced and the audience was full. His act was pretty good and the audience had a pretty good laugh at most of his jokes. I left a little early because I wanted to see the 8:30 show Game Night: Officers vs Guests. It was a nice activity with 4 Officers against 4 Guests with 3 different games. The cruise staffer (Inez) worked it out so that the guests got the prize package that had been prepared for them. A note about Inez, she was also on the entertainment staff for my Rotterdam Christmas Cruise (Dec 21 - Jan 22) and is a very good addition to the cruise staff. I was very happy to see her. More later

You essentially have three options. 1. If your credit card has a high enough limit, the hold amount doesn't matter. 2. If you use a debit card or you are close to the limit you may run into trouble with the hold. 3. You can specify the cash option. If you specify cash you will need to have enough in On Board Credit, either purchased or as part of a promotion, to cover your projected spending. You can get by with less than $60 pppd but will need to adjust if you get close to running out. If you register a card, it will be hit with the $60 pppd even if you have OBC to cover some or all of it. You don't have to register a card.

Volendam boarded her first passengers since the Covid shutdown on Sept 24th for a 14 day cruise. The first turn around happened on October 8th, so maybe some reviews soon.

That has been the policy of HAL for at least 10 years, probably 20, and was noted when you did your online check in.

today's offerings in the MDR day_3_menu_03_en_europe_north_mdr_dinner_2022.pdf

Views of Saguenay from the ship this morning.

Today is October 10th, Canadian Thanksgiving and we are in Saguenay. I had a very good evening with a great Pinnacle Grill dinner with some good friends. The staff was fantastic and the food exceeded expectations. Today's Activities

Canadian Thanksgiving Day Today is Columbus Day, Indigenous People Day, and National Metric Day He can run faster than Severus Snape confronted with shampoo.--J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Meal Suggestion for today - Tahdig Drink of the Day - Blushing Margarita Wine of the Day - Vignobles Mayard 2017 Domaine du Père Pape Red (Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Destination of the Day - Hilo, Hawaii, US Eurodam At Sea Destination San Diego, California eta 10/13 Koningsdam At Sea Destination Lahaina, Maui Island, Hawaii eta 10/14 Nieuw Amsterdam At Sea Destination Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico Riviera eta 10/11 Nieuw Statendam Saguenay, Quebec Canada 08:00 - 17:00 Noordam At Sea Destination Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii eta 10/14 Oosterdam Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy 07:00 - 16:00 Rotterdam Stockhold, Sweden 08:00 - Volendam Dubrovnik, Croatia, Port Cruz 08:00 - 18:00 Westerdam Nawiliwili, Lihue, Kauai Island, Hawaii 08:00 - 17:00 Zaandam Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, Florida 07:00 - 17:00 Zuiderdam Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii 08:00 -

It was a great choice!

Just completed a lovely dinner with @Cruising-along and @65 Gatorin Pinnacle Grill Our wine selection @erewhon

Yes, very nice.great couple.

Activities for today

Program for Yesterday

tonight's menu day_6_menu_06_en_europe_north_mdr_dinner_2022.pdf

From Nieuw Statendam today, as far as I know no discounts for 3*