FRANKIEDNYC

47 minutes ago, Mary Ellen1 said:

 

Makes me wonder if it's a cash-flow problem on HAL's part?  Because you're right, this answer makes no sense.  There's got to be another reason for the delay.

I've been saying this since the day the luggage was supposed to leave customs.  Also we will NOT. Be on the next World Cruise.

4 bags all still pending.  They must be shipping out very few bags each day as they had been in Fla for almost two months already and so many people have not received anything yet.

Out 4 bags still listed as pending

Ours is still pending!

3 minutes ago, kazu said:

Exactly as Bruce and Kirk have said.

 

For example: If you book your cruise as a Collectors (one booking number) then you are entitled to the 2 dinners.  If you are booked as a B2B (2 booking numbers) then you will be entitled to 2 dinners on each segment.

The same goes for the Carnival stockholders benefit, one per booking

20 hours ago, michaelfl said:

no info from hal, no reply to my emails, no news from fedex, no tracking number....i am getting a bit worried.......

I'm starting to think that HAL is having a cash flow problem and trying to o figure out how to pay FedEx to ship our luggage

14 minutes ago, FRANKIEDNYC said:

 

I believe that that is a small town in Brazil that Bridget Bardot used to love to visit and that's a statue of her.  I can't remember the name of the town We visited there several years ago on the Prinsendam

2 hours ago, Sir PMP said:

Where, and who is that and what ship in the background?

1 hour ago, ger_77 said:

I'll be bringing a huge pot of potato salad! 

 

Smooth Sailing! 🙂🙂🙂

Gerry

I'm going to bring a huge appetite!

Our luggage from the Grand World CruiSe should be enjoying a nice trip through  the Panama Canal today!

After 26 years in the Navy and and sailing with HAL  for over 25 years, I've been through the Panama Canal over 20 times and NEVER get tired of it!

1 hour ago, rkacruiser said:

 

Quite agree.  I have found speaking with Officers aboard a HAL ship that I, a guest, thanks to CC in part, have more up-to-date news than they do.  

Sometimes I think they just act dumb .

Ahhh, finally clean underwear on the way!

Unless they decide to take our luggage back to Ft Lauderdale on the Amsterdam,. Our suitcases will probably be spending a month or two in a hot container.  Just remembering we left a bag full of our pillow chocolates and other candy we received as gifts in one of our bags. I wonder what that stuff will be like when it gets to Pennsylvania.

If I. Remember correctly Capt Mercer stated in one of his blogs after we left the ship that the ac would  be secured in most of the unoccupied  spaces on order to conserve fuel. It's also possible that our luggage may have been moved to some kind of staging area maybe a storeroom below decks to facilitate off loading when the time comes and done while manpower was still  available

Do preexisting conditions go away so that you can use a FCC?

Yes Copper we had seen Barnaby. Many times over the years.  He was our all time favorite.  He and my wife and I developed a nice friendship. She cried when we heard he passed away.  Really miss that Kazoo!

These figures may be based on a percentage of those that sailed in the past

We usually order a couple of $73.00 bottles of Jack Daniels, so I don't see why you couldn't get the vodka you like, unless they changed the rules since last January

We have done the Amazon 5 times since 2009,  last time this past Feb on Prinsendam.  Enough said!

If it's still on the menu the zuppa de pesce  (seafood soup) is outstanding and to me worth the price alone

Linda and I have been fortunate enough to sail on Prinsendam over 300 days, mostly with our favorite Capt Tim. Reading this thread brought back many happy memories.  Our last sailing on her was the 2019 Grand South America Antarctica 80 day cruise.  Saw the picture of the bridge wing brought back a funny memory.  Our! Stateroom was on deck 10 forward and we went out on the balcony and the sliding door shut and locked us out.  If it wasn't for that open bridge wing and a cadet out on it, we might still be locked out there.  In one of the first dining room pictures was the table we sat at fo our last 3 voyages on her 220 days.

A couple nice perks we found on our 80 Day Grand S.A. & Antarctica cruise were not only laundry included but also dry cleaning.  Also on in room breakfast menu you can order steak & eggs and mimosas free of charge.

You will find exactly what you are looking for in the Explorations Cafe

:(Im a pool person and will never sail on her again unless they put the aft pool back in. we love her sister the Maasdam and sailed over 200 days on her.