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I can't speak to what they usually offer. I had the westjet account setup and was not able to get a boarding pass.
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Delta did not give us a boarding pass for the WestJet flight. We checked in at the international terminal in Atlanta. We had obtained seat assignments for the WestJet flight by calling them ahead of our trip.
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We booked through Delta from Atlanta to Vancouver with stop in Toronto. The Toronto to Vancouver flight was on Westjet. When we deplaned in Toronto, we went through customs which was easy. We then had to go through Canadian security. The Westjet kiosks were not working so everyone had to get in line to see agents to get a boarding pass. I won't do that again. The only positive was that customs was easy and when we got to Vancouver we had no remaining hurdles.
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Koningsdam Alaska cruise review 6/17-6/24
Jenhilmc replied to bookmomoftwins's topic in Holland America Line
Those little almond cookies are great with a cup of coffee -
How Do Holland America Ship' s Serve You the Best
Jenhilmc replied to mcrcruiser's topic in Holland America Line
The crew was great. We wanted a quiet low key experience focused mainly on the ports and scenery and we got that. We were usually in bed pretty early but did enjoy a bit of music. -
Pullman upper on the Pinnacle class ship verandas?
Jenhilmc replied to POA1's topic in Holland America Line
We were in 5110 on the Koningsdam. This room was great for us ( 2 grandparents and grandson) We used the pullam bed and not the sofa bed. The only aggravation was getting used to the pullman. I couldn't really sit up straight on the bed under it as fully as I would have liked. That said, I'd book it again for two adults and a child. I apologize that the photos are upside down! I am not sure why they are showing up that way b -
Disembarkation in Vancouver and time to get to airport...
Jenhilmc replied to diekmanj's topic in West Coast Departures
We did no lifting or stairs. We walked off the ship, down the ramps, down Canada Place pier to the street. We then walked about two blocks to the Uber pickup spot. There was a slight upward slant to the ramps. We are 65 and 66. My husband pulled our 48 lb checked bag and I handled the carryon. -
AFNavigator- there are two of us booked into Statendam 6052. I see that you stayed in this cabin. Is the angle of the view outward so decreased that we should consider a change? We won't need the sofa bed. Thank you.
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We loved the Auberge a LOT. I'd stay there if we go again.
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Disembarkation in Vancouver and time to get to airport...
Jenhilmc replied to diekmanj's topic in West Coast Departures
We stayed at the Auberge. It was wonderful. The porter helped us get our luggage for a party of six down to the cruise port. It was a free service but we tipped him. We simply asked on Friday and told them what time we wanted to be there Regarding getting back to the airport, we kept our luggage. We were able to easily walk off with it around 8 am. I requested an uber xl and it was there in 4 minutes. We walked about a block to the right to meet him. There were six of us and a lot of bags so we needed another uber. It was there within 3 minutes. The xl cost around $45. By 930 am, we were through all security and customs. I know it gets busier and takes longer if you cannot do the early walkout with your luggage. -
Have it all package - drink package upgrade
Jenhilmc replied to cmrvancouver's topic in Holland America Line
We upgraded and I think it was around $80 per person for 7 days. In retrospect, I think I should have just paid the difference in prices. -
We also had no trouble with the Koningsdam internet. I streamed baseball games without buffering issues. I was pleasantly surprised.
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“Have it all package “ with a child as
Jenhilmc replied to Avery's Gram's topic in Holland America Line
We just returned from the Koningsdam where we traveled with ten year old twins. We bought each of them the quench packages since they were the third passenger in each of our two cabins. They loved it! They had virgin strawberry daiquiri, Pina coladas, Shirley temples, etc. The boy twin loved all the kids club activities. The girl twin loved a lot of them, just didn't want to do them all day long. They also enjoyed the pools, some of the shows, the MDR dinners and room service. -
I'm sensitive to the motion, and I did very well in my midship, level 5 cabin. We had about 1.5 days of a bit of rocky motion on our inside passage trip May 27 to June 3. There was a big difference for me when I walked to the back of the ship vs the middle.
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We were just on the Koningsdam. The Lido was open early on that day. However, the daily program said 6 but it did not open until 6:30. Most days,we used the nightly room service pre-order door hanger card to get at least coffee and some pastiries, fruit and yogurt. My grandson also really enjoyed the American full breakfast offered on that menu. We were usually sure we'd be awake at 6 am since we live in the EST time zone and had a child in our cabin. Otherwise,we might have just waited until we woke up and ordered room service then.
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We just did this. Our onboard credits showed up on our statement when we boardrd. They were shown as blue font negative numbers. The gratuities posted as black font positive numbers each day, gradually drawing down against those onboard credits. The same was not true for casino use.
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I was just on the Koningsdam which has starlink. We had the HIA package and there were three off us in the cabin. Only two of us had internet and we each could have one device at a time. I moved back and forth between my iphone and my Samsung tablet. I finally just kept it on my iPhone since we used that for imessaging. All of our group has iphones and we kept them on airplane mode and those of us with internet (first two passengers in each cabin) could message each other. We could also send messages to other iphone users not on the cruise. For example, I could message my sisters who have iphones, but if I included my brother who has an android phone, the message errored out. I only had the surf package and I successfully streamed baseball games on the bally sports app.
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Thanks!
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Does anyone know if the crew at Explorations or The Grand Cafe can make decaf specialty coffee drinks? Thanks.
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There are three of us in a cabin (two adults and a child.) Our reservation says we have the signature package. Does the child have this as well (without the alcohol, focus on smoothies and Shirley Temples.)?
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I don't have that on my AMEX platinum offers.