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Yes, currently it’s bookable under the HIA with Early Booking Bonus promo which does include crew appreciation.

Good thought but Westerdam is doing Alaska RT Seattle all next summer and all major cruise lines will be gone from up there by the time this one returns. I don't see any cruise lines (inc HAL) sailing from any port in CA to Seattle either.

Well said!

Not California, but close enough that you could get to/from the ship without flying if you're willing to take the train, bus, or drive ... 2024 RT from Seattle - W460 53-DAY MAJESTIC JAPAN (hollandamerica.com)

Just got these in the last two days - South America Ocean is EBD South America Expedition is EAN23 Both are good through the end of May

Don't forget they will add an 18% service fee to the price so it's really $17.70 instead of $15. Still a really good deal compared to a land-based restaurant for similar food.

It's not on the HAL site yet but Pete (The Inside Cabin) was kind enough to share the info they got on the WC last week from Gus A. 2025-World-Cruise-Package.pdf (theinsidecabin.com)

Curious how you already have your cabin number confirmed for 2025?

@richwmn Rich, if you do make it back to Oslo, you should definitely go across to the little peninsula (Bygdoy) via water taxi to visit the three maritime-related museums - the Viking Museum, the Kon-Tiki Museum, and the Fram Museum. All are fascinating in their own rite and definitely worth a visit.

Here are the segments for the 2025 GWC from the selection form we got this morning; none indicated on the form for P-to-P segments. Hope this helps. (ignore the blue highlighted line - for some reason when I did a screen shot, it came across)

Just got ours and submitted it! Impressed how quickly that happened. Now we'll see if we get one of the staterooms we told them we preferred when I did the Future DAM deposit.

Pete - will they both start in January?

Any word yet?

That's us!! And yes, counting the days!! 🤩

Hi, guys. Will be there in May on Zuiderdam, as HAL cancelled Zeebrugges and replaced it with Dover. How did you get to/from the castle? Thx. Barb

Hey, Rich - we'll be there on Zuiderdam on May 30th. Was the shuttle free and how often did run? Thx. Barb

Didn’t realize this was typical for them. We’ve never sailed Princess, unlikely we ever will. I was really more excited that they’d announced 2025 since they’re somewhat related to HAL.

Saw that Princess just announced TWO 😲 World Cruise in 2025 ... one that starts in January on Island Princess and one that starts at the end of May on Crown Princess, and they're completely different itineraries. Island - World Cruise - 2025 (princess.com) Crown - World Cruise - 2025 (princess.com) Would sure think HAL will be announcing theirs in the very near future ... and wouldn't it be awesome if they offer two in the same year, too!

Oh, Jo!! Been there, done that .. also in the Canary Island (Tenerife). Unfortunately I wasn't as lucky as you to continue on as we were one day away from heading across the pond to FLL and the doctor on Celebrity was concerned about a possible blood clot because after assessing me on the ground on the pier where I fell, he was about 99.999% sure I had fractured my femur. Turns out, he was 100% correct, as was confirmed by x-rays later that night at the Tenerife hospital. Assuming you'll be continuing on, we'll have to compare "ambulance ride" stories when we meet up on the TA. 😉 In the mean time, be careful! Barb

Do you recommend it?

We booked 2 nights post-cruise at HIE City Hall for mid-June. Have you stayed there yet or is this for an upcoming cruise?

I've always bought them from Oriental Trading - seem like slightly better prices, better selection, and you can always find a coupon code for free shipping with no minimum purchase.

Not sure I understand WHICH you're disappointed in but Zuiderdam has converted BB King to Rolling Stone.

Doesn't THAT look familiar!! 😉

Response from DoDublin below. They are not offering port-side pickup this year. We are currently offering our cruise combo which includes a 24hr Hop On Hop Off and a return rail ticket, which you can purchase online at DoDublin.