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On our cruise in February, they had a Valentines Theme Cabana Club Dinner and charged $129 per person. They had tables set up in each of the cabanas for one couple. Not sure if this price was high because it was for Valentine's Day.

 

Very romantic!

I also remember it being around this price. I'm almost sure it was over $87.

Yes, surprising, considering that we booked our Retreat for 3/23 Euro and read on Roll Call that another pax tried to book one for the week and they were sold out. Perhaps they save a few for daily bookings.

I don't think they would save any. I'm pretty sure HAL would rather have a for sure thing then a maybe.

We were just very fortunate this week and were able to book a Retreat Cabana for the sea days only. It was great to have the "guaranteed" space.

 

 

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That was lucky. Good to know it can happen.

I doubt any will be left to buy by the day. its extremely rare, amd my guess it will be even more rare on your 4 day.

Totally agree. I tired to do that on my cruise. No dice.

Just in case you are interested in a cabana on the Observation deck they are $299. I loved it!

In this day and age, to travel without a passport is a bad choice IMO

 

It is not always someone else's fault for the choices we make.

 

 

I agree HAL rep gave you poor advice but IMO it was poor choice on your part to elect to leave the U.S., travel voluntarily without a passport. In this day and age, I personally do not think that a good choice.

 

Just because you think you can do something, it doesn't mean you should.

 

Just my opinion....... Sorry.

Agree 100%. I know that OP doesn't want to hear it but it's time to take personal responsibility.

I just don't understand why people would not get a passport. HAL gave bad info but the OP needs to accept the blame for this.

But let's be fair here. It's not the "Canadians" that keeps you from Luggage Diret; it's the final destination. If the OP were to fly to Bellingham, WA, and go by land the rest of the way, then it would be possible.

Yes, that's true but I've never understood why people would do that. That said, I don't have access to a major airport near the border and I'm several hours north of it (driving).

I'm curious, can folks use it to go to the USA from Vancouver?

Unless there's been a change I don't know about, Luggage Direct is limited to flights ending in the US.

You are 100% correct. Canadians can't do it:mad:.

We have never asked for any extra, but I do know that if you have an open bottle in your ice bucket, they don't mind if you want to take it to your cabin. Just be aware that they are large bottles, not sure if it's 1 litre of larger.

They would be a litre.

We have reserved a retreat cabana for our upcoming Eurodam cruise in March. My question to those of you who have had them before: will they give you as many bottles of water as you would like each day or is there a limit? ( I' m talking like maybe 4 each day for 2 people.)

 

I ask this because we usually bring a 12 pack of bottled water on board with us to drink in our cabin and on excursions throughout the week. But, if we could get 1 or 2 bottles extra per day in our cabana, we could just take them back to the cabin and use those instead of lugging a 12 pack onboard the first day.

I want to say no but I'm not 100% sure. I drink water like there is no tomorrow. Many times I went thru the 2 large bottles myself. They never offered to bring more but I never asked either. I'd hate for you to be disappointed.

I took a cruise on Princess for my 50th birthday which is the day before New Years Eve. I`m not much of a night owl or a party person but it was amazing! Princess really does a great job.

 

Note to HAL!! Need a Tamarind Cookbook! :D

That's a great idea!

You are 100% sure this is a good dish? I ate this on a Princess Ship and it was so disgusting that I sent it back. I never send back food... until the first time on that ship. The waiter said nobody liked it.

I also tried this dish (in the Tamarind) and didn't like it. It was too sweet for me. My favorite is the chicken penang curry.

Will the cabanas typically sell out prior to sailing? I'm considering the retreat cabana.

I decided to get one for the second week of my cruise on the N.A. that just debarked on Dec.2. I bugged the front desk repeatedly to be able to get one. Finally on the Saturday before the Sunnday sailing they graced me with one. If possible you might want to book it before you go to avoid a hassle. This is the first time I've had one but it won't be the last. I LOVED it!

Saw a woman on the trip who said she was from Calgary, cruises on H.A. alot.

Saw her in the Tamarind every meal we ate there, could this have been a

coincidence?

Can you make a pot of this for lunch? I'll be right down. This working for a living bites:D;):eek:.

Wondering if anyone has this recipie, after eating it about six times on the N.A. during the last two weeks, we're in withdrawal. Never tasted soup quite so wonderful.

Holy, how could you eat there so much:D;)? I wonder if anyone else ate there that much. Looks like I should have tried that soup.

You can ask for your beds to be a certain way but I find they usually leave it the way it was for the last passenger.

Yes, YOU know but perhaps there are some other folks here who did not know. ;) The post was meant for the whole community.

 

 

 

Since you quoted me I thought you might have thought I didn't know. Generally when you quote a post it's an answer to that poster.

It isn't rumor. :) HAL has made an official announcement a new ship is under construction at Fincantieri Ship Yards outside Venice, Italy. It will be something like 99,000 ton.

 

While the announcement did not detail which, if any, HAL ships are for sale, most would agree it likely Statendam is probably available for purchase.

 

Thx for the info but I had heard. My comment was made over a month ago.

<snip> I hate to burst your bubble but rude, greedy and “entitled” people sail on all lines, including HAL.

Is that ever the truth!

Also, one night in the Pinnacle Grill one of the staff said that rumors were running rampant that HAL was looking to sell the Statendam and that I new one was going to be build in the next 2 years. Who knows it is a rumor.

That's not the first time that rumor has made the rounds. I hope it turns out to be true.

This Statendam has had odd electrical issues for many years. I recall sitting at the pier in Vancouver, BC in 2003 and not being allowed to embark because they had to (in their words) "Reboot" the Statendam. :confused: I don't recall ever being on another ship that had to be "rebooted" before or since that time.

 

For many reasons, it was the first and last cruise we ever took on her.

Too funny:D.

In case anyone is interested, I did a write-up on how I found out about this.

Cool website. I've bookmarked it. Thx.

The power problem sure seems to have been going on for a long time. The last time I sailed on the ship was Oct 2009 and it was having problems then. It has had a drydock since then.