RetiredMustang

Hi Jacqui, We're cruising again, and have three more booked: Westerdam - 09-Jun-24 - 28 day Alaska Arctic Circle Solstice (during which we will earn Platinum Medallions) Eurodam - 02-Apr-25 - 31 day Western Caribbean Explorer & Panama Canal Noordam - 01-Mar-26 - 50 day New Zealand and South Pacific Crossing Collector Thanks much, Dave

Our first HAL cruise was on Noordam III in 1996 , our second was on the old Westerdam (the one used in the movie), and the third was on Statendam for a solar eclipse off Curacao in 1998 -- it seemed gigantic in comparison to Noordam. We also we lucky enough to sail on Prinsendam a few years ago. Happily, we saw her again recently, as we were on Zuiderdam on the Voyage of the Vikings last summer, and passed her in Prinz Christian Sund: Happy memories with HAL ... (and some still to be made). Dave

That's pretty much what was on Zuiderdam on the recent Voyage of the Vikings. Dave

Beaten to the boards! Here is a similar shot I took. Dave

Thanks, Devil Dog! John, it's always good to see what you are up to, so any thread of yours gets my attention. BTW, that security officer's stateroom you showed, while not at all like a Neptune Suite, is pretty darned cushy by Navy standards -- it looks like a Department Head (LCDR or CDR) stateroom on a carrier, at least the ones I used to ride, but then on HAL the security officer I believe IS a DH. (But Navy dudes don't get a porthole 😁.) Dave

Following along, John, as you head north! Good news about the library; I hope it spreads through the fleet. Dave

Welcome to the HAL board! There is a lot of info here, and many helpful people who will try to answer any question you may have. Dave

Thanks very much for the info! Dave

Good news about the negative tests. When/how did HAL handle them? A non-working Verifly is annoying. Did you have any issues doing the arriveCAN? Dave

I will be following your blog closely, and I am glad you enjoyed Vancouver. Since you have entered Canada already, will you be required to do the ArriveCan procedures before embarking the ship in Whittier? DW and I are booked for a D1L in July, and I would be particularly interested in how HAL and you handle the ArriveCAN registry and uploading of vaccination documents if you are required to do so. The Canandian government site says that passengers entering Canada on a cruise ship have to do the registration within 72 hours of embarking the ship, which means you would have to do so while in Denali, or at the latest in Anchorage. Thanks, Dave