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SW Florida
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music, reading
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HAL
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Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
Caribbean
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🚢 🛳️ 🚢 Bon Voyage to VMax1700 & azalice - September 23rd, 2023 🥂 🥂 🥂
jimgev replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Thursday July 27th, 2023
jimgev replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
My favorite bagpipe song is "Far, Far Away".- 97 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Tuesday May 30th, 2023
jimgev replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
Happy Birthday Jacqui and thanks for all your contributions to this group.- 98 replies
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We have been on three post-covid cruises with HAL. Three different ships. All three have been great. HAL is not for everybody. No cruise line is for everybody. They each have their target demographic. No cruise line can address the things that are most important to every demographic. For us, HAL fits into our wheelhouse.I would agree that HAL does not have great entertainment in the main theater setting, but I never go to that venue anyway. My love is music and HAL does a great job with live music. We always have wonderful service and enjpy our interactions with the staff. I have eaten in some of the finest restaurants in the world - i know good food. I also know that no top restaurant prepares three meals per day , day after day, for several thousand people. HAL does a damed good job with their food service. If HAL does not meet the expectations you have, there are other cruise lines to choose from. That's what is so great about competition. Go where you are most comfortable. Hopefully, all the lines will soon return to profitability and see corresponding improvements in what they do best.
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Tuesday May 9th, 2023
jimgev replied to StLouisCruisers's topic in Holland America Line
Wow! What a difference! I'll bet he is happy to have all that mattingg gone.- 86 replies
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Live from Ms Volendam Pacific Coastal Heading for Vancouver
jimgev replied to Crew News's topic in Holland America Line
Wow - many changes in the new packages. Far fewer choices in the SBP. Some moved up to the elite package and some gone completely. All in all, quite disappointing. -
🚢 🛳️ 🚢 Bon Voyage to Sharon in AZ - May 10th, 2023 🥂 🥂 🥂
jimgev replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Sunday January 1st, 2023
jimgev replied to rafinmd's topic in Holland America Line
Happy New Year! I love tiday's quote. It reminds me of a line in a song: "I've always been crazy, it keeps me from going insane"- 105 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Sunday December 25th, 2022
jimgev replied to rafinmd's topic in Holland America Line
Best wishes to all for a very happy Christmas and Holiday Season.- 130 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Friday December 16th, 2022
jimgev replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
Madeira was a wonderful port stop on our TA this past November on the Oosterdam.. Thanks so much for all who posted photos. They brought back so many happy memories.- 82 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Thursday November 24th, 2022
jimgev replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
Good Morning. For all who celebrate today, enjoy this celebratin of food, family and friends. We have been to San Juan a number of times. We have a little tradion of visitingg a little cafe close to the port and enjoying some good Mofongo.- 100 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Saturday November 19th, 2022
jimgev replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
Back home from our Trans-Atlantic on the Oosterdam. Great cruise. Wonderful ports. Met lots of great people- 70 replies
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Interesting Boarding Announcement for Vancouver
jimgev replied to zgscl's topic in Holland America Line
We sailed from Vancouver in June. We had an 10:00 AM Boarding Time. We went through all the check-in process and then waited and waited. They began boarding at 11:30 AM. I spoke with one of the security people while we were waiting to board, he told me that no one could understand why HAL was giving out such early boarding times. He said there was no way that a ship could disembark everyone from the previous cruise, clean all the cabins, and be cleared to board for the new cruise until after 11:00 AM at the very earliest.