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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. -
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. -
The Fleet Report and Daily for Friday October 7th, 2022
jimgev replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
Greetings from theβdark side β. Dark because we are in the tenth day with no power. Crews are working around the clock to make repairs and restore power but there is so much damage. βCamping outβis getting old.- 71 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Saturday October 1st, 2022
jimgev replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
Actually that is Pine Island. Sanibel is the crescent shaped island at the bottom of the picture.- 111 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Saturday October 1st, 2022
jimgev replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
Hello friends It has been a few days since I have been able to check in here. We experienced a devastating hurricane. Our community is a mess. We are without power, phone service and internet with no estimate on wheat anything may be restored. But we are safe. thank you for your concern.- 111 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Wednesday September 28th, 2022
jimgev replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
The worst of the storm is starting to hit us now. Expected landfall is about 30 miles NW of us. So far we still have power and all is well. the next few hours are going to be a mess.- 156 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Saturday September 17th, 2022
jimgev replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
Good Morning. Thanks for the fleet report and the care lists. Nice collection of days. Education is an essential part of good citizenship. Knowing and understanding our constitution is something that is talked about a lot but rarely (in my experience) is it accomplished. The people who talk the loudest about the constitution and wave copies of it in your face are usually the ones who have no idea what it realls says or means. Great meal suggestin today. I love a good mole. There are so many recipies for it. I've heard it said that there are as many mole recipies as there are people in Mexico - everyone has their own special way of making it. The best one I ever had contained 23 ingredients. That many ingredients is not uncommon.- 56 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Monday September 12th, 2022
jimgev replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
Jacqui, what a beautiful event. I know there were lots of smiles and tears. You did Jose proud!- 74 replies
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