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Hi - we are booked on the Grand Tour in Jan def a bucket list for us! we have received our final documents and it states that dress code for dinner is collared shirt and long trousers for men, is this correct? We thought it would be much more casual. TIA and Merry Christmas everyone.

Not going to stress about it and certainly not going to do the crew out of their gratuities - only letting HAL UK know there is a glitch in their system. Happy cruising folks

My email confirms I paid in sterling but does not actually show dollar rate. Guest services are adamant I paid the old crew appreciation rate of $15.50. They are correct as when I divide the credit on my account it does come to $15.50. The issue I think is the UK site which for whatever reason shows the rate to be $16 but has not updated the charge to reflect this. I have contacted UK guest services to get clarification - I’ll update when I get a response

Hi - we pre paid the crew appreciation a month before we boarded via the UK web site. After checking my onboard statement today I have discovered that it does not cover the daily charge. Spoke to guest services who said we only paid $15.50 and not $16 per day even though we only pre paid in September and I am certain the web site showed the charge to be $16. Guest services suggested I amend our service charge to $15.50 in order to not incur an extra charge but I refused to do that as that would impact the crew. Anyone else had this happen?

Quick update - we dropped luggage at 1.00pm walked along the front for an hour or so and then went to check in . We were through and on the ship in 15mins😊. What worked was having all the paperwork and check in completed using the app and having a copy of our Australian visa to show. It was a very stress free procedure.

Thanks everyone for all the info - we are ready to start the journey from Scotland to San Diego . We will see what time the hotel shuttle is to take us to the cruise port and take it from there. Cannot wait to board the Noordam. Happy cruising everyone

Thanks guys - we are staying near Airport the night before so will plan on arriving around 11.30 to give us a few hours to walk about - our check in is 2.30pm. Hopefully that should all work out. Really looking forward to our cruise , longest we have been on(34 days) to date. Happy cruising everyone and thanks for the info

Hi - is it possible to drop off luggage at San Diego port before your check in time? We do not want to check in early just drop bags so we can go for a walk around the area and come back for our check in time. TIA

Hi kazu - I did think this was instead of S&S as I couldn’t see it on the daily. For the first time we have HIA so we will probably just work our way through the wine list by ourselves😊 QuattroRomeo - thanks for the pics hubby is a beer lover so he might check out the beer tasting🍻

Just noticed this on Navigator for our October cruise. The cost is $15 - does anyone know what exactly this is? It seems to be on every afternoon around 4.30pm. We used to love Sip and Savour (pre Covid) so not sure if this replaces it. TIA