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The last couple of times we’ve seen them in Curacao. I can’t remember the name of the area but basically the fishermen are cleaning their fish at the pier & the turtles are all around there,
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We loved the cruise-I want to do it again in 2025 (shh…Mr Bear still doesn’t know I have a deposit already down on it!!) The water is spectacular and we both loved our snorkel excursions. I’m still in awe of the sharks-I had one coming straight at me & wasn’t quite sure what to do-move or stay-since I had my camera in front of me figured it would hit that first but he veered off!
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@kazu I am glad you could get reservations again. I was actually concerned on our 35 day cruise thinking we wouldn’t be able to get several specialty reservations because of people with HIA. We were pleasantly surprised we could get lots if we wanted. Guess we are in the minority with you & the bacon. One and done too. So happy to hear you have a new table & servers who are great-exactly how they should be.
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Shhh…don’t say the lunch at Pinnacle is the best bargain or HAL will raise the price again! Totally agree though-we hadn’t had lunch there in a very long time but treated our friends in November when we were on the Eurodam. The food & service were top notch. We also had lunch when on the Koningsdam in the Pinnacle on our South Pacific cruise in February and prefer lunch to the supper.
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@kazu What a shame about your dinner being sub par. Our escargot on our recent cruise was delicious & we had it several times. We had late dining & our waiters were fantastic. I hope you will report to maître de or do a report on the App. Do you think the waiter maybe was sea sick? If not he has no excuse.
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@kazu I am so glad you enjoyed staying at the Riverside hotel-it has been our go to when we cruise from Ft Lauderdale. The front desk staff are wonderful-when our flight got cancelled in November & we had booked 3 nights but didn’t get there so stayed only 2, they didn’t charge us for the night we missed. Not sure if it’s because we’ve stayed there several times in the past or if it’s just their great customer service.
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We always stay at the Riverside when cruising out of Fort Lauderdale. Love the location. Close to restaurants, water taxi stop, Starbucks, a pastry store right across the street and more. We try to go a few days early as I enjoy their pool as well with bar service right there. We were there one year just before Christmas and they had Las Olas Blvd closed for vehicle traffic for several blocks with Christmas market & entertainment right near the hotel. Was so nice walking there with no traffic.
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We also listed all our ports even if we didn’t get off the ship.
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I would never have thought of that but it makes sense with all having the same address. I know Nexus can be very strict. Sorry this has happened to you but it is a good reminder to all.
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🚢 🛳️ 🛳️ Bon Voyage to Jananza - April 20th, 2024 🥂 🥂 🥂
canadianbear replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
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Such sad news, I’m so sorry. You and your Dad had great times together and he will be watching over you and I’m sure he hopes you’ll continue to cruise.
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As the other poster stated, have a read through the live thread of the recent 35 day South Pacific cruise. We were on it & enjoyed it-was the longest one we have done. MrBear was getting bored on the last “zillion” sea days back to San Diego but we played a lot of cards etc. The weather is unpredictable but for us, the first few days from San Diego were a bit rough for some but we didn’t find it too rough-cool yes, but not too rough, we did not miss any ports due to weather but did miss Fanning Island because of a medical emergency. Nuka Hiva was the one port we weren’t sure we’d get into as that had rough seas but the Captain waited it out and the tenders made it in. We really enjoy the Koningsdam and have been on it a lot. I am also one that prefers to cruise rather than do a long flight to get somewhere. Hope this helps you somewhat. I’d do this cruise again in a heartbeat but only you can decide if you’d get bored or not like the entertainment (which did lack).
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Live from the Rotterdam March 29- April 13, 2024 15 days
canadianbear replied to MissiCruzs's topic in Holland America Line
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We had a few “brunch at sea” on our recent South Pacific cruise. It messed up a lot of people who went down for breakfast in the MDR only to find it was “brunch” and not open yet as it was set hours. I will attach the menu we had.
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We just returned from the South Pacific cruise on the Koningsdam and the curtains are definitely blackout ones! We loved the Dutch Cafe on the ship-great lattes & food is included. Wr haven’t been to Alaska in several years so no comment but I’m sure lots will pipe in. Enjoy the ship & Alaska!
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Live from the Rotterdam March 29- April 13, 2024 15 days
canadianbear replied to MissiCruzs's topic in Holland America Line
That is such a shame. The HAL rep certainly didn’t do her job in my opinion. When we booked with CO, our PCC booked us lowest category of a suite then added CO and put us in the highest category-that is how it should work. I sure hope the CO dining experience improves for you too.