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Thank you! Can’t wait to see Zuiderdam in person on Saturday. 

I’m currently packing to get on her!  

I just get a blank page 

Now that you’re coming across the Atlantic I would like to ask how indoor public area temperatures are?. Would a short sleeved shirt and cardigan suffiice?. I tend toward being cold natured (but not quite as cold natured as days gone by 😉). 

Thank you so much!!  This has totally whet my appetite for my upcoming TA. 
 

Could you please explain about the spa coupon?

It’s good if they  can get the CDC inspection done in PR. It’s one less thing on the huge turnaround day on the 11th. (But I thought they were just getting the ship all gussied up for me 😉)

4 hours ago, AlongThe Way said:

Hi would be interested in sharing transportation on disembarkment 9/22 - there are two of us

You should probably check on your sailings roll call 

Thanks so much! I did a little googling after I read your reply. 
I’m posting this link in case it helps anyone else. https://www.ovpay.nl/en/how-it-works

1 hour ago, Dutch_Travelgirl said:

Where do you want to take the train to? To somewhere in the Netherlands? Or to a destination outside the Netherlands? If so, where to?

I am looking at some direct trips to Venlo Netherlands. It’s gets us to about a 1/2 hour away from my sister in Germany. 

Hello. My ship is scheduled to arrive at 7:00 am on a Saturday in IJmuiden (HAL). What would be the earliest time to safely schedule a train trip from The Schipol airport train station. (Taxi/Uber or ship transfer are options)

 

Aww. I was hoping you stopped in Angola. My sister loved there for over 10 years. 

Thinking of booking a transfer from Ijmuiden to the AMS airport but not for a flight. I need to catch a train there. What would be the earliest time I could get a train? Would taxi/Uber be better?

Thanks. We leave May 11th on the Zuiderdam. I’ll be watching for the other videos. 

5 hours ago, Weelynn said:

Very strange. I’ve tried numerous times over the past months and can’t book any of them. I’m hoping they keep some openings for folk who haven’t booked online. 

Why not call HA and make the reservation 

I think you just solved a different problem for me! Sometimes my iPad can make and receive phone calls using my Iphone. Sometimes it won’t. It says we’re not on the same network. I followed the prompts above and it seems to have fixed it. Yay!

31 minutes ago, CafeBruno said:

 

If anyone has a different experience, and figured out how to transfer a booking from HAL to a TA, and then having the TA reduce the fare somehow, instead of just giving extra OBC, I'd love to hear how that works. 

I called around to several TAs. One offered me $ off the price instead of OBC. I picked that one. 

So for those who love coffee and have a drink package that could really cut into the value of the package. 

Is there somewhere else to get specialty coffee when the CN is closed off?

On 2/24/2024 at 1:33 PM, Haljo1935 said:

Seaweed Wrap is my favorite, although my last 2 cruises (NS and K'dam) I was told the waterbath tables have been removed so the treatment for me is not worth doing.

I get Reflexology every cruise, usually twice - at beginning and at end of cruise.

Hi. So how much of the seaweed wrap is massage time? I’d like to convince my husband to do a couples seaweed wrap, but he loves a massage. Too bad the beds are gone. He would’ve loved that.

Thanks for the excellent review. If you remember was there a main theatre show the first night? I don’t see a daily schedule for embarkation day. 

Oops

That’s awful! Especially since having the Crow’s Nest on every ship is one of the selling points of HA. 

Bookings for regular specialty dining must be slow on port days, thus the decision to put the pop ups then. 

Thanks for mentioning the lido loungers. Apparently it is still mostly tables like the ship tours I’ve seen. It seems odd to me 🤷🏻‍♀️ 

About 30 days out I got my second upsell offer (forwarded by TA). I’m in a partially obstructed OV on Zuiderdam for a the May 11 TA. The offer was $149 pp to move to best  available OV. We passed. I like the bigger windows of the obstructed OV and our location. I thought of calling and asking about a V but decided to hold off for now.