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Re Kaikoura: it is a tender port.

A quick note, Kaikoura is a small town, population approximately 2.300. it is a fishing and wildlife centre, whale watching is available. It is located on the main north/south highway, a good place to stop for refreshments while driving that route...........have done so many times, also it was a port of call during a cruise on the wonderful Maasdam. @rafinmd Roy, you have passed through Kaikoura during your train journey to Christchurch.

@richwmn Rich, thank you for the locations of the HAL fleet, and the daily. Thanks to those members who shared photos of today's port, thanks for the food and beverage information, the Care and Celebration lists and the humour. @rafinmd Roy, pleased that you had successful cruises. @grapau27 it was very obvious that you were away from home,....... out of the UK.

We have cruised several times from Sydney Australia and Auckland New Zealand on Holland America Line ships, the currency on board has always been the US$.

@HappyInVan thank you for confirming that the Oak Room is now smoke free.

Thank you for your reply, guess it is now a smoke free room.?

Thank you for your comments. Is that the Oak Room in photo four?

It's Election Day today. Results will begin to be announced after 7 pm, could be a long evening until all votes are counted. We voted this morning, a big queue waiting, then went for our daily walk. Will now go and read all the daily posts.

Bon Voyage Everyone!

It;s a pleasant spring day. Thanks for the HAL Fleet locations and the daily information. We have been to Wellington several times, many years ago, I lived there for a year while doing a Post Graduate course. @marshhawk hope all these problems will be quickly solved.

Bon Voyage! Have a fabulous cruise Have you voted early?

@grapau27 where is the Broccoli?

Are you not able to sleep?

@grapau27 what is the time where you are? ........it's 2 pm here.

Thanks for the Fleet locations and the daily news from contributors. Happy Canada Day to all Canadian Dailyites. @marshhawk wishing you and DH safe travelling. Bon Voyage. @StLouisCruisers thanks for the news of @JAM37. @Vict0riann hope that Pat gets a good report from the Urologist tomorrow. @grapau27 do you eat all the Broccoli that is served to you with the steaks? A good source of fibre. Your avatar shows the ship's wake, which ship are you sailing on?

Thank you for the locations of the HAl fleet and the Daily. We have been to Portree........drove over the bridge to Skye Thanks for the photos, and all the information on the Daily.

Thats it for first sailaway of year. Wont be able to see Zuiderdam as have volunteer engagement at that time. Thanks everyone.

1 toot!

Good zoom.

Better late than never, but too late for toots?

Zaandam scheduled for 1730 departure, but not confirmed

Checking in.

@Copper10-8 John,we are pleased to see that Captain Baijens is back with Holland America Line. We met him when he was the Master of the Volendam in 2013 for the Trans Pacific,Vancouver to Sydney, and again the following year on the Volendam Australian Circumnavigation. We were very impressed with Captain Baijens. We knew that he had transferred to Seabourn.

@kazu Sorry that you had such an exhausting journey to reach Amsterdam. Hope that you have now had a good sleep to recover. Very best wishes to you for a wonderful safe healthy cruise.

@richwmn Rich, Thank you for the HAL Fleet locations and the daily. Good to see that the Noordam is beginning to head south. Thanks for the food and drink recipes and photos of today's port, a big thank you to @JazzyV for the Care /celebration list, and thank you for sharing the photo of the beautiful flower on your cactus. @Quartzsite Cruiser hope your DH continues to improve each day. @smitty34877 hope tht the new Aide will be satifactory. @kazu sending best wishes for a wonderful safe and healthy cruise.