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You should check directly with HAL. In February 2023, we had to get special approval to disembark in Buenos Aries prior to 6 am as there are no custom agents on duty during certain hours at the Buenos Aries port. Special arrangements were made to make sure that a customs agent would meet us at the designated area. A person was actually on call that morning as a large group with Travel with Alan was disembarking around 3 am. If not for them leaving before us that morning, I'm not sure how it would have all played out.

I got the very same email from them. Strike one.

I now have the $50 OBC in my account as well.

Correct, you just have to enter your AARP membership number, among other information.

We've been to a good number of these. For the most part, a "successful" wine tasting depends on a Sommelier who not only knows his or her "stuff," but can also communicate it to us in an effective manner - 40% educational, 80% fun and -20% sales pitch! Some fail miserably where others shine. We've found some good wines during the tastings, which can be helpful in choosing onboard wine selections, especially if you already have an HIA promotion or may be considering purchasing a beverage package.

On our South America/Antarctica cruise on the Oosterdam in January, the ship had Paxlovid for the initial cases, but, according to a shipmate who contracted COVID later in the cruise, the ship ran out.

We were on the Oosterdam in January and February and we were in a VA verandah on Deck 5 and it too had the nightlight in the center of the ceiling. It worked great and, if you left the bathroom door open at night, we found it bright enough to guide our way to the bathroom.

We've done about 20 cruises in Quad rooms on many HAL ships including several Ocean View cabins on Zaandam. We started when our girls were young, and continued to do so through their late teen years. We established a routine over the years and it worked well for us, especially given that 3rd and 4th passengers were free or nearly free with just taxes and port fees on many of these cruises. As others have noted, you'll have two twins or a queen bed, one that drop down from the ceiling and a couch that flips over into a bed. It does not pull out so it will not interfere with anyone's access to the bathroom. We found we had more room using the two twin bed configuration, and, if your children are old enough, consider ditching the bunk ladder, as it takes up room, as an older child can easily climb up using either the couch arm or one of the twins.