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.........Alexis............. loved it!

@SailorJack I just reread your review for the third time and finally got 'Chekken tender'. Laughed out loud for the first time at a web post in many months! Thanks for your talent and creativity!

FUN 2010 Cruisers - no, it wasn't in the wheelhouse pub; I believe it was in the Savoy dining room which is one of the main dining rooms. And it is sit down full service with waiters. Best part - it wasn't crowded at all. Try it, you'll like it!

On one or two of the afternoons, they serve an old fashioned British lunch complete with fish and chips and Guiness. It is in one of the dining rooms and is very enjoyable. Look for the announcement in the daily printout.

Completely safe. A great experience. Here's a video my wife took of me with the rays last month:

You'll never forget this experience.

We went with Moby Dick Tours. Highly recommended.

Just returned from 7 nights aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam. Regarding the formal nights, I, too, had read how much more 'formal' HAL was compared to the other cruise lines. Not so. On the first formal night, I was the only man in a tuxedo (I own one for other purposes and so decided why not wear it on the formal night). Most every other man wore a suit or sport coat & tie combo. On the second night, there were a few other tux wearers, but not nearly as I thought there would/should be. To HAL's credit, I did see them turn away a gentleman who dared show up to the MDR on formal night wearing a short sleeve shirt and NO tie. HAL was no more formal than our Princess cruise to Alaska last year.

The pictures are great, and are overpriced, but once you get to the point of viewing them there is an emotional element. Seeing yourself and your loved one(s) looking so great, well, you just suck it up and pay!