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Bruno, so very sorry for your loss with the passing of your Dad. He was very blessed to have you as a Son and to care for him. Thoughts and prayers are with you and may he RIP! Eileen

I also miss her Posts and always enjoyed her contributions. If I recall, she had a surgery on her hand and had a hard time typing but still managed to Post. Hope she is well!

We were also on your Sailing and thought they were very good! Agree, the Trumpet player and Sax player were exceptional!

Zaandam for sure!

We’ve sailed five different Ships since the restart for nine Cruises. The one thing they all had in common was a lack of Entertainment in the Main Show Lounge. On all the Ships the Menus are lacking and need improvement. For example: The one night the Menu had four Pasta dishes on it and it wasn’t a themed Italian night. The Ships are starting to sail full now so hoping things will improve!

I agree! When we were there in 2015 we had to take the Shuttle to a Park to meet our Guides. All our Tours were Private and I was really sorry we didn’t book through the Ship. All the Ship Tours were picked up at the Ship. We were also warned about the area outside the Gates. A few passengers were dropped off a block away from the Gates by their Cabs or Tour Guides and got mugged. That was on our first day there. After the muggings the Captain would not allow anyone dropped off at the Gates. In addition there was some kind of protesting going on which took so long to meet up with the Tour Guides.

I didn't try to get it and I never expected it. I submitted the info as I always do and listed both Bookings in the same email requesting the $100 per Booking be applied. I was very pleasantly surprised when I received the Confirmation email that they applied $125 for each Leg. I had the HIA, too, but always seem to find a way to spend money! 😁

We had two Booking #'s on our 7 Nite B2B and received the 5 Star Perks for each Leg. Also, when I submitted for OBC for Shareholder Credit they gave us $125 per Leg (instead of $100 per Leg) since we'd be Onboard for 14 days. Thought that was very nice of them!

Definitely old news or it should be! NS also had the added Machines in the room with all the Slots right before entering the Casino when we were on her in November. In October the NA had the Gallery Bar space with all the slot machines.

Smoking in the Casino at a small Section of Slots (while playing) and also at Sea View Pool (Lido Aft) on Starboard side.

I guess you've never cruised before and haven't cruised Carnival or NCL if you think a couple in their 70's wearing robes is the worst you've seen! 🤣 Everything I'm reading it's the Non-Dressy Cruisers here that are doing the lambasting! In all seriousness I hope someday you don't have to have Oxygen Tanks but more power to that couple that they are out still doing what they enjoy doing! Cruising!

So does my husband! A nice lightweight Black Sports Coat!

It's not that big of a room (Rotterdam's is larger). Kazu is doing a live thread from Kdam and posted a pic of it. When we ate in CO on Nieuw Statendam it was "Open Seating" with people coming and going. Since you have a large Group you probably would want to talk to the Manager to let him know what time you plan on dining. I would think they'll need to know that in order to ensure they have the tables available to push together for your Group.

I'm not sure what you mean by tactics being scummy and designed to get people to pay more? We actually received a Coupon each that they put in the Mailbox that had $70 off the Spa. We paid the difference plus the Gratuity and we chose the Fire and Ice one. My Daughter also received one in her Mailbox and since she already had a Pedi she used it toward a haircut. The Coupons were only good on Port Days. We went off the Ship in the a.m. and went to the Spa in the afternoon. I'm sorry to hear and don't know why you had a problem with getting an appointment. They had two Stations and two Gals doing the Pedicures.

@LMaxwelland @Banditswife I’m not sure why you were told Pedicures for Women Only. We were on November 5th and my Husband and I both went together and had a Pedi. My Husband was done before me and a man came right after him for a Pedi.

We do Late Fixed and have never eaten Dinner in Lido. If it’s just the two - four of us, depending on what we order it’s a 1 - 1 1/2 hr experience. When we Sailed in May and were a Group of 8 it was usually 1 1/2 hrs. No complaints here and find it no different with timing than when we go to a nice Restaurant on Land.

It must be! 🤣

The HAL Promos are non-refundable. I was told by my PCC that HIA can be added anytime up to 2 days before Sailing.

It's a slippery slope and HAL, sadly, is heading in the same direction as Carnival. First the Jeans allowed, then Shorts Allowed and then no more Tablecloths. There will be debates over the Tablecloths and how the upscale restaurants no longer have them, etc. and in the meantime the Menu, etc. just keeps eroding. Ironically, the same people that can't put on a pair of "big boy" Pants (Khaki's) or the Gal who wants to wear her Spandex shorts in the MDR (although Obese) will complain that there's no more Lobster and how the Menu went downhill, etc. I saw this happen many years ago on Carnival and my last Cruise on the Nieuw Statendam felt just like a "Carnival Cruise"!

I thought the same thing! 🤣

Yes, Captain’s decision to have them put the Mask back on. They were so happy to have them off for the two days.

You can also smoke in the Casino if playing. There are a few Smoking slot machines which are on the side by the Bar.

We were Onboard the NA when the Captain made the announcement the Crew would no longer be required to wear Masks. It lasted two days when they were told to wear them again. This was in October for the PC Transit and they wore them all the way to Port Everglades. The Flu was going around on that Cruise and towards the end we could hear so many coughing around the Ship. This is Flu and Cold Season and it's on land so it's going to be on the Ships, too.

NS is Buy One get 2nd One at 25% off. We were on NA two weeks before NS and it was similar to Rotterdam with 50% off any drink. SMH

I was on NS the week before and Debarked on the 12th. We had 2500 Onboard. When you walk into an Elevator and drinking glasses or an ice cream bowl is on the floor and they are also left on an Artwork base it has nothing to do with Covid. We had someone down the hall from us and they were putting their Trays out and they were coming and going from their Room. They weren't Quarantined. On some of the other Lines they are told to put them out in the Hallways and Carnival is one of them. We didn't have 400 kids Onboard our Cruise but the 7 Night Sailings on HAL, IMO, have now mirrored Carnival's. We saw more boobs and butts hanging out of their Bathing Suits to last me for quite sometime. I'm still trying to get the vision of some of them out of my head! Yikes Chair Hogging was out of control, too! We have one more booked on a Pinnacle Class Ship and then we're back to the other Class Ships and longer Itineraries. No more quick 7 Night Get-a-way Cruises on HAL!