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Hello @Tahitianbigkahuna. I'm getting to the part where I'm booking my pre-Moorea and pre-Windstar hotels for next April 2025. Hotel Kon Tiki looks great because I'll be getting on and off the ferry to Moorea and the hotel is across the street from the ferry/ship pier. Now that you have stayed at the Kon Tiki, what did you think? Many of the reviews are good except they speak of late-night loud music from the club next door. Thanks, ~Nancy

Guides to where? What activities? Makes a huge difference! Check TripAdvisor, Viator and other sites for Acapulco tours online to get an idea of what tours are costing these days. What cruises stop in Acapulco these days? Best Tours by Local Guides in Acapulco | ToursByLocals THE TOP 10 Acapulco Tours & Excursions - Trips To Acapulco 2024 & 2025 (viator.com) THE 15 BEST Acapulco Tours & Excursions for 2024 (with Prices) (tripadvisor.com)

Have a great time! Thanks for following up with your decisions. ~Nancy

Halfacts.com has all kinds of info on each ship including pictures and comments regarding locations. Check it out! Signature Class | HAL Cruiser Information (halfacts.com) ~Nancy

Have a look on the Ports of Call Forum also: South America Cruises Q&A: Find Tips & Recommendations - Cruise Critic Message Board Forums

I suggest you read a couple of the current "Live From" reports on this forum and most of your questions will be answered!! Come back with specific questions and many will be happily answered. Lots of info here on the Crystal Forum! Enjoy! ~Nancy

I gifted the gratuities to my daughter and her husband. They were in a separate cabin. ~Nancy

Besides the great ports and beaches, there are the pools, food, pickleball courts, movies, food, port days, ping pong, food, and live music at night in either the Rolling Stone Rock Lounge or if on a Pinnacle class ship also BB Kings Lounge. There will be lots of kids on the holiday cruises so they will likely meet some others their age to do things with. We can get more specific if you tell us which ship you will be sailing on. ~Nancy

Yep. The Lido hours really need to be open between 8 and 10pm even with a limited menu. ~Nancy

Fortunately the Tastes Bar will be open....😁

I'm a many year member of the Roy @rafinmd fan club and I wish you a quick recovery! Did you know you have a fan club Roy?? Your wild and wonderful transportation mode mash up itineraries have been a huge inspiration for me! 🙂 ~Nancy

Ah ha! Pea soup and a Bossche Bol! Getting the party started the right way! 😉 The rubber ducky store is some cruiser's dream....not for me.....but some cruisers!! Thanks for doing this Live From @Mike B Landlubber! ~Nancy

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Your question is answered in this current thread, I believe. ~Nancy

I asked on another thread but didn't see if anyone answered.....are there any other mass market cruise lines that have a priest on all sailings? (I know Crystal usually has a priest, but it isn't mass market.) Thanks, ~Nancy

@BEAV I haven't taken the ferry across to Tiburon or Sausalito in years! You have given me a great idea! Thanks!! 🙂 ~Nancy

@GottaKnowWhen Your pictures were fantastic and brought back recent memories of Norway from this June! Thank you. ~Nancy

@Btimmer Oh darn! I hope your ship can avoid any unpleasant seas from the storm. Glacier Bay is great, but Hubbard Glacier is very prone to impressive calving. Wishing you a wonderful day in Glacier Bay! ~Nancy

Welcome to Cruise Critic @Safdax! If you are looking for someone to share meals with on your cruise, then the place to do that as well as share all kinds of other info specific to your cruise is on the Holland America Zaandam Roll Call threads. You can also request to be seated at a table sharing with others when you go to the Main Dining Room (MDR). If your cruise is this year from September 30, 2024 to November 20, 2024, then this is your Roll Call: Have fun! ~Nancy

There are always new "Sales" coming in the future! ~Nancy

The current All-Inclusive Upgrade also includes all gratuities and $200 OBC. "All-Inclusive upgrade — with Wi-Fi, unlimited wine, beer and cocktails, and all gratuities — plus a $200 onboard credit per stateroom" ~Nancy

@kool kruiser I will be reading along as your report unfolds. Thank you for writing this for us! Last time I cruised Crystal in 2019, the sparkling wine offered (not Champagne) was Roederer Estate Brut. I thought it was good and have bought it at their winery here in California. It's about $25 at my local Total Wine store. Your taste is yours so certainly drink what you prefer! I'm glad a good French champagne, Jacquart, is offered on board as well! Do you remember what the sparkling wine they served is? Is it still Roederer? ~Nancy

I'm with you! The flowers I have had in my cabin have always been very nice and festive! ~Nancy

Copied today from HAL "Know Before You Go": " For the safety of all guests and crew, scooters and other mobility equipment need to be securely stored and charged in the guest’s stateroom and not in hallways or elevator lobbies. Scooters left in these areas could restrict people needing to travel through these areas in an emergency, particularly other guests using mobility aids, since they would have no way of getting by a scooter left in a hallway. " ~Nancy

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