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Just depends on the band. Hit or miss.

I hope they are still on the ship in 22 days . In July the players were really bad but the band in Rolling Stones were great.

Edgar is still on Rotterdam? He was great when we cruised Norway in July. I hope he is still on the Rotterdam in 49 more days. He does a great job.

Does Princess offer a laundry package? HAL has a very reasonable priced unlimited. We cruise next July on the Sun Princess out of Barcelona and since we are flying in a few days early I know we will need to have some clothes washed.

Don’t go to Rolling Stones …. I loved it.

Anything special about the spa cabin on Rotterdam?

I agree. I have only been on two HAL cruises and going on my third in December. I would rather dwell on why I enjoy HAL rather dwell on the negatives. Every cruise line has their plus’ and negatives.

Inn at the Market. Great location and they offer a cruise package. Not too bad of a deal.

We have cruised MSC 3 times in YC and got the OBC.

Holland has their own program. You get a $100.00 OBC one per year. My wife got hers last month on our Norway cruise. I will try to get mine on this cruise.

I agree completely regarding our experience on the Rotterdam but last year on the Westerdam I thought they were exceptional. Again, hit and miss

We just got off the Rotterdam last week and the Billboard Onboard plays two or three sets (45 mins if I remember correctly) . Same for Rolling Stones and BB King. Music is kinda like food. What I enjoy might not be to your liking but we thought Rolling Stone band was great, BB King was very good and the Billboard Onboard wasn’t very good. That disappointed us because we really like the dueling pianos.

Club Orange restaurant. No up charge in CO.

I booked the inside and going to wait and see If I can upgrade to a balcony closer to cruise date. If not, I can’t go to Dallas and spend 3 days for the price of a 7 day cruise. So, it’s all good.

I have received two free cruise offers in separate emails. I booked a Caribbean cruise on the Rotterdam in December and will probably book an Alaska cruise at the end of September. I have been on one HAL cruise and never been in the casino. I am not sure why I received the emails but glad I did. Would do a longer cruise but my wife still works. Guess I could leave her at home and take a longer cruise. Just saying

Northeast Texas. Where God started when the earth was created.

I am a likable guy.

Really not sure why I got two emails from HAL….

Lightning hits again. I just received another set of free inside cruises. This time Alaska, Canada and some Northern Europe cruises. Kinda afraid to show my wife.

My wife talked me into a HAL cruise to Alaska last September. Loved the cruise and we booked another HAL cruise that leaves from Amsterdam in 32 days. The other day I received email for a free cruise. Just booked one for December 15th. Total cost was $570.00 but will have $200.00 OBC. Too good to pass

Way back in November I booked with KLM in PE. It was a direct flight from IAH (Houston). I few weeks after booking I received an email from KLM informing me that I had been involuntarily downgraded from PE to economy. KLM and Delta share bookings and I called and asked if I could be involuntarily upgraded to BC? Of course the respond was no but that I could change my flight to Delta departing from DFW. There is about a three hour layover in DTW but DFW is a little closer to us and the departure and arrival times were better. Point is, you never know what to expect when you travel. It is an adventure. Just waiting for Delta to change flight times, equipment, etc. Haha

I really don’t have a dog in this fight but if you go to your local grocery store you will pay for the water. If you have drinks on board your ship you will have to pay. I don’t understand what the issue is.

Check out Hotel Jakarta.

I live in a small Northeast Texas town. I was a probation officer for 36 years and bad things happen everywhere. Whatever happens in the larger cities happened in my town but on a lesser scale. I have been to Mexico at least 50 times and I never felt unsafe. We are going again in May. You just can’t do anything stupid and put yourself in a position to be a victim. If you don’t think the risk is worth the reward then lock your doors at home and have your groceries delivered.

For full disclosure, my wife and I are taking our 16 year old granddaughter and one of her friends on a Carnival ship in May. I am platinum on Carnival and I know that I can stay out past 11:17. I guess it is just on Holland. I have admit that we really enjoyed out Holland cruise last year and looking forward to July even with all the terrible things that are wrong with Holland. Tongue in cheek.