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    Holland america medical care

    in Holland America Line

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    A few years ago I had a life threatening illness aboard a princess ship. The dr was from South Africa ( where apparently many princess Drs are from). I received excellent care from the dr and his staff. Not so good- Mexican hospital- got medivaced back to the states ASAP. So, not to worry if princess level medical care is on HAL.

     

     

     

    We also had 2 HAL doctors from South Africa. They were both highly qualified and took great care of Hubbie. We had to leave the ship 10 days into a 28 day cruise and HAL took care of all the arrangements. We were quite pleased they had all that medical equipment on board.

     

     

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    Managing Mental Illness on First Cruise?

    in First Time Cruisers

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    Hi all! I'm new to cruising and have never been on a boat/ship for more than a few hours at a time. To say that I'm terrified is an understatement. I am agoraphobic and claustrophobic and I have social anxiety. My husband and wife (we're poly) booked this cruise without my input for husband's birthday. We are also planning on doing our vows together since we haven't gotten around to it and it seems we'll never actually have the wedding and we've been married (as far as we're concerned) for a few years now. I don't want to go on this cruise. I want them to be able to go and have a great time! Without me. Unfortunately, my husband would rather just cancel the whole trip, but my wife is so excited! And she should be! I'm just so not. The thought of being away from land freaks me out. And only having my tiny cabin to retreat to away from people doesn't help at all! It's a Carnival Cruise and I have yet to see anything that looks like fun for me. I don't drink, I don't do casinos, I don't do group activities (with the one exception of my crossfit classes at my home gym), and I sunburn in shade. I'm also terrified of sharing a table with strangers at dinner! Yes, it is amazing that I'm still alive, and I barely cope at home as it is. How do I get through this "vacation" without completely ruining it for my husband and wife??? I'm ready to vomit from the anxiety and fear that on the cruise I'll be somewhere between bored and catatonic!

     

     

     

    Stay home.

     

     

     

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    Excursions Released - No Tracy Arm

    in Holland America Line

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    I'm a bit confused. I've been checking every week or two for excursions for our upcoming Alaska cruise, June 30, 2018. Today is the first day I've seen the excursions available. However, despite the itinerary including a service call at Tracy Arm Inlet, I don't see the Tracy Arm excursion. Unfortunately EXC is closed, so I cannot ask them about this right now. In the meantime, does anyone have any experience booking this excursion, and finding it unavailable at first, and then made available later? (Or alternatively, does anyone have any experience with this excursion booking up within a week or two of it being offered?)

     

     

     

    Tracy Arm is usually full of ice. We ended up at Dawes Glacier instead.

     

     

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    New to Holland America? This is for you...AKA "HAL For Dummies"

    in Holland America Line

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    You can get a copy of your onboard account statement any time, from the Front Desk (or from the Neptune Concierge if you are in a NS or PS).

     

    If you want to minimize what you owe when you leave the ship, you can buy onboard credits in advance through the HAL website.

     

     

     

    You can also access the ship's free website to check your account, order excursions, check itinerary, and more!

     

     

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    Mariners Brunch

    in Holland America Line

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    We just returned from a Caribbean cruise on the Eurodam, went to the Mariner's brunch primarily to get a tile....and no sign of tiles at all. We assumed this was another cut back.

    What no tiles????

    There goes my coffee table design!

    Mariners Brunch

    in Holland America Line

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    I like the Mariner's Lunch because we end up sitting at a large table and meet more folks. The Captain gives a welcome, and they usually say how many 5 stars are on board or who has the most sea days, or little trivia like that. Also, it's the only place people wear their big "on board days" medallion!

     

     

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    HAL switched itinerary with no advance notice!

    in Holland America Line

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    Any/all cruise lines can do this whenever they want. As you have learned, HAL has been informing the passengers.

     

    We once returned from a day on Grand Cayman (Princess ship) to find the gps map on the TV showing a visit to Jamaica when our purchase itinerary had been to Cozumel.

    Turned out that the captain had spent all day on the phone to HQ to make the change. There was a serious storm headed to Coz...but our revised visit to Jamaica was wonderful! 99% were really happy we did that.

     

     

     

    Thank goodness HAL takes care of their passengers. My question is, what about people who book private excursions? It's not like you can give them a phone call and change days.

     

     

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    Can I bring a cork screw

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

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    Carry on or checked luggage?

     

     

     

    I had one in my carry on bag, and TSA took it! Couldn't go on an airplane, but I had no problem in my checked luggage. Avoid the corkage fee by pouring the wine in your cabin and carry the glass to dinner.

     

     

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