califgary Posted April 12, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Im looking at a southern caribbean itinerary on the Maasdam and there is a 1 hr stop at Soufriere, St Lucia with the code "service call" wonder what that is? Obviously wont be able to leave the ship etc anyone have info on what this might be? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxout Posted April 12, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Im looking at a southern caribbean itinerary on the Maasdam and there is a 1 hr stop at Soufriere, St Lucia with the code "service call" wonder what that is? Obviously wont be able to leave the ship etc anyone have info on what this might be? thanks! They pick up pax from a longer cross island tour and cruise near the Pitons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
califgary Posted April 12, 2012 Author #3 Share Posted April 12, 2012 ah that makes sense - so its just quick stop to pick up some folks on a tour got it. We kind of did that in Alaska at Tracey Arm about 100 of us got to leave the ship on a smaller vessel that went into Sawyer Glacier - the HAL ship left us and sailed up the coast and came back to get us when our tour was over. thanks for answering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaschief Posted April 12, 2012 #4 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Make sure your outdoors and enjoying the beautiful views when they stop to pick up the Pax's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted April 12, 2012 #5 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Make sure your outdoors and enjoying the beautiful views when they stop to pick up the Pax's. And don't throw any money or fruit to the local kids in the water!:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodworker&knitter Posted April 12, 2012 #6 Share Posted April 12, 2012 And don't throw any money or fruit to the local kids in the water!:cool: I know why not to throw money or fruit to the kids, but please explain how dangerous it is. Even though the captain had announced not to throw things people still did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVgirl Posted April 12, 2012 #7 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I think it's because the kids are diving too close to the ship. Not very safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRL_Joanie Posted April 12, 2012 #8 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Im looking at a southern caribbean itinerary on the Maasdam and there is a 1 hr stop at Soufriere, St Lucia with the code "service call" wonder what that is? Obviously wont be able to leave the ship etc anyone have info on what this might be? thanks! As stated below, yes it is to pick up passengers via tender(s) who took the HAL ONLY scenic tour via land (do not know the name of the excursion) from Castries, St Lucia to Soufrierre. This service call, from what I understand is not for any privately booked excursion. There is ONE REALLY IMPORTANT thing to know about this Service Call....We did not know so violated the Captain's orders:eek: The thing to know is that there are young men/boys who come up to the ship while it is stopped and start hollering at the passengers, "We dive for Dollars!!" They do this the entire time the ship is stopped and awaiting its tendering passengers. They also yell for fruit (apparently citrus and apples are extremely expensive here. We did not know that the Captain had made an announcement telling us not to throw anything off the ship to these divers as it was dangerous to them......What can I say, it was a regular PA announcement and we were on the aft verandah, where you cannot hear the regular PA:( Luckily, for us and the divers, no one was hit or injured and I think the young men/boys were happy. Sorry to go on about this, over and above your question, but it needs to be known:) Joanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted April 12, 2012 #9 Share Posted April 12, 2012 ... the HAL ONLY scenic tour via land (do not know the name of the excursion) from Castries, St Lucia to Soufrierre. When we took it, it was referred to as something like the Queen's Route, but now I believe they're calling it the World Heritage Site Route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
califgary Posted April 12, 2012 Author #10 Share Posted April 12, 2012 thanks to everyone - and duly noted on the dont toss stuff to the swimmers - there are times when we dont hear the PA as well - so thanks for the word on here! info much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted April 12, 2012 #11 Share Posted April 12, 2012 If people do start tlo throw money or fruit over the sideof the ship -- believe me -- you will hear the captain. It has happened several times on our cruises -- some people will do as they please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted April 12, 2012 #12 Share Posted April 12, 2012 They pick up pax from a longer cross island tour and cruise near the Pitons. Loved being on a HAL ship (Veendam) when this service call was made. Excellent very close-up view of the Pitons from the ship. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boytjie Posted April 12, 2012 #13 Share Posted April 12, 2012 There is ONE REALLY IMPORTANT thing to know about this Service Call....We did not know so violated the Captain's orders:eek: The thing to know is that there are young men/boys who come up to the ship while it is stopped and start hollering at the passengers, "We dive for Dollars!!" They do this the entire time the ship is stopped and awaiting its tendering passengers. They also yell for fruit (apparently citrus and apples are extremely expensive here. We did not know that the Captain had made an announcement telling us not to throw anything off the ship to these divers as it was dangerous to them......What can I say, it was a regular PA announcement and we were on the aft verandah, where you cannot hear the regular PA:( Luckily, for us and the divers, no one was hit or injured and I think the young men/boys were happy. Sorry to go on about this, over and above your question, but it needs to be known:) Joanie What happened to the golden rule of cruise ships: don't throw anything overboard?! Full disclosure: on my last cruise I threw something overboard: a friend's ashes and roses - all with HAL's permission. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innlady1 Posted April 12, 2012 #14 Share Posted April 12, 2012 What happened to the golden rule of cruise ships: don't throw anything overboard?! Full disclosure: on my last cruise I threw something overboard: a friend's ashes and roses - all with HAL's permission. ;) That is certainly far more meaningful, Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innlady1 Posted April 12, 2012 #15 Share Posted April 12, 2012 People should know better than to throw fruit overboard...It's common sense, IMO. Whether one hears the Captain's message or not. For the OP, we have enjoyed the "Scenic Cruising" twice on the Noordam...and Captain Mateboer opened the bow for the occasion. It was really lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innlady1 Posted April 12, 2012 #16 Share Posted April 12, 2012 People should know better than to throw fruit overboard...It's common sense, IMO. Whether one hears the Captain's message or not. For the OP, we have enjoyed the "Scenic Cruising" twice on the Noordam...and Captain Mateboer opened the bow for the occasion. It was really lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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