HALcruiser2 Posted January 30, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I just wanted to say thank you to all of the experienced HAL cruisers who have posted. I will be taking my 5th HAL cruise on Monday, yet there were so many things I didn't know until reading some of these posts. As of now, we still haven't been assigned our cabin (we booked a guaranteed SY), but I've learned that even when a cabin is assigned, it could change (on our 2007 New Year's cruise we found out at check-in that we had been upgraded to an SA - after having been assigned an SZ a week earlier!). This will be our first cruise on the Zuiderdam and our first through the Panama Canal. My DH and I are very excited and appreciate all of the info I came away with by perusing the Cruise Critic boards. Again...thanks for sharing your experiences and knowledge! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBoot Posted January 30, 2014 #2 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I don't qualify as an experienced HAL cruiser (2x so far). Just wanted to say have a wonderful Panama transit. We sailed the Statendam through there last year and loved it! Have fun. Sent from my HTC One X+ using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marigold252 Posted January 30, 2014 #3 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I just wanted to say thank you to all of the experienced HAL cruisers who have posted. I will be taking my 5th HAL cruise on Monday, yet there were so many things I didn't know until reading some of these posts. As of now, we still haven't been assigned our cabin (we booked a guaranteed SY), but I've learned that even when a cabin is assigned, it could change (on our 2007 New Year's cruise we found out at check-in that we had been upgraded to an SA - after having been assigned an SZ a week earlier!). This will be our first cruise on the Zuiderdam and our first through the Panama Canal. My DH and I are very excited and appreciate all of the info I came away with by perusing the Cruise Critic boards. Again...thanks for sharing your experiences and knowledge! :) Have a wonderful cruise! We are doing the Panama Canal on the Veendam leaving San Diego Feb 8 and just got our cabin assignment yesterday, 10 days out, with a nice upgrade. Hope you are as lucky! Sent from my Nexus 7 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ2002 Posted January 30, 2014 #4 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I just wanted to say thank you to all of the experienced HAL cruisers who have posted. I will be taking my 5th HAL cruise on Monday, yet there were so many things I didn't know until reading some of these posts. As of now, we still haven't been assigned our cabin (we booked a guaranteed SY), but I've learned that even when a cabin is assigned, it could change (on our 2007 New Year's cruise we found out at check-in that we had been upgraded to an SA - after having been assigned an SZ a week earlier!). This will be our first cruise on the Zuiderdam and our first through the Panama Canal. My DH and I are very excited and appreciate all of the info I came away with by perusing the Cruise Critic boards. Again...thanks for sharing your experiences and knowledge! :) From a fellow Las Vegan, I hope you enjoy your Panama Canal cruise on the Zuiderdam! It's a fascinating experience going through the locks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 30, 2014 #5 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Have a great cruise -- come back and tell us all about your cruise. Bon Voyage!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper1 Posted January 30, 2014 #6 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Enjoy your Panama cruise. You will find that once is not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted January 30, 2014 #7 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Bon Voyage! Have a wonderful time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted January 30, 2014 #8 Share Posted January 30, 2014 What a nice post. Hope you have a great time on your Panama Canal cruise. We love that cruise and have done it several times. Please post some comment when you return. Bon Voyage! Fair Winds and a Following Sea. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CORealtor Posted January 30, 2014 #9 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I just wanted to say thank you to all of the experienced HAL cruisers who have posted. I will be taking my 5th HAL cruise on Monday, yet there were so many things I didn't know until reading some of these posts. As of now, we still haven't been assigned our cabin (we booked a guaranteed SY), but I've learned that even when a cabin is assigned, it could change (on our 2007 New Year's cruise we found out at check-in that we had been upgraded to an SA - after having been assigned an SZ a week earlier!). This will be our first cruise on the Zuiderdam and our first through the Panama Canal. My DH and I are very excited and appreciate all of the info I came away with by perusing the Cruise Critic boards. Again...thanks for sharing your experiences and knowledge! :) I want to ditto the OP on a thank you! I am very new to CC and also appreciate the tips from the experienced HAL cruisers. We are also on the partial transit Panama Canal cruise on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startwin Posted January 30, 2014 #10 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I have to echo what the OP said - I learned so much after coming to CC, and I had already cruised a few times. Enjoy the Panama and have a wonderful cruise.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted January 30, 2014 #11 Share Posted January 30, 2014 There are some tremendous resources that enrich this board. Cheers to all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie51 Posted January 31, 2014 #12 Share Posted January 31, 2014 HAL and the Panama Canal, a great combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kona921 Posted January 31, 2014 #13 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Enjoy! Love cruising the canal! Since its just us I will share my secret...we had the thermal suite pass which gave us fantastic views of the locks on transit day in a quiet setting away from the crowds...shhh don't tell anyone. :) 3 Star Mariner on HAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HALcruiser2 Posted January 31, 2014 Author #14 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Enjoy! Love cruising the canal! Since its just us I will share my secret...we had the thermal suite pass which gave us fantastic views of the locks on transit day in a quiet setting away from the crowds...shhh don't tell anyone. :) 3 Star Mariner on HAL We booked the thermal suite/hydrotherapy pool on our last HAL cruise and already plan to make the spa our first stop so we can book it for this one. That's an interesting thought, but I think we're going to try and get to the very front of the bow. If it's too crowded we'll just watch from our balcony, although I do like your "secret." We sail in 4 days and we STILL haven't had our cabin assigned. Aaaaaggghhhh...the suspense is killing me!!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvcruisn' Posted January 31, 2014 #15 Share Posted January 31, 2014 For those of you going on the Panama Canal cruise -have a wonderful time. I have done the transit twice, and loved it both times. Enjoy your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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