Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted May 23, 2017 #26 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Thank you for managing this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted May 25, 2017 #27 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Thank you for this important information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavesoffun Posted May 25, 2017 #28 Share Posted May 25, 2017 The Eurodam is chartered by the Gaither Gospel Group for Mar 11th. I know of two groups on the Mar 4th sailing. A "seminar at sea" bible/archeology group and Audrey Grants better bridge group. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipfriend_max Posted May 28, 2017 #29 Share Posted May 28, 2017 There's a huge gap between Mar 19 and Apr 03, 2018 for OOSTERDAM - can anyone explain why? Is she going to be chartered or drydocked? Latter one I'd find to be strange since she has already been in dry dock in April 2016... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrill Posted June 7, 2017 #30 Share Posted June 7, 2017 (edited) Here's the current list of cruises booked by the infamous Inspiration Cruises & Tours. I had a suspicion they may be on a 2018 cruise I was considering, but so far so good. https://www.inspirationcruises.com/alaska Edited June 7, 2017 by Boatdrill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSLibrarian Posted June 7, 2017 #31 Share Posted June 7, 2017 OMG. I just saw that our Dec 1 - 8 Westerdam Mexican Riviera cruise now shows a political group (The Nation) on board. We cancelled this cruise last year due to a large group. Does anyone know how large this group might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily@Sea Posted June 7, 2017 #32 Share Posted June 7, 2017 They were pretty big on the Dec cruise in 2016. I didn't see any interference in activities - but I also don't usually dine in the MDR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobiemom Posted June 13, 2017 #33 Share Posted June 13, 2017 A roll call member found the "Card Player Cruises" group on our cruise (Thanks, Roz!): Oosterdam 2/4/18 Mexican Riviera And they're also on this one: Zuiderdam 4/11/18 Panama Canal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted June 13, 2017 #34 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Are there NO groups, charters, or dry docks for the Amsterdam? Craft Cruises Inc. has a group of knitters onboard Amsterdam for the 2018 World Cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted June 13, 2017 #35 Share Posted June 13, 2017 I believe that Oosterdam is going into dry dock from March 20th 2018 to April 3rd. The FCC onboard Rotterdam told me this last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trident Posted June 16, 2017 #36 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Hi Carol, Have you seen that HAL has changed the Eurodam February 2018 itineraries? Instead of a 7 day cruise on February 18, it is now an 11 day sailing on February 14. Any idea if the group Spiritual Spa is still on? Thanks for all your research, we all really appreciate your hard work. Fran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oduphd Posted June 17, 2017 #37 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Thank you Carol for doing this. The time and energy you put into this is so appreciated. I called to check on a 7 day cruise on the Eurodam for Jan 7th that my DH and I were considering. I normally always check this thread first but forgot to do so. Our PCC then told me that dining for the late seating was unavailable (which has never happened to us) and that As You Wish dining would not be available from 6:30 on. That was the red flag that there must be a group booked so I checked your thread and saw "aviation group" listed for the cruise. I did a bit more searching and found the website for this group's cruise. Reviewing the site, I suspect there will be multiple venues blocked out and this must be a large group to have that much dining space. Our PCC said only 30 cabins had been booked thus far but they also have until October 2nd to make a reservation. For us, that is enough to pass on this cruise. For my experienced friends here, I do have a question -- do these group cruises ever not happen? I guess I was wondering if the response to the group cruise is low if the group backs out or if these are almost always a done deal. I understand why HAL wants these groups because the prices being paid for the group is significantly higher than prices posted for this cruise and do not include any of the current promotional offers but I don't want parts of the ship off limits to me or be forced to dine early or in the Lido if that is not what I want to do. Without this thread, many of us would be blindly walking into cruises we would likely not otherwise choose so again, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidergirl Posted June 19, 2017 #38 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Not sure if this needs to be listed as a group, but: Today's NYT Travel section has an ad for the NYT Journeys. "45+ Itineraries, 70+ departure dates, 6 continents" They have listed specifically the Rotterdam 11/27 8 days. Lists 3 "featured experts" There is a website for all of the departure dates: nytimes.com/timesjourneys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted June 19, 2017 #39 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted August 1, 2017 #40 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Thank you for the work you do on this! Any idea about the Volendam April 2018. It is showing sold out already. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJcruzer Posted August 12, 2017 Author #41 Share Posted August 12, 2017 This thread is closed, please refer to the most recent thread for August 2017: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=53777819#post53777819 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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