How is Dolly Smith?

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

47 minutes ago, rkacruiser said:

 

I don't recall the Halloween party, but do recall waiting for the second seating shows to begin.  

 

I recall sitting at the Crow's Nest Bar with WCB and his wife as Annie "swept" through the room one evening trying to kiss anyone wearing pants.  WCB saw her before I did and said to me:  Here comes Annie!  I had a sudden need to visit the Men's Room!

 

There was so much about that cruise that made it so special.  An unexpectedly rough day West of Vancouver Island that first day at sea along with other days when King Neptune was upset, the fugitive Priest from Los Angeles that was arrested and turned over to the USCG at an unscheduled stop at Dutch Harbor, our sail into Tokyo, the gift exchange/welcoming ceremony between the Japanese Officials and Volendam's Captain, the Noon Talk from the Bridge involving Captain Harris and CD Gary Walker (more funny at times than any of the comedy performers), Captain Harris' pithy comments over the PA about our experiences with "Chinese Custom Officials, Immigration Officials, and Official Officials" after we had dropped our last Chinese Pilot:  Kissing Annie is a special part of my memories of that cruise.  That cruise remains my #1 favorite cruise experience!

I remember watching the priest leaving the ship and boarding a tug outside of Dutch Harbor.  The next day, our daughter who was on the first 11 days, called to see if we’d seen the story in the Times Digest.  Then, at noon Capt. Harris mentioning they’d been caught not editing the paper thoroughly.   
 

I also recall one comedian telling Annie to wake up as he was talking to her.

 

There are a lot of great memories from that cruise.  The first night, we meet a couple who were doing the 64 days and it was there first cruise.  We never found out how they liked the cruise.
 

Lenda  

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

53 minutes ago, RuthC said:

I don't know if her luggage was ever missing, but she had it when she boarded. I arrived at the cabin first. 
She packed very light for such a long cruise; I remember that!  

I found it less expensive to use a limo than to fly. No problem at all getting to NYC! 

It could have been her since we think the lady my DH helped had one bag.  I guess we’ll never know for sure.

 

Texas to NYC would have been a long, expensive limo ride. 😀

 

Lenda

Edited May 7, 2020 by Quartzsite Cruiser

[RuthC]

2 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

Texas to NYC would have been a long, expensive limo ride. 😀

Expensive, too. 😉

[rkacruiser]

23 hours ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

I remember watching the priest leaving the ship and boarding a tug outside of Dutch Harbor.  The next day, our daughter who was on the first 11 days, called to see if we’d seen the story in the Times Digest.  Then, at noon Capt. Harris mentioning they’d been caught not editing the paper thoroughly.   
 

I also recall one comedian telling Annie to wake up as he was talking to her.

 

There are a lot of great memories from that cruise

 

😀  I recall that as well.

 

Do you remember that the Chief Engineer left the ship at Dutch Harbor as well as the fugitive Priest?  He had been injured during some of the very rough seas that the Volendam encountered before we got to Dutch Harbor.  He was replaced by his next in command for the rest of the voyage for as much as I know.  

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

1 hour ago, rkacruiser said:

 

😀  I recall that as well.

 

Do you remember that the Chief Engineer left the ship at Dutch Harbor as well as the fugitive Priest?  He had been injured during some of the very rough seas that the Volendam encountered before we got to Dutch Harbor.  He was replaced by his next in command for the rest of the voyage for as much as I know.  

We had heard that a crew member was injured after the announcement that what is now the medical response team was needed.  Later, we heard that it was not a serious injury.  
 

As I mentioned earlier, we were on the deck above the Lido deck when the tug approached the ship and stayed until the tug Pulled away.  All we saw was the priest board the tug.  We were surprised we didn’t see an injured person being taken off the ship.  We also heard that a passenger had been injured.  Obviously, you heard a different story.

 

Remember, that was the time when passengers were not told a lot about what was happening.  We might not have known about the priest if the hews had not been printed in the Next day’s Times Digest.
 

Lenda

[rkacruiser]

18 hours ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

We might not have known about the priest if the hews had not been printed in the Next day’s Times Digest.

 

Absolutely right!  If the news had not slipped by the "censors", we would probably not have known.  The Priest was a Bridge player, I learned.  When he failed to appear for their games, the others wondered why.  (He was in the brig as it turned out.)  

 

What you observed at Dutch Harbor is the first, first hand observation that I have heard/read.  I had heard, can't tell you how now, that the Chief Engineer had been injured by a hatch slamming against him during one of our initial heavy sea days and that he had been replaced by his Second in Command at Dutch Harbor.  At the Tokyo Welcoming Program that was held in the Wajang Theater, Captain Harris, Hotel Manager Dernison, and the Chief Engineer appeared.  The Chief Engineer appeared to be much younger than the other two Officers and, as I recall, his name was different from the Chief Engineer's name on the initial list of Officers that I saw.    

 

My curiosity is now sufficiently piqued that I will delve into my box of 2002 Asia Pacific memorabilia and see what I can find.  I saved much that we were given during that cruise:  paper/non-paper.  Still have that hideous green tie that I have never worn, the useful tote that I have used, I recall a bathrobe with the logo for our cruise on it as well.  I'll let you know what "surprises" I find after all of these years.

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

36 minutes ago, rkacruiser said:

 

Absolutely right!  If the news had not slipped by the "censors", we would probably not have known.  The Priest was a Bridge player, I learned.  When he failed to appear for their games, the others wondered why.  (He was in the brig as it turned out.)  

 

What you observed at Dutch Harbor is the first, first hand observation that I have heard/read.  I had heard, can't tell you how now, that the Chief Engineer had been injured by a hatch slamming against him during one of our initial heavy sea days and that he had been replaced by his Second in Command at Dutch Harbor.  At the Tokyo Welcoming Program that was held in the Wajang Theater, Captain Harris, Hotel Manager Dernison, and the Chief Engineer appeared.  The Chief Engineer appeared to be much younger than the other two Officers and, as I recall, his name was different from the Chief Engineer's name on the initial list of Officers that I saw.    

 

My curiosity is now sufficiently piqued that I will delve into my box of 2002 Asia Pacific memorabilia and see what I can find.  I saved much that we were given during that cruise:  paper/non-paper.  Still have that hideous green tie that I have never worn, the useful tote that I have used, I recall a bathrobe with the logo for our cruise on it as well.  I'll let you know what "surprises" I find after all of these years.

There were very few passengers on the upper deck.  We had heard that a crew member was injured the night before, but later were told that it was not serious.  It's amazing the different stories that one hears that are "the facts", and then others hear different "facts". 

 

We just looked at our pictures and videos.   The video shows the tug as it comes up to the ship, and then, the priest being escorted into the cabin on the tug.  If they had taken someone else off, either on a stretcher, in a wheel chair or being assisted, we would have had video.

 

We still have a lot of the "pillow gifts" from that cruise including the bathrodes which are still used, a stuffed kangaroo with a joey, a lacquer box, the looseleaf binders and all the cards they gave us in the Asian ports in the local language.  My mistake was not writing the name of the port on the cards.  My husband did not get one of the green ties, thankfully.  However, we won several green tee shirts, some of which we are still wearing. We have the totes, but since they are white, we saved them as souvenirs.

 

Then there were evenings in the Crow's Nest before dinner, and later in the Piano Bar with Perry Grant.  That was a great cruise.

[rkacruiser]

1 hour ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

a stuffed kangaroo with a joey,

 

Mine sits on my bedroom's dresser so that I see it daily.  I love that!

 

1 hour ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

Then there were evenings in the Crow's Nest before dinner, and later in the Piano Bar with Perry Grant.  That was a great cruise.

 

I think from what you have said, you were second seating dinner guests.  If so, the Crow's Nest was where I spent my pre-dinner Happy Hour.  I was usually at the Bar.  I wonder if we really met at some point.  Perry Grant later at the Piano Bar?  Was there as well.

 

I had one more opportunity to enjoy Perry.  It was during a 14 day Caribbean cruise on Celebrity Eclipse.  He packed the upper deck forward lounge (whatever it was called) nightly.  He is one cruise ship performer who surely had his share of "groupies".  

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

Our kangaroo and joey are on a table in the bedroom, so we see it everyday.

 

We did have second seating, so we may have met at some point.  I wonder  what other cruise we have been on together.

As I said, our 20 something daughter joined us until Tokyo, and we were in the Crow’s Nest most nights before dinner sitting on the starboard side.  We also played trivia every sea day.

 

We also saw Perry Grant on the Rotterdam in 2003 on what was the first VOV, but not called that.  That was one of his last HAL cruises.  

 

Lenda

[2bout2c]

The green tie was given to men celebrating a birthday. The scarf to the women. FYI Ruth, kissing Annie was on the cruise before the "blackout" cruise. That year the trip she was on left from Boston to Rotterdam then back to New York. When the ship got to Rotterdam all had to get off for the weekend then board again for New York. Annie died in Rotterdam. This info was told to us by Ron the security officer on " blackout" cruise. Holland America had some social event in Rotterdam. They covered hotel for continuing passengers.

Edited May 11, 2020 by 2bout2c

[RuthC]

1 minute ago, 2bout2c said:

FYI Ruth, kissing Annie was on the cruise before the "blackout" cruise. That year the trip she was on left from Boston to Rotterdam then back to New York. When the ship got to Rotterdam all had to get off for the weekend then board again for New York. Annie died in Rotterdam. This info was told to us by Ron the security officer on " blackout" cruise.

Thank you for filling in my memory. Perry Grant had told me about her leaving the ship, and why, but I couldn't remember all the details. 

[rkacruiser]

22 hours ago, 2bout2c said:

The green tie was given to men celebrating a birthday.

 

I assume you were aboard the Volendam's Asia Pacific Cruise in 2002?

 

The green tie was a pillow gift.  I was not celebrating a birthday during the cruise.

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

We did not celebrate birthdays on the cruise. DH did not get a green tie, and I did not get a green scarf.  Interestingly, during the dinner with the officers for those doing the full 64 days, we found that DH and Captain Harris shared a birthday, though they were born in different years.

[Sue from Canada]

On 5/6/2020 at 8:41 PM, RuthC said:

Thanks. That was very nice to read. 

 

I haven't done a share in a very, very long time. I figured the shares on the first two Voyages of the Vikings paid for the third. Those first two roomies were great, and I can't say enough good things about them. The third, on the other hand, was the roomie from hell. I could keep you up all night telling war stories of her! 

 

She wasn't the reason I stopped doing shares, though. Partly it was because of the change in policy regarding pricing. And partly I decided I can afford an inside by myself. 

Then one day were gong to share a drink or two in the Ocean bar as my treat.  I'm on the August 29, 2021 sailing out of Boston on the Rotterdam.

 

[RuthC]

7 hours ago, Sue from Canada said:

I'm on the August 29, 2021 sailing out of Boston on the Rotterdam.

🙁 I'm doing that cruise on the 12th. We'll barely miss each other, but miss each other we will.

[MISTER 67]

On 9/19/2017 at 6:04 PM, RuthC said:

Dolly is the HAL passenger with probably more on-board days than any other. Possibly as many as several captains put together!

She was my roomie on my first Voyage of the Vikings. Very interesting woman.

 

Is there reason to think there is something the matter with her?

Are we talking about Mama Lou here?

[RuthC]

1 hour ago, MISTER 67 said:

Are we talking about Mama Lou here?

No, they are different people. Mama Lou died a few years ago; Dolly is still with us (at least as of the end of this year's World Cruise). 

Over the years there have been many memorable people sailing HAL, who are well known amongst the staff/crew, and among other passengers. 
Dolly, Mama Lou, Babaloo, and Kissin' Annie are a few of the better knowns. 

[MISTER 67]

1 hour ago, RuthC said:

No, they are different people. Mama Lou died a few years ago; Dolly is still with us (at least as of the end of this year's World Cruise). 

Over the years there have been many memorable people sailing HAL, who are well known amongst the staff/crew, and among other passengers. 
Dolly, Mama Lou, Babaloo, and Kissin' Annie are a few of the better knowns. 

Thanks, Mama Lou is the only one we have met and knew about.

[rkacruiser]

4 hours ago, MISTER 67 said:

Thanks, Mama Lou is the only one we have met and knew about.

 

Since you apparently are a "Mister", you really "missed" Kissin' Annie!

 

A character to be sure.  But, given the posts about her:  how much did she (and the other ladies mentioned) added to the enjoyment and memories of our cruises?  I am thankful for such memories.