dag144 Posted March 25, 2018 #1 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I was Sail7Seas post regarding HAL's soap. I always take some stuff from each cruise that I have taken. I have bottle of HAL's Royal Dutch shampoo with the Windmill and a pack of HAL's dark blue matches. I think I'll put these items in my will. I will always regret not taking something from the old QE1. But alas I was a young buck and full of myself. I was on the second to last sailing from Cherbourg to NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancal Posted March 25, 2018 #2 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Visa bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted March 25, 2018 #3 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozNut Posted March 25, 2018 #4 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Key cards. We've kept them from all of our cruises. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllinoisGirl1978 Posted March 25, 2018 #5 Share Posted March 25, 2018 The pens that are in the cabin, I also get a few from the front desk. Also, the room key ( like most everyone else) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old As Dirt Mom Posted March 25, 2018 #6 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Those little sticky laundry tags inside my clothes:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lady Arwen Posted March 25, 2018 #7 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Usually I bring home five unwanted pounds! We always bring home our daily activity schedules and the pen and our ship cards and of course our tiles. We don't really purchase any ship momentos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dag144 Posted March 25, 2018 Author #8 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Agree. I don't buy stuff either. Just take the free goodies plus those unwanted pounds and the stick on tags from the laundry on my clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZSandy25 Posted March 25, 2018 #9 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Lots of good memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crew News Posted March 25, 2018 #10 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I bring back the Excursions Guide on the desk that is dated for my cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted March 25, 2018 #11 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Just some pictures. And maybe some cutlery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old As Dirt Mom Posted March 25, 2018 #12 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Just some pictures. And maybe some cutlery. hahaha. Don't forget some salt and pepper shakers, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted March 25, 2018 #13 Share Posted March 25, 2018 hahaha. Don't forget some salt and pepper shakers, lol. OMG I was thinking the same thing! Hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted March 25, 2018 #14 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Disclaimer to HAL: I do not have your cutlery and salt & pepper shakers! (I give them as gifts.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllinoisGirl1978 Posted March 25, 2018 #15 Share Posted March 25, 2018 OMG I was thinking the same thing! Hahahaha The steak knives are amazing. Welcome back Miss G. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted March 25, 2018 #16 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Thanks IllinoisGirl! And you are right about the steak knives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted March 25, 2018 #17 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I, too, have a bottle of Royal Dutch Shampoo as well as a pack of the matches. I used to bring home complete sets of the daily programs and dinner menus along with a few lunch menu and a generic breakfast menu. I have many, many, many. Recently, common sense has kicked in and I am much more selective in what I bring home. Key cards always are a part. My most prized HAL possession is one I purchased many years ago: a crystal, limited edition and numbered goblet embossed with an imagine of Rotterdam V and the former HAL Cruises logo in recognition of the Line's 100th Anniversary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhannah Posted March 25, 2018 #18 Share Posted March 25, 2018 We have all our key cards, too. Not much in the way of souvenirs any more. "Back in the day" we had nice prizes for team trivia: very nice luggage tags, key chains, and even compact umbrellas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaktreerb Posted March 25, 2018 #19 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Cruise Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellieanne Posted March 25, 2018 #20 Share Posted March 25, 2018 We bring home our key cards and the daily programs. And I always pack home a bar of soap and a bottle of the hand lotion. But the big thing we do is that we always buy a t-shirt from each ship we sail on. I really liked the designs that had more about the itinerary than just the name of the ship, because while it's nice to remember which ship we were on, it's also nice to remember where we were on that ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellieanne Posted March 25, 2018 #21 Share Posted March 25, 2018 We have all our key cards, too. Not much in the way of souvenirs any more. "Back in the day" we had nice prizes for team trivia: very nice luggage tags, key chains, and even compact umbrellas. On my first cruises we got prizes for the trivia contests and the Daily Quiz, but that was back when they had actual librarians and not everyone had the internet in their pockets. We got some really nice prizes: travel alarm clocks (which still go with me on every cruise), compact umbrellas, key rings, coffee mugs, collapsible luggage, photo books, pens, etc. I wish they would go back to the branded prizes for trivia. That was fun. The pins they are giving out now are nice, but I really miss the better prizes. It was nice even after they stopped giving out the nice prizes and gave out the Dam Dollars as the prizes for you to collect and trade in for things at the end of the cruise -- one cruise we collected enough Dam Dollars to get sweatshirts, baseball caps, windbreakers, travel pillows, and a beach towel for everyone in the group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dag144 Posted March 25, 2018 Author #22 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I forgot to mention the wonderful martini shaker that came with a special martini. I got the beautiful shaker in the Ocean Bar of the Zaandam perhaps 10 to 15 years back. Its a beautiful chrome shaker, and I periodically use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithaca gal Posted March 25, 2018 #23 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Just some pictures. And maybe some cutlery. Have to ask: WHAT cutlery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted March 25, 2018 #24 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Have to ask: WHAT cutlery? Hahahaha. No cutlery. Was just a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haladdict Posted March 25, 2018 #25 Share Posted March 25, 2018 We bring back receipts from our visits to the future cruise consultants Sandra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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