Alberta Quilter Posted February 17, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Just checked our When & Where. Happy Hour is from 4 pm to 6 pm in ALL open bars. Glad it’s not limited to just one or two places. Guess where we’ll be shortly! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted February 17, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 17, 2020 I hope you're enjoying my latest favorite ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted February 17, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 17, 2020 29 minutes ago, Alberta Quilter said: Just checked our When & Where. Happy Hour is from 4 pm to 6 pm in ALL open bars. Glad it’s not limited to just one or two places. Guess where we’ll be shortly! Glad to hear this is being continued after Vict0riann reported it when it started 🙂 I can certainly guess where you will be 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 17, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Hope HAL just isn't testing this 2 hour Happy Hour. Do they serve appetizers all the 2 hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZSandy25 Posted February 17, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 17, 2020 This is good news...board K'dam on the 23rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idiebabe Posted February 17, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Alberta Quilter said: Just checked our When & Where. Happy Hour is from 4 pm to 6 pm in ALL open bars. Glad it’s not limited to just one or two places. Guess where we’ll be shortly! We'll be Onboard on Sunday! That's a nice change for sure! 🍷🍸🍷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted February 17, 2020 #7 Share Posted February 17, 2020 That sounds great. That is the only time Mary Cheapo 😁 drinks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted February 17, 2020 #8 Share Posted February 17, 2020 I am pleased to hear this. Being available in all of the open Lounges is an important improvement as well as the extension of the time. But.... One possible negative: on both my recent Eurodam and Volendam cruises, a "family of HH cruisers" developed at the ships' Ocean Bar. It made HH more fun to re-connect daily with new found friends! (Only the Ocean Bar and the Crow's Nest had HH during those two cruises.) And, the relationship that we developed with the Ocean Bar's Bartenders and (on the Eurodam--Nino, the Assistant Beverage Manager) only added to the enjoyment of HH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlocole Posted February 17, 2020 #9 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Any idea if other 'Dam ships will follow? I am on Zuiderdam the end of March and this would be excellent for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted February 17, 2020 #10 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Great news!!! We found on the Oosterdam it was so crowded and took forever to get HH drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdw1972 Posted February 17, 2020 #11 Share Posted February 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Alberta Quilter said: Just checked our When & Where. Happy Hour is from 4 pm to 6 pm in ALL open bars. Glad it’s not limited to just one or two places. Guess where we’ll be shortly! It was the same on Koningsdam on my last cruise (late November, early December 2019). Although it says all lounges, it does not include Tamarind Bar or Grand Dutch Cafe, as those are considered "restaurants". In the case of Tamarind Bar I guess it's part of the restaurant, but I was hoping for it to be included 😉 No hors d'oeuvres, but plenty are available self-serve in Billboard. I don't remember if we did happy hour anywhere else, but I never saw any being brought around on little plates by stewards on that cruise. Hope someone chimes in from Nieuw Amsterdam - would like to see the 2 hour HHs on her next month! Sue/WDW1972 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted February 18, 2020 #12 Share Posted February 18, 2020 21 minutes ago, wdw1972 said: No hors d'oeuvres, but plenty are available self-serve in Billboard When I sailed on Nieuw Statendam in January, 2019, there were some goodies, but few tempted me. Not the same "signature of excellence" experience of having such served when I have to "serve myself". The hors d'oeuvres offered on Volendam and Eurodam in December/January were of a higher quality than what I saw on the Billboard buffet on NS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdw1972 Posted February 18, 2020 #13 Share Posted February 18, 2020 17 minutes ago, rkacruiser said: When I sailed on Nieuw Statendam in January, 2019, there were some goodies, but few tempted me. Not the same "signature of excellence" experience of having such served when I have to "serve myself". The hors d'oeuvres offered on Volendam and Eurodam in December/January were of a higher quality than what I saw on the Billboard buffet on NS. True - they don't compare. It's rare (maybe once in 10 or 11 nights) that there will be something I'd eat, but I chalk it up to being a picky eater and go back to the jar of peanuts 😉 Usually the plated hors d'oeuvres were too weird for me, although I do enjoy the bitterballen, spring rolls, and chicken strips. Anything seafood is a no-go for me. One thought I've had is to order the Dutch "snack" from Grand Dutch Cafe and carry it over to happy hour - just haven't ever done it. Sue/WDW1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready2cruzagain Posted February 18, 2020 #14 Share Posted February 18, 2020 On the NS this December, what does their HH consist of? Is it buy one get one half off or buy one get one free like Princess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted February 18, 2020 #15 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Happy 2 Hours! Sounds great to me. Hope it goes fleet wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted February 18, 2020 #16 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Good to know, we'll be on her in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted February 18, 2020 #17 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, ready2cruzagain said: On the NS this December, what does their HH consist of? Is it buy one get one half off or buy one get one free like Princess? It’s buy one, get the second drink for $2 fleet wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BSR Posted February 18, 2020 #18 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Sounds great - 2 hours to enjoy HH.🍸🍹 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayfairers Posted February 18, 2020 #19 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Great news. We will be on board for 35 days in April and May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted February 18, 2020 Author #20 Share Posted February 18, 2020 There were appies but only three small ones for three of us. I actually did go to the Dutch Cafe and ordered bitterballen and cheese soufflés to take back to the Ocean Bar. Yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 18, 2020 #21 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Only 3 appetizers for 3 people? That is cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted February 18, 2020 Author #22 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Yes only three for three and I’d say they were about a square inch in size, maybe a little bigger. It took a while for them to be served due to the volume of beverages served first. We weren’t fussed about it because of the bitterballen we got elsewhere and the fact that we were going to Canaletto for dinner. We had plenty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 18, 2020 #23 Share Posted February 18, 2020 HAL really should serve a plate of appetizers to each person when there are only 3 tiny items on a plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothbury Posted February 18, 2020 #24 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Was on NS Feb 2-9. HH was indeed in all bars. Never heard if it was 2 hours. Just looked at the When & Where and it just shows it starting at 4 but no ending time. The food bar on NS Billboard is in a different location than K'dam. Too many hands reaching for food made us decided to do HH at Crows Nest. Funny side note. DW would get her 2 Bloody Mary's. The spear for the olives was an uncooked spaghetti noodle. They are REALLY carrying the environmental thing to everything. The noodle was pretty fragile and ended up breaking in the glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted February 19, 2020 #25 Share Posted February 19, 2020 4 hours ago, Krazy Kruizers said: HAL really should serve a plate of appetizers to each person when there are only 3 tiny items on a plate. As a solo cruiser, that is what they do. If it's a couple, I would think that the Steward would provide second plate. Often, "seconds", etc. are available if one would only ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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