DavidsNana Posted June 21, 2021 #1 Share Posted June 21, 2021 I don't usually post here on the Holland America board but rather on Princess. But I was down at the San Diego Harbor today and the Koningsdam was in port to have the 2nd covid 19 vaccination for the crew to be administered by one of our large health organizations. They had a press conference with the Mayor, Head of the San Diego Tourist Board and the Port Commissioner. They said that they were going to resume cruising out of San Diego in the fall. Nice to see a ship in port again and anxious for them to restart cruising out of here. It was quite a festive event today. 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXCruiser78660 Posted June 21, 2021 #2 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Thank you for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaktreerb Posted June 21, 2021 #3 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Thanks for the pictures. We’ll be boarding the Koningsdam for the first time in November for the Pacific Coastal cruise. I’ll watch for the local media coverage. I’m so glad San Diego is welcoming the ships again. This is a big deal for the local economy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BSR Posted June 21, 2021 #4 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Nice to see the Koningsdam again. We sailed on her a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted June 21, 2021 #5 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Thank you for the photos!! Love San Diego and happy to see the crew getting their vaccinations. Also love the Koningsdam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igraf Posted June 21, 2021 #6 Share Posted June 21, 2021 I also drove down to the harbor to have a look. I would like to sail again to Mexico soon as it is so easy to do for those of us who live in San Diego. igraf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAllenTCY Posted June 21, 2021 #7 Share Posted June 21, 2021 New cruises from San Diego in September and October were announced. Zuiderdam Saturdays starting September 18, 2021 (California Coast or Mexico) thru October 2021. Koningsdam Sundays October 10, 2021 and October 17, 2021 David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhannah Posted June 22, 2021 #8 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Appreciate the photos. Thanks! We hope to be on the ship in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhsocal Posted June 22, 2021 #9 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Thank for the photos and info. nice for us in Orange County, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise kitty Posted June 22, 2021 #10 Share Posted June 22, 2021 @DavidsNana thank you so much for posting this! We are booked on Kdam for Thanksgiving week & it looks like it's actually finally going to happen! happy dance to commence! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATandSQUID Posted June 22, 2021 #11 Share Posted June 22, 2021 16 hours ago, DavidsNana said: I don't usually post here on the Holland America board but rather on Princess. But I was down at the San Diego Harbor today and the Koningsdam was in port to have the 2nd covid 19 vaccination for the crew to be administered by one of our large health organizations. They had a press conference with the Mayor, Head of the San Diego Tourist Board and the Port Commissioner. They said that they were going to resume cruising out of San Diego in the fall. Nice to see a ship in port again and anxious for them to restart cruising out of here. It was quite a festive event today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATandSQUID Posted June 22, 2021 #12 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Cruises from San Diego: Holland America Line plans 40 cruises beginning in September (fox5sandiego.com) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRG Posted June 22, 2021 #13 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Yep, heard on the news this morning. HAL is coming back to San Diego. Bigtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted June 22, 2021 #14 Share Posted June 22, 2021 2 hours ago, JRG said: Yep, heard on the news this morning. HAL is coming back to San Diego. Bigtime. Great news! We love sailing out of SD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutensteve Posted June 22, 2021 #15 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Great pictures. We are looking forward to boarding in November for the Pacific Coastal cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJSULIBRARIAN Posted June 22, 2021 #16 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Appreciate the photos. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farjar Posted June 22, 2021 #17 Share Posted June 22, 2021 We are on the Koningsdam to Mexico in late October. Even though we are fully vaccinated it is unlikely we will get off the ship in any of the ports (Cabo, Mazatlan or Puerto Vallarta). We are just excited about getting back to cruising. An article in this morning's San Diego newspaper quoted HAL saying "While the ships will initially sail with lower capacity-about 50 percent-Holland America is still expecting a 30 percent increase in passengers by the end of the cruise season." With the Koningsdam having a capacity of 2,650 passengers, it will be interesting to see how many are actually on board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinonme2 Posted June 22, 2021 #18 Share Posted June 22, 2021 6 hours ago, DaveOKC said: Great news! We love sailing out of SD! So do I! Beautiful city and very easy to get to the airport and cruise port. I'm booked on the Koningsdam 2-2-22 Hawaii/Mexico cruise and can't wait, love the ship! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrill Posted June 22, 2021 #19 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 6/21/2021 at 2:25 PM, DavidsNana said: They had a press conference with the Mayor, Head of the San Diego Tourist Board and the Port Commissioner. Holland America president Gus Antorcha was there as well, and spoke to the press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted June 23, 2021 #20 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Thanks for the picture pf a beautiful cruise ship Love this ship . Sailed on her twice & looking forward to sailing Feb 2 m2022 R/T, 18 days Hawaii 😀 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaside sally Posted June 23, 2021 #21 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Thankyou so much for those pictures, especially of that lovely cruise ship San Diego is one of our most favorite ports to cruise from.....love it there My husband and I will be cruising for the first time on HAL Koningsdam next April to Hawaii from Vancouver B C. Another quiet cruise ship season in Victoria and I am so hopeful next summer will see the ships back in port 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted June 24, 2021 #22 Share Posted June 24, 2021 So you are saying there is a chance, 😁 Thank you for the pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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