Rare Btimmer Posted December 27, 2021 #1 Share Posted December 27, 2021 We are booked on the Zuiderdam's 2nd voyage since Sailings resumed. We plan to fly to San Diego on Friday and board on Sunday. As I've done in the past, I'll give frequent commentary, share pictures, and be able to answer your questions. We're tickled to have Captain Frank van der Hoven as our Captain. He was our last pre-pandemic Captain on a cruise on the Volendam to the Amazon. I'll also do my daily blog. I'll post the link later in the week. Thus trip should be a sharp contrast to the foot of snow where we are near Mt. Rainier for the Christmas holiday. 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted December 27, 2021 #2 Share Posted December 27, 2021 I'm looking forward to following along. The Zuiderdam was my first HAL cruise way back in 2006. I went from San Francisco to Ft. Lauderdale.....I love the Panama Canal experience and you are doing it twice! ~Nancy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lido deck main Posted December 27, 2021 #3 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Looking forward to your review. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted December 27, 2021 #4 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Thanks for posting . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtn2Sea Posted December 27, 2021 #5 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Looking forward to your review and photos. Hope you have a wonderful cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPB4IGO Posted December 27, 2021 #6 Share Posted December 27, 2021 We will be joining you. We are flying down from Oregon on Friday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinteach2 Posted December 27, 2021 #7 Share Posted December 27, 2021 We were with you on Volendam in 2019. Excited about following along on your new adventure. Loving the snow outside in Seattle area,, but would be so nice to be in sunshine onboard a HAL ship! Safe travels! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaygal Posted December 27, 2021 #8 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Where and when are you doing your Covid test? Almost everywhere is closed for testing over New Year's weekend where we live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted December 27, 2021 #9 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Will be following along living vicariously through all on board! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 27, 2021 Author #10 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, farawaygal said: Where and when are you doing your Covid test? Almost everywhere is closed for testing over New Year's weekend where we live. We are using the Abbott Labs Home test (proctored). We've used it on two previous HAL cruises. We'll test on Friday morning before we fly south. Edited December 27, 2021 by Btimmer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvertoGold Posted December 27, 2021 #11 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Wonderful! Hope you are lucky enough to have Hotel General Manager Colin Jacob :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted December 28, 2021 #12 Share Posted December 28, 2021 18 hours ago, Btimmer said: We're tickled to have Captain Frank van der Hoven as our Captain. He was our last pre-pandemic Captain on a cruise on the Volendam to the Amazon. Captain van der Hoven was at the helm for my 2019 Christmas/New Year's Cruise on the Volendam. A guest friendly Master who was "out and about". His wife was with him on that cruise and she was quite a dancer during the New Year's Eve Party in the Main Lounge. I will be traveling virtually with you and thank you so very much for doing your posting! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 28, 2021 Author #13 Share Posted December 28, 2021 7 minutes ago, rkacruiser said: Captain van der Hoven was at the helm for my 2019 Christmas/New Year's Cruise on the Volendam. A guest friendly Master who was "out and about". His wife was with him on that cruise and she was quite a dancer during the New Year's Eve Party in the Main Lounge. I will be traveling virtually with you and thank you so very much for doing your posting! Yes, he's very guest friendly and that's what I really like about him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 0106 Posted December 29, 2021 #14 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I am looking forward your live reports. We depart on SuperBowl Sunday. My husband is very interested in where he will be able to watch the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 29, 2021 Author #15 Share Posted December 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, 0106 said: I am looking forward your live reports. We depart on SuperBowl Sunday. My husband is very interested in where he will be able to watch the game. We've been on several SuperBowl Sunday cruises including a sister ship of the Zuiderdam. There was more than ample coverage including in the Queen's Lounge and in the bars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 29, 2021 Author #16 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I've started my daily blog and the address for that is: https://timmer2022sdrt.blogspot.com It'll be mainly words on a daily basis, but I'll put pictures here depending upon how friendly the CC website is (I've had lots of issues with CC on my iPhone during my past two cruises. I've tried the various browsers with mixed success. And now if I could get them to change my email address. They've confirmed receipt of my request, but no reply after two weeks.). 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted December 29, 2021 #17 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Thanks for taking us with you on your cruse. Bon Voyage! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogladyrider Posted December 29, 2021 #18 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Thanks for sharing your blog post....following! Safe travels! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 31, 2021 Author #19 Share Posted December 31, 2021 We're down to the day before flying to San Diego. At the start of the week, I had real concerns about being able to fly out of Seattle given the weather and flight cancellations at SEATAC airport. Fortunately our noon flight still appears to be good. So we'll do our Binax Home covid tests in the morning and make our way to the airport. Today, Thursday, it's once again snowing and we have 6" on the ground; but it's supposed to taper off. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbri Posted December 31, 2021 #20 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Looking forward to your review and photos. Enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper's Mom Posted December 31, 2021 #21 Share Posted December 31, 2021 On 12/27/2021 at 4:06 PM, Btimmer said: We are using the Abbott Labs Home test (proctored). We've used it on two previous HAL cruises. We'll test on Friday morning before we fly south. That test worked for us before our NS Panama Canal cruise in October. Easy peasy! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 31, 2021 Author #22 Share Posted December 31, 2021 1 minute ago, Skipper's Mom said: That test worked for us before our NS Panama Canal cruise in October. Easy peasy! Yup, same here. We were on that cruise as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 31, 2021 Author #23 Share Posted December 31, 2021 The test queue is quite long. I was on hold for an hour today 12/31/21 at 8:15am PST. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMarg Posted December 31, 2021 #24 Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Btimmer said: The test queue is quite long. I was on hold for an hour today 12/31/21 at 8:15am PST. We tested online this morning around 0800 Central Time, so 0600 PST, and waited 5 minutes. Glad we didn’t wait until after coffee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dismomx5 Posted December 31, 2021 #25 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Happy to tag along! Safe travels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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