Crusin-Suzan Posted June 28, 2022 #1 Share Posted June 28, 2022 We are booked on this cruise and just got an update that the whole cruise itinerary and dates have changed! We were supposed to board April 15 and now is April 3! It’s 21 days! Because it’s the 150th anniversary they decided to do the same itinerary as the Rotterdam did 150 years ago! So we start at Ft Lauderdale and head up to New York! We have not decided to go or cancel! North Atlantic in April May not be great! But festivities on the ship will probably be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCP3 Posted June 28, 2022 #2 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I got that email as well. I hadn't thought about them adding special events as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickrate Posted June 28, 2022 #3 Share Posted June 28, 2022 We are also booked on this cruise but only for 16 days. We get off in Rotterdam. We are going to stay with the cruise even though the itinerary changed. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEmerson Posted June 28, 2022 #4 Share Posted June 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, quickrate said: We are also booked on this cruise but only for 16 days. We get off in Rotterdam. We are going to stay with the cruise even though the itinerary changed. Pat Yup, 16 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djb4CC Posted June 28, 2022 #5 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Not only is it an itinerary change, it also a totally different time period. I missed that when I first reviewed it. I thought we were just getting new ports and a couple of added days. We have not booked flights or anything so no major issued, plus our work schedules are flexible, especially this far out, so no issues with booking the time time frame off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenofEverything Posted June 28, 2022 #6 Share Posted June 28, 2022 We are booked on this as well. I am pretty ticked off. Couldn't they figure this stuff out before they open for reservations? I mean, they have known for 150 years that this would be the 150th anniversary, it is not like they didn't have time to plan ahead. We are supposed to go on a river cruise after we arrive and now we have 10 days in between! This is very inconsiderate of them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted June 28, 2022 #7 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I am very confused by this because I am booked on the 150th anniversary cruise leaving from Rotterdam on Oct 15th. I tried to find the itinerary you are speaking of but it is not showing up on the HAL or online cruise site I searched on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepSailing Posted June 28, 2022 #8 Share Posted June 28, 2022 On hold with HAL Customer Service now. Original booking no longer shows in system and they cannot find it, despite getting the e-mail to call them. I am not available on the dates of the new cruise (plus not interested in the new itin), but what a mess, they cannot help me get it cancelled or refunded since they cannot find original cruise. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenofEverything Posted June 28, 2022 #9 Share Posted June 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, *Miss G* said: I am very confused by this because I am booked on the 150th anniversary cruise leaving from Rotterdam on Oct 15th. I tried to find the itinerary you are speaking of but it is not showing up on the HAL or online cruise site I searched on. They have taken it off. I'm sure it will be back with the changes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djb4CC Posted June 28, 2022 #10 Share Posted June 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, *Miss G* said: I am very confused by this because I am booked on the 150th anniversary cruise leaving from Rotterdam on Oct 15th. I tried to find the itinerary you are speaking of but it is not showing up on the HAL or online cruise site I searched on. The change has only just happened and they are having to handle 3 cruises’ of cancellations and moving people around. It should show up on the website around the 15th of July (based on the HAL blog post and the text of the email sent to passengers). they want the Rotterdam to be in Rotterdam for the April 18th celebration. And as someone said about, how did they not schedule this originally… regardless, I got the original cruise at $680 Cnd, so I am getting this at such a great deal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted June 28, 2022 #11 Share Posted June 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, Djb4CC said: regardless, I got the original cruise at $680 Cnd, so I am getting this at such a great deal Wow, great price for a 21-day itin! I love it when something nice happens. I guess my confusion lay in the fact that I thought the October cruise was the only 150th celebration but if they’re going to do it again, I may book that instead! 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEmerson Posted June 28, 2022 #12 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 minute ago, *Miss G* said: Wow, great price for a 21-day itin! I love it when something nice happens. I guess my confusion lay in the fact that I thought the October cruise was the only 150th celebration but if they’re going to do it again, I may book that instead! 😂 It is not 21 day tho, it is 16. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djb4CC Posted June 28, 2022 #13 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Here is the Blog post if anyone want to see it. https://www.hollandamerica.com/blog/ships/ms-rotterdam/new-150th-anniversary-commemorative-crossing-in-april-2023-added-aboard-rotterdam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted June 28, 2022 #14 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 minute ago, TheEmerson said: It is not 21 day tho, it is 16. Wow. And I thought I was confused before. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djb4CC Posted June 28, 2022 #15 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Here is the new itinerary from the email they sent: Date Destination Monday, April 3, 2023 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, USA Tuesday, April 4, 2023 At Sea (Florida Straits) Wednesday, April 5, 2023 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean) Thursday, April 6, 2023 New York, NY, USA Friday, April 7, 2023 New York, NY, USA Saturday, April 8, 2023 At Sea Sunday, April 9, 2023 At Sea Monday, April 10, 2023 At Sea Tuesday, April 11, 2023 At Sea Wednesday, April 12, 2023 At Sea Thursday, April 13, 2023 At Sea Friday, April 14, 2023 At Sea Saturday, April 15, 2023 At Sea Sunday, April 16, 2023 Plymouth, England, UK Monday, April 17, 2023 Dover (London), England, UK Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Rotterdam, Netherlands Wednesday, April 19, 2023 ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted June 28, 2022 #16 Share Posted June 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, Djb4CC said: Here is the new itinerary from the email they sent: Date Destination Monday, April 3, 2023 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, USA Tuesday, April 4, 2023 At Sea (Florida Straits) Wednesday, April 5, 2023 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean) Thursday, April 6, 2023 New York, NY, USA Friday, April 7, 2023 New York, NY, USA Saturday, April 8, 2023 At Sea Sunday, April 9, 2023 At Sea Monday, April 10, 2023 At Sea Tuesday, April 11, 2023 At Sea Wednesday, April 12, 2023 At Sea Thursday, April 13, 2023 At Sea Friday, April 14, 2023 At Sea Saturday, April 15, 2023 At Sea Sunday, April 16, 2023 Plymouth, England, UK Monday, April 17, 2023 Dover (London), England, UK Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Rotterdam, Netherlands Wednesday, April 19, 2023 ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS Thank you. That is the same itinerary we are doing in October, but in reverse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted June 28, 2022 #17 Share Posted June 28, 2022 We're not at all happy with the changes. 8 days at sea with no Azores on the TA, and we were booked on the previous Caribbean cruise, with stops in San Juan, Grand Turk, St. Thomas, and Half Moon Cay, and now it is shortened to just Nassau and HMC. Unless the price is greatly reduced, we will be cancelling! If we want all those sea days with no break we'll go back to Cunard.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenofEverything Posted June 28, 2022 #18 Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) delete Edited June 28, 2022 by QueenofEverything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted June 28, 2022 #19 Share Posted June 28, 2022 That looks like a dire itinerary. 8 days at sea is a day or two too much 😭 It's a 16 day cruise with only 4 ports of call. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted June 28, 2022 #20 Share Posted June 28, 2022 We're re-thinking - will the weather be good in Ireland for the April 20's next year? It's a way to get across, at a pretty good price, I missed one port on the Caribbean, it also stops in Key West. Maybe we'll stay with it, but we'll have to mull it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted June 28, 2022 #21 Share Posted June 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, Vict0riann said: will the weather be good in Ireland for the April 20's next year? I will submit a request to the boss and see if she can arrange it 😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overhead Fred Posted June 28, 2022 #22 Share Posted June 28, 2022 We also just got the notification. We booked the 21 day TA/Norse Legends originally and it now looks like the "Norse" part is just Oslo and Copenhagen. We hadn't booked air or excursions yet so I will need to do some research before deciding what to to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted June 28, 2022 #23 Share Posted June 28, 2022 29 minutes ago, VMax1700 said: That looks like a dire itinerary. 8 days at sea is a day or two too much 😭 It's a 16 day cruise with only 4 ports of call. I was thinking 8 was 8 days too many so you are doing better than I am 😛. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAYA Posted June 28, 2022 #24 Share Posted June 28, 2022 We were booked on the April 3 Eastern Caribbean sailing that HAL just cancelled to replace it with this new TA itinerary. SOOO annoyed. All they are offering us in apology is $100 OBC but it must be used on a Caribbean sailing in Winter/Spring 2023. There is no other Rotterdam 7-day sailing in the timeframe and we really wanted this ship. I'll probably take my cruise money to another cruise line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted June 28, 2022 #25 Share Posted June 28, 2022 39 minutes ago, VMax1700 said: That looks like a dire itinerary. 8 days at sea is a day or two too much 😭 It's a 16 day cruise with only 4 ports of call. Oh my gosh, we originally had a Spring TA with 7 days at sea, but couldn’t make it to one of the ports (weather in the Azores) and ended up with 8 straight days at sea. That was definitely one day too much. 😳 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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