LIVE from the Koningsdam Holiday Sailing - Dec. 17th - Jan 7th - exploring my first Pinnacle Class ship 🤞

[aliaschief]

2 hours ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

 

Yes, 5*'s have priority tendering

 

 

Yes, that's a hand written note by Laundry Coordinator (official title) I Komang Dana (Komarza), as opposed to a computer generated note. It's something they - the always hard working laundry crew in the bowels of the ship on C-Deck - started doing within the last year 

 

Enjoy K-dam with most pax off, take care of your foot, and perhaps, go get a Broodje Kroket at the Grand Dutch Cafe for lunch! Can't wait 😉 

And I might add excellent penmanship.😁 We always had a note on Rotterdam cruises.

[Vic The Parrot]

BTW

 

I'm confused (so what else is new, right? 🤯)

I thought you were leaving Cabo later tonight. At least that's what the program mentioned. 

 

-Last tender at 830pm or something like that ... -

[rafinmd]

On the Eurodam last month I don't think it was actually hand written notes but there were definitely thank you cards in much of my laundry and processing time was also much faster than advertised so it isn't just the Pinnacle Class.

 

Roy

[Vict0riann]

We had laundry notes on NS, Koningsdam and NA this year.  I don’t think we ever had them in previous years.  Maybe they are in lieu of pillow chocolates…

[Copper10-8]

47 minutes ago, kazu said:

Cabo - sail a way is absolutely lovely - at least to me:

 

 

 

 

 Looks like you were there with Royal Princess and Carnival Panorama; lots of folks!

[Vic The Parrot]

5 minutes ago, rafinmd said:

On the Eurodam last month I don't think it was actually hand written notes but there were definitely thank you cards in much of my laundry and processing time was also much faster than advertised so it isn't just the Pinnacle Class.

 

Roy

I agree with you, Roy.

 

The processing times in my experience always floored me.

And this is with the non-expedited option they have. 

 

[kazu]

44 minutes ago, Vic The Parrot said:

BTW

 

I'm confused (so what else is new, right? 🤯)

I thought you were leaving Cabo later tonight. At least that's what the program mentioned. 

 

-Last tender at 830pm or something like that ... -

oops that was sail in - not sail a way - sorry about that - auto correct at it again.  I don’t think I would have pics like that at 9 pm unless the sun sets a lot later here in Cabo. 

 

Last tender is 8:30 pm and we sail at 9 pm according to the schedule..

[Vic The Parrot]

19 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

 Royal Princess 

Actually, that's their newest barge ... Discovery Princess. 😎

[Copper10-8]

9 minutes ago, Vic The Parrot said:

Actually, that's their newest barge ... Discovery Princess. 😎

 

You sure about that one? 🤪

 

https://www.cruisemapper.com/ships/Discovery-Princess-2157?tab=itinerary#itinerary

[TiogaCruiser]

37 minutes ago, Vic The Parrot said:

Actually, that's their newest barge ... Discovery Princess. 😎

Or is that “housing project “?

[Vic The Parrot]

27 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

You sure about that one? 🤪

 

https://www.cruisemapper.com/ships/Discovery-Princess-2157?tab=itinerary#itinerary

Hmmm ...

 

In the famous words of Henry Gibson ..

Veeery eeeenteresteeng. 🙃

[Vic The Parrot]

5 minutes ago, TiogaCruiser said:

Or is that “housing project “?

Yep 

 

And Condo of the Seas. 🤣

[Vic The Parrot]

54 minutes ago, kazu said:

oops that was sail in - not sail a way - sorry about that - auto correct at it again.  I don’t think I would have pics like that at 9 pm unless the sun sets a lot later here in Cabo. 

 

Last tender is 8:30 pm and we sail at 9 pm according to the schedule..

Blasted auto correct! 

That stupid thing needs a good thumping. 🙃

[RuthC]

28 minutes ago, Vic The Parrot said:

In the famous words of Henry Gibson ..

Veeery eeeenteresteeng. 🙃

Artie Johnson. 

[Vic The Parrot]

3 minutes ago, RuthC said:

Artie Johnson. 

Oops

 

You're right. Sorry bout that. 🙃🙉 

I keep mixing up my comedians. 

 

How ya been?

 

-hugs-

[SJSULIBRARIAN]

It is the Discovery Princess; it was with us at all three ports last week but this week only being 5 days, I suspect it will only be seen at Cabo.

[Vict0riann]

We will have Discovery Princess with us on January 3 in Mazatlan - I know because we have neighbours who will be on board and we’re meeting them for lunch….

[RuthC]

1 hour ago, Vic The Parrot said:

How ya been?

 

-hugs-

Doin' OK for an old broad. Good to see you posting again, and hope you stick around a while. 

[Copper10-8]

39 minutes ago, Vict0riann said:

We will have Discovery Princess with us on January 3 in Mazatlan - I know because we have neighbours who will be on board and we’re meeting them for lunch….

 

That's very cool because I know someone aboard her that day also and we're doing a similar thing, maybe not lunch, but a get together to chat over a Margarita and some chips & salsa in the PM 😉 

[Copper10-8]

59 minutes ago, SJSULIBRARIAN said:

It is the Discovery Princess; it was with us at all three ports last week but this week only being 5 days, I suspect it will only be seen at Cabo.

 

Don't doubt you a bit however, on her current voyage which appears to be a somewhat short charter, she shows a bit of a different track. Not that important anyway! 😉 

 

https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9156527 

[SJSULIBRARIAN]

Won't argue with you, John. But they are the same class of ship, aren't they? Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[3rdGenCunarder]

On 12/17/2022 at 7:42 PM, kazu said:

 

 I am open dining as I have Club Orange -we’ll see how that goes

 

So good to hear you're on another cruise! For me, the best thing about Club Orange was the cooked-to order breakfast. Pancakes off the griddle and to your table in 30 seconds! And the mimosas were nice, too. 

 

My favorite spot to sit on K'dam, other than the balcony, was one of the curved sofas on the second level of the pool. Very comfy for stretching out and knitting (my niece was pregnant and the clock was ticking on the blanket I'd started). 

 

Try the movies on the big screen by the pool. I enjoyed those a lot.

[kazu]

1 hour ago, 3rdGenCunarder said:

 

So good to hear you're on another cruise! For me, the best thing about Club Orange was the cooked-to order breakfast. Pancakes off the griddle and to your table in 30 seconds! And the mimosas were nice, too. 

 

My favorite spot to sit on K'dam, other than the balcony, was one of the curved sofas on the second level of the pool. Very comfy for stretching out and knitting (my niece was pregnant and the clock was ticking on the blanket I'd started). 

 

Try the movies on the big screen by the pool. I enjoyed those a lot.

 

Thanks.

 

I thought the kitchen was shared with the MDR except for the one specialty item but apparently not.  Everything is cooked in CO.  CO has their own chef, apparently.

 

 

 

Can’t say that my food comes in 30 seconds but it’s good and sure beats the line I see outside the window to get to the MDR (and have to pass by to get into CO.

 

 

 

[kazu]

Here is today’s Daily:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kazu]

@VMax1700 last night’s:

 

 

 

There is none this morning.  It was at the Sweet Spot not the bread where the menu said.