Hawaiian Holiday 🎄🍾 LIVE from Koningsdam Dec 21-Jan 6: join me for my 1st solo cruise & 1st inside cabin!

[Haljo1935]

Good morning, San Diego!

 

We are here with something (seal?) swimming along side of us. It moved so quickly, I wasn't able to get good pictures.

 

 

Bow Cam view

Aft Cam view 

Weather

Location

Going to breakfast while I can still get a table then will post the other sunrise pictures. 

[BetsyS.]

Thanks so much for taking the time on your vacation to give us all reports on the ship, great pictures, menus, etc. I have really enjoyed your updates! I'm glad you brought the dog issue to Guest Services with documentation. Save travels home! 😊

[packercruising]

On 1/4/2024 at 5:38 PM, Haljo1935 said:

Mama Mia - here we go again 🎶

No, not happy Abba songs and fabulous Meryl Streep kind of Mama Mia. The really are you serious, that's a sad swing and a miss kind of Mama Mia that I do not want included on my list of firsts.

Opened cabin door after relaxing spa time and YAY was greeted with a HAL chocolate 🍫 😋 only to wonder if Steward left it to cushion the blow of me having to deal with the morning's breakfast tray 🤔 which he also left.

So, things happen and maybe he forgot, but he moved it from the table in front of the sofa to the bed, placing it on top of the blanket that he had spread out after making the bed.

Although there was an unrolled silverware napkin indicating perhaps I wasn't finished (there were 2 on my tray & I really only need 1), I think the empty bowl, empty plate and empty cup might have indicated otherwise. Oh wait, in fairness to Steward, I may have wanted to snack on the tomato later, so best leave it. 🙄

Surely, he would have seen it in a final sweep of the room before he left 👀 My untrained, non-professional eyes saw it in a very brief sweep on entry. Ugh😳

First time this has happened. Is that unusual that I've never before returned to a dirty tray so late in the day (it was almost 3pm ships time) in almost 50 cruises or have I been fabulously lucky and should have been buying lotto tickets?

 

Absolutely not worth mentioning to anyone on the ship; it really is a small thing that doesn't ruin my cruise. It's just a little odd based on my experience. I showed you guys since you're along for the ride and thought I'd take a very random poll to see how often it happens 🤔

Looks like he might have been planning to take it, but for some reason had to do something else 1st, so he put it on the bed. No clue about the chocolate. We would have just put it outside the door and asked him about it later.

 

[Haljo1935]

Yay for my very own coffee pot! No sharing today since I may need to shoot out of here.

Server says breakfast specials are only on sea days.

Dining room & CO are fairly empty this morning. Service in MDR is slow - I've only received ☕ no juice yet, but maybe my guy likes to bring it all together.

T&CD Kristen announced at 7am that we had not yet been cleared and to not congregate; prefers people wait in their cabins or lounge areas. I'm doing my waiting in MDR. Brought my bag with me and told Steward I was turning my cabin over to him.😪

[Haljo1935]

26 minutes ago, BetsyS. said:

Thanks so much for taking the time on your vacation to give us all reports on the ship, great pictures, menus, etc. I have really enjoyed your updates! I'm glad you brought the dog issue to Guest Services with documentation. Save travels home! 😊

I have 2 more chapettes ( 😏) re the dogs and a few more spa pictures to post, so I hope you'll stick around. Thanks for joining me again - I hope to travel w/you one day. 😊

[packercruising]

19 hours ago, Haljo1935 said:

Feedback regarding an inside cabin - I'll do 2 w/1 on my specific cabin and then another on inside cabins in general.

 My cabin was located on deck 4 forward starboard.

We will be in 4045 in a few weeks.

[Haljo1935]

14 minutes ago, packercruising said:

Looks like he might have been planning to take it, but for some reason had to do something else 1st, so he put it on the bed. No clue about the chocolate. We would have just put it outside the door and asked him about it later.

 

I did set it outside - this morning is the first time I've seen him and I didn't mention it, but it's ok. I was just a little odd.

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[VMax1700]

6 minutes ago, packercruising said:

We will be in 4045 in a few weeks.

great room!

https://halfacts.com/pinnacle-class/4045-koningsdam/

[Haljo1935]

6 minutes ago, packercruising said:

We will be in 4045 in a few weeks.

That will be a great balcony!

[Haljo1935]

730am T&CD Kristen says we've been cleared and called for self assist. We're starting to clear out.

[packercruising]

9 minutes ago, Haljo1935 said:

I did set it outside - this morning is the first time I've seen him and I didn't mention it, but it's ok. I was just a little odd.

Sounds like no extra tip for him. On an 18 day cruise, they ought to be available.

[Haljo1935]

740am - Pink 2 & pink 3, T&CD Kristen says your luggage is waiting for you in the terminal if you will kindly go claim it.

[packercruising]

7 minutes ago, VMax1700 said:

great room!

https://halfacts.com/pinnacle-class/4045-koningsdam/

Wow, thanks for those pictures! I have watched the video a few times. We had a different balcony cabin, but DW uses a mobility scooter and we would have had to lift it over the bed every time she used it. 4045 should work great!

[packercruising]

9 minutes ago, Haljo1935 said:

730am T&CD Kristen says we've been cleared and called for self assist. We're starting to clear out.

Thank you so much for taking us along! We will be embarking on Jan 30.

[boards]

18 minutes ago, packercruising said:

We will be in 4045 in a few weeks.

we were in 4033 transatlantic cruise and is was great.

[SybilUnrest]

I’ve been delighted to follow along and am even more delighted to wake up to the ship parked right across the street from my hotel- can’t wait to embark! Safe travels home.

[notscb]

6 hours ago, Haljo1935 said:

is it so close to San Diego that we would just casually creepy crawl, Sunday stroll?

It is. It's only about a two hour drive by car, so there's no rush for the ship to get up and go for that short of a journey overnight. When I did Los Angeles to Ensenada on Carnival, we did like 6-8 knots the whole way.

[Haljo1935]

My group, Brown 1, was called about 15 min early. I got on the shuttle about 810am and now heading to airport at 816am. Finding luggage was easy - it's after facial recognition, which worked smoothly.

Escalators were not working, so it was wait for an elevator or take the stairs to get from ship to facial recognition line. That was the longest part. So disembarkation was a snap. My knee would have appreciated an escalator, but if you're prepared, it's fine.

Disembark schedule

Elevator line

Facial recognition line 

No waiting for CBP agents

 

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[Dismomx5]

How many ships are disembarking today?

[Haljo1935]

21 minutes ago, SybilUnrest said:

I’ve been delighted to follow along and am even more delighted to wake up to the ship parked right across the street from my hotel- can’t wait to embark! Safe travels home.

Glad you were along for the ride.

Safe travels - enjoy your cruise!

[Haljo1935]

5 minutes ago, Dismomx5 said:

How many ships are disembarking today?

I only see us, but last night in Ensenada there was a Princess ship with us, so not sure.

 

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[Haljo1935]

15 minutes ago, notscb said:

It is. It's only about a two hour drive by car, so there's no rush for the ship to get up and go for that short of a journey overnight. When I did Los Angeles to Ensenada on Carnival, we did like 6-8 knots the whole way.

😉😅

[Hogladyrider]

@Haljo1935...safe travels home!  Looking forward to your wrap up and additional stories.  We don't board until January 30th.

 

Curious how traffic is at the airport this morning.  We are renting a car in Yuma and dropping it off at San Diego airport then will grab a cab to the port.  

[regnig]

So many thanks for taking us along with you on your adventures. The pictures have been wonderful. Only question I have is "when do you sleep"??? 

Anxious to read the last "dog chapters"?

Safe trip home.

[boatmad]

Regarding the room service tray.  In the past, cabin stewards did not handle these when finished.  There was a number to call and they would pick them up.  Don’t know whether or not things have changed since last winter.