Holland america cruise prinsendam 05/20/2009

[aussietwo]

We are a retired Australian couple. Are there any english speaking members who would like to share private excursions? We will join the Prinsendam on 20 May in Rome and will cruise to Amsterdam. We have researched some private tours in Olympia, Santorini, Ephesus, Istanbul, Sevastopol, Athens, Barcelona and Lisbon. Most of these private tours are charged on a per vehicle rate so if another couple or small group joined us the prices then become quite attractive. If you are interested in any of these ports send us an email to *************

[Saga Ruby]

I will be onboard Prinsendam for the same cruise. You will get good information about private tours on our Roll Call which is part of the Cruise Critic forums. You can look for "Roll Calls" then "Holland America" to find our cruise or you can click on this URL:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=680424

 

We will have a "meet and greet" of Cruise Critic members on Prinsendam on21 May so be sure to join us. I'll look forward to meeting you then.

 

Ruby

[Host Kat]

We are a retired Australian couple. Are there any english speaking members who would like to share private excursions? We will join the Prinsendam on 20 May in Rome and will cruise to Amsterdam. We have researched some private tours in Olympia, Santorini, Ephesus, Istanbul, Sevastopol, Athens, Barcelona and Lisbon. Most of these private tours are charged on a per vehicle rate so if another couple or small group joined us the prices then become quite attractive. If you are interested in any of these ports send us an email to *************

Howdy aussietwo!

 

Welcome to Cruise Critic and thank you for your first post! However, you have posted on the Cruise Blogs & Websites Forum where members share their personal cruise-related travelogue blogs or websites with their fellow Cruise Critic members. This is not the correct forum for your post since it is off topic here.

 

When you have a chance, please read the Sticky thread titled What is a ROLL CALL and how do I find mine? at http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=44773? The Sticky thread will tell you about our Roll Calls and how to locate the Roll Call thread for your cruise. That's the correct place for you to get to know the other Cruise Critic members sailing with you before the cruise.

 

Ruby has kindly given you your Roll Call link above. Also, she told you about how your fellow Roll Call members have posted information in your Roll Call thread. In fact, a Roll Call thread is the ONLY place on Cruise Critic where members can post personal ads about sharing tours, excursions, transportation etc. with each other. A Roll Call thread has a "captive audience" since Roll Call members are sailing together!

 

To research for more information about your ports of call click here http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=5 for the Ports of Call Forums list. This is where you can research for tours, excursions, transportation etc. Your fellow Cruise Critic members post their reviews/recommendations there.

 

To research for information from your fellow Cruise Critic members that have sailed your line, ship or itinerary before, click here http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=171 for our Holland America Line Forum. If you are new to cruising, click here http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=97 to research our First Time Cruisers Forum. For additional information, click here http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=114 to research our Ask a Cruise Question Forum.

 

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, per the Guidelines, your post should be removed due to being a share request not posted on the Roll Call thread for your departure date. However, since you are a new member I closed your thread and will leave it on this forum so you can see this reply and not wonder what happened. I also removed your e-mail address in your above share request post since it is on the wrong forum.

 

I sincerely hope this will be satisfactory, even though it is not the type of reply you were expecting.

 

Glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic!

Kat