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Back before they widened the non-carpeted areas of the Lido, they were maybe half hard surface and half carpet so definitely better at buffering noise (ex - we don't ever remember hearing noise under Canaletto on Amsterdam, last time we sailed her was 2019). Anyway, unfortunately there is a good portion of the Neptunes that are under Canaletto that are now exposed to more non-carpeted areas so we heard those darn carts quite a bit. DH thinks they should switch all the carts on all the ships to soft balloon-type tires to help but doubt that will ever happen.

Hi, Jacqui - We were under Canaletto in 7033 on Zaandam last year, thinking the carpet would buffer the cart noise, but alas, it did not. BTW, if I'm not mistaken, 7032 isn't under Canaletto. Enjoy your cruise! Barb

Can anyone weigh on Neptune Suites THAT YOU"VE ACTUALLY STAYED IN (as opposed to guessing based on the deck plan) that avoids the majority of rolling cart and scraping chair noise from above?

Good morning, Miss R! Yes, it looks that way. We are now showing Group A @ 10:20 which is what we were in December. So when we walk across the street from Springhill Suites, can we just go straight to the gate, show our boarding pass which, in addition to Group/Time also shows Priority Boarding on it, walk through to drop our bags and then enter the terminal or do we still have to line up in front of the building? Thx. Barb

Just spent 39 days on K'dam - the coffee machines in the Lido are Melitta so I assume that's the brand of coffee they are brewing but that's just a guess. Whatever beans they're using, we both thought it tasted much better than on past HAL cruises.

Updated WiFi Pricing List (as of 1-7-24) Currently on K’dam. Was told that the only person onboard who has the coveted WiFi pricing list (to buy once onboard) is the future cruise consultant. Seemed unlikely but I asked anyway and voila!! He made me a copy. 😘 (apologies for not knowing how to rotate a photo on my iPad) @Crew News Roger, feel free to update the list on your website Remember, 5* Mariners save $30 off these prices.

Only 6 more sleeps until the fun begins! See you guys onboard!!

Following up to my original post - talked to Gary at Mariner Society this morning. He said that yes, we can prepay for internet, then once onboard have Guest Services credit the $30 (Mariner 5*) discount to our onboard account.

Does anyone have a current price list that includes Surf package pricing? Is the Mariner discount prorated based on the price of the package one buys?

Thanks, Rich. Do you concur that prepaying is a better deal than the 5* discount? (this is for an 11 night cruise) Hope all is well with you! What's up next in your travels? Barb

If I prepay for wifi now to get the 20% discount that shows on the website when I log in, if I go to Guest Services once onboard will they credit the $30 5* Mariner discount to our account?

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Wish we could have cleared the waitlist to join you on this one but look forward to meeting you on the 16th.

Log into your cruise, then go to Beverages and click on Wine Packages. They show up there on all our upcoming cruises clear into 2025. Cheers!

@NancyDrew1953 We were originally booked to do Athens to Singapore but cancelled earlier this summer, and now we're really glad we did. So which Egypt port did they cancel?