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I have no experience with doing this but have read here on CC, that you can indeed do this onboard. To change your dining reservations, you must go to Guest Services. They will be able to change the form of payment from the credit card to the HIA promotion. For shorex, you must go to the Shore Excursion desk to do the similar thing for shorex.
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Thanks for this important research on the quality of the cookies! I hope you find brotchen this cruise, and they are not hard like the cookies! I need to know these things because I'll be going on my first cruise in 4.5 years later this summer. Could you do me one small favour, please, if you find the time/opportunity? Would you check to see if they still have the onion flatbread in the Lido at lunch? It used to be with the breads/buns at the beginning of one of the stations. That's a favourite of mine!
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San Diego to Montreal in 134 Days
Alberta Quilter replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
Oh, I'm sorry you didn't get to Les Iles de la Madeleine. I really enjoyed our day there a number of years ago. I've always wanted to go back but for a longer stay. I'm sorry to hear that your cruise is almost over. Thanks so much for posting! -
I totally understand. I’m caregiving for my DM who is not in the best of health. It’s good to have a cruise to look forward too, isn’t it?!
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No, I don't believe you will be sent a policy unless you ask for it. Did you check on the HAL website? I know they have a summary but there may be a link to the full policy. If not, ask whomever you booked with to get you a copy. Can I ask, why did you purchase it so far in advance of your cruise? I usually purchase just before final payment. That way, if something comes up that I need to cancel, I'm not out the cost of the insurance.
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Happy to see Holland America embrace their Dutch Heritage
Alberta Quilter replied to Mary229's topic in Holland America Line
The article made a reference to the “Crow's Nest Cafe”. Did the Explorations Cafe get a new name? -
I've been to both but have not been "on" Mendenhall. They're similar but different is the best I can say. Of course, Columbia Icefields is unique because you're driven onto the glacier in the Snowcoach. I agree with Crystalspin in that Mendenhall, from a distance, is just okay (kind of like viewing Columbia from the Visitor Centre across the highway). Both are nice to see once, maybe again in ten+ years so one can see how/if it has receded. I didn't need a lot of time to see Mendenhall. I'm sure a helicopter landing on the glacier would be far superior to viewing from a distance but that wasn't in my budget and, frankly, I would choose to see whales too, just because I never get to see whales in landlocked Alberta!
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Who do you like for a Canada/New England cruise & Why?
Alberta Quilter replied to maggiev's topic in Canada/New England
I like HAL for Canada/NE; done it three times and about to do another one this summer (with Greenland and Iceland). HAL has cruises that go to Saguenay, up the fjord, but those are usually 10 days. Still, I don't think you can go wrong with HAL and I think you'd fit right in. Entertainment seems to have deteriorated, though. I haven't cruised since before the pandemic so I'm going by reports rather than first hand experience. I hope you find a cruiseline that meets your needs! -
I bet you won't even know they're there. We sailed with Roads Scholars once (that we know of because we met one RS couple on the way to FLL). They had lectures in the Wajang Theatre for their group only but not for hours on end. I only know this because I had to wait for them to leave before attending an event in the theatre right afterwards. If we hadn't met the couple and seen them leave the lecture, we would never have known it was a RS event.
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South America/Antarctica 01/09/2026
Alberta Quilter replied to Archipelago's topic in Holland America Line
I’m sorry if I created any confusion. Some on my roll call are waiting for the same info I was inquiring about and, since it was a HAL specific question, I thought the HAL forum was the more appropriate place to ask than the SA forum. Since I was asking for similar information as the OP, albeit for a different year, I assumed that the OP might be interested to know that the HAL pre/post hotel info is not yet available for those sailing in less than a year.