J&Dhighdesert

Sailed on the Westerdam-WD July 4-11,1992. Fell in love with ship and sailing to Alaska. I will be continuing my love of Alaska in June for the 28 day sailing adventure. Finally, visiting a new port,Nome, on my 14th trip to Alaska.

d9704011, yes that is correct. I went down to the theater for passport check and no one was there. Went back and got my luggage. With there being only one elevator, finally caught it on the second opening. I guess it’s up to customs on which procedure to use. Before cameras came into use, we always had customs in the terminal. I forgot to add earlier how much I enjoyed following along on your adventures.

I have disembarked several times in San Diego. This past January the immigration was done in the terminal and the previous January is was done like yours. It is so much easier in the terminal.

Don’t give up on HAL yet. Presently on the Zaandam, we are having classical music played before early seating dinner. Although it isn’t listed in the Daily. Jo

I’m on a12 day cruise beginning December 22. The premium is $189.99 and the multi is $283.99. Jo

No notification for the partial sailing on December 22, 2023. Jo

I have sailed many holiday cruises. My best memories are the strong smell of ginger from the Gingerbread village display. Will be sailing again this year for these two holidays with family. Jo

I put our medallions in shadow boxes with assorted decorations I picked up from Michaels.

After two hours I finally got my AARP and educator credit. One fifteen day trip didn’t qualify because of special promotion. The three that I had just booked all qualified. It seems that length, days, and room category depended on credit received from AARP. I asked about past bookings, which I have three, would qualify. He checked and the same applied. What took so long was that he had to go to upper management with my AARP membership number and put it in manually. Each booking had to be entered separately. I felt lucky to have received the service I did. Although, this was my second go around with them. Persistence pays off.

I don’t see why not. As a solo cruiser, I get credit for educator & AARP. Jo

I have booked several cruises in the last two months. I decided to check if I has received credit. I should receive credit for being a teacher as well as AARP. I had not been credited with either one. Customer service was of no help. She gave me a number for resolutions. Before I called, I did a fake booking and both credits showed up. Talked to a nice guy in Boston. I received my teacher credit, but he couldn’t find my AARP listing. I told him it was on my fake booking. He couldn’t find this information. He would send the details to someone else. I even went on HAL’s page for credits. It said I had already redeemed my AARP information. Haven’t got up the courage to tackle this again, but I will.

There has been some post about the water level in the Panama Canal. I thought I would share this information with those who are interested. YouTube. Why the Panama Canal is Dying….Looking4 is the site. Jo

I’ll be debarking on one HAL ship, and getting on another the next day. Can I put my tags on my luggage and leave it at the terminal? It sure would be convenient if I could. Thanks. Jo

Our first sailing was on July 4, 1992 to Alaska. I always thought she had character. I still have the menus from that sailing. Our love for HAL and Alaska still remains thanks to our first cruise.

Up date: just checked Navigator and I have a room. It is right next door to the one I have for three weeks. What a relief🤗. Another time I just moved a couple of doors down. Happy sailing now!!!