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Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
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Photography, Reading, Travel
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Favorite Cruise Line(s)
Holland America Line
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Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
Jewels of the Baltic
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I have not sailed Royal or Celebrity. Instead I used my card from a cruise on HAL that showed my Mariner status. Try again as yesterday logging on to my MSC cruise in two weeks for excursions, it cam up that my cruise wasn't valid. I simply tried again and it opened my cruise docs.
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Post Cruise Airport Transfer question
Heartgrove replied to ganset10's topic in Holland America Line
When we did the post-cruise airport transfer in Copenhagen in 2017, the bags were collected as usual outside the stateroom the night before. We boarded the bus the next morning and were reunited with our bags at Kastrup Airport. The bags were held in a secure tent, grabbed our bags, and proceeded with a short walk to the terminal. -
The Fleet Report and Daily for Friday April 19th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to StLouisCruisers's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Sandi, thank you Roy, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 82 replies
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Yes you need to call, but the discount will be applied.
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Wednesday April 17th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, thank you Roy, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 98 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Monday April 15th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, thank you Roy, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 83 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Sunday April 14th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, thank you Roy, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! So sad to read about the crewmember on the Rotterdam. Prayers for their family members. Sue and Louie arrived home later than expected last night. Their SWA flight was delayed over an hour for mechanical problems. Sue did bring home my Bronze Medallion which I should have received if I had been aboard. I have a second chance since we decided it still isn't Sam's time and booked what will be my birthday cruise on the MSC Seashore. Actually it will be two weeks earlier but my birthday is so close to Memorial Day it makes travel difficult. We had the MSC Transatlantic cancelled for Fall so we quickly decided to do this cruise to use a deposit. Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 82 replies
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They will normally not give you the Status Match until you are actually booked on a cruise. There are exceptions though, and I was one. For some reason I received my Status Match almost four years ago when just showing interest before our first MSC cruise. It took my wife until actually being booked even though she emailed the Voyagers Club twice - and did receive responses from them explaining she needed to be booked on a cruise. Once booked you are retroactively granted Status Match, which means the discount as well.
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Saturday April 13th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, thank you Roy, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 104 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Friday April 12th,
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, thank you Roy, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! From just yesterday for our Port of the Day, the Rotterdam docked in Cozumel photographed by Sue. Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 111 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Thursday April 11th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
The Port of Norfolk Cruise Terminal was scheduled to be closed this year for remodeling. Carnival embarks/disembarks five-six cruises each year from there. Luckily work had not started so CCL/RCCL are able to use it as an alternative for Baltimore. The terminal area is one of the worst as it is so crowded that parking is offsite and passengers need to be bussed to the terminal. After Basic in NJ, the USCG sent me to Engineman "A" school in Yorktown, VA for four months. I was lucky as my mother had a childhood girlfriend who had married a career Navy sailor and had retired to Virginia Beach. On my long Liberty weekends I would catch the 'hound and travel down to stay the weekend with them, my 2nd family away from home. Sandi @StLouisCruisers you are right that the Navy has an open house for one ship each weekend. One of the Liberty weekends while visiting I did a "Busman's Holiday" and toured a USN LST! Luckily I had civvies to wear.- 98 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Thursday April 11th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Thursday April 11th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, thank you Roy, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Happy "Louie Louie" Day to DSIL! Sue and Louie (DSIL) have finally made a port on their Rotterdam cruise this week. In Belize, the seas were too rough to tender and yesterday seas were so rough they couldn't dock as the Pilot boat didn't come out. At least they are making one port call this cruise. Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 98 replies
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Get a couple of other passengers (6-8) to share a taxi van to the gate. They are usually waiting by the pier and are also available to travel back to the ship. Much cheaper.
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Wednesday April 10th,
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, thank you Roy, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 90 replies
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