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  1. Folks, "I Pee In The Pools" is just trolling us to see how long this thread can be kept going. Look at the screen name. We've said whether we like or dislike single or dual pianos. HAL has their own opinion, which we will eventually discover. Let's close this out.
  2. HAL may also be experimenting with the Billboard limitation to playlists. On the Eurodam Jan 13, the third set every night was all requests, and one night all three were requests. There were printed slips, and the two guys would pick through them. Still obviously for ones they knew somewhat, but they did have a big fake book app and could use the Internet. The performers were Gabriel and Steven, on the last cruise of their contract. Both good pianists, and Gabe with a wide vocal range and vocal styling to fit the songs. Best of many duos we have heard, and usually been unimpressed by. Gabe got a last minute rehire to start on the Nieuw Statendam shortly.
  3. Currently on the Eurodam, with Starlink antennas. Very good speed at sea but seems much worse in ports. I just ran an Ookla speed test, and it says it is connecting through a shore side service.Maybe some contractual issue.
  4. From Barry's Facebook page it seems that he has done a few cruise ship gigs since the resumption after covid, so is probably available.
  5. Maybe they can get "Barry from Boston" back
  6. poor "Stick Man" .... https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/stick-man-s-really-bad-day
  7. Some publicity pictures -- it doesn't look like the bar area. Maybe it's Nami Sushi that is being replaced, not Rudi's.
  8. The HAL press release says that Morimoto By Sea will be added to the Nieuw Amsterdam by Tamarind. It would fit nicely as a replacement to the Tamarind Bar which, as I recall from some years ago, was extremely pleasant but very underused. You can do a Google Images search for Nieuw Amsterdam or Eurodam Tamarind Bar for pictures. There is no mention of it replacing Rudi's Sel de Mer on the Pinnacle ships, which seems to be just a rumor. Granted, Rudi's is underutilized compared to when it opened, but that would change quickly if they dropped the price back. That's a volume versus profit margin business decision.
  9. Well, that's what they wanted me to do. Needlessly complicated, adjusting the daily rate over the whole cruise so the total winds up incrementally more. What there should be is a form to put X, over and above, into the Crew Appreciation fund.
  10. I tried to do this, I think last year on the Nieuw Statendam. The front desk stonewalled, said there was no such thing - on two visits, three agents involved. Told me the only possibility would be to adjust the whole Hotel Service Charge rate, and that that required approval of one of the senior Hotel officers. I'd be interested if someone could post a copy of the form, to have for future proof.
  11. Periodically someone will ask if you can take the bathrobes, towels, etc. that are in the stateroom. Yes -- but there is a charge. Here is the pricelist page that was on the stateroom TV on the Rotterdam in October 2023.
  12. Tomas left the ship in Helsinki. He has been promoted to do training of other Entertainment Hosts, and then will be doing the World Cruise.
  13. I presume this is supposed to be enticing, but what an interesting comparison to a HAL veranda cabin. The $5910 is phony - at online TAs, Virgin 7-days seem to be more like $2300, but even so... That room is *bare*. https://www.insider.com/virgin-voyages-sea-terrace-room-balcony-photo-cruise-cabin-tour-2023-8
  14. This book goes into more detail https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Cold-Cruise-Prinsendam-Greatest/dp/0760320799
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