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Bummer. Tomato juice just doesn't cut it. Thanks everyone!

Specifically asking about the Meriviglia. Do you know if this is something that is normally stocked?

Rent a car and go to Glace Bay to the Miner's museum. It's great. We then went to a lobster shipping place on the pier and asked them to boil us 4 lobsters which we ate on a nearby picnic table. Excellent day.

This would be great. I'm not keen on being in Florida whatsoever any longer and also not wild about cruising out of NYC either. Cruising out of Boston would be grand.

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Just wondering if anyone has any insight about the May 13th Koningsdam Alaska cruise. I was looking at it and there were lots of cabins left in suites and balconies then suddenly it is sold out. Can't think of a reason why something would sell out so quickly when it seemed there were so many cabins left?

I had 4041 and 4043 booked for Alaska. Then changed my mind because 4043 has no window and you can't see out from the main area's of the cabin.

Can anyone tell me if the balcony dividers open on Sun deck deck 11. We are traveling with our kids next door and want to make sure the divider opens on that deck

I didn't. I meant when one is not able to make it back to the ship - whether it is though a ship sponsored excursion or not - HAL is not that useful or helpful or generous in the aftermath.

Totally agree. HAL should be responsible and accountable for all it's tour partners - just like a General Contractor is responsible for their subtrades. HAL should have stepped up and compensated these people far more than they did. After all, they give away (or practically give away) cruises to gamblers all the time. The compensation should have been much more significant.

No, we were on our own.

I thank the poster for bring this to my attention. I've always been under the impression that "they won't leave you if on a ship excursion" - part of the marketing strategy I suppose. We did miss our ship in the early 2000 in St. Thomas. It was due to very heavy traffic and and delays getting back into port. We were scheduled to dock, but then had to tender at the last minute which changed the all aboard time. Trip insurance covered the cost of the missed portion of the cruise and our expenses to fly back to Florida and wait for the ship to come in (3 days). However, HAL washed their hands of us - were absolutely 0 help to us and initially refused to allow us back on the ship in Florida to pack up our cabin. They were going to pack our stuff up and send it out to the pier. Finally, after many calls shore to ship, they finally agreed to let us back on to pack up. We had only our ship card and a Visa (in those days they told you to leave your passport on the ship). We still sail HAL because we like the cruise line the most. However, we do so knowing that they don't care about you whatsoever if something were to happen on shore - including a medical emergency or accident.

Sweet! Thank you kindly.

Thank you.