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Thanks for the write ups!  An add on about Starlink.  So we were on the Zaandam last year for the Panama Canal.  Internet was horrible.  So I prepared for our recent 28 day Amazon on the Z.  Brought a AX router, external WIFI antenna, Network Analyzer program and ran tests.  We were immediately across from the Neptune Lounge. We were able to get some "ok" speeds and connections. BUT, with the door open the connectivity and speed were 5x.  The door is a real signal blocker.   With the router and with the door closed we could stream from the balcony, basically at all times. Not that we needed to do that 😉  No, we did not have the volume on at all...just testing.  In the room, never a problem.

Welcome, keep in mind that the wind can be a bigger problem than the temperature!

Yep, and it is wrong and stupid....

Just off the Zaandam. I was told, by some staff that they were going back to on board singers and dancers.... Yes I know this is very general but it was offical.....

So about when do the points show up after a cruise is completed???

Thanks!

We are boarding her in a couple of hours!!!!!

Thanks, for all the Detail!   Who is the current Captain and Hotel Manager???

Drop the 15 drinks to 10 and raise the per drink max to $12.00

So anyone know if taxi's are ready in wait at the Rental Car Center for a pickup???

Thanks!

Pic from the Sailaway in Miami---size comparison! The smoke in front was a yacht having some issues.

...And to communicate with the outside world, if needed.

The biggest reason that most people loved the Prinsendam is not because it was small. Rather, it was the most expensive cruise ship built at that time!

So when you purchase flowers are you allowed or should you keep the vase. Is it ours? It never occurred to us to take them ????

We have an earlier than normal flight out of FLL.  Is pre-arranging an Uber a good idea?  Is there a separate pickup area at the terminals for that vs a taxi line???

Thanks!

Not much at the port area per say, but we do rent cars or guides that are hundreds of dollars each time. Not every port, of course.

1 hour ago, regnig said:

I surely do not want to seem rude or insult anyone, but folks we are talking about $1 a day here. Okay if there are two people in a stateroom it is $2 a day. Neither amount is going to make or break anyone with enough resources to take a cruise. I consider the situation similar to Port Charges. If they go up after booking one pays the additional cost and if they go down HAL refunds the difference.  I'm certainly not going to spend my time, worth far more than $1 a day, worrying about this. 

I agree with this, but for us it is $100.00---no big deal either. But when you are told one thing and then it is another.....

I can book the old rate for a Mid February 2024 trip....for what that is worth.

Your steak should have been sent back.  They should have been good, period.  We often get the Filet and it is usually very large and very good.  Personally I have had a few hundred Filet's out at restaurants, lol.

.heic files are Apple iPhone photos.  If you cannot open them, then you need a heic to jpeg converter---many are free.

2 minutes ago, tottenhamfc said:

Does anyone highlight important things like dates and amounts or just leave it to them to decipher?

Highlight them

We have not seen any new offers recently at all. I do know that while most offers are shorter trips, I have seen them for over 50 day cruises (no joke).

21 minutes ago, SophieM said:

So, today, I get another email from VFS asking me to reupload my financial statement with exactly the same information I sent before, although that statement was through 12/19. Do you suppose I need to get another month to date statement?

They wish a very recent date---in the past few days---for the START of the bank statement.

4 hours ago, moknows said:

Is there anyone out there that can help me figure out why I can't upload my husband's passport pic.  Nothing is uploaded but it shows the doc page complete???   I am hesitant to pay without his pic attached to the doc page.   I have tried everything.   File size is fine.  Can someone private message me through this forum to help?

Change resolution to less than 200 dpi.  Also, try a different file type---png or jpg.  They will upload at some point....

We redacted all but the last three.  That was approved, also.

Submitted on Dec. 6, I am quite sure.  Yes, with fits and starts.  Since the "final" "approval" it has been over a week in wait.