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We have used SAS twice for flights to Copenhagen (CPH).
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Most MSC Euribia cruises that leave from Kiel also use Copenhagen which is a lot easier to cruise from.
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Saturday January 20th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, 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- 84 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Friday January 19th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! More snow today. Have a great weekend! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 118 replies
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The 13088 has a door to 13090 so it is not a solid wall. You might hear your neighbors if they are loud. For the buffet, there is more seating available at the rear. For breakfast and some lunches, we would stay on our deck until the rear elevator and then go up to Deck 14 . That way you don't fight the crowd as much. The MDR was quite good as we ate there 9 of 10 nights. Those two are the only ports that you will need to tender. On our cruise last year we also tendered when we visited Edinburgh. Our cruise did not go to Belfast.
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Two suggestions. First: Stateroom 13088 has a connecting door to 13090. Did you mean to write 13086? We enjoyed being on Deck 11 but Deck 13 should be fine. Second: I would recommend doing the ship excursion for Stornoway. The anchorage is about a 15-20 minute ride to shore. MSC's policy is to get the MSC excursion passengers ashore first. It took three hours before starting the general passengers tendering to shore. The queue to go back to the ship was almost 1-1/2 hours long. But Stornoway was supposedly building a cruise ship pier but I am not sure when it will be completed. Also, the Galaxy Restaurant for Sushi is in a very nice part of the ship on Deck 16 with great views. The Galaxy Lounge adjacent to the restaurant is also great for views and seems to be underused as a lounge.
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Sunday, January 14th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, 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- 81 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Friday, January 12th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Good luck today, @seagarsmoker! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 99 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Thursday, January 11th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, 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 -
The Fleet Report and Daily for Sunday, January 7th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, 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. - Jac- 103 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for January 6th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! We hope to add cruising Milford Sound during our planned 2025 trip to Australia and Japan. Our snowstrorm of up to 6" for today seems to be a bust. Just rain and freezing rain instead. Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 105 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Thursday, January 4th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. Thank you @0106 Tina for substituting and keeping the delicious recipes forthcoming. And thank you everyone for being here! My first posting on the Daily for this year. I just decided to take a break for the holidays but time to get back in the routine! Starting with: Up early this morning for lab work as I have my semi-annual appointment with my doctor on Monday. Even with the new prognosis on Sam's health, our plans for the April cruise on the Rotterdam will now happen as originally planned. Our dogsitter was already booked with someone else those days but our vet last year did not expect him to still be around. It is DSIL 75th birthday so we planned it to celebrate with a HAL cruise. With the good news about Sam, I had then planned on just staying home with him. But Sue's and DSIL's one brother has agreed to visit from Ohio plus care for Sam while the three of us go on the cruise. With all that it also requires that we need to re-evaluate our Fall trip to Italy as the inevitable decision about Sam will now happen later. The Summer heat is hard on Northern breeds and Sam had a rough Summer last year. Originally we were going to spend time traveling around on land besides a cruise to Greece and Turkey as well as a Transatlantic. Now we plan on just going for less than a month late October ending with the MSC Transatlantic early November. Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 63 replies
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For the Kaito Sushi restaurant, the tables are in the aisle against the railing on Deck 7. There have been YouTube videos with complaints showing passengers dining there but having to deal with other passengers walking through.
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Thursday, December 28th, 2023
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, thank you Tina, 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- 89 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, 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- 85 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Tuesday, December 26th, 2023
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, 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- 95 replies
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Here is a video of 13222. You can see how small the balcony on Deck 13 Aft Balconies actually are. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIrsio4mPQ8
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Sunday, December 24th, 2023
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Wishing everyone a Happy Holidays! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 132 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Saturday, December 23rd, 2023
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, 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- 107 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Friday, December 22nd, 2023
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Sam had his six-month checkup yesterday at home and our vet felt he was in better condition than when she last saw him! His tumor hasn't grown and some of the fluid appears to have been re-absorbed. Her prognosis has changed (thankfully!) to possibly another year with him. Last Summer she was predicting making a choice by April.Sam is now 11 years old which is great for an Alaskan Malamute his size. He just loves her massages while examining him! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 116 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Thursday, December 21st, 2023
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, 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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Wednesday, December 20th - The Fleet Report and the Daily
Heartgrove replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Jacqui, 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- 93 replies
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Tuesday December 19th, 2023 -- The Fleet Report and Daily
Heartgrove replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Rich, 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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Monday December 18th, 2023 -- The Fleet Report and Daily
Heartgrove replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Rich, 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- 99 replies
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Sunday December 17th, 2023 -- The Fleet Report and Daily
Heartgrove replied to richwmn's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Rich, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Feeling so sorry for all the cruisers attempting to sail allong the entire East Coast of the USA! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 83 replies
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