Joyously Sailing Away

Is there any chance someone could share the price of the packages and what is included? Thank you so much

Hello, I took my daughter and her service dog on a NCL last year. They where great! First think is are you traveling from the US. As you where from Canada so the guidelines will be different.

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Joy, so happy to see the update to your review. I'm glad you and Lydia had such a great time. I was on the Pearl again in June -- my 4th Alaska cruise --and it was a different hotel director, but still great service. Cruising is such a great way to vacation for a family since there's something for everyone. I hope you, Lydia, and John have many fabulous cruises in your future! :D:D

 

 

 

Jayne

Thank you! I'm actually looking into booking a cruise for the fall of next year on the Pearl again. Lydias been very persistent.

I saw that there have been some changes since dry dock. What do you think of the updates? What's better what's not better?

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I found a video of 10664. Hope it helps.

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You are in luck. We had one of those cabins on the Jade. Everything was accessible. Plenty of room. There were three of us, two mobility scooters and one POC. I always travel with a heavy duty extension cord and a plug with additional outlets. Do not remember if we needed to use them or not. Since we both use battery chargers that operate on both 110 and 220, I doubt that we need the plug with extra outlets. Most cruise lines do not like standard extension cords, but none have ever complained about my heavy duty one.

 

 

 

We never had a requirement for a raised bed. I'd suggest you contact NCL Accessible Assistance. accessdesk@ncl.comYou should also submit your "Guest Special Request Information". You can get a copy from your TA or NCL, who ever you booked through.

 

 

 

Have a wonderful cruise,

 

Betty

Thank you so much Betty. This is great info to know. I'll get the request in very soon.

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Thank you so much! This was very helpful! [emoji924][emoji4][emoji106]

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Thank you both so much! This was very helpful!

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This is wonderful news!!! Thank you so much!

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Last minute HAL deal to Alaska, leaving 2 and 3 September, $800 solo inside guarantee on Eurodam and Oosterdam ($1000 after taxes/fees). Temperatures are going to be in the 90s next week in Seattle, so Alaska temperatures will be warm but with some rain.

 

 

 

The Sept 9-10 has NCL with similar deals on the Jewel and Pearl out of Seattle for $860 for a solo inside.

Hello,

I'm a little new to the whole solo Cruising prices. Do you mean you get an inside cabin to yourself for 800$(1000$ all in)? Really!?!?

Thank you ahead of time for any information you can share.

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I found this video of a HC MID-ship. Hope it helps.

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Thank you so much. What a great idea!

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Hello everyone. We have booked the Pearl cabin 10653 for May6/18. My Darling Husband uses an electric wheelchair. Is there any who has stayed in the cabin or knows someone who has. Would love so information. Space around the bed, did you order a raised bed, was the shower ready accessible, was the closest accessible, was the adequate plugs for recharging a wheelchair? You know all the nitty gritty stuff people in wheelchair have to think about. Any information would be very appreciated.

Thank you ahead of time.

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Hello everyone. We have booked the Pearl for May6/18. My Darling Husband uses an electric wheelchair. Is there any who has stayed in the cabin or knows someone who has. Would love so information. Space around the bed, did you order a raised bed, was the shower ready accessible, was the closest accessible, was the adequate plugs for recharging a wheelchair? You know all the nitty gritty stuff people in wheelchair have to think about. Any information would be very appreciated.

Thank you ahead of time.

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Thank you for the update! I cannot tell you how often I had wondered about how things went. I was concerned it had gone badly since you hadn't responded, but I am so glad you had a wonderful time. I am also really impressed at how amazing the NCL staff was... It really confirms my opinion that they are the best cruise line (for our family, at least).

Thank you! Lydia and Tyr did have a amazing time. So much so we have 2 more cruise in the works.

I'm traveling this coming May with my Darling Husband John. He lives with Stage3 MS and uses and electric wheelchair. And of course we are traveling on the Pearl! He was very resistant to traveling till he heard about the wonderful time we had and how GREAT the Pearl was to Lydia and Tyr.

Then Lydia, Tyr and I are planning another adventure together for late 2018. Lydia said she wants to go on the Pearl as well again.

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Hi everyone!

I've been advanced that I should repost the thread here as well. Hope it is helpful and I'm more then happy to answer any questions.

Happy Cruising to All!

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Cruise review pre and post- Pearl 9/26/2016 w/ 11y autistic daughter, her ser...

Hello everyone. In 18 days this mom (me); is taking my amazing daughter and her service dog on a great adventure! A 5 day cruise on the Pearl and then 5 day in Disneyland. Then flying back to Canada.

I must be crazy.

I'm going to be posting as much detailed information and pictures as we can before and during our trip. As anyone who cares for a special needs family member knows; there is so much to plan and organized! Not to mention the extra paper work.

My hope is that through sharing our experience we can help other family plan and take a great adventure of their own. That being said, I will be posting the good as well as the bad.

This should be fun

Have a great day

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=51006927

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Apple is home in the Philippines with her new baby girl who she named Pearl who was born August 13, 2017

 

 

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Oh how wonderful! So very happy for her!! Congratulations to Apple, Pearl and the whole family. It is important that Family always comes first. We will miss her on our upcoming cruise. [emoji38][emoji106]

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Currently at home resting. ;)

And well errand guaranteed! Thank you. We just love her. She Deserves a HUGE raise! Do you know if she is scheduled to for the spring; may in particular.

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Dose anyone know if "Apple" is still on the Pearl. She was amazing and made our cruise so wonderful! (sorry I forgot her name. This is what she told us to call her.)

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Just wanted to add a few more pictures from our cruise! Really the Pearl Crew where amazing!

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Ok this is VERY late but here it is.

Embarkation Day. We arrived by 9am at the port. We where met by Heidi and she was GREAT!

She then took Lydia, Tyr and I started to an express check-in line. Witch was FAST

Heidi then walk us to a quite security area where all went well right up to the point the Guard grabbed Lydia to try to make her stand still...... He got a very big lesson on why you NEVER touch an autistic children or any other child for that matter. Tyr and I where through quitely and Heidi answer any questions security had while I was trying to calm Lydia down. It was very upsetting for Lydia. Heidi jumped into action though and took us to a quite waiting area with chair where Lydia could lay with Tyr and have a snack or drink if she wanted. There where a few other passengers waiting in this room as well how where all very nice. About 20mins after that a Heidi came back with a ships officer (her name was Apple!) and stuart with a cart. We said out huge thank yous to Heidi and Apple and the start took us and our luggage straight to a cabin. We where in and getting settled by 10:20am!!!

Apply proved to be a God-sent. She handed me a ships phone and a list of officer # for the cruise. Showed me where Tyrs potty box was located(which was very close to our cabin in a staff stair well). Apple told me that after we where settled in to call her and she would take us to the kids club, arrange for Lydia's quite mustard drill and give Lydia a tour.

But Apple did so much more then that.

When Lydia was ready we called Apple and she took Lydia on a tour of splash academy and introduced Lydia to her one-on-one aid at the kids club! I couldn't believe it; NCL proved my daughter with her own aid to keep her safe and to make sure she had a great time. The kids culb also had the # of the phone Apple gave me. So if anything came up we could fix it together. WOW!!!!

After that Lydia had a quite mustard drill where she met a few of the Safety Officers and they went over "what to do" if something happened. I think so many officers came because they just really wanted to meet Tyr. A lot of the crew miss their pets and really enjoy having Tyr on board.

From there it was to the buffet for a late lunch. I happens to see Chef walking through inspecting the stations and staff. I took the opportunity and introduced him to Lydia. Lydias informed Chef she was worried about what she could eat do to her celiac's disease. The Chef himself toured Lydia through the buffet to show her what was safe. Lydia being autistic and outspoken told Chef she was disappointed they didn't have what she really wanted. Chef ask Lydia what that was. "Grilled white fish, rice and peas; like mommy makes."

At this point I was very embarrassed.....

Chef didn't skip a beat. "I'll bring that right out to you Lydia" was his response and off he went. Again wow [emoji15]

We took a seat and a few minutes later here comes Chef with Lydias made to order gluten free meal! This carried on the whole cruise. Lydia would ether go looking for Chef or he would see her and come over and ask " hello Lydia, what would you like today?". I was happy with the buffet or what ever was on the menu. Lydia even got a shrimp dinner one night she really loved. My little queen.

On the evening of the first night we realized fairly quickly Tyr was not going to be able to use the potty box in the stairwell. He was trained to use the potty box but out side. All of his training had taught him never to use the bathroom indoors....ever! We called Apple and the box was moved to the top deck. Technology the potty box was not allowed where it was on deck when the ship was in port. So Apple and I agreed that when in port I would take Tyr off ship. Watch worked great because I was planning to take Tyr off for a walk and some down time anyways. Also the deck was huge where the potty box was. I meen dog park big and Tyr had it all to himself when we where at sea. He was a very happy Dog.

The rest of the cruise went well. We only had one or two rude people make a fuss about "having a dog on the cruise.?!" Nothing we or Apple couldn't deal with. Lydia love the inside cabin. She called it cozy and safe. She also had a great time at Splash Academy.

Disembarkation went very smooth as well. Apple had us off, through customs and introduced us to the group guide who was taking us to Anaheim.

This is Apple. Really I can't say enough. She make this cruise so wonderful for Lydia. In fact all the crew went out of there way for Lydia and Tyr. And because of that we have decided to cruise again with NCL. Specifically on the Pearl next year for and Alaskan cruise in May.

That rest of our trip to Disneyland and Universal Studios where great. Only a few bumps/meltdowns but hey it's a lot for any child let alone one with autism.

250 Days!!!

And yes I'm counting [emoji28]

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Hello everyone we just book on the Pearl deck 10- cabin 10653. It's a wheelchair accessible for my husband and I. Would everyone have any information about this cabin please. Thank you.

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Oh... and can you order off the kids menu or do you need to have a kid in the room? e.g. PB&J :)

Order away! [emoji38][emoji106]

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Has anyone tried the "Single Passenger Program" on Hal? It sounds like a great deal but it's alway good to ask other that have tried it before I book one!

Holland America Line Single Partners Program ideal for those who are sailing solo. The program lets singles connect with each other through special events and activities onboard and creates a camaraderie that makes it easy to meet other singles. Highlights of Holland America Line’s Single Partners Program include:

 Solo travelers party for singles to meet each other early during their cruise, hosted on all Holland America Line ships

 Mixers, cocktail parties and games to let singles connect with each other

 More than 40 activities to meet other singles such as exercise classes, computer instruction, enriching lectures (select sailings), line dance class, wine tasting, cooking demonstrations, Team Trivia contests, the daily quiz and sports challenges

 Social Hosts to welcome single women guests to dinner and provide dancing partners on select cruises 40 days or longer, excluding Collector’s Voyages

 Dinner seating with other singles by advance request

Holland America Line’s Single Partners Program also provides a way for a solo guest to share a stateroom with another same-sex single, so each pay only the per-person, double occupancy (Signature Fare, Promo LI) rate.

 If a partner is not available, the guest cruises solo at the agreed-upon double-occupancy fare

 Single guests who prefer not to share a stateroom may book a double stateroom for 150 to 200 percent of the double occupancy fare, depending on the cruise and stateroom category

 The program applies to selected staterooms on all ships in the fleet

 The Single Partners Program is not available on Grand Voyages (Grand World Voyage, South America & Antarctic Voyage and Mediterranean & North Africa Voyage) or Alaska Land+Sea Journeys

For media inquiries, contact PR@HollandAmerica.com or 1-800-637-5029. All other inquiries, contact 1-877-932-4259.

http://book.hollandamerica.com/pdfs/media/factsheets/SingleCruisers_FactSheet.pdf

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