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Best way to get to the cathedral in Trondheim
MAVIP replied to Cruisetrekker's topic in Northern Europe & Baltic Sea
First: print a map of Trondheim at www.Whatsinport.com. Leaving the terminal, walk straight on along the water till you cross the road (Brattorkaie?)parallel to the cruise quai. Somewhere to the right or left (sorry) is a bus stop (we stopped him in the middle of the road 😉). Bus 25 brings you to the center right in front of the office of the buscompany. From there quite regular transportation to the cathedral. I am so sorry that I cannot mention those busnumbers nor the normally low price. We could not pay that day with money nor with cards (digital systems.....and the drivers said: just sit down....it's OK). Public transport in Trondheim is very good. Trondheim is a very nice city, but if you would like to visit the surroundings: go with the tram at St Gustavsgate to Lian and back. At the office of the bus/tramcompany we bought tickets for a very nice 1,5 hour tour and paid NOK 22 per person). And I visited the cathedral and the other buildings once with a daughter and once with DH; absolutely worthwhile. -
Stay in The Hague prior to cruise from Rotterdam
MAVIP replied to nightingalegirl's topic in British Isles/Western Europe
Not the Hague, but did you visit the Keukenhof https://keukenhof.nl/en/ before? It will close at May 12th this year and I understand you will be in the right period in the Hague. Short railway trip to Leiden and from the station with the special bus to the Keukenhof. Enjoy your stay in the Netherlands! -
Kroner needed for Norwegian Fjords cruise?
MAVIP replied to sstepson's topic in Northern Europe & Baltic Sea
My experience during several Norwegian cruises: yes. And I never brought cash to Norway. Last year: DH forgot his appointment with his hairdresser and had to look for one in Norway who accepted credit cards: only Norwegian cards accepted and we had to look for an ATM first..... (Yes, I know the alternative: hairdresser on board HAL ships.....). -
how Many People Started Cruising Before 1995
MAVIP replied to mcrcruiser's topic in Holland America Line
April May 1963 ss Indepence of American Export Isbrandtsen Lines -
Help us decide between 2 Baltic cruises
MAVIP replied to katmu's topic in Northern Europe & Baltic Sea
And I would like to add: We like Aarhus too..... -
Amsterdam to Barcelona - realistic or not?
MAVIP replied to kbconthemove's topic in British Isles/Western Europe
Another WOW. -
Amsterdam to Barcelona - realistic or not?
MAVIP replied to kbconthemove's topic in British Isles/Western Europe
Problem can be for OP that for a AMS flight departure at around 09:00 AM he/she/they will have to be at the airport check-in counter on or before 07:00 AM. -
Rotterdam: Review my Pre-Cruise Sightseeing Plans?
MAVIP replied to Milhouse's topic in British Isles/Western Europe
Sunset around August 3rd in Rotterdam is around 21.30. So it will be "dark" around 22:00. Perfect time to be back in your hotel. If I remember well, we brought our luggage last year to the cruise terminal around 09:30 in the morning. You can then perfectly visit the surroundings, even come back for the check-in, visit your cabin for a moment and go back ashore (maybe to cross the bridge and visit the old quarters on the left hand side (as seen from the m.s. Rotterdam or the Cruise Terminal) .And maybe take a watertaxi back to the Hotel New York location next to the terminal and ship? Enjoy your stay. -
And as I understood on a Grand Voyage too.
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See the Carnival corp publication with all information about shareholders benefit: they already did: untill December 31st, 2024. So you can go ahead (I already did for our August cruise with success 😉).
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CCL Shareholder Benefit extended until december 31st, 2024.
MAVIP replied to Alphen's topic in Holland America Line
@Alphen As from today: shareholders OBC not visible anymore in Navigator. Reason? Please let me know whether it is the case in your Navigator too. -
@Tampa Girl I applied for August 3rd, so exactly 5 months ahead.....Surprises me, but, as I have no plan to sell as long as we are able to cruise, I appreciate this very much, for the same reason as @CGinMTL mentions: removal from "to do" list.
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@CHPURSERThanks for the corrected time for travelling from Narita to Tokyo. Before our cruise I calculated the difference in time from hotels in Tokyo to the locations we planned to visit and with Nikko Narita. In our case travelling from a Tokyo hotel to catch our flight in the morning was part of the decision to book Nikko.
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CCL Shareholder Benefit extended until december 31st, 2024.
MAVIP replied to Alphen's topic in Holland America Line
Before I never found any OBC too and as of now I still donot see any "normal" OBC, but I was surprised to see this this morning: Open APP Navigator Account/Myaccount Profile Cruise credits, Deposits & Onboard Credits scroll all the way down to Onboard Credits text AVAILABLE #..... SAIL by 9 maart 2025 USD $.... #.... SAIL by 9 maart 2025 USD $ Hartelijke groet. -
CCL Shareholder Benefit extended until december 31st, 2024.
MAVIP replied to Alphen's topic in Holland America Line
In the meantime: Everything approved and applied. And even visible in Navigator for both bookings!