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Agreed , we have never heard of Rudi's being on the first night of the cruise . You must know someone ☺️.

We have booked a B2B2B on the Nieuw Amsterdam to Alaska from Vancouver followed by a Vancouver to Ft. Lauderdale and a Ft. Lauderdale to Eastern Caribbean cruise later this month . We booked Rudi's for Alaska and wanted to book them for the other cruises and the Pinnacle Gala for the Panama leg . They are not shown as available at the HAL cruise activities . When we spoke to HAL they didn't know nor did their supervisors if it will become available any time soon . Has anyone else heard anything ?

We had these before the Gala dinner on the Nieuw Amsterdam And the orange Creamsicle

Thank you for sharing your cruise with us . We loved the ports in Scotland , Iceland and Norway . Lerwick - Puffins and ponies Invergordon - Dunrobin Castle Glenmorangie still The Pipe as we leave Scotland Norway

Great grub at the Gala ! Better than the chow at the Mess Hall in the NTC San Diego . 😉

Great for you guys staying ahead of the crowds . We tried but our guide showed up 1/2 an hour late . He did leap frog over Goðafoss and all of the buses but we missed good lighting on the falls in the morning . We went to Namafjall first and thought that we we on the moon . We also went to Dettifoss which is suppose to be the second most powerful waterfall in Europe Further down the river

We didn't think so . The food wasn't that good . It was loud , noisy and looked like a diner with people peering through big spoons on the windows . http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p629/scubax2/HAL/DSC05872_zpskucg3gwn.jpg http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p629/scubax2/HAL/DSC05795%203_zpss5fscvsr.jpg The service was worse . If you have a Neptune Suite you eat eat breakfast here instead of the Pinnacle Grill . We like a variety of specialty restaurants and that's we and our money go .

Super ! We hope that the puffins are there also . Hopefully the babies may be out of the burrows . Most people go to the right hand viewing area for a close view but off to the left is an overlook where you can see them and other birds fishing in the lagoon . Loved Dynjandi . If you have a head net and or midge repellant take it as the midges at the waterfall can be bad . You can see some midges at the end of the video clip and the first guy has a head net on . If you don't have one you may want to get one at the stores near the ports . Myvatn nature baths was much less crowded then the blue lagoon . Have a great trip and were looking forward to seeing and hearing more . ☺️

We enjoyed a nice lunch at the Gullfoss Panorama Restaurant on the Golden Circle near Reyjavik . The lamb soup was good but we liked the Tomato soup better . And the Black Forest Cake was really good . We don't know what you're doing in Seydisfjorour but we had a nice tour and it was the best area to see Puffins up close and we walked to a really nice waterfall very near to the port after lunch . We loved it - enjoy Iceland .

Quick , I've got to go !

Quick , I've got to go !

Yay , and welcome aboard to the cold leg of our Fire and Ice cruise on the NA in Fall of 2022 and thank you for linking the two of them together . Only 2 months to go . 🦥 🐧

Thanks , Oh No - there's never a camera around when you need it . 🐧

Our favorite place to see penguins was in Antarctica where we saw 5 kinds in their natural environment for feeding and breeding . We also saw Whales , Orca and many other types of birds and tons of icebergs and glaciers . Here they are jumping on an iceberg A pod of Orca chasing a penguin The next best was on the Falkland Islands where we saw 3 kinds close up and with babies and eggs . Next best for us as Punta Tombo that also had close encounters with a Guanaco Magdalena Island was a long bumpy ride in a crowed hot boat with lots of people on the island for only about an hour to see 1 type of penguins . Instead we preferred the trip to the beauty of Patagonia with Torres Del Pines from the port of Punta Arenas . Our least favorite was Otway . A very long , crowded ride with the penguins seen at long distance . You may like to look at our full review with lots of photos and videos here :

Is this the devolution of the cruise bags ? Carnival bag from 10 years ago was made of canvas , heavy duty carrying straps and an insulated compartment for 10 cool drinks . This is what our Club Orange Bag looks like for an added cost . Some canvas and smaller . Our recycled plastic bag from our Neptune Suite cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to San Diego in April and the Carnival bag .

We have never booked HAL for entertainment but more so for the ships and cruise itinerary . We did our 10 th cruise with them in April from Port Everglades thru the Panama Canal to San Diego on the Nieuw Amsterdam . While we don't book cruises for the entertainment we were pleasantly surprised on this trip . Robert Neary appeared several times at the Neil Diamond Experience , this time singing Sweet Caroline . A couple of nights later he channeled Elvis . And the BeeGees They also had the Jukebox Rogues who took us back to the West End for a version of the Jersey Boys show that we saw In London years ago . They also sang and danced some Motown , and performed Singing in Rain and Queen's , Bohemian Rhapsody on a different night . We enjoyed the entertainment on this cruise as much as any that we have seen on Princess , Celebrity , Royal Caribbean or Carnival .

Kong on top of the Empire State Building replica in the Neptune Suite lounge .

What to do when you have this view and the Gala dinner on HAL . We love dinner on the balcony We loved our dinner here but our favorite HAL balcony is on the Zuiderdam . We had this room on the Zuiderdam in Iceland and Norway and to the ABC islands . The second video is the sunset in Copenhagen in the same cabin .

The map and dates

Princess Cay Saint Thomas lunch Antigua A Princess at rest in Port Saint Lucia Barbados for Valentine's Day A Bajan full moon Saint Kitts Day at Sea in the Enclave