Bonnie Renee

2 hours ago, hallasm said:

 There is no free shuttle bus. However, this does not make any difference in price. You must buy a 3-zone ticket for DKK 30 - it applies both to metro and bus - only one ticket. There are two buses from Orientkaj metro to Oceankaj terminals -  25 and 164 - the simplest is to take bus 25 - stop closest to the metro station.

I believe you can purchase tickets at a ticket counter in addition to ticket vending machine.
 

Thank you for your help. This makes perfect sense. I’ll probably but at a ticket counter so I am sure I don’t mess it up!

On 4/26/2023 at 10:53 AM, Danish viking said:

Bus 25 (the one that only runs when the cruise ships are in port) only runs between Orientkaj metro station and Oceankaj. 

 

Before it did run all the way to Nørreport in the downtown area.

 

But fear not, M4 will stop at all the major sites.

 

164 is not thst useful either as it does a detour round Copenhagen after exiting the port area.

 

The only stations that it stops at besides Orientkaj is Hellerup, Vangede and Ballerup. (So not that useful)

 

 

The bus stop is located on Sundkrogsgade next to Østre Landsret and Comwell Copenhagen Portside Dolce by Wyndham (what a name 🙂 ) 

 

So 2 buildings are seperating the metro station and the bus stop. 

 

 

164 runs every 20th minute or so and 25 every 10th minute. 

 

If I am arriving at the airport and wish to take the metro all the way to the port, is it best to stop in the airport and ask a person about purchasing tickets rather than using the kiosk?  I know we take metro M2 and change to M4 at Kongens Nyrotv.  I was told there was a free cruise bus to Oceankaj from Orientkaj,   If not, I want to purchase bus ticket same time as I buy metro ticket.  Any suggestions??  Thanks  Bonnie

I would like to buy the metro ticket as well as the bus from Orientkaj to Oceankaj. 

On 3/12/2023 at 3:11 PM, awesomefat said:

This is our second time on this ship (first time was in 2019).  We cruise a lot and tend to chase specific new ships rather than specific brands although we do like Princess the best currently with their medallions and ability to summon food and drinks to wherever you are.  In any case, we had won a free cruise playing bingo the last time we sailed Holland America, so here we are.  We did upgrade the room to Club Orange in a veranda since the Bingo free cruise is the cheapest inside state room category.  I just wanted to give a quick good/bad of our experience so far in case others can benefit.  Let me know if you have specific questions and I’ll try to answer them.

 

Good:

- room is fairly nice and balcony is a good size.  Room overall is on the small size, but adequate.  The shower is larger than most with a sliding glass door and the best water pressure I have had on a cruise ship.

 

- food quality has been good in both the buffet and club orange dining rooms

 

- wine selection is good in the dining room with Silverado Napa Cab being their best cab by the glass.  Plenty of nicer wines by the bottle.  I am on the quench non-alcoholic package as I want flexibility with the wine I drink rather than be locked into a by the glass list.  

-PRO Tip: I’d say I regret getting the quench package and should have just gotten the soda fountain package.  The greater non-alcoholic options are not worth the price difference especially given the crowded bars.  Save your money for extra wine and save time by filling your own Coke Zero at the machine.  They have a daily happy hour at Billboard on deck 2 that is 25% off all drinks if you want to try something interesting.

 

Bad:

- the most kids I have seen on Holland America

-ship feels very crowded with long waits for drinks at most bars and the drinks feel like they are rushed when they finally are made.  We had a 30 minute wait for dinner last night at the private club orange dining room at 630pm, which boasts about no waits.  The food was good in the end and breakfast in club orange this morning was not a problem and it comes with complimentary mimosas (no drink package required)

-ship is small compared to many (100,000 tons compared to newer ships being in the 150k - 170k tons and the Oasis class ships tipping the scales at nearly 250,000 tons).  This translates into a ship where you can get around quickly, but there are limited areas to explore and everything feels squeezed in from furniture to events.  Last night they asked us to wait in the nearby lounge which was getting ready to host a PRIDE event.  Not our cup of tea, but regardless, was very busy with zero seating available.

-staff seems friendly, but overworked as is the trend on most ships.  Our servers in the dining rooms have been extremely good while bar service has been more hit and miss.

 

Summary

ill post some more if I have additional comments as the cruise continues, but we likely will not sail Holland America again.  I think we mostly felt that way after the first time in 2019, but we had a free cruise to use 🙂. I will say that jn 2019 one of the major perks for me was no kids which offset some of these other comments, but that isn’t the current situation.  

Appreciate all your comments. I’ve only sailed HAL once and it was so long ago I don’t totally remember ship’s amenities. We gage a veranda and have it all plan but it’s not clubborange. Didn’t want anymore extra expenses