Susanmaz

We’ve not done a cruise longer than 11 days, except fthe one time I tricked DH onto a 12 day. LOL. Maybe some day.

Mcrcruiser - we sailed on the newer, Pinnacle class Konigsdam two years ago,and absolutely hated it. It was too big, with too many passengers and nowhere to sit or get out of the way. Guest services had lines 20 people long at all times and had nowhere to sit while waiting. Anytime dining had 45 minute waits. Never had an opportunity to spend time in the Crows Nest. We will never sail on any ship with 300 or more passengers on ant line.

Yes,of course you can. But then you have to wait for delivery. By putting in our order for a designated time, coffee is there when we get up.

We always put out our coffee request hanger the night before for coffee delivery at 6:00 am. That’s the first delivery time and it’s always fresh and hot. Sure beats heading to Lido and taking chances.

Not before 1995 - our first cruise was1995. Hard to believe that’s almost 30 years ago!

We have booked this itinerary for October 2025. Looks really interesting. I was going to do the April cruise, but the website showed no available cabins in the area we like to book. At least October is sooner than April.

Islandwoman, I pack black leggings to pair with a dressier top for gala night in the MDR. Takes no space in my suitcase.

OlsSalt - I agree with you. One cruise on the Konigsdam, and we found it too crowded, with too many passengers and no place to sit to take a break. We have decided to not sail a Pinnacle class ship.

The tap water is perfectly good to drink. That is all we drink onboard. I wpouldnt waste my HIA on canned or bottled water. Distilled water is $2.95 per gallon as people use it for their CPAP machines. I don’t know if it is included in the HIA. We use our reusable water bottles which have insulated covers. Our cabin steward (s) will fill them with ice if we are using them off ship, or you can get it in the Lido. Plastic bottles are not allowed onboard

We were on the Volendam last spring. It was absolutely wonderful. Vista suite size was great. It’s smaller, with everything easily accessible. The crew is amazing. Food was excellent. So different from the Pinnacle class Kdam we were on prior, which was busier, more crowded and had ruder passengers. Never had a problem with the bathrooms or with the ac.

Me too.

Rules are that your passport must be valid 6 months after return. You will be denied boarding and if you flying, you cannot fly with the passport. You will need to look at expediting your renewal.

I don’t remember seeing it on our last two cruises

We used our credit card reward points for our night at the Pan Pacific in May. It cost us nothing to stay, just tips to the bell staff to get our luggage to our room and to the pier the next morning. There is a food court and a Rexall drugstore across the street. It was a $40 USD cab ride to the hotel. Best free hotel room we’ve ever had.

As for airfare, it depends on where you’re coming from and returning to… we fly from the west coast, so our options are different from flying from east coast. We like to stay down by Canada Place and spend a day or two exploring. If you don’t plan to come in until the day before, it may be better to stay by the airport and shuttle down to the pier.