Denise T

Thank you! I expect my flights will change a few more times before May.

Hello everyone. I am new to HAL and am going to Alaska for the very first time for the May 28th southbound cruise on the New Amsterdam from Anchorage to Vancouver. I am flying cross country from Pa to Anchorage the night before (this is a totally different story as flights have been changed multiple times). We have booked the Cruisetrain to take us to Whittier. We are staying at the Comfort Inn Suites near the airport. I have done a search on CC and I am finding limited information that answers my question. My question is where do we get the train? Thank you!

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This was fun. Thanks everyone!

Yeah, NA! Cannot wait until May when I board. 😁

May 28th for me. Is it too early to pack?☺️

Thank you, Leanne!

Hello all. I have been watching the port cam for a while now. First time joining the conversation. I will call myself an official cruise ship geek. Love watching the ships sail out. I will be on the Nieuw Amsterdam in May. First time with HAL.

I will be on the Nieuw Amsterdam in May for an Alaska trip. This is my first Hal cruise but not my first cruise. My last cruise, I was with my sister and some of the things we liked to do were walking the open decks, after dinner., hanging around the bars and taking in whatever entertainment was there. Some evenings I had to work. But I liked being outside the most because I just love the sound of the ocean. This May, I am going with my sister again and my brother and sister-in-law. We will probably spend time doing similar things. I love walking around a cruise ship at night.

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I signed up for American Airlines' frequent flier and got the app. My travel agent was able to get everything changed after sitting on the phone with HAL for hours. Turns out they no longer had a flight to Chicago which is fine. I was more concerned with the return flight as they had me going to a completely different airport. I should have gotten the app immediately as I have the aps for Delta and United. Lesson learned.

I am going on my first Hall cruise in May. Going on the Niew Amsterdam to Alaska with my sister, brother, and sister-in-law. I went to Canada/New England last October on the NCL Pearl. I like the smaller ships that don't have all the slides and go carts and everything else. I take the comments with a grain of salt. Everyone's experience is going to be different. The trip is what you make of it. The fact that I am going with my family is really what matters. Things happen in life that are out of our control. It's how you handle it that makes the difference. I had no problems with my NCL cruise. The first big problem with this cruise was a change in flights by the airline that I booked with Flight Ease. Turned it over to my wonderful travel agent and everything is resolved. Now, I just have to patiently wait until May.

I am going through a very similar situation. Had the flights booked through Flight Ease for my Alaska Trip through American. Seats were picked and everything. This past week, my sister-in-law who is going with me told me that there were flight changes on her booking. So, I checked the HAL site and was getting a message that there was an error and that there were changes to the flights and the system would be updated. As of today, I am still getting that message. I was never notified, and my TA was never notified. I go to American with my confirmation number. Boy did the flights change! Going to Anchorage we were going through Allentown, PA to Chicago to Dallas and then to Anchorage. On the return we would be flying out of Vancouver to Chicago and to Allentown. Now, they have us going from Allentown to Charlotte, to Dallas, to Anchorage. No biggie. I am okay with this. The problem is that they have us flying from Vancouver to Chicago to Philadelphia. Philadelphia is about 2 hours away from Allentown where our car will be parked. My TA is working on it, but the big issue is that neither of us were notified of any changes to the flights. My sister-in-law was using American Express travel to book the trip, so she got notified. So, right now, I don't know if I have flights. I am with you. I will book direct moving forward.

Thank you for your review. I will be on my first HAL cruise on the Nieuw Amsterdam next May to Alaska. I appreciated the pictures.

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Which responses were rude?

I just got back from sailing Canada/New England, October 14 to October 21. Canada was warm! Charlottetown was almost 70. Luckily had I had thrown a few shorts and short sleeved shirts. Nights were cooler, especially if walking on the outside decks. I had packed a light jacket, a rain jacket, some sweaters and jeans.

Yes, I did see that. I feel so special! I believe they did offer the special and I think it was on Tuesday. I didn't make use of it as I think I overpacked and had more clothes than I needed.

I think that the bathroom might be bigger. The club balcony has a longer sofa and a curtain to separate the sofa area from the beds.

I am fully vaccinated. No, no testing was required for this trip. As of now, Canada relaxed COVID protocols to enter the country and therefore Norwegian no longer requires testing for Canada.

Slowly readjusting to life back on land. The best was picking my cats up from boarding and getting to hug them. I am starting the countdown to my next cruise!

I am going May 28, 2023, on Holland America's Nieuw Amsterdam. I am trying different cruise lines. I will be sailing from Whittier to Vancouver.

More pictures! I am back home, and boy do I miss the sound of the waves, having someone else cook my meals. Well, 217 more days until my Alaska cruise.

Sydney

More Charlottetown.