Jomykje

Hello all, From my little village in the North of the Netherlands we can see the cruise ships when they are doing their sea trials from Eemshaven and are being prepared to start their journey. Today I tried to make some photo’s of the Silver Ray. Unfortunately all the roads to the ship are closed and only open for the people who work on the ship, so the pictures are taken from a distance not very clear, but I hope some of you will enjoy them.

I found it! Thank you!

Thank you! I found it while using my Ipad.

Hello, Last year I could see the menu and activities of the cruises before ours to get a bit of an idea what we could expect. You could click on: select other date (or cruise?) but when I do that now you can only add another reservation number or book another cruise. Did they change this, or am I not looking at the right place. thank you in advance.

No cruises from Amsterdam… 😢 Time for me to go and look at the Celebrity page of this forum.

Here is some information about where to buy it. I do not know if they mean dutch catering whole sellers or that they sell it in other countries as well.

Maybe this helps? https://kaptein.info/en/products/butter/ Here in the Netherlands you can find it in most supermarkets I think. Glad you like it.

I still have hope. They have to send Jewel somewhere in the month April- september. So why not Amsterdam? Maybe she cannot go into the fjords anymore, but what about the British Isles and Iceland? Are those itenararies not profitable anymore and will she be send somewhere else? But if they will, why did they not already let us know? I think they are still figuring out their best move and nothing is decided yet.

Thank you. We are from the Netherlands, so we are used to the european customer service😅 And after 1 cruise we are not ‘Loyal to Royal’ (or any other cruiseline) yet. So this is a good time to try others. One worry about MSC is that they are not very accommodating for food allergies and we both have them. I think we sould first try a short itinerary with them to see how they handle things.

Thank you very much @Saab4444 I looked at their site and I like there itineraries.

Thank you. Not the news I wanted to hear, but we will start looking for other lines too just in case.

Thank you @little britain and @FamilyCruiserUK I will look at MSC. Maybe that is something for us.

Thank you @twangster I will keep an eye on this thread and keep my fingers crossed for some sailings from the Netherlands next summer. Luckely we choose NORWAY AND THE ARCTIC CIRCLE this year

We are pretty new to cruising, but after our first cruise on Jewel of the seas last year we are hooked. We are sailing from Amsterdam to the arctic circle this year, but already looking for sailings out of Amsterdam ( or maybe Rotterdam) for next year. If I look at the scedule the europe sailings should have been released in november, but I cannot find any from The Netherlands. Did I miss them, are they skipping the Netherlands or do I have to be more patient and wait. Thank you in advance

Thank you @Engineroom Snipe

Thank you @CntPAcruiser

I am afraid the sky does not dark enough night to see the northern lights between april and the beginning of august, so I would not count on it.

I was reading this thread to find the answer to the following question: does the jewel of the seas sauna and steamroom have a relaxation room nearby that you can use after you went into the sauna or not. I went to the sauna last year on the Jewel but did not see a room like that: just the sauna, steamroom, showers and lockers. Did I miss the relaxation room, or is there none? And after reading this thread I am confused: are you allowed to use the single-sex sauna naked or do you have to wear a swimsuit? Last year I wore my swimsuite because I thought I had to.

When we boarded the Jewel of the seas last week in Amsterdam for a two weeks cruise there was a small stand where you could buy wine and a singh that said: special offer: you can bring in two bottles of wine today. So maybe it was because it was a two weeks cruise?

Thank you for this explanation. Fascinating! It has not rained for several weeks now here in the North of the Netherlands. Very unusual. Let’s hope this will change soon.

I am a bit worried as well. I hope you are alright.

Hope you stay safe! Really scary to read 😢

Wonderful! Safe travels. I hope you will enjoy your stay in Amsterdam. I will be following your journey here. We will be sailing on the Jewel out of Amsterdam in 40 days on our very first cruise. Cannot wait and this will help with the waiting 😀

Lovely to read about your travels. I lived in Amsterdam for a while and London and Venice are my favorite cities in Europe to visit. I am looking forward to the next bit.

The check-in opened on June 8, 00:01 a.m. Amsterdam time. So the date on the website was the right date.