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Thanks! Forgive my snark earlier, we are excited about the music offerings here, it all looks good 🙂 I was feeling a little salty after a few long days of packing and travel

Maybe he's a bean counter from Carnival tasked with curbing food consumption in the Lido for cost savings.

Username checks out 🙂 We originally wanted to go on Cunard in Alaska pre-pandemic for our honeymoon, then ended up on a catamaran in French Polynesia instead because of COVID; it's been so long since we booked with HAL that I can't remember what led us there in the end over Cunard. I appreciate the suggestion and will certainly keep them in mind for a future sailing.

Possibly, if time allows. It's our first time on HAL and my wife's first cruise. I did the 7 day Alaska itinerary we're on 25 years ago on Norwegian when I was in high school so I'm interested to seeing how cruising has progressed in that time. We board the Koningsdam today and are pretty stoked. Anything will beat the guy snoring so loudly in this Airbnb that I can *feel* the sympathetic resonances in my own sinus cavity.

Thanks for the details here. Glad to hear it isn't over subscribed. I booked this back when I thought there would live classical music on the ship and now to hear the ballroom dancing is a little weak sauce is a bummer. Not that it's anyone else's fault that I couldn't foxtrot my way out of a paper bag but a class would have been fun. We're young (for this ship/line) and I suspect HAL thinks our demographic wants REALLY LOUD MUSIC, "ISN'T IT COOL HOW ALL THE....." **confused 'I can't here you' gestures** I SAID ISN'T IT REALLY COOL HOW ALL THE SOUND FROM THE VENUES IS BLEEDING TOGETHER IN THIS MUSIC WALK AREA!" when what I really wanted was a string quartet or an organ jazz trio or something else that's elegant or low key. Bring back LCS! Bring back the horn section! 🙂

Oh my. Yes, I don't think you will see me in the Lido in a bathrobe next week even if I am staying right upstairs. 🤔

I was upgraded to a Verandah spa stateroom which is just upstairs from the main spa area. Is it appropriate to come down for the sauna and such in our bathing suits with our HAL-provided robe over top? Also, do they provide waterproof spa sandals or are people going around barefoot or in flip flops or such that they brought from home. Thanks.

I saw there is ballroom dancing scheduled on the Koningsdam for 5:00 PM some days and had a few questions: How do people dress for this? I see it is before the Gala - should we be in Gala attire? Is instruction provided or should you come knowing how to dance? Is there music live? Thanks.