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The HH website states that you can rent a refrigerator on the Volendam for $2 per day.

Thank you, we got off an Alaskan on the Solstice in September and it is showing its wear.

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This morning I received an email from a big box travel agency regarding what looked like a good deal on a 14 day cruise on the Volendam. I called and booked while doing zero research. Yes, I know my bad. We sail primarily Princess and Celebrity and only have one prior Holland America cruise on the Zaandam about 15 years ago. I began reading the reviews on this website and they are bad. They include things like broke heat and air, non flushing toilets, and a host of maintenance issues. Also poor food quality and of all things poor service which I thought was supposed to be a HAL strong point. Has anyone here sailed this ship recently and if so whats your opinion? Thanks

No we did not try Murano only Tuscan. One of the most disappointing things was the very limited food selection in the main dining room. The ship itself is older but it is well maintained and we enjoyed the entertainment and service . It was the food that let the Solstice down.

Just got off the Soltice yesterday. I had read all of your reviews regarding the changes in menu selection and food quality and thought they were just more cruise critic BS. My apologies to all of you. The Dining Room menu consisted of a one starter and one main course section. There were six or seven dishes section. Most of these dishes were repeated a few times during this seven day cruise. The Dining room menu should be an embarassment to Celebrity and the tasty factor is also gone. We tried the Tuscan Grill and it also seemed lacking. This was our first post covid on Celebrity. We only need a few cruises to be Elite Plus but if things dont change we will never see that. Like most of you we sail other lines as well and have sailed Princess twice post covid. It has also changed but not nearly as badly as Celebrity. We will try Azamara or Oceania again , I am not going to pay for " Golden Corral " quality food with poor selection. , . On the plus side the crew is hard working and we enjoyed the balcony cabin on the hump.

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We have never used LYFT . How soon before a ride from Pier 91 to Airport should we schedule a ride? THANKS, this post is very informative.

Yesterday I logged onto the Celebrity website to view an upcoming Alaska voyage. A message appeared on my screen stating that X amount of dollars would be deposited onto my credit card in 3 to 5 business days. I knew this amount was the same as I had paid for the Celebrity Vacation Protection Plan and I knew I had not cancelled anything. I checked and sure enough my insurance had mysteriously just disappeared. I called Celebrity and after a 50 minute wait I talked to a very nice lady who basically told me sometimes it (the computer) just does this. She was very nice placed the insurance back on my account and sent a receipt. Also while we had the lady on the line my wife talked to her about a problem with the check in app.on her Iphone . The app would show her checked in and then suddenly the Travel Info. section would just go blank. My wife had spent over an hour on the phone two days prior and was told to call back because they were having an IT problem. Our final answer from Celebrity is dont worry about what it says on your phone App your good on our end and ready to board. My question is whats the purpose of the phone app if it doesnt work ?

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Does this look O.K. ? Take Taxi for three people from airport to Hyatt Olive 8 hotel. l think some posted fare with tip about 80 USD. Take Taxi for three from hotel to Pier 91.( approximate cost 70 USD. Take Taxi for from Pier91 ( ship arrival time is 6am) to Airport for 2:30pm flight ( approximate cost 80 USD. THANKS

Howdy, my family consisting of myself, my wife, my sister in law, my daughter, my granddaughter and my son in law will be joining you on this cruise. We have yet to book airfare. Looking forward to seeing you onboard. Personally we never book a flight before noon and by the way the last time we sailed on the Soltice was in May 2010 out of Fort Lauderdale. There was some type of computer problem with immigration and the first passengers did not disembark until 12: 30pm.

We got off this ship two weeks ago. Its older but well maintained. We were in a balcony on deck 10 and you will see come rust on the outside but not too bad. My only recommendation would be to carry a couple of bars of bar soap and quality hair care products. Yall have a nice cruise.

We have sailed a one way from Vancouver to Anchorage on the Coral and a roundtrip from Seattle on the Crown. Both were good cruises but on the one way we sailed the College Fjords which were very scenic . On the downside the trip from Anchorage made for a very long flight home.

Most likely yes. We sail on the Ruby in two days and she showed sold out starting a few days ago. We had a good bid on a mini suite and it was rejected yesterday , but dont give up hope something could open up.

7 day western caribbean sails in 3 days. Minimum bid offered for upgrade from prem. balcony to mini suite was $75 pp. but I bid $150 pp. . I received rejection email this morning. I had previous won a similar bid on same categories for same prices on a 10 day Panama Canal cruise in November but that ship was not sailing full . This ship sailing Sunday is full.

In November I received an upgrade and was notified 28 days before sailing. Im still waiting with only 5 days before sailing this time.

Same here but on the Princess Q&A section under Bidding it says they may notify us as late as one day before sailing. In November I rec

Like most folks on this forum we have had both the Noro and covid. It has been so long since I heard the Noro mentioned that I had almost forgotten about it. I guess its time to pack the Kleenexs.

Because I suffered a foot injury and cant stand long on excursions.

Can I bring a portable folding camping chair that fits in a bag onboard? I do not see them listed as a prohibited item on the princess website. Thanks

My wife and I stayed at the Hyatt at DFW at Thanksgiving. It really shows its age. Its not sleazy but kind of run down . It was pricey. On the upside the shuttles run ever 20 minutes and you can walk out of the hotel door and catch a shuttle very quickly . It made our trip much easier while traveling over a Holiday period.

Just off Emerald the day before yesterday. Did not see any salads in the international cafe. We did see sandwiches . pastries, and gelato. Our cruise had only 1450 passengers on board. Service was excellent. Food was very good. I would bring a bar of soap . We did not like the liquid soap furnished by princess but this is a very minor thing. The ship has been refurbished and looked very nice inside. Also there were no signs of covid on board. Have a nice trip.

The D Day Tour was almost too overwhelming for me. I am a veteran who did a 13 month tour in Korea. I also had a tough job and dangerous job in a large city before I retired. I thought there was just about nothing that could bring me to tears but the sight of all of those perfectly aligned crosses did just that.