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U can only bring 1 bottle of wine pp

This thread that you resurrected and the post you quoted are 7 and a half years old ... and you can bring as much wine as you like as long as you are willing to pay corkage on it.

Interesting on the slips. I honestly haven't seen it on the various ships I have been on since they eliminated the "clinking of the coins in the bucket".

I haven't seen a slip of paper come out of a slot machine on any the 13 HAL ships we've been on, including the O-dam, and have always had to use a key-card and PIN since the old coin machines were eliminated.

You can go to a PG on any HAL ship, but only 3 currently offer the Tamarind. Go while you've got the chance! :)

Has anyone noticed any difference in the quality and speed of service between fixed seating and "as you wish" seating?

 

DD

We haven't done Fixed in about 9 years so I don't remember that, but we have experienced a wide variation in Open seating on different ships depending on where the table was located. It seems to me that when are near a serving station the service is better. It was poor on the Koningsdam at table 208. And yes, that was Open seating. The K has Open on both levels. Maybe that was the problem.

 

p.s. - the term As You Wish includes both Fixed and Open. Any Time Dining is a better synonym for Open.

The lower price is probably a "guarantee" rate.

Nope. The 399 is a 'from' price. Using Chrome I see it stay at 399 when selecting certain rooms (8005,8007,8147,8148,8151,8161) but go to 419 when choosing 8011,8014,8015,8130,8131,8132,8133,8135. The 399 are VF while the 419 are VE.

This thread shows you dry docks, charters, etc.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2501748&highlight=dry+docks+and+charters

You've messed up the link changing fonts and size. It's

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2501748

If you can provide proof of any of my FALSE posts, it will provide some validity to your inane comments.

If you can provide any proof of your inane claims you might gain a little credence. I won't be holding my breath.

Hopefully if you go via the ship they won't make you stop for a half hour each way in one of the tatty villages (Arachova or Levadia) -- an hour's time wasted.

The forced shopping stops are one of my main gripes with almost all ship's tours.

To be honest, we cannot think of a single pro (other then bragging rights) and many cons.

Some people enjoy being the ones answering questions on CC rather than the ones asking. I guess that's part of bragging rights!

Very true. The same group of names appear enmasse to pounce on posters who attempt to pass on information they (as a group) don't like.

It is necessary to "pounce" when the "information" you're spewing is false.

Maybe being on iPad is the problem. Will try tomorrow from laptop.

But if the iPad can display other images okay, then ... ?? Check to see that you are not losing some control code. The string should look like this, without the two $'s

[url$=http://www.cruisecritic.com][img$]https://clocks.cruisecritic.com/countdown.pl?image=PicName&name=MemberName&date=1-1-2019&text=message&ship=ShipName[/img][/url]

What about the newest ship Koningsdam....how is the internet on that ship? Do they offer packages ...

Performance-wise it's like other HAL ships, and the time is sold in the same tiers that have been standard for years: 100 min for $55, 250 min for $100, 500 min for $175, 1000 min for $250, or $0.75 PAYG

I've tried this four times and all that shows up in my signature is the complete URL.

Not surprised though as I'm unable to load pictures also.

Do you see other people's clocks and pictures? If not, go to http://boards.cruisecritic.com/profile.php?do=editoptions and under Thread Display Options be sure the third box is checked to Show Images. Then Save Changes.

Tip the crew with them! :D They can save them until they are someplace they can spend them (e.g. Martinique) or exchange them on their way home at the end of their contract.

You CANNOT make an idiot-proof fence, someone will always try and climb higher to get a thrill.

True, but it would reduce the number that can put themselves in harm's way.

We had an L.P. cabin on sister-ship Amsterdam and couldn't see in even at night with the drapes open and all the lights in the room on. :)

I may be dumb, but how do I get to the window when I can paste the html code for the countdown timer into my signature. It used to be easy! I can't find it now. :-(

Try this:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/profile.php?do=editsignature

Sigh...we have similar issues here (in Australia)...

Here in FL we have kids ignoring "no trespassing" and "danger" signs and getting killed jumping about 75 ft into water in an abandoned open pit mine.

Because EASA ( the EU version of FAA) in accordance with ICAO regulations, tells airports that within a certain zone ( I do not have my books here, so can't explain in detail) all obstructions, like fences, lights, etc must be frangible. This is in case of an "undershoot" or "overshoot" where an aircraft will either land or come to rest in the area adjacent to the runway. ( RESA Runway End Safety Area).

 

Because a chain link fence is frangible - if a landing plane hit the fence it would damage the plane, but probably not destroy it. OTOH, a blast fence (what you are referring to) has to be firmly implanted into the ground and have sufficient structure to withstand takeoff jet blast. Hitting that upon landing would result in a major accident.

Okay, then how about steel plates that can be raised and lowered under tower control for engine rev-up for takeoffs like Sequim88 suggested?

Westerdam has had the packages for quite a while- I believe a couple of years. Packages were very reasonable. Not understanding why only on one ship.

It wasn't just Westerdam. I know Zuiderdam had unlimited-time packages for a while. Apparently it didn't work as well financially for HAL or the concessionaire as the block time options, and was scrapped.

 

I enquired at a social gathering how many would stay in a hotel without free wifi -- no one. People expect it nowadays and even the smallest B & B or vacation rental seems to provide it.

High speed connections on a land line can be provided at considerably less cost than on a satellite connection.

Unless you are arriving very late on Saturday, I would just have the cab go to Total Wine on the way to your hotel.

from Tampa and stopping in K West, Bermuda and Azores make the transatlantic a nice broken trip. So it really isn't a long stretch at sea. I liked the new ideas on the K but did a transatlantic on the Prinsendam and enjoyed the smallest of the HAL fleet ships but I do think a young couple would like the K. I would go for the itinerary on the Rotterdam but.............................

It is listed. In the Departure date box where it shows 10 June there is an arrow that indicates a pull-down menu. Click on the box and you'll see lots of dates, including Aug 12. All categories except PS are available.

https://www.hollandamerica.com/find-cruise-vacations/FindCruises?showSoldOut=true&departurePortCode=SEA&shipCode=ED&page=0

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We were in 3385 and had loud noises all night from what sounded like a heavy cart. Boytjie had a cabin on the port side (3384 IIRC) and had no problems.