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:cool: we stay on all the time. if they had 10-12 cruises that never even stopped that would be fine. we have done 9 transatlantics and love all the sea days.
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:cool: 38 cruises and we never take ship tours. much cheaper on your own and no getting on and off a bus with 50 others.
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:cool: we never board before 3 or 3:30 for a 5 pm sail away. no lines onboard in 5-10 minutes and we don't register in advance. 38 cruises on various lines and it works well on all of them.
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:cool: Cigars everywhere on the ship outside so everyone can enjoy! No cutter, just bite the end.
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:cool: we are on for 14 days in Oct. and I will defer to idiebabe that all will be well. that has been the case on all my HAL trips including 3 in the past three years.
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:cool: every cabin has two stewards. their tips are added onto your shipboard account. we usually give 30-50 dollars extra for 10-14 days. we do 2-5 dollars for room service. we had a corner aft Neptune suite and loved it the balcony had seating for nine !
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:cool: when the bad seas come so fast the crew doesn't have time to stack up the deck loungers and the pool is emptying by itself, now those are fun times!
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:cool: on in Nov last yr. Tamarind the best, Sel du Mer excellent, Pinnacle a distant 3rd. Canalleto on the K-Dam the best of the fleet!
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:cool:36 crusies 11 transatlantic never sick once. todays cruise ships are so stable it is rarely a problem anymore.
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Just home from Bermuda I think.:cool:
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:cool:we like 9 or 9:15 anytime there is never a line
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:cool: I would only take a cruise from Vancouver. Also would not stay on the waterfront go up on Robson, stop in Yaletown. Lots to do and it is an 9-14 dollar cab ride depending on where you are staying.
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:cool: Drank Tito's for quite a while but the martini's don't taste right anymore. Back on Stoli, Ketel, Grey Goose, or Belvedere.
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:cool: we usually get 700-1000 euros 200 before we leave and the rest from a local bank. rarely even have a hundred left and we go almost every year so no problem.
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I usually take a 10:30 - 11am flt. and have never had a problem.
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usually 5 on craps/blackjack/roulette some 10 & 25 blackjack tables if there is demand:cool:
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A 14 day cruise that leaves port and comes back with no stops would be a perfect cruise for us. We have done 11 TA's and love those 10 or so sea days out of 17. Casino Casino Casino !!!
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we have done two northbound and two southbound. fog along northern calif 3 of 4. no rough seas on any of them.
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:cool: I never have any trouble in checked bags (36 cruises) we bring wine, vodka & vermouth, and brandy plus olives and onions for the martinis!
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:cool: what is a two, four, six top? Do you mean two seat, four seat, etc? That term is not used in the west at all.
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you are on vacation, leave it at home or turn it off.
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we leave the cell phones at home. I am on vacation and not available for any reason! ya know, the way it was for the previous 70 years of travel.
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I will continue to enjoy my cigars daily on whatever ship I am on!
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broke my right hand (I am right handed) two weeks before a ta from rome I 2008. then broke my shoulder just before an 11 day western med in 2013. my DW said I did it to get out of handling the luggage (year right) Both trips were great!
Single Smoking Thread (Use for all smoking discussions on HAL) )
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:cool: I agree, more crew and especially officers smoking than anyone else. I need my two cigars a day!