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1 minute ago, kazu said:

 

I am being lazy and using the paper copies they provide.

 

The menus are available on the Navigator but I find them broken up.

 

When I didn’t have this accommodation, I had no problem getting the menus from the waiters.  

 

They are really excellent and accommodating. 😄 

 

But since they get delivered, I am taking the path of least resistance 😉 

Thank you

On 4/19/2019 at 11:21 AM, Fouremco said:

That's one of the nice little extras we enjoy on Celebrity, our other favourite cruise line. 🥂🍾

But one only each.

9 hours ago, ScottC4746 said:

I was told if you are booked an anything ending in suite you get them bonus.  If you were upgraded into anything ended in suite you do not.

That's right, we have been upgraded twice (which we paid a small charge extra), but did not get the bonus points.  We knew that at the time it happened though.

35 minutes ago, cowmilker said:

Yes. The band plus the Lincoln Stage musicians.  It was simply beautiful.

Yes they did for sure, it was great.

11 hours ago, kazu said:

Oops, I nearly forgot to post last night’s dinner menu.  YIKES.  

 

Can’t comment on dinner as we ate at Sel de Mer.  More on that later.

 

 

 

Are you getting copies of the menus in the above form because of the accommodations you are in on the ship?  Because I have never them in the above form.

We are booked mid ship on the main deck, inside cabin and I wondering if anyone could comment on if we will be hearing the music from BB King late at night?

We find anytime dining very convenient for us.  We have enjoyed the most of the various of people we have sat with.  We also like it because if we decide at the last minute to not dine in the MDR we do not feel bad that we have not informed them we will be in the MDR.  Most often when we do dine in the MDR we are in the same area and get to know the waiters and the wine steward, so we do make some contacts with staff.

58 minutes ago, Fouremco said:

Canadian TA's generally offer very little, if anything, in the way of perks. If you get a bottle of wine from them, you're doing well. But when a certain Big Box store extended its TA wing to Canada a couple of years or so ago, things changed for the better. In addition to the 8-12% OBC that others have mentioned, we also get 2% cash back on all store purchases, including travel. 

I am glad for you.  It is too bad you cannot pass on the name of the TA's or Big box stores (although with the 2% cash back, I believe we know who you mean) along to the rest of us who don't get those wonderful OBC and perks you all do.  I am not a member of the store and since our days of cruising are at a near end, I have no plan to join.  Thank you for your comments.

27 minutes ago, Tampa Girl said:

 

Then you are booking with the wrong TA, as many others on this forum will tell you.  And if you don't get any better service or discount with a TA than with your PCC, why would one transfer after final payment to a TA?  None of this makes any sense to me.  

I am happy that you are so able to find a TA that you say gives you so much more than a PCC can, but I have dwelt with a number of TA's here , small and large but none of them have offered perks like some of you are saying you got.  I am happy for you.  Thank you for your kind comments.  

Are you missing the fact of the exchange on our money (cdn)  We can get the same cruise as US do here in Canada if I had US funds available, but I don't, so I pay more (in relation to numbers) in Cdn funds.  But in fact it is basically the same price.  or am I missing something in this discussion?

7 minutes ago, Tampa Girl said:

 

What does the new policy have to do with booking early?  Why don't you just book with a TA from the onset?  You get at least the same perks and, if you have the right TA, a discount.  

No. that has never happened to us.  We have done better booking with the PCC than a TA in our city.   

Thank you for your review.  You raised our hopes up compared to the review I just read of the sister ship.

Thank you for your review.  

1 hour ago, doone said:

I booked a specific cruise while onboard the Koningsdam , I am going to transfer my reservation to my TA, assuming since I just booked the specific cruise onboard and did not use the PCC with HAL, this would not apply to me, correct?

I would think so.  I see no problem if the plan was to book the cruise and then transfer to a TA when you get home or soon after.   

49 minutes ago, Randyk47 said:

 

My guess is that senior managers realize a certain number of passengers use the PCCs to maybe research, plan, and then book a cruise only to transfer the booking to some external TA for added benefits.   They’re not quite ready to stop that practice but they can make it a bit more complicated and limit the window of engagement with the PCC.   Actually makes sense.

We totally agree.  It seems unfair to the PCC to have done most of the work in preparing the cruise and transfer it.  We do not know how it effects the PCC or the TA commission wise, but as we said it seems unfair no matter.

Can someone comment on the mobility issue?   We are interested in one of these cruises, however mobility is an issue.  Which one would the less of a issue.

38 minutes ago, VTcruisenut said:

Keep in mind, they tell you that you can make a reservation for "anytime dining"  You can't.  The reservation times are 5:45 p.m and 7:45 p.m.   Any other time you want to dine, you have to check in with the Dining Room desk, and wait for a table.   Unless you have a nightmare experience like our group did, and we had a standing reservation every night for our 6 top with no waiting!

 

Thank you, I guess when we have made reservations (for the open seating time) they must being just making us feel good and making it appear as if they are really taking my request.  They do a good job of it, because it works when we go.   Again thank you.

That has worked for us.

you can book your reservations requesting a table for four.  There is a location on each ship that you can go to and book your reservations, so when you get on the ship ask for where it is located.  Quite often it is in the Lido.  On the Koningsdam it was near the Ocean Bar on deck 2.  We did not have a problem booking.  

On ‎3‎/‎30‎/‎2019 at 5:51 PM, wombatKY said:

We were on the K-dam for 2 weeks last fall in Europe. We had absolutely no problem with either Gala Night but we rocked up to the podium around 7:15pm each night. 

 

The only night we had any problem was the first night when we arrived at 7pm.  We had to wait about 10-15 minutes for a small communal table.

 

 

We were on for 24 days last Oct. - Nov. TA Rome to Fort Lauderdale.  We did open seating the whole cruise and we were very satisfied with it.  We would arrive about 7:30 and were seated fairly quick.  The one thing we wondered about is in the past in open seating, after your first night you often seated in the same area, but not this time, we were seated in a number different location and of course had different servers so we never really got to know them.  Not a big thing but makes for nice evening.  We also never had any issues with our laundry either.  It was a very enjoyable cruise.

3 hours ago, AtlantaCruiser72 said:

Some People need to learn to relax and laugh .......  I immediately saw the humour intended by the OP, and on april 1st expect these kinds of silly shenanigans and smile when they crop up 🙂

Good for you, I didn't!

Just now, taxmantoo said:

NOT FUNNY!!!   POOR TASTE IN MY OPINION

2 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

In my career as a firefighter we had to get up early to commute 75 miles to work in Miami return and home the next . As a paramedic we were up and down all the time for 24 hours . Unfortunately , even after retirement , I'm still an early bird and a light sleeper . So we do look for the quite spots on the ship to sleep .

I am sure you would enjoy this cabin, we certainly did.  Thank you for this great blog that took us on this cruise.  We will never be able and so enjoyed the moments with the penguins, watching the sea lions and so much other moments.

Thank you.

3 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

I see on the deck plan that your balcony looks larger . Could you hear the World Stage programs at night ?

NO. We not hear music sounds from the World Stage or BB King either.   However we must admit we were usually at the performances or elsewhere.  We never had any noise problems in that cabin at any time of day or night.  Also we did not realize how far forward we were until after the cruise.  We did not experience any motion problems either.  We did have a fairly calm cruise though.

Bon Voyage - we will be on this cruise in the fall.  Will be watching for your review.