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We were supposed to be joining you on April 7th, but health issues with my mother-in-law forced us to cancel. Very dissapointed, but that is life at times. Enjoy your cruise!

On 2/9/2024 at 10:35 AM, funship freddy said:

I am looking for a service that will transport my

Mobility Scooter (and myself) from the Ft. Lauderdale airport to Port Everglades.

Any information would be helpful and appreciated.

There are wheelchair accessible taxis at FLL. Go to the taxi stand outside the baggage claim area, let them know you need an accessible taxi and they will radio for one. You may have to wait a few minutes depending on the location of the next available one.

4 hours ago, Euby said:

I tried pulling up this link, but it didn't work.  Is there another place to look?

The link below has what you re looking for.

https://rogerjett-photography.com/specialty-2/hal-cabanas/hal-cabana-prices/

It's frustrating to have to fight so hard for things HAL offers.

What date in November? We are looking at the November 8th nine day cruise and a cabana is a must for us. 

I found Eagle Rare on the Rotterdam last November for $10 a pour. I was quite happy with that. 

We were on Rotterdam last November and loved listening to Trenton and Blair in Billboard Onboard. When you have two performers that mesh well, it is great. When they don’t, it’s a little painful to watch. We will be back on Rotterdam in April and will see what the format is at that time. 

20 minutes ago, electro said:

 

I am definitely with in the allotted time frame but if it is not combinable with other OBC it is useless.

I’ve never had an issue combining with other offers. Are you? Maybe I missed that above. 

I believe the Welcome Back incentive is available regardless of receiveing the email about it. You just have to be sure you book within the allotted timeframe and that whomever is assisting you with booking is made aware of it.

5 hours ago, Tom O. said:

All this confusion with the drinks packages, is one of the reasons I never get them. I just pay for each drink. This also helps keep me from over indulging.

Same here. I feel like I can "overindulge" enough and still save money from not buying the drink package.

24 minutes ago, POA1 said:

What??? All I want for Christmas....

It was a Christmas miracle :)

1 hour ago, POA1 said:

Got side tracked there. I haven't had my coffee yet.

 

My point is: If enough people ask for the prices of enough spirits - often enough - printed price lists solve their problem. They just haven't discovered their problem yet.

Your last sentence is 100% spot on! I also want to add that during our November cruise on Rotterdam, the Half Moon Bar had Eagle Rare for $10 a pour! I was a happy man!

13 hours ago, Crew News said:

Thanks for your error catch.  I have replaced the figure with the correct one.  

 

HAL Cabana Prices and Layout 2023/24 (updated)

It's my pleasure to assist you. I have used the information you provide on your website many, many times, so this is a small way of syaing thanks. Also, I love the Retreat Cabanas and get them every chance I can. We had one a few weeks ago on Rotterdam, so I am very familiar with the numbering layout.

18 hours ago, Crew News said:

After speaking with Ship Services, combining previous brochures, and the ad posted earlier for Nieuw Amsterdam, i assembled my own HAL Cabana Price and Layout document that covers all of the ships in the HAL Fleet:

 

HAL Cabana Prices and Layout 2023/24

Nice job putting together the visual, but I think the layout for Koningsdam, Nieuw Statendam, and Rotterdam is mislabeled. The layout with the numbered cabanas is the correct one for the Pinnacle Class ships. 

1 minute ago, Jacqueet said:

The PDF is specific to the NA, and I wonder if the other ships are priced the same. Where online did you find this?

I believe prices are the same on all of the ships. I paid $530 for our cabana on our upcoming Rotterdam cruise in April.

Disappointing to see the prices go up, but not surprised. I still will book them and have one booked for our April cruise.

Crisp wasn’t on the menu for our Rotterdam cruise in November, but my waiter brought me a crisp every night after I asked on the first night. 

We were on Rotterdam 11/12 and the app wouldn’t work on my iPhone. We bought internet for a day and I deleted/ reinstalled the app. It worked for an hour and then stopped again. I started using the website, which is navigator.hollandamerica.com and it functioned just like the app. 

30 minutes ago, iflyrc5 said:

We are boarding Jan 14 for 42 days - looking forward to your postings.  Is the Starlink wifi active and how is the speed and connection?

 

I was on last week and can confirm that Starlink was active and speeds were very good. 

Safe travels home to you, Roy! It was nice meeting you. 

8 minutes ago, Hobby3333 said:

 

Very true. I still enjoy listening to them.

4 hours ago, Hobby3333 said:

I hope they are still on the ship in 22 days .  In July the players were really bad but the band in Rolling Stones were great.   

The Rolling Stone band and BB King are good, but have heard better before on other cruises. 

I’m currently on the Rotterdam and the piano players are great, IMHO. Trenton and Blair work well together and both have great voices!

Thank you for the detailed journaling, Roy! I am on the ship with you and it is interesting to see “my cruise” from someone else’s perspective. I’m hoping to see you around the ship to say hello in person. 

1 hour ago, Meachjg1963 said:

We are just off of the NCL Escape where we purchased a Vibe pass for $279pp and The Retreat wins hands down for atmosphere, service and amenities.

 

We have The Retreat booked for our upcoming Baja peninsula cruise in January and paid the old pricing of $399 when we booked. At $530 we would still book it. The pampering…

I agree that we will continue to book them at the new price. I am a full-time wheelchar user and we typically take Caribbean cruises. The majority of excursions are not wheelchair accessible, so we consider the money spent on the cabana as our excursion money.