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December 2020,  Koningsdam to Mexico, January 2021, Westerdam from Santiago to BA, and January,  2022,  Antarctica on Silversea. Call me optimistic. 

I’m booked on the Maasdam in March of 2019, 41 days from Brisbane to San Francisco. I sure hope she’s still in service then.

I was able to change all three reservations to my preferred nights and times as soon as I saw the cards upon arrival in my cabin on the Nieuw Amsterdam two weeks ago. The Neptune concierge changed them for me but I’m sure you could call each venue and get it done easily. I would advise not waiting too long though.

Thank you all for your kind words, support and understanding. So many of us in a club we never wanted to join. I appreciate all of you sharing.

Got a great offer on a Caribbean cruise on The Nieuw Amsterdam that I couldn’t say no to for a week starting today. My husband and I loved HAL and really loved to cruise during our anniversary week over Thanksgiving.

My husband passed away in 2016, and I have taken all the trips we had booked together, the last one being an Alaska cruise on the Volendam in August. For all those trips I went with my sister, her family, or my girlfriends.

This one I decided to do on my own. Trying to see if I can entertain myself and if I will enjoy my own company on a ship solo. Was excited to do as I wish, when I wish, with no compromise. Having all that great closet space to myself. It’s all about me this trip.

Well that was great until two hours in and the safety drill. Went down to my lifeboat station and stood next to an elderly couple (probably my age). He had his arms wrapped around her as she stood in front of him and it was obvious that he cared. And she cared. And I’m crying the whole time, missing what I had and feeling alone and wondering if it will ever get easier.

It’s Thanksgiving week. I’m so thankful for what I had, and that I’m healthy and able to cruise. But I miss the crowded closets, the snoring, and somebody to hold on to me during the lifeboat drill.

Hold your sweeties extra tight CCers. Even when they’re irritating. Happy Thanksgiving. Thankful for these boards. I learn so much.

Thank you for the detailed review of the Nieuw Amsterdam. I will be boarding this Friday and now feel like I know what to expect. I loved snooping through many of your past trips. How nice of you to take the time and effort to share.