Colfireman

I would call if I had 20 signed up. Once you set up the time and day and place and post it on your roll call, you'll probably find others join in - especially as you get close to sailing.

 

Alternatively, you can call do an informal one. Either one works. The difference with the HAL one is having the space reserved for you. (And some coffee, water and cookies as well).

 

If you do set it up and your numbers grow, don't forget to let the ship co-ordinator know the updated numbers at least 30 days before you sail.

Thanks Kazu I have an email into them.

I just set one up last week for my cruise in May. It was very easy I called 877-885-4259. I told them I wanted to set up a M & G. He got my booking number and asked how many had signed up. He checked the ships calendar and asked .what day I wanted it. I asked for the first sea day and he set it up for 10:00 am in the Crow's Nest.

How many did you have signed up before you called? Our cruise seems to be low response less than 20 are interested so I thought of doing an unofficial one.

It took me a month to get a confirmation from them. Less stressful as I had booked with Hyatt Place last year so I was guaranteed rooms if VT fell through. I only got one day covered due to blackout days.

Thanks everyone for your responses.

Red Fish Blue Fish is located at the bottom of Fort Street on the lower causeway. The walk from Ogden Point would be around 30 minutes. Depending on your arrival time the walk is doable for those that are fine walking. There are options such as taxi, bus. There is always a wait but the food is very good.

What date are you arriving in Victoria?

What is "The Splendor" near the FWD, Elevators on the Splendor? Looking at a room close by but not sure if this will add to noise or not.

Thanks

Greg

Thanks very much

Does anyone have a picture of a recent menu on Explorations Cafe? I am looking to see what the prices of coffee and expresso menu items are costing these days.

Thanks,

Greg

Zaandam, Holland America May 2013, Alaska Inside Passage. Cruise #6 is coming up

Colfireman -- we are just off the Eurodam ... and loved it. We had a bit of trepidation re the size, but I have to say we never felt the crush of people.

 

Here's our review of the 12-19 August 2017 voyage: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2536616

 

All the best,

Christopher

Thanks Christopher for the info. I am not worried about size as we have been on larger and higher passenger counts. I just want a change of variety from the lat few cruises. Now to read your trip report.

Thank you guys so much for your input! Knowing me (that translates into knowing hubby! grin), I think I would forego the UBD breakfast and just continue with what I am doing maybe one day adding some croissants. Hubby and I like breakfast in the dining room, especially on sea days.

 

But the dinner sounds intriguing! Too bad they don't have pricing for non-drinkers, but still might try it just once.

 

Pooh

We are non drinkers and they came up with a nice chocolate mudslide drink for us to start. It was well worth the price for the dinner.

Thanks to all that have replied to date.

Greg

Thank you to all those that have posted responses.

I have the luxury to be on her pre drydock ending in Van, too bad they won't take me to Victoria the next day.

What do you like or don;t like on the Eurodam compared to other ships. I have been on the Zaandam, Grand (Princess), Millennium, Solstice & Eclipse (Celebrity). We are booked for next April for a Panama Canal Trip

Thanks to all that have replied. I looked for information on the "Dine Around" package but was unable to locate anything. We are booked on the Eurodam FLL to YVR from April 18-May 07, 2018.

First time back since 2003 which was our very first cruise.

Please add - Eurodam 19 day Panama Canal Apr 18, 2018 - Vancouver May 07, 2018

Colfireman - Bucket list Cruise

Good afternoon, haven't sailed with Holland since 2013 and have been on other major carriers that have discounted their specialty dining at times. Has anyone been offered a discount?

Thanks

You're allowed soda in a can with the classic package. I've actually never seen a fountain soda served on Celebrity.

There is another post on here where the recent changes to the Classic drink pkg no longer includes cans. You would need to upgrade to the premium pkg in order to get pop in cans. :mad:

Just took advantage of the drink packages sale. We chose the "classic " package. This package includes "premium" coffee. What exactly is premium coffee? Lattes? Cappuccino?

 

Thanks much

Yes you get both of those coffees. I believe we were able to get all of the drinks on the menu without any problem.

Even though the deal banner is on the Non-alcoholic pkgs they are really not. They are the same price before the sale.

Thanks very much, I had the pleasure to meet you on my last cruise (April 2016) and you gave me a tip.

Congratulations on your next endeavour

Greg

We had an excellent time in Curacao overnighting. We were able to make a reservation at the Royal dutch Cheesery and wondered the area at night and during the day. We also made a private tour for the first day and had an absolute blast.

Mickey is a speaker. In Alaska he does a "real Alaska" series about the places you see and visit. History, flora:fauna, hikes, etc.

he is also great with tech and photos and you can submit pics to him - if you do 3, you'll get a cd with all the participants pics at the end of the cruise.

Beyond that, he's an awesome very interesting and approachable human!

 

 

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thanks for the explanation

In April, I was able to get cans of pop from my beverage card. I then took some back and had them later.

Have a great cruise.