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Thank you for the link! I filled it out and fingers crossed. I also had refundable onboard credit left over, I thought that would go back on my credit card, but after everyone's responses maybe a check will be mailed.

Thanks for the email. I mentioned "never cruise princess again" because that eliminates the chance to get the credit back onboard. Also, what details are missing? In Princess boards, mentioned ship name.

Hi. Does anyone know how to get a check mailed for what I "cashed out" from a casino machine? First time on Princess (and not a gambler) and I didn't realize I had to go to cashier to get what I "'cashed out". I thought it went back to the room where I charged it from. My fault for not checking Folio before I disembarked. After explaining the whole story to six different agents who don't have a clue, I'm ready to just let the money go, it wasn't that much. I will probably never cruise Princess again since I didn't care for the Sky Princess. TIA

I can’t really recommend them because I am not going until July. This is their website https://www.ribsafari.is/ Hopefully someone will comment if they have been on it. Reviews sound very fun.

Good to know. I didn't look in all those cabinets and under the bed either, plus I was in the Caribbean lol.

Does holland give blankets for the balcony in cold weather?

I seem to recall that I could remove the hangers from Rotterdam (VS 8188). Can anyone confirm its the same way for Niew Statendam (VS 8201 if it matters). The reason I am asking is because we are taking Niew Statendam to Norway, Iceland and Scotland and I suspect we might have some wet clothes to hang from magnets in the ceiling to dry. TIA!

There was some significant chair scraping in the early morning from putting out the chairs. I’m an early riser so it didn’t bother me too much. Occasionally there are people moving chairs. Not a dealbreaker for me. Traffic in the hallway is practically nonexistent so that’s great.

I ended up booking the two hour tour and they did email me back and advise me that they would provide a refund if the ship didn’t dock.

Hello, We are in Port 8a-5p (Niew Statendam). Tender. The options seem to be (i emailed for more info or more times, but no response yet) a two hour RIB tour at noon or a one hour tour at 2:30 pm. Is the one hour tour cutting it close to tender back to the ship for a 5 pm departure? Is it even close to where the tenders are? I am more comfortable with a noon-time tour, but is it worth the extra cost for a two hour tour, or is one hour enough? I'm also concerned about the weather, but I feel like the few spots would book up if I don't book now. There website does not explicitly state they will refund for cruise ship port missed due to weather. Thank you in advance for your advice.

Random question: is there a way to hear the announcements out on the balcony or in the cabin? Seems like a great place to watch the fjords and awesome views but I couldn’t see a way on my last cruise to hear the announcements and I’m assuming they will have some naturalists on board in Norway/iceland?

Gratuities are included in the "free" drinks while playing in the casino?

Also, I once had get charged an "upgrade" few dollars because i ordered a drink not on the list that came with my offer in the casino

I didn't know this! Excellent tip! Question - tipping in cash is what is appropriate here and USD is okay?

I was in VS 8188 in November and I am in love now. I have reserved VS 8201on New Statendam in July and I hope it's similar.

I thought i was going crazy.. I believe Holland America just changed the itinerary for this cruise, removing Alesund. Thoughts on doing the entire B2B or just the first or second part? I agree about the waste of time to go back to Rotterdam in between cruises, but I don't want to miss any good opportunities before they are restricted. Thank You

thank you, yes, I am not really deterred by the extra train ride, its just a small negative to list while trying to decide. With any of the three choices, I would spend at least two nights extra in Amsterdam for sure.

Thank you for clarifying. I appreciate it!

I'm still so torn, I don't know much about each port because I just started researching: cruise positives negatives 1 Better Scotland port? Have to travel to Rotterdam Newest Ship Travel on July 4th to get there Overnight Reykjavik? No visit to Akureyri? Slightly better for my vacation time no visit to Norway Early July 2 Second newest ship less desirable Scotland stop? Easier to leave from AMS no overnight in Reykjavik? Get to at least see one Norway stop Akureyri? 3 Newest ship Back to back waste of time to Rotterdam Good Fjords which i understand will Have to travel to Rotterdam from AMS limit access after 2026 and I usually Might never get to see this scenery don't have the budget for small vessels like Viking, etc.

Thank you for your responses. This is a casino offer so that is why I have limited choices on only one particular line as well as vacation time restraints.

Hi community, Of these three cruises, any opinions as to which one stands out? Thank you for your thoughts.

I'm back and just wanted to say I loved this cabin and it was worth every penny. The only issues were that indeed as others have said there was a lot of early morning (and daily) chair scraping that did wake me about 6:30 am. The other issue was the door is not a slider and its super duper heavy and slams shut. Hard to get in and out and I consider myself a very fit 52 year old. Quick access to Lido deck for coffee and great cabin steward named Edward.

I'm back and the trip from curacao dreams was nice. Fantastic pictures included! Only issue was that we had to wait like 15 minutes for some late people who booked thru trip advisor and they were told 10 am while booking direct with curacao dreams had 9 am which was the correct time and I think $10 cheaper so keep that in mind.

I'm back and the trip from curacao dreams was nice. Fantastic pictures included! Only issue was that we had to wait like 15 minutes for some late people who booked thru trip advisor and they were told 10 am while booking direct with curacao dreams had 9 am which was the correct time and I think $10 cheaper so keep that in mind.

I’ll try to remember to come back and report on our curaçao turtle tour