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SilvertoGold

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  1. Not sure how this works but HAL may need to take a look at how this email is formatted. For this Canadian the email shows all the amounts in Australian dollars.
  2. Please be aware that the cruise terminal at Canada Place tried out difference methods of embarkation this Alaska season. We did tree cruises and are not sure waht the parameters were.It may have depended only on how many ships in port, but we found having 3 ships in port made for the best set-up, easy, fast. With our one ship in port in October it was a long line, long wait, not nearly as good. Next year it could be anything, maybe the same, maybe a different set-up.
  3. Yes! Map isn't very well done, but the HAL website shows it does! This is one excellent cruise! Thanks a lot!
  4. LOVE this itinerary, first WC we would consider but there is no Antarctic, too bad! I suppose the timing is off for that, otherwise this has some excellent ports, for us way better than the "same old" of so many WCs. Good on HAL!
  5. Glad you got a nice place to stay in Richmond. I am amazed at the pricing for the Pan Pacific: with the huge USD exchange advantage it really shouldn't be so much!
  6. Fantastic! Have a wonderful time on this lovely ship. Thank you for sharing your adventures.
  7. We found HAL could add to the selection of non-fiction books: multiple copies of just a few titles were all that was on offer. Suggest anyone wanting a decent selection of any type of books go the very first day onboard. HAL cruisers are readers!
  8. Agree: not very dressy. We did have Ball apparently, "dance with the officers and crew" on the last Gala night.
  9. We had 3 on the October Koningsdam Hawaii.I didn't write this down but I think there were 2 on the way over and 1 on the way back. First was the third sea day. We usually go to the specialty restaurants on Gala nights as we are very tired of these menus.
  10. Loved ours on the Koningsdam. Very spacious, a ton of storage, I used the second bathroon in the mornings, getting "presentable" which takes some time, while my DH spent his (long) time in the main bathroom. For us it was great. Only drawback was after shower in the second bathroom there is a tight space to dry off in. I am quite small so it was OK for me.
  11. Wondering when HAL will add the 6th star level. It is a long, long way from the 5 start (POINTS) rewards to President's Club (1400 DAYS) special perks.
  12. All excellent info above. I am amazed how cheap this ETA is. NZ's is very high, so Austrailia is quite a bargain and the ETA appilcation procedure is easy and quite basic.
  13. I would love to be able to read this menu but it is light blue on a white background and even if I increase the size it is impossibley blurry!
  14. We paid just over $100 for two people last year with no processing cost!
  15. Just to add to the oddities: I've had standard HAL emails about upcoming cruise, name, Mariner number correct, booking number wrong: must belong to someone else or maybe is not even a real booking number (?)
  16. The Pinnacle lunch menu on my APP for next week's Koningsdam is very similar to the old menu with a few additions. Anyone have the "new" menu mentioned here, both for lunch and dinner?
  17. Has worked for us for international air, much cheaper than airline pricing. You need only a booking number (by placing a HOLD on the cruise) to view the Flightease site.
  18. I have noted for a couple of months now when I sign in on the HAL website (top right corner of the home page) The tabs show one called "Exclusive Offers". I always look, never anything. Just wondering if anyone has actually had any offers showing under this tab?
  19. Was the only thing incorrect with the boarding passes is that the bar code was missing? Luggage tags OK?
  20. Great plan! A plus: HAL ships now have Libraries with a really broad collection of fiction and non-fiction. The days go by so smoothly, no rush, no fuss. Every day is as different or similiar as you want it to be. We have done the Auckland to Vancouver twice and loved every minute. Your plan sounds perfect!
  21. This is a good idea since it can be hit or miss when just telling your TA.
  22. Prices the same but selections on this new list are quite different from the Noordam in both March to April and September, plus from the N Amsterdam in July and now the Konignsdam is showing on my App as the same prices but the prvious selctions.
  23. London Drugs has given us no problems over the years. The rules seem quite simple so I wonder what the problem with that particular Walmart is.
  24. DH loves HAL's muesli, from the MDR. Never go near the Lido for breakfast or order room Service, so have no idea about the offerings there. In the MDR on the Nieuw Amsterdam the muesli was definitely second rate, yet on the Noordam, both in March-April and July it was excellent, although missing the hazelnuts.
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