canadianbear

Thank you. I thought our Eurodam cruise in November was great but this is up quite a notch! We have our first excursion tomorrow. Used one of our HIA for the Volcanoes National Park & Gardens in Hilo.

Ok. I took one for research purposes @POA you’d be so proud as I don’t drink beer but Mr Bear & I shared. Was actually tasty.

We are currently on the Koningsdam and someone asked if they had non alcoholic beer. I asked and they do-it’s Heineken 0.0 Sorry I can’t remember who asked.

Yes, the price includes the flowers & vase!

@BermudaBound2014 you are most welcome. I always appreciate people who go just that extra mile helping others & you have. The florist on the ship is great. I picked the vase but told him to pick the flowers. I ordered myself one at the same time, lol. (I love flowers). The photo attached is what mine looked like. @crystalspin if you had been on board you would have received one as well for your organization. Maybe 2025!

We had dinner in the Canaletto last night. They were super busy (overbooked apparently) so we had to come back about 30 minutes after our reserved time. After that it went very well. I only took photos of what I had (but forgot to take a photo of my appetizer which was the grilled tiger shrimp & it was delicious), Osso Bucco & for dessert, the tiramisu. PS-I’m sorry if my photos are too large but I have no idea how to make them smaller 🤷‍♀️

We were both there too. The 2 chefs were hilarious! Was good to hear more lobsters dinners coming as well.

It is quite possible 🤷‍♀️. I do know this cruise we are on now is fantastic so far. We booked it a long time ago & only found out it was called a Legendary cruise when we got the bags in our stateroom. The dining has truly been a step up from our cruise in November on the Eurodam, especially in the MDR. Last night we cancelled our Tamarind reservations when we saw the MDR menu offering escargot and lobster etc. Service was great too.

The entertainment has been great-we enjoyed “The Company Men” performance tonight before our late dining. Supper was delicious too. So far this cruise has been a pleasant surprise in food & entertainment. Not sure if the video will load but I’ll try. Apparently it won’t upload. Sigh. IMG_2802.mov IMG_2802.mov IMG_2802.mov

Our internet has crapped out too. We were trying to chat with our little grandkids but guess too far out at sea.

As far as I know it’s for all guests. We are not in a Neptune this time nor did we buy Club Orange & we got the bag.

We also received the bag. Haven’t taken it out of the plastic but sure does feel sturdy.

I also love the rocking of the ship & it certainly has been. I sleep so well on a HAL ship.

Thanks for the update about the 6pm show as that will be the one we have to attend when we do our MDR meals. The 8pm show had people sitting on the steps which I’m surprised was allowed as in the past they’ve been told they can’t.

We had dinner in the Pinnacle tonight which was pretty good. Service was excellent. I wanted to try something different this time so had the scallops which were ok but I wouldn’t order them again. Mr Bear had the lamb chops which he’s had before & enjoys them. We went to the comedian show tonight who was Sid Davis. This was the 8pm show & it was a packed house. He was very good-lots of laughs & I usually don’t go to comedians. I think HAL has changed the show times to accommodate more people as they are now at 6pm & 8pm. Not sure how busy the 6pm one was so if someone was at it can you advise? Our usual fixed dining is as 7:30 but we dined early at the Pinnacle.

We are on the Koningsdam now so I’ll attach a photo. Sorry it’s a bit crumpled-was in the pocket of my husband because we’ve been using it as a score sheet for our card games. (I’m winning in case anyone wants to know 😂)

Sigh…we aren’t into 2 hour dining. Let’s hope…

We had enjoyed our late dining on the Eurodam as a table for just us two in November. Found it extremely efficient-in & out in an hour. Unlike last night on the Koningsdam-late dining, table for two & very slow & busy. It was our first night on the K so hoping it goes better. Tonight we are going to Pinnacle so will see on Monday how our late dining if improved.

We were in a Neptune suite in November on the Eurodam. The sparking whatever they give in the suite we give away to someone we meet or once we exchanged it for a bottle of wine. We had the HIA so this time we just gave it away. OP, not sure if Princess will still be one of the Neptune concierge but she was great. Enjoy your return to a Neptune suite & have a great cruise.

When on the Eurodam in November we asked the server if we should advise when dining elsewhere & he said no, didn’t matter. If you have reserved specialty dining they can check but not if you’re just doing Lido. We are now on the Koningsdam & forgot to mention to our server we’d be dining at the Pinnacle tonight. I think it’s courteous as well to let them know so I’ll go to the main dining room later to advise & see what they say on this ship.

We were surprised today to have a smooth and easy boarding. I hope everyone else did too. We have late dining and the food was plentiful and delicious the service was quite slow but it’s only the first night so no biggie. We are now playing cards in the Crow’s Nest & can feel the rocking of the ship. Sweet dreams to all!

@BermudaBound2014 great video!!

Right outside our room at the Wyndham! Great service 😂😂

Sorry about not dropping by the Wyndham gathering we ended up going for dinner to Filippi’s Grotto in Little Italy for our last night here then to Seaport Village for ice cream dessert. Hope you all had fun!

We will certainly drop by