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15 hours ago, MisterBill99 said:
Well, since you said that you expected to be corrected 🙂 ...
There is a type of fish called Arctic Char which is also known as red trout and looks similar to salmon. I have only had one preparation of it that I enjoyed, and that was at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. Normal trout is white.
Normal wild rainbow trout varies from light red to deep red depending on the fresh water shrimp they eat. Only hatchery trout is white.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/3EOTxAO.jpg[/img]
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15 hours ago, tjcox9 said:
Trout and salmon are very much the same fish, one being pink and the other off white, kinda depends on from where they come. I'm ready to be corrected as I expect I will quite readily! 😄
There are five kinds of wild Pacific salmon and they vary from pink colour ( pink salmon) to deep red (sockeye). Hatchery Atlantic salmon varies in deepness of red depending on the amount of food colouring they use in their feed.
Wild rainbow trout are red fleshed, amount depends on the amount of fresh water shrimp is in their diet. Again, hatchery trout are pale fleshed.
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6 hours ago, bennybear said:
Our provincial government is doing everyone over 75, so might be based on age.
That may be it, although it doesn't say so under the 'third dose qualification'.
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19 minutes ago, SilvertoGold said:
This is wonderful!!!! We are wondering who notified you: MD, provincial government?
The provincial government.
But I am not sure why I qualify.
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Interestingly I was notified and received my 3rd vaccine today.
The authority feels that 2 doses were not sufficiently adequate for me, 77 years old.
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Does anyone know what the US requirement is for passengers disembarking ?
Fully vaccinated for sure, but do they require another negative test 3 days prior, like in air travel?
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We have decided not to take the transfer to 2023.
First the disembarkation port is not Vancouver. As well after three cancellations of the same cruise it is just not meant to be. I never did like the length of the flight, the need to exchange currency, the hassle in getting to the hotel etc. It is just not worth it to try again.
We now have to deal with getting back the FCC and SBC and other perps associated with this cruise.
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On my cruises I like to wear a name tag:- Senõr Tom and the crew likes to address me as 'Sir Tom'.
One time a couple of ladies asked me if I worked on the ship and in a moment of mischief I said 'yes'
One lady proceeded to ask 'What?' I said I worked in the capacity of a little known job of 'escort'. It is a complimentary service that HAL provides for ladies who would like some company when they go to dinners, theatre, dancing etc. but no hanky panky. After absorbing this information for a bit one lady asked 'Where do I sign up?' 'The front desk' I said.
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7 minutes ago, MJSailors said:
I think this could be considered mistaken for a crew member with a different
twist. My DH and I were on a Princess cruise to Alaska about seventeen years ago It was a formal night,but there were not many gentlemen dressed in tuxes. My DH was wearing a suit. Some others in the dining room were dressed quite casually.
During dinner,we decided we would like to make another reservation for dinner at the specialty restaurant, Sterling Steakhouse. My DH said he would speak with the maitre ‘d about a reservation .
On our way out of the restaurant, my husband approached a gentleman dressed in a tux and asked if he could assist in making a dinner reservation. The man looked at my DH and in a dismissive tone said he was not ship staff,in fact,he was a passenger !
My husband quickly apologized and we left the restaurant.
I could only think that when the gentleman returned to his table, he most likely said to his wife or SO,that he knew he should not have worn the tux!
Being taken for staff ,apparently,did not sit well with him,given his reaction to my DH’s question.🙄
That happened to me when I wore my tux in the MDR. A lady asked me to bring her more butter.
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What is a cruise count?
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Is there someone on Half Moon Cay that can take me to a flat for fishing? And pick me up later.
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1 hour ago, GeorgesGal said:
I've caught many a bonefish in The Bahamas right from shore!
Are you talking about Bonefish lagoon in Half Moon Cay? Or Bahamas in general?
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Has anyone done any bonefish fishing in Bonefish lagoon in Half Moon Cay?
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It appears the end result of this exercise is:-
1. My agent and I spent close to 2 months dealing with HAL to resolve this
2. HAL spent 2 months as well. Lots of man-hours
3. I ended up with more FCC than original
4. Some personnel are more helpful than others in HAL
5. Persistence will get you somewhere
6. HAL would have saved everyone a lot of grief by not doing an internal audit.
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11 hours ago, Hflors said:
I hope you have that in writing or in in email just in case HAL makes snother mistake. Good luck...
I have saved all the emails, including the one HAL telling me the new amount of FCC/person.
Learned my lesson last time.
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My agent informed me that all the negotiation is finished and my wife and I are getting the correct FCC when HAL has a chance to update my account.
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My agent has now given up on Christine Ferris from Guest Relations and talked to Tom Steer who is supposed to be somebody higher up in the organization. He (or someone) had looked into the case and has offered to re-instate the lost FCC. As well they also offer additional FCC if we return the refund HAL has given us 3 months ago.
We are still deciding if we will take the additional FCC offer (depending on when it needs to be used and the sailing deadline date).
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In spite of every one that my agent has spoken to agreed that we are correct, nobody seems to have the authority to reinstate the FCC that HAL has taken away originally.
So my agent continues to email and call.
Frustrating.
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The supervisor at Reservation Accounting agrees that they have made a mistake, but it will take my agent to contact Guest Relations again to reinstate the FCC.
Throughout the process, my agent has performed above and beyond his responsibility.
I am sure glad to have him because HAL would not deal with me direct.
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Reservation accounting is going to do a review after hearing my case on the phone.
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21 hours ago, DeeDee Groff said:
I have no idea how you are "going to protest," Tom, but my suggestion would be if you do not get resolutions from your first protest, you may want to go higher, and when you do, a letter through "snail mail" or an email would give you the best documentation. Keep my email handy: deedeegroff@gmail.com, and I'll share the contacts I have in the executive office in Seattle if you'd like.
My agent have emailed the person from HAL who contacted me initially. I can't possibly see how they can get away with such a mistake.
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We found out HAL has made the mistake of giving us only 25% of FCC in their audit instead of 100% as they stated in their BLOG.
We are going to protest.
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I am not savvy enough on my computer to retrieve any deletion.
I am relying on my present agent to try to sort it out, but I am not hopeful.
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Just got an email from HAL saying that when they did an internal audit they found out they had given my wife and I extra FCC that we shouldn't have although I thought the previous amount was correct. This was from cancellation of 3 cruises.
As we thought all that have settled back in Dec. we have destroyed all our records and have no way of checking.
My present agent cannot check into the first 2 cancellations as they were booked with someone else, whom I do not wish to work with any more.
Don't know what I can do other than just accept what HAL says.
Tom
Generic Fresh Market Seafood listed on MDR menu
in Holland America Line
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I correct myself.
There is a white Spring ( Chinook) that the flesh is white.
Tom