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That upgrade is definitely worth the money plus the priority embarkation ,tenders ie

What are Carnival Corp future plans to diversify entertainment types for the World Stage on Holland America Ships?

We would have liked to sail on the Prisendam from all we have heard about her uniqueness

The new TVs with the movies on demand far better than the old method

However ,lacking varied entertainment on the World Stage . The music walk could be improved because the Rolling Rock area gets pretty loud at times .Both Billboard & BB Kings are rather close & The Rolling Rock bands can be heard in these other venues HAL needs some main Quality Acts for the World Stage whether it be a really good Comedians ,Singers or other Speciality entertainment like a concert pianist or violinist ie .Those items would elevate HAL's bookings across the fleet

What do you like or dislike in the older /smaller vs the newer / larger HAL ships ? We sailed on the smaller as well as the larger ship .We find that we prefer the newer Pinnacle class because there are more Balcony & Handicap Balcony cabins available & that there is a separate dining room with Club Orange . what we see good about the smaller ships is the number of passengers both on the ship & when embarking & disembarking it is easier & getting around on the ship

imo it is far better to visit the islands than to cruise . In lieu of a hotel think Airbnb or VRBO stay for a week & rent a car to get around .Use the Gypsy app for your guide . Do at least 2 islands for one week each .Start with Oahu & then Maui We have stayed on the island many times & you really get to know them . hotels are very pricy pm Hawaii islands . Another good way is if you know some one who would rent to you their Time Share unit with a full kitchen .We already own a time share Now we cruise to Hawaii because we are mid 80s

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The answer to this should be that HAL is working on the web site & that all the correct information will be restored shortly We are missing every thing as well including the 14 night Mexico /Solar Eclipse cruise March 30 ,2024 & our 3 star Mariner point totals

looks delicious

That one sounds decent . imo Holland America management is not in the business of giving money / profits away .This type of promotion guarantees HAL that there is on board spending which they need .In our case we spend our OBCs first to cover the tips ,then we use any balances for the special restaurant dinners . Thus ,I sincerely doubt that even with the tips included that we would come out ahead Obviously ,the HIA promo works for many others & that is great for them

As we thought the portion of the HIA promotion for tours would not suit us . Additionally ,we are not drinkers .a occasional glass of wine is sufficient .A person needs to consume a lot of liquor to make the high cost worth it .If HAL opens this promo with the ppd gratuities ,we then could be interested after doing the math ,if we save money FWIW the TA we work with always knows to book refundable deposits for us . We are older than most cruisers on these threads & need that protection in case of illness .We but only yearly insurance policy from Allianz ;which is a lot cheaper than a per cruise basis .It also insures our land trips . any trip under 90 days we have this insurance

I am going to check the HAL web site about the promotion HIA ,I think that the excursion allowance is low per trip . Besides if we do excursions ,we plan our own not ship tours because we like small group tours .I would just find tour money involved in the HIA for us wasted

If HAL offered the HIA with ppd gratuities which they do some times, then we would buy it

Hello We pay $49 per month to spectrum for very high speed 300 mbps ,that $67 is outrageous same with that $34 . I never use any ships internet because of price & slow speeds .If I get it free , a Elite + perk , I will use it

Yes new people booking need to know this . Many tears ago this was never a issue with the cruise lines .Like every thing else things change .

The only cruises we ever have seen from Vancouver are Alaska ,Hawaii & Repositioning back south when the Alaska season ends . What cruise are you looking to book . to where ?

what is a" shop cruise" ?

Well you can tell that to the woman who was recently served with out incident in a Vancouver Restaurant by a robot .She posted that on Cruise Critic .Have you not heard or read about AI . Billions have gone into research with companies like Microsoft .It has been recently discussed on CNBC ,the business channel for stocks ,bonds ie

Labor Shortages = Soon robots will be able to be waiters & cabin attendants . Food Saving = Fruit & Vegetable Pills

Hmmm

It is really funny about water .We take a sports mug & get the water that the ship distills .This is the same as the bottled water

I always check our cruise prices to see if there were price reductions .as you are aware that if you cancel & rebook you loose the perks ,so the price has to be a lot better to cancel & rebook .Our TA can do it & keep the same cabin for us . On the smaller ships there are not many handicap cabins another reason we booked it early to secure that cabin We will look at this cruise in 6 months from now than periodically ro see ig prices dropped . Better chance of price drops on the Pinnacle class or even the Eurodam class shops because of the many cabin types

If I were the OP I would look for a cruise that just came out or wait for one for HAL to launch . The OP should get a hood TA ,we never miss getting much better prices & or good OBCs from our TA .Additionally ,when we are on a cruise I always buy my FCCs on the ship & look for a new cruise the just came out .You know that is the best way . BTW HAL knew who my TA was & automatically assigned it to them .Then the TA gave us the $600 off HALs price