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2 hours ago, saturn93 said:

The Wall Street Pizza has prosciutto, arugula, olive oil, white sauce, gorgonzola, and mozzarella. Had that several times, very good, as for all of them.

Thank you! Will give that a try next time. We do like the pizzas and the sandwiches that we've tried so far.

Thanks for your cruise summary. What is on the Wall St pizza? I usually get the Central Park one so cannot remember the others!

interesting that you had to rush through Panama. DH was in Panama in early Oct and apparently there were road blocks here and there as people protested high prices. Seems to be what the locals do to get attention to a concern! Although I agree that missing Colon isn't a big deal.

Our favourite is the sticky toffee and date pudding with creme anglaise. (MDR/ClubOrange).

Also like the apple pie and the palmier cookies at Dutch Cafe.

The non-fiction section on Koningsdam this past June. 

We sailed the Koningsdam this past June; Dutch Cafe coffee was available at 7 am. There was always a lineup! Hours will be posted on your daily program. Explorations was also open early. 

We really enjoyed our Med cruises, so much to see and experience! What excursions/ tours did you do? Any food tours?

Thank you!

In the booking page for Alaska Shore Excursions, there are photos above each port/location. Some I do recognize, but we haven't done any glacier tours. The photo below shows above both Juneau and College Fjord. Any idea where this is?

Oh boy, that's pretty sad..!

I'm glad to see Rubyfisch's account of the tea on Zuiderdam; it means that some ships get it right. Or at least better. Koningsdam's was not great on our Inside Passage Alaska cruise either. They poured tea once and never came back. The food was very bland, the sandwiches in particular were pretty bad. The only thing that had taste was the little chocolate cupcake. It was very crowded too that day, probably because the weather was cool and rainy, so no one wanted to go outside. That may have contributed to the poor service, but it doesn't excuse the food. The food elsewhere during the cruise was good so not sure what happened with the tea.

The event was listed as Afternoon Tea in the daily program, at 3 pm on sea days (including Glacier Bay).

Shouldn't it be butt station?..

We were on Koningsdam June 24-July 1 and the quartet Major Fourth debuted.

Sounds like you had a fantastic time! Glad you enjoyed it. Are you planning another visit?!

You might try posting on your roll call with a shout out to Kathleen and John. Maybe they read it, or somebody else there might have met them too?

Thanks for the review! Which excursions did you do? Were they enjoyable?

Hope you feel better soon!  😷

I have always pre-ordered bouquets and received them every time. Most recent one was in June of this year. There is an option to also order them onboard!

There are also lots of flowers on display in common areas on HAL ships, one of the things we really like. Hope you enjoy them, too! 

We find the beds to be small in non-suite cabins. The 2 "twins" do not make up to the size of a true king, like the one we have at home. DH also uses CPAP and likes to separate the beds on ships. If you can put one "twin" against a wall, it works better to fight the feeling of falling out! Sometimes the bedside tables aren't in the best spot for that. The pullout sofa beds aren't bad, they seem wider and don't have the "fallout" feeling. But of course the noise is hard to muffle regardless of where you sleep. 

I cannot be sure but I thought they were bigger years ago. We aren't THAT much bigger now!

Thanks, I'll keep looking for it to appear! Doesn't show on my android tablet or pc currently.

34 minutes ago, Mary229 said:

I get it on 3 devices, 3 browsers.  No where is safe

 

look on the left margin of the website for that tiny feedback button - use it often. 

Mary, where is this button? I have looked at cannot find it!(when the website is working...)

5 hours ago, BermudaBound2014 said:

Is the consensus that it's better to wait until onboard to get flowers? 

I think I will try it next time. We've always liked the bouquets, but I only remember getting exactly what the pre-order photo showed, once. I guess it can vary with fresh stock and what they can get for each sailing, so you never know. Same for the vases. Once on board, they can only offer what they actually have! At least that's my assumption. 

Thanks everyone! We have always enjoyed the bouquets that were pre-ordered. Very glad to know that I have the option to order on the ship with no problem!

We've always pre-ordered our flower arrangements but I recall some of you saying you can order on board too. Do you just go to Guest Services? Is the selection different than what you can pre-order? Any advantages?