QuattroRomeo

maybe the ship's chefs should be shopping here??

6 hours ago, YVRteacher said:

Yes to that! The bakery is also a chocolate shop and has sandwiches, pizza and salads. It also serves as the town’s very elegant home store, wool store, crochet needle sales place (they had an entire case of crochet needles behind glass) baskets, blankets, candles, soap, lotion and woollen booties. It’s a beautiful place with many tables inside and outside, a coffee and tea bar as well as wine and beer.

Excellent! So it IS a food tour with shopping on the side!!😁

They do advise to have original Rx bottles. I imagine some people just bring their pill organizers, and it may not be a problem since you will be in mostly US ports. I haven't read yet where anyone had a problem with it, but don't know for sure.

https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/ca/plan-a-cruise/get-ready-for-your-cruise/faq

With the word "prescriptions" in the search word box, you can see the official line tor this.

If you have OBC (onboard credit) on your account, yes, it will be used for shipboard charges including crew appreciation charges.

Wow that bakery looks fantastic! I could spend an hour or two in there and call it a food tour...!

1 hour ago, Haljo1935 said:

Thanks @QuattroRomeo for sharing your adventures and pictures - they're beautiful.

Thanks for that, glad you liked them! Of course with the Yukon and Glacier Bay for subject matter, it is hard to go wrong! 

As Haljo said, don't worry about the check-in time. When you all arrive at the port, just get in line..!

As far as sports go, I'm not a baseball person but there is a Sports Bar with tv in the Casino. I've noticed various ball games playing in there as I walked by, so check that out.

PS thanks for the questions- it is a good reminder of all the things we take for granted after a cruise or two! 🙂

Sounds like you're getting ready for cruising!!

Bill, if that's the one with artichokes and black olives in NYDeli, it is the Central Park pizza. My favourite, and I'm not even vegan! 

Nothing special was offered on our recent Koningsdam cruise. Unless you count pea soup and hot chocolate on Glacier Bay Day, or the "seafood boil" in the Lido!...😁

Maybe the port workers strike?

Do you mean what was the item?

Shrimp jambalaya, short ribs, lemon pesto shrimp fettucine to name a few.

Well this is certainly another setback for cruise lines just as they are struggling to regain themselves. Safety issues have to be dealt with of course, but how unfortunate. The cruisehive article suggested Rotterdam "could" be one, based on the timing of the installations, so you just don't know how this will affect scheduling. Could be many ships pulled for sudden refits? Yikes!

There are USB ports. If I recall correctly, by the desk mirror and the bedside lamps. Also plugs. 

P.S. there is no limit to questions, that is what CruiseCritic is for!!🙂

1 minute ago, NewCruiser-2023 said:

Is there a clothesline in the shower in case small items are washed in the sink?

Yes, there is a long string that pulls out and hooks into the other side. Some people bring a few clothespins to use!

NewCruiser2023, this is the link to Holland America's info about Club Orange that you asked about earlier. No doubt you have also seen lots of threads on the board  with Club Orange in the title!

https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/dining/club-orange.html

Yes, drug store items in particular are pricey, if even available, on ships. Bring a few bandaids, tums, analgesics, sunscreen etc.!

World Stage during the day. My favourite presentation here was Fire and Ice by the wildlife expert.  

(1 pm Sunday). It was about the formation of glaciers.

Shop sundries and chocolate bars.

A few cabin shots, including the bath tub room and the shower room. Night light outside the main bathroom.

26 minutes ago, oakridger said:

@QuattroRomeo it was so thoughtful of your husband to help that bartender get his record sales of Sweet Beaver shots!!!   What a guy!!  😉

Yep, he's a real trooper!!

Passport stamps.