Roz

How does the smallest mailbox hold all your mail during a 30+ day cruise?

My last 4 trips to Europe have been in late fall/early winter. Much better temps for touring and fewer tourists overall.

Yes; students will be back in school. Fewer families with children will be traveling.

I believe all aboard is at least 1 hour before sail away.

Join the roll call for your cruise.

@commodoredave, I'm not sure of anything. 😁 The CNN article I read said this: "In its bid to “limit tourism and prevent nuisance,” Amsterdam also plans to restrict river cruises, convert hotels into offices and impose earlier closing times on bars and clubs." I've cruised with Uniworld and Tauck from the same dock you're referring to. When I cruise from Amsterdam, I come in 1-3 days beforehand, stay in a hotel, see the sites, book tours, and eat in restaurants. I contribute to the economy. Not sure how a city converts hotels into offices if the hotels are privately owned. And due to Covid, a lot of downtown areas have vacant office spaces with employees still working from home.

It will take years to implement everything Amsterdam wants to do. Ships still docking.

I'm surprised to see river cruise ships included. They typically carry 100-200 passengers, so there's not the visible impact that a ship carrying thousands of passengers has. A very popular itinerary is Amsterdam to Basel down the Rhine. Don't know what the river cruise companies will do if they can't start or end in Amsterdam.

On my recent 31 day South American cruise, only a handful of men wore tuxes. I agree with those who recommend setting up automatic payments. That's what I did and it made everything so easy, and less to worry about.

Did the agent check their Spam folder?

Our local seniors centers sponsor all kinds of trips, from day excursions to international travel. Have you looked into Road Scholar?

I've never had a flight to Europe or anywhere else land in the middle of the night. On an overnight flight the plane lands early to mid morning up until noon. What is MSP?

No Sel de Mer...sorry.

Gangways can be steep depending on the port and water level.

The 3 lines I mentioned don't tend to have the kind of ships with go kart tracks, roller coasters, zip lines, etc. I'm an ocean cruiser and a river cruiser. I enjoy a Broadway production show on an ocean ship but don't expect that on a river cruise. It doesn't have to be one or the other.

@Host Jazzbeau, thanks for the clarification.

I would think that only a small subset of the ocean cruise passengers would be interested in a river cruise. When I mentioned Holland America, Princess, and Celebrity, I wasn't implying that they would want or need thousands upon thousands of berths to accommodate all of the passengers that occupy their current fleet.

The rivers are crowded as it is, so I can't imagine a bunch of ocean cruise lines jumping into the fray. That said, I think Holland America, Princess, and Celebrity have the clientele that a river cruise would appeal to.

Did you happen to see any 14 day itineraries?

The app doesn't give anyone priority boarding or dining.

You don't need to buy a wifi package in order to use the app. Just put your phone in airplane mode and you'll be able to activate the app.

I'm sure your wife will be able to download the app to her phone. The app is nice to have but not necessary in order to enjoy the cruise. Don't stress over it.

I agree with the HAL rep's statement. There are numerous threads in this forum discussing the phone issue. I experienced it myself. The short answer is you need to buy a new phone.

@deec, have you ever taken a class with a Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) or asked to be on one of their mailing lists? Road Scholar is affiliated with them.

@liamur14, here's a link to my review of my recent 31-day cruise on the Oosterdam: