Lack of shuttles on Eurodam

[sapper1]

In 30 years, I have really never seen a free shuttle..... If you dont take a ship tour its always been the plan to organize your own.... whats changed?

 

Second, its really not in Holland Americas best interest , or any other line to offer free shuttles. That encourages people to not take ship tours rather than take them. Tours are a large part of the revenue for the cruise.

Plus ,they can make more money keeping you on the ship than letting you off. It's not true they save. much in anything..alll staff has to work, all systems have to run, food cooked....

Look at the trend of having more sea days to keep passengers spending confined to the ship and not squandering it ashore.... except in the company run jewellery stores which have sprung up!

 

For the very economic fares one pays it seems that attracts a customer who expects more and more as he pays less and less...

Very often the free shuttles are provided courtesy of the port. HAL has nothing to do with it.

[erewhon]

When the Volendam visited the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, October 2008 and 2010, a free shuttle bus was provided from the tender pier into Paihia Village, by the local community.

A local citizen provided a commentary during the short drive.