Come Along with Bill & Mary Ann Going Full Circle on the 2015 World Cruise -114 days+

[Huskerchick]

Can you suggest restaurant/bar locations near your hotel for others who might be in the area later? We will be staying at the Hilton Ft Lauderdale Marina and would like to wander the area rather than staying at the hotel. I know the Publix / Total Wine is about 4 - 6 blocks from the hotel, but unsure where we should go for drinks, etc.

 

Smooth Sailing ! :) :) :)

 

 

I don't want to cut into Bill and Mary Ann's thread but feel free to email at

poa1 -at - instituteofcheer.com and I'll be happy to recommend some places as we live in the area

 

 

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[snookymom]

Looking forward to traveling with you again this year.

[WCB]

Report # 6 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida January 4, 2015 Sunday Day Two Partly cloudy & temps in the 80's

 

Day two brought us another balmy, warm day. Takes a while to get used to this humidity. We noticed that very few people walk around here during the daytime. Everyone is in a car or truck. It's got to be due to the heat. If one is not careful, heatstroke can take the toughest of them down.

 

We got an earlier start today, mostly because we expected the little cafe to be crowded as it is Sunday morning. We must have hit it right, because there were several booths available at 9am. The food and coffee was good and the quick service came with a smile.

 

Back at the hotel, we ran into our hosts and several of the office staff members. Sure was nice to see them all again. Seems like we were just here doing this same thing...........don't know how a year can go by so fast? There was a steady flow of fellow passengers arriving, and we realized how lucky we were to know so many of them. Not all of the same folks go every year. It is more like every other year, or so. Seems that we have acquired the name of the "walkers", as many of our acquaintances have been made while walking the lower promenade deck on the ship. Hopefully,we can keep that up again.

 

There was a complimentary shuttle provided by our travel agency that was running every hour to the nearest mall. That happened to be Westfield Broward Shopping Mall. It has some major stores like Sears, Penney's, Macys, and Dillards. Not planning on buying anything, one of us ended up with three new tank tops and a dressy white top......all on sale after Christmas. Bargains too good to pass by. Our real destination was a grocery store, and the closest to that was a Target. However, there was a problem. The bus driver pointed to the general direction where the store was located, but do you think we could find it? Not located in the mall, she said it was across the street, but where?

 

Well, we crossed the street, and walked. But it must have been the wrong way, because we never found it. And remember, no one walks around here, so there was no one to ask. Eventually, we came across a book store, and asked someone in there where's Target. He said down the street and turn right. OK. We walked another two long blocks, and still never found it. Recognizing the street sign (Pine Island Rd) we figured if we turned west, we would find our way back to the sports bar and eventually the hotel.

 

As the crow flies, it was not all that far. But the heat was getting to us, and we really needed something to drink. Rounding the corner, we spotted the restaurant, and we were sitting inside the air-conditioned booth, ordering tall ice cold sodas with a lime twist. Gosh, they were good. Splitting a chicken cobb salad was perfect, since cocktail hour and dinner would be early tonight. Got to admit, it was sure nice to sit and cool down for a while. This place is fun.....loud, and crowded, but fun. Today it was full of teenagers and their coaches, obviously out for a celebration. Glad we found this place last year.

 

On the way back, we ran into the giant iguana, sunning himself on the bridge over the lake. This must be his territory. He was busy munching on the plants in a big terra cotta planter, the flowers disappearing rapidly. Bet the landscapers just love him.

 

One thing we noticed that was unusual was the fact that our room had not been cleaned yet. Yesterday, we called the front desk after 4:30pm to find out when they were going to come. Within 10 minutes, they were set up outside the hallway to attend all of these rooms on this floor. Today, the gal came around the same time, so we asked her if this was her normal cleaning time. She said if we had requested an earlier clean time, they would have been here before noon. OK, well at least we know how that works now. Next time we come, we will ask for the noon service when we check in. We are not that fussy about the clean room, but if we had wanted to take a shower, we would have had no dry towels.

 

Cocktail time came quickly at 6:15pm to 7pm. No more, no less. They did have an array of drink choices, but not what we drink. Oh well, we won't die. The call for dinner was promptly at 7pm, and we were escorted into the dining hall to a table of 10, with Gerald, the head of the Mariner program hosting. It is always a pleasure to dine with him. He will be joining the Amsterdam sometime during the cruise, but as of now, he does not know where or when. Hope we do not miss his visit when he comes, like when we leave the ship in India. We did ask him about the position of Stein Kruse now. We have recently heard that his title has changed from CEO of HAL to the head of Princess, Seabourn, P&O, and HAL. He will oversee all of these lines, while someone else has taken his place to oversee HAL.

 

After the informative speeches concerning tomorrow's exit from the hotel to the ship, the evening ended. All of us slowly wandered to our rooms inhopes of getting a good night's sleep. Tomorrow will be another busy one for sure.

 

Bill & Mary Ann

[Mr. Boston]

Thank you for taking us along with you again! I really enjoyed following you around the globe last year and am eagerly looking forward to your upcoming reports. Bon voyage and safe travels! [emoji568]

 

 

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[Folk Singer]

Great!!!!

 

So happy to hear of your next WC: another wonderful adventure! Thank you for taking us all along again.

The Disney cruise should be fun and it would be great to hear your thoughts on that one, too.

 

Enjoy your last few days at home. Bon Voyage!

 

 

Looking forward to hearing all about this. Bon Voyage.

[ger_77]

ger77 - Our hotel is located off of Interstate 595 and Pine Island Rd. in the Plantation area. The closest food market is about 4 blocks west, while the sports bar and grill is about 2 blocks east of the hotel. A nice walk, but very do-able. Bill & Mary Ann

 

I know you didn't ask me but I tried carlos and Pepe's right next to embassy suites based on a recommendation from some cc friends. Also in the same mall as publix and total wine I tried joes Cafe for breakfast. Loved joes for brekie and it was very reasonable.

 

Thank you for your help - everyone (or nearly so LOL) on these boards is so helpful!

 

Huskerchick: you've got mail.

 

Smooth Sailing ! :) :) :)

[DCCruiser57]

Can you suggest restaurant/bar locations near your hotel for others who might be in the area later? We will be staying at the Hilton Ft Lauderdale Marina and would like to wander the area rather than staying at the hotel. I know the Publix / Total Wine is about 4 - 6 blocks from the hotel, but unsure where we should go for drinks, etc.

 

Smooth Sailing ! :) :) :)

 

We are at the Renaissance and always stay here. Lot's of choices - Bravo is a very nice Italian restaurant just across from the hotel - Bimini Boatyard is a nice place is you like happy hour specials and also like to sit outside on the water. Down by Publix and Total Wine is Duffy's Sport's bar - 2 for 1 drinks all day long and reasonable food prices. Probably another 12 or 15 restaurants in the surrounding strip malls.

[Folk Singer]

We are at the Renaissance and always stay here. Lot's of choices - Bravo is a very nice Italian restaurant just across from the hotel - Bimini Boatyard is a nice place is you like happy hour specials and also like to sit outside on the water. Down by Publix and Total Wine is Duffy's Sport's bar - 2 for 1 drinks all day long and reasonable food prices. Probably another 12 or 15 restaurants in the surrounding strip malls.

 

 

Spent Happy times at both Bimini and Duffy's.:)

[WCB]

Report # 7 Boarding Day........The Adventure Begins January 5, 2015 Monday Partly cloudy, showers, low 80's

 

Well, here we are.....boarding day. Our stay in Ft. Lauderdale has gone by all too quickly, but we are ready to boogie, and join the ship.

 

Getting up fairly early, we headed to the little friendly cafe up the road apiece. This was the first day we actually had some rain, although it was spotty. Of course, the umbrellas we brought are in the shipped luggage, so we will have to remember to pack them here. You know how that goes, that if you bring them, it will not rain.

 

Being that today was a Monday, the cafe was not full. In fact we were their first customers, coming in shortly after 8am. This would work, because our transfer time by bus to the ship was 10am, and we did not want to miss it. In no time, we had our much needed coffee and two plates of a hearty hot breakfast. "Have a great day, and you all come back" was what we heard on our way out. Fun place. Time to get back to the hotel.

 

Funny thing happened on our way back to the hotel. Remember we said that no one walks the streets here? Well, there was a group of street people (fellows that hold the sign for spare change), weaving between the cars at each intersection of the freeway ramps. Every time the lights turned red, they worked the vehicles. And you would be surprised how many folks donated. We have to add they were polite and not a factor with us walking past them everyday. Anyway, here we were in the middle of them, when we heard our names being called from across the eight lane highway. Turned out to be Aart, Ellen, and two friends we knew on their way to breakfast. They had gotten in late last night and missed the party. Bet they wondered what we were doing there too. Should have told them collecting change for the trip! Anyway, we had a good laugh over it later on.

 

According to the previous evening's instructions, we had left our three pieces of luggage by the door in the room to be picked up at 8:30am. We sort of knew that being on the second floor, ours would be among the last to be picked up. We were right. There it was, still sitting by the door. However, the porters arrived by 9:30am and off it went. Always good to see it go, because on a past cruise, one of our friends had her luggage left behind, missing the ship. It was on an Alaskan cruise, and it had to be flown to the next large port of Juneau, but many days later. Seldom happens, but it does happen.

 

The transfer was being done alphabetically, and also by status with the travel agency. It may sound like an "entitlement", but it is their way of showing respect for those who have been with the company for many years. They treat us well, and that keeps us and them coming back. We were about the last to board for the rather short ride to Port Everglades and pier # 26. Seems that HAL uses the same terminals most of the time.

 

We hunkered down to the drill, which always means a possible long wait standing in lines. Not so today. Once through the security door, where we showed our passports and boarding passes, the next stop was at a desk to fill out the required health form. On our last cruise out of Vancouver, we only had to fill out one form per cabin. Today it was a form for each of us. (Remember to bring a pen with you, because there were none available.) If some reason you had any of the symptoms of a flu or stomach bug, you may have a problem boarding. Lucky for us, we are fine and healthy.

 

Now we lined up to check in. Since it was so early, the line was relatively short. We had no problem waiting our turn. But much to our surprise, we spotted Gerald, the Mariner Club President, heading in our direction. Upon his insistance, he pulled us out of line to be next to get our room keys, surrender the passports, and register the all important credit card. The HAL rep was swift and accurate, and very politely welcomed us on board. Checking our room keys, we were quite pleased to see that they were marked "President's Club members". Whoopie! We made it finally. Can't wait to show our friends who are already members, and have been waiting for us to join them at their special events.

 

Boarding time was posted for 11:30am, but we did not have to wait that extra hour. Gerald and our luggage shipping lady escorted us to the elevator. Upstairs, we met up with Henk, the Hotel Director, Gene, the Cruise Director, and Jonathon, the Captain for a group photo. Wow, what a way to start the trip. Henk led the way, and we got our keys swiped (they worked) by security, and we off to our room, which by the way, was mostly ready. Knowing it would be some time before the luggage began arriving, we dropped off our hand-carrys, and took note of some of the requested items that were missing so far. The refrigerator had not arrived yet, but the fan did. Turn-over day has got to be over-whelming for the crew. We understand, and would not think to try to speed things up. As long as it comes before dinnertime, it would be nice.

 

Well, the bags did start arriving a few at a time. We had taken a walk to the Lido deck for a sandwich and also to see who we knew. Turned out to be a whole lot of folks. Just like coming back to summer camp, we always say. Ran into some of our tablemates and good buddies, Barb, Maureen, Stuart and Pamela, Alan and Sandra and Aart and Ellen by the back pool. Since it was warm and muggy, everyone was cooling off with champagne, which was complimentary all afternoon it appeared. They treat us world cruisers just fine. And the bubbly did help to mellow us out to tackle most of the unpacking later.

 

The all-important mandatory passenger safety emergency drill was held at 4:15pm. The procedure has changed this year, so it was important to listen to the Captain's instructions, as well as Gene's, prior to attending the promenade deck drill. As it turned out, everyone did well, and the drill went by quickly. Tom, the dining room manager is our boat captain. He promised that if the ship goes down, he would bring wine for the tenderboat! Heaven forbid...... Finally connecting with friends Leslie and Handler, who share the same boat with us, we continued catching up on news well after the drill.

 

You would think that the first pieces of luggage would have been the ones that were driven from the hotel. Nope, and those bags had the clippers to cut the tie raps on the duffels. (Another note to ourselves: transfer the clippers to our hand-carrys at the hotel.) At least we had the keys to open the locks, as the shipped luggage did not have to be locked with TSA locks. We were able to unpack despite the tie raps. And the piece of luggage with the perishables (cheese blocks) came last. Oh well, by then, the refrigerator was cool and ready to chill it. It was still cold from being in the hotel fridge, so the luggage we saw sitting in the sun all afternoon in the bins on the pier was not ours.

 

We never did finish the job. Clothing got hung up though.......just the small items to go. Tomorrow will be a sea day with plenty of time to unravel the pile. Heaping it on the couch, we headed for dinner by 8pm. There was no line waiting at the door, as happens on other ships sometimes. Guess it could be that many folks were too exhausted to come to dinner in the dining room this evening. All the better for our group, since the service was speedy. Our waiter's name is Fin and his assistant's name is Arif. Our friendly wine steward is Noel. Tablemates are Barb, of course, Maureen, Pamela and Stuart from Australia. Martha and Bob will join in Sydney. With two extra seats, we can invite some friends occassionally.

 

What's for dinner? There was a new format for the dinner menu, which was laid out differently, but pretty much the same items as usual. We ordered salads, soup, and prime rib, which came good for one of us (medium), and almost raw for the other (medium rare). It was OK to eat the perimeter, but the center was "mooing". Our waiter offered to fix it for all of us that got the rarer meat, but we said it was all right for tonight. Now that we know how it comes, we will order medium from now on. Dessert was good........one biscotti ice cream and one jello. We know, you are saying jello? After such a filling meal, jello can be nice and light.

 

The ship was due to leave the port by 10pm, although originally, it was supposed to be 4pm we think. So there was a Bon Voyage Sailaway Fest at the Lido Pool from 9 to11pm. There were complimentary drinks, which looked like wine and champagne, market style snacks, and music played by the Neptunes. Really loud music we should add. We made a sweep through the melee, took a few photos, then headed up to deck nine to watch the sail out of the harbor. It was clear, dark, and quite windy as we sailed past the multi-storied condos on the beach. Missing was the horn-blower who always toots as we go on by. We did hear him earlier as the Noordam, Celebrity, RCI, Silverseas, and MSC left ahead of us. After 10pm, he must have shut his drapes and retired for the evening.

 

The party continued on in the Crow's Nest until well after midnight.

 

It was also time for us to call it a day. It sure had been a long one, but one to remember for sure now that we have made President's Club.

 

To be continued..............

 

Bill & Mary Ann

[brownblonde]

After your more then 8 and half months at home and also us, the time has come for a change. We are snow birds and I have spent several yrs now following your cruise as we winter in Fl.

I know you will be at the aft pool and walk the deck and eat pizza.

I wish you could see some of the shows to give a report as to the type of entertainment they give you on a world cruise.I know they fly people on and off the cruise ships.

I really like when you tell us about the ports and the interesting things there are to see and do while there.

Have a great time and most of all a Healthy cruise to you two and all.

[thetexasaggiecruiser]

Congratulations on the President's Club status! Well-deserved, for sure.

[SilvertoGold]

A BIG congratulations on being President's Club!

 

A great review of a great boarding day: hope you will indulge us with tales of the special events for President's Club members during this cruise.

 

Thanks for your great posts. Looking forward to following along.

[SJSULIBRARIAN]

Congratulations on being President's Club members - well deserved. When you find out, please post how many members there are now. It seems to be growing by leaps and bounds.

[RBB]

I have not heard of the President's Club before. Can anyone tell me what it is & how you qualify? I couldn't find anything about it on the HAL site. Thanks.

[thetexasaggiecruiser]

I have not heard of the President's Club before. Can anyone tell me what it is & how you qualify? I couldn't find anything about it on the HAL site. Thanks.

 

 

As I understand it, it is the non-published level for some travelers whose 5-star level is well in their rearview mirror. A truly special status.

[SilvertoGold]

President's Club is either 1400 or 1500 actual days. Truly a special level, with supremely well-deserved treatment and perks!

 

Hopefully, WCB will confirm the actual days required at this time.

[RBB]

As I understand it, it is the non-published level for some travelers whose 5-star level is well in their rearview mirror. A truly special status.

 

Thanks, I didn't know there was anything above 5 star. I guess I won't have to worry about this for quite a while!

 

Rick

[WCB]

Report # 8 Sailing Towards Santa Marta, Colombia January 6, 2015 Tuesday Cloudy & 76 degrees

 

Day two found us getting much closer to being settled in our room, even though there was a pile a mile high on the couch. We would get to the rest of the job after breakfast. So off to the dining room we went around 9am. That's the best place for us in the morning. It's never crowded and the food and service is always excellent. At least the menus have not changed there. Of course, we have the menu memorized. Ham and eggs were perfect with heaps of coffee.

 

At 10am there was a meeting of the Cruise Critic folks, complete with complimentary champagne, mimosas, and sweet treats. Must have been one hundred people there, including Henk, the Hotel Director, Gene, the Cruise Director, and Tom and Tina Faulkner, the team of Future Cruise Consultants. Each of them gave a short, sweet speech of welcome, referring to us as cruise lovers, not critics. After the staff left, we were welcomed to break into groups to discuss tours that individuals had organized prior to the trip. In fact, some of these tours have been in formation for almost a year online. Although we have not joined any of them, we have heard most are rather successful and cost far less than the ones HAL offers.

 

We had more fun meeting returning passengers that we have not seen for several years. Think we stayed until noontime, chatting with old and new friends. This seems to be a good group, and we will have several more of these meetings from now through April.

 

By the way, we failed to mention some of the unexpected gifts we received yesterday. To start with, there was a large box waiting for us on the desk in our room. It was filled with products from Molton Brown of England. Inside was lotion, hand soap, a bar of bath soap, lip balm, bath salts, and room freshener. Heavy with earthy aromas, we will be smelling like juniper bushes if we choose to use it all. But it was a nice gift. A large bottle of champagne was on ice, with another bottle sitting next to it from our travel agency. While we continued unpacking, there was a knock on the door. A dining room waiter was holding a huge vase with a flower arrangement of bird of paradise and orange asian lilies. Along with the flowers came a plate of chocolate-covered strawberries. We can only assume that all of this came with our induction into the President's Club, and we really appreciate the thought. It's really, really nice.

 

Long-stemmed red roses were also handed out to each lady at dinner last night. Also a nice, classy touch.

 

Shipboard life has begun with sea days activities which included talks from the staff and guest speakers in the showlounge, the first of many Good Morning Amsterdam with Gene Young, many classes and games, and lunch, if you have time to squeeze it in. For us today, we were back in our room, finally stashing everything away. We could finally see the couch by the late afternoon. Everything has found a place, including all of our luggage. The duffels stacked low enough to fit under the bed, as did the three suitcases. In smaller luggage, we have stored our four and a half month supply of sundries, etc. And with two hanging shoe bags and a large double-sided jewelry pouch, we now have two walls of easily-seen medicines, cards, pens, necklaces, and earrings. Those nifty command hooks will be added here, there, and everywhere, as well, over the following days.

 

We had planned on going to the pool today, but before we knew it, the sun was going down. The day had evaporated, and soon it would be time for dinner. One of our tablemates was missing....Pamela. She was feeling a bit under the weather, so decided to go to bed without dinner. Then, an earlier than usual Name That Tune at the Piano Bar was held at 9:15pm. That's right in the middle of the second seating dinnertime. Since two of our tablemates had decided to attend, our meals were rushed to accommodate them. Apologizing for the early departure, they headed off for the event, which is fine with us. But this interruption of the late dining seating has popped up the last couple of years, and despite the complaints from the passengers, nothing has been done about it. They are appealing to the masses, which is the largest group of diners.....the earlybirds. At least last year, the music trivia began at 9:30pm, which seemed to work better for everyone. Our guess would be that these schedules are created in the Seattle office, and the ship's directors have nothing to do with it. Nor can they arbitrarily change it.

 

Showtime in the Queens Lounge was an entertainer by the name of Bobby Brooks Wilson, with a tribute to Motown. As most of you folks know, we seldom attend the shows, but will report what we hear about them the following day. Hard to burn the candle at both ends!

 

As it turned out, a good movie was on TV, The Butler, which ran from 10pm to well after midnight. Between typing the report and watching the movie, bedtime came by 1am anyway. Thank goodness tomorrow is another day at sea.

 

Bill & Mary Ann

[cruz chic]

Congrats on the presidents club. Thx for the update.

[Folk Singer]

Congrats on the presidents club. Thx for the update.

 

 

Agree.:):)

[WCB]

Report # 9 Sailing Towards Santa Marta, Colombia January 7, 2015 Wednesday Cloudy and 79 degrees

 

The third day at sea found us much more organized and settled in. Took enough time, but you have to remember that it took months to collect all of these things, so three days is nothing to unravel it. The nifty world map we bought last year has worked again on one wall. It is 3 feet x 2 feet, and we can keep track of our sailing on it with a felt pen. Very detailed, we can identify islands that we are passing this very moment. Also hanging on the opposite wall are two calendars much like we keep at home, marked with birthdays and anniversaries. Our travel agency has also given us a pre-printed schedule with ports and times and parties on it for the next four months. And to keep us all in the loop, our first daily newsletter had the first segment's ports and dress codes that can be put next to the calendars. We should miss nothing now.

 

Yesterday afternoon we decided to take the time to log onto the internet system on the ship. We always pre-purchase a large package for 1000 minutes prior to sailing. It is the only way now to get the extra 100 minutes for free. Well, it has always been easy to log on by adding your name, birthday, and room number. But today, it kept denying us access, saying we were already logged on. Yes, but that was almost 9 months ago. Turned out to be a glitch in the system, which just appeared sometime this morning. Despite three trips made down to the library to check with Emily, the librarian, we had no success. Finally, she said come to deck five, and we will experiment on one of their computers. Took a while of trying everything, using different user names or passwords, the secret was to use your full passport name. We think we all found it quite by accident. From there on out, it was working properly, but we had wasted half an afternoon to accomplish the simple job.

 

Port talks were conducted for the upcoming stops at Colombia and the San Blas Islands. Guest speaker Tom Goltz spoke about a Cuban revolutionary icon. The celebrity guest chef, Natacha Gomez, demonstrated how to make pork meatballs and pumpkin puree with a vinaigrette. Later in the afternoon, guest speaker Paul Eschenfelder spoke about the French in relation to the Suez and Panama Canals.

 

We kept busy with organizing the window garden. The bulbs had begun to grow in the boxes they were packed in, so needed to be planted. We swear we could watch them grow in front of our eyes. The small 1/2 inch leaves were white from the lack of light, but they slowly began turning green as the sun hit them. Smaller pots were planted with some flower seeds like miniature sunflowers and calendulas. Will let you know how they progress.

 

This evening was the first formal with the Captain's Welcome Champagne Reception, for us at 7pm. Actually, it was not only the bubbly, but any beverage you wish to drink. Numerous hot and cold hors d'oeuvres were served too. Our group included most of our tablemates, and the drinks were never ending for about 45 minutes. At one point Captain Mercer took the stage and introduced his main staff and key officers. Some are repeats, but most are new this year. It ended with Jacques, the Cellar Master, popping the huge bottle of confetti into the audience, signifying the beginning of the 2015 Grand World Voyage.

 

Then we were off to dinner, where we discovered Julie, the human resources officer, had joined us to host the table. This meant good company and equally good wines. Our waiter had finally removed two chairs, and our group fit around the roundtop table quite nicely. Our entrees were lamb chops and steak salad. The food so far has been very good, and thank goodness, the portion sizes have been reasonably conservative.

 

During the meal, Henk, the Hotel Director, stopped by and revealed some stories regarding the little dog that had been on the Grand Asia Voyage. Perhaps he wanted to clear up some of the mis-information that had evolved from that trip. So mostly his comments were not so much about the dog, as it was the reaction of the other passengers to the dog's presence. An unusual incidence to be sure.

 

Even though the show in the lounge were the Amsterdam singers and dancers, many of us stayed to chat well after 10pm. (We heard that they were excellent tonight.)

 

In regards to one question we have had concerning the President's Club, we can say that the required days are 1400. But they are "pure" sea days, and do not include the accumulated earned days through buying veranda suite rooms or purchases onboard.

 

Bill & Mary Ann

[windsor26]

During the meal, Henk, the Hotel Director, stopped by and revealed some stories regarding the little dog that had been on the Grand Asia Voyage. Perhaps he wanted to clear up some of the mis-information that had evolved from that trip. So mostly his comments were not so much about the dog, as it was the reaction of the other passengers to the dog's presence. An unusual incidence to be sure.

 

 

We are very interested could you cleare up the situation as you were told? Thanks

[SJSULIBRARIAN]

We have had similar problems logging in on the Amsterdam and other ships. The system seems to remember your user name and password from previous trips and previous ships. We have had to change our user name and password every time. Soon we are going to run out of passwords we can remember. Can be annoying.

[boards]

I think enough has been said about the dog experience and this thread does not need to be spoiled by commenting any further. We like and enjoy hearing about their trip that they are now on. Thank you WCB.

[cruz chic]

I think enough has been said about the dog experience and this thread does not need to be spoiled by commenting any further. We like and enjoy hearing about their trip that they are now on. Thank you WCB.

 

The op was the one that brought it up:confused:.