Rare LAFFNVEGAS Posted April 6, 2016 #1 Share Posted April 6, 2016 All my bags are packed I'm ready to go I'm standin' here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye But the dawn is breakin' It's early morn The taxi's waitin' He's blowin' his horn Already I'm so lonesome I could die.......Words by John Denver Well, the first two lines are true :D Tom is totally packed and all I have left is cosmetics and last minute stuff in the morning. And YES I will make sure he packs his shaver this time. We have a 7:15 flight to ATL, then a bit of a long lay over but will take off from ATL about 6:35pm and arrive in Rome at 10:15am Thursday morning. We have unlimited wifi on the plane so at the airport and on the plane will most likely check in from time to time. For those that do not know me I am a long time HAL cruiser 4 star that is on the other half toward 5 star. Although in recent years have not done nearly as many HAL cruises, we sort of discovered we like NCL Suite Life so we started to split up our cruising time between the lines, that and I started working a second career which limited my vacation time :o I thoroughly enjoy doing Live From's. It makes for a good diary of sorts ;) I like to post frequently during the day and evenings as well as post lots of pictures. Through the years the one thing that Tom and I have always wanted to do is to do an Inaugural HAL cruise. While this is not quite like HAL has done in previous ships we still feel excited about being the first paying passengers on board. The other thing we have always wanted to do was to do a Mediterranean Cruise. The timing of this Premier cruise worked out when they first announced they had to move the date from the original February date of the first sailing of the Koningsdam. So this is our first Med cruise, this is Tom's first time to fly across the pond and I have not done this since I was in my teens :o All of our 40+ cruises have been out of North America. So for many reasons we are so DAM excited :D Wish me luck in attempting to get some sleep tonight before my alarm goes off at 3:15am :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristiano Posted April 6, 2016 #2 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Buona Fortuna e Buon Viaggio :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LAFFNVEGAS Posted April 6, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Buona Fortuna e Buon Viaggio :) Grazie :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser Andi Posted April 6, 2016 #4 Share Posted April 6, 2016 This should be fun. [emoji6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare chefestelle Posted April 6, 2016 #5 Share Posted April 6, 2016 How exciting! And thank you for doing this Live From! I will be reading it eagerly every day Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion B Posted April 6, 2016 #6 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Lisa, A big thank-you for doing this. I will be eagerly following. Marion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sppunk Posted April 6, 2016 #7 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Yea!!! Safe travels to Italy. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeniEncinitas Posted April 6, 2016 #8 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Bon Voyage and smooth sailings on a wonderful journey to The Med!!!!!! You and your hubby will love it!! I look forward to reading your report! Relax and enjoy the ride!!!!!'we will be doing our 4th this October on The Eurodam. The last 3 cruises have been on our favorite Nieuw Amsterdam. We did her inaugural on 7/4/2010 and did our 24 day. We had such an adventure!!! Safe travels! Denise:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted April 6, 2016 #9 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Have a great trip. Safe travels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankc98376 Posted April 6, 2016 #10 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Waiting anxiously to hear about the new ship and can't wait to hear your impressions of her! Looking forward to meeting you in October and hearing even more!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnevale Posted April 6, 2016 #11 Share Posted April 6, 2016 So envious of your trip! Should be terrific. Am SO looking forward to your reports, especially any info about the new dining options (impressions of the menus, cost, etc.). Also, if you happen to notice any ballroom dancing please let us know. With the Ocean Bar now having only a piano rather than a band I am not sure if/where there will be dancing (BB Kings is too loud for us and only has a very limited range of ballroom music). Have a wonderful time! Thx in advance for your posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobiemom Posted April 6, 2016 #12 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Fair winds and following seas! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvcruisn' Posted April 6, 2016 #13 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Have a wonderful time. I've been following Captain Albert's blog about the Konigsdam, and the pictures of the ship look lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmcfad2 Posted April 6, 2016 #14 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I will be following this blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qsuzi Posted April 6, 2016 #15 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Add me to the list of eagerly following this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredkid Posted April 6, 2016 #16 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I'm excited to read about this cruise!! Smooth sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted April 6, 2016 #17 Share Posted April 6, 2016 This will be extra interesting since it is a brand new ship. Keep us posted and Bon voyage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ANGELCAT Posted April 6, 2016 #18 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Lisa and Tom, Have a safe flight. My pickup is 1:00 pm and so far AA is on time,at this point . The weather gods. must really like us since the forecast for Rome has now improved[emoji3] See you onboard Kathy Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtwotrvl Posted April 6, 2016 #19 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Excellent! I hope you and Tom have a wonderful cruise on the newest DAM ship in the Fleet! Thank you for letting us tag along on the Koningsdam! Looking forward for your review of the Koningsdam. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LAFFNVEGAS Posted April 6, 2016 Author #20 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Good Morning from Las Vegas, Well, I am very close to ready, we will leave for the airport in about 45 minutes. Of course I got at the most 10 minutes of sleep last night:o But that will just help for me to fall asleep on the plane. Love my Apple watch, just got notification that our plane is at Terminal 1, D32. I never need to look up anything it tells me what I need when flying:D Lisa and Tom, Have a safe flight. My pickup is 1:00 pm and so far AA is on time,at this point . The weather gods. must really like us since the forecast for Rome has now improved[emoji3] See you onboard Kathy Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Kathy, yes I saw that, it was to be cold high 60's and thunderstorms for our arrival now it is to be 80 and Sunny. But unfortunately that forecast for high 60;s and rain is for Friday for Embarkation :( Hopefully it will go away as well;) Hope to see you on board :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted April 6, 2016 #21 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Bon Voyage!! Looking forward to your "Live" report and all the pictures of the Koningsdam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtn2Sea Posted April 6, 2016 #22 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Looking forward to hearing all about your trip, especially your impressions of HAL's newest ship. Hope your flight is uneventful and you get some sleep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBob Posted April 6, 2016 #23 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Looks like I'm not the only one who's been waiting for this thread to start! Thanks for doing this and have a wonderful time. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbri Posted April 6, 2016 #24 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Looking forward to your review. Have a great time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cbr663 Posted April 6, 2016 #25 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Bon Voyage and Safe Travels. Thank-you for sharing the experience with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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