mcrcruiser Posted September 17, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 17, 2022 After Feb 2023 there seems to be a void of HAL ships leaving from San Diego . Does any one have any knowledge why this is happening ? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roz Posted September 17, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Maybe they just haven't been posted yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roz Posted September 17, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 17, 2022 There's a gap between April and October, and only a couple of 7-day Mexican itineraries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastsue Posted September 17, 2022 #4 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I noticed this too. San Diego is one of my favorite ports to leave from. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAV Posted September 17, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 17, 2022 1 hour ago, mcrcruiser said: After Feb 2023 there seems to be a void of HAL ships leaving from San Diego . Does any one have any knowledge why this is happening ? TIA I’ll speculate HAL will deploy ships where they can make the highest per diem. And with current Covid restrictions easing, my guess is they believe Summer 2023 will be the opportunity to deploy ships in higher revenue regions. Pre-Covid, Hawaii/Mexican Riviera itineraries from LA/San Diego during the summer/Alaska season were a rare breed anyway. So I see this as simply a return to normal… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roz Posted September 17, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 17, 2022 28 minutes ago, westcoastsue said: I noticed this too. San Diego is one of my favorite ports to leave from. Me too. Worth the cross country flight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted September 17, 2022 #7 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Hasn't Koningsdam been sailing from San Diego? Next summer she is sailing Alaska from Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted September 17, 2022 #8 Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, VMax1700 said: Hasn't Koningsdam been sailing from San Diego? Next summer she is sailing Alaska from Vancouver. It is set to do longer cruises which makes no sense to me, at least for the spring. It makes more sense to do those on the zaandam. I have no desire to fly to Florida to do cruises, nor am I flying overseas. It much easier to fly to San Diego. I see no viable option for me in the spring due to deadlines and a general lack of holiday time I have now. I hope options improve for fall. I have no interest in Alaska when it’s cold where I live for what seems 10 months of the year. Edited September 17, 2022 by Florida_gal_50 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted September 17, 2022 #9 Share Posted September 17, 2022 KDam is doing a wide variety if sailings from San Diego next Fall/Winter, including a number of Hawaii sailings, and at least one 35 day South Pacific. So, yes, they are doing fewer Mexican Rivera cruises. Zaandam makes an occasional appearance, including a 10 or 11 day Mexican Rivera in late March or early April, a very attractive route we gave serious thought to, but eventually did other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted September 17, 2022 #10 Share Posted September 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said: KDam is doing a wide variety if sailings from San Diego next Fall/Winter, including a number of Hawaii sailings, and at least one 35 day South Pacific. So, yes, they are doing fewer Mexican Rivera cruises. Zaandam makes an occasional appearance, including a 10 or 11 day Mexican Rivera in late March or early April, a very attractive route we gave serious thought to, but eventually did other things. I see Alaska cruises for 2023 then a 35 day cruise in Feb 2024. Where exactly are you seeing cruises next fall which would be 2023 not 2022? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchip Posted September 18, 2022 #11 Share Posted September 18, 2022 We are doing a Sea of Cortez/Mexican Riviera cruise on the Zaandam out of San Diego on 3/25/23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted September 18, 2022 #12 Share Posted September 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Florida_gal_50 said: I see Alaska cruises for 2023 then a 35 day cruise in Feb 2024. Where exactly are you seeing cruises next fall which would be 2023 not 2022? I was referring to Fall/ Winter 2022 into Spring 2023. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted September 18, 2022 #13 Share Posted September 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said: I was referring to Fall/ Winter 2022 into Spring 2023. Since fall is a couple days away wouldn’t it make since to call it this fall? I was hoping something would be on the website. It’s very odd to me that the wouldn’t have anything for a year from now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted September 18, 2022 #14 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Just now, Florida_gal_50 said: Since fall is a couple days away wouldn’t it make since to call it this fall? I was hoping something would be on the website. It’s very odd to me that the wouldn’t have anything for a year from now. Look at it a different way...I was referring to the Fall/Winter/Spring San Diego cruising "season". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted September 18, 2022 #15 Share Posted September 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, dchip said: We are doing a Sea of Cortez/Mexican Riviera cruise on the Zaandam out of San Diego on 3/25/23 I might have considered that one even though it’s on the zaandam but the date doesn’t work. It would be nice if they had more than one date because it that itinerary seems popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchip Posted September 18, 2022 #16 Share Posted September 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Florida_gal_50 said: I might have considered that one even though it’s on the zaandam but the date doesn’t work. It would be nice if they had more than one date because it that itinerary seems popular. Curious. What don’t you like about the Zaandam? We have cruised on both the Amsterdam and Maasdam and really like the ships. Denise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted September 18, 2022 #17 Share Posted September 18, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, dchip said: Curious. What don’t you like about the Zaandam? We have cruised on both the Amsterdam and Maasdam and really like the ships. Denise I just don’t like the old ships after being on the pinnacle class. I like the amenities and the restaurants on the pinnacle ships. I enjoy my balcony a lot and it’s just way too expensive on the smaller ships. Edited September 18, 2022 by Florida_gal_50 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted September 18, 2022 #18 Share Posted September 18, 2022 I agree about the lack of a balcony cabin on Zaandam. Veranda and Signature Suites are my go to cabins on HAL and Zaandam has neither. To me the Vista cabins are too expensive compared to a regular Verandah cabin. The cabins are the main reason I haven't booked on her. I would like to do the extended Mexican Riviera cruise that includes La Paz, etc. if it was offered on other ships. I would like the Vista Class ships for that itinerary. (Oosterdam, Zuiderdam, Noordam or Westerdam) ~Nancy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted September 18, 2022 #19 Share Posted September 18, 2022 1 minute ago, oakridger said: I agree about the lack of a balcony cabin on Zaandam. Veranda and Signature Suites are my go to cabins on HAL and Zaandam has neither. To me the Vista cabins are too expensive compared to a regular Verandah cabin. The cabins are the main reason I haven't booked on her. I would like to do the extended Mexican Riviera cruise that includes La Paz, etc. if it was offered on other ships. I would like the Vista Class ships for that itinerary. (Oosterdam, Zuiderdam, Noordam or Westerdam) ~Nancy While I’d like the pinnacle this class is acceptable too. Even better the eurodam or nieuw Amsterdam, which I know are not vista ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchip Posted September 18, 2022 #20 Share Posted September 18, 2022 14 minutes ago, Florida_gal_50 said: I just don’t like the old ships after being on the pinnacle class. I like the amenities and the restaurants on the pinnacle ships. I enjoy my balcony a lot and it’s just way too expensive on the smaller ships. Thanks. Makes perfect sense! Denise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted September 18, 2022 Author #21 Share Posted September 18, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, CruiserBruce said: KDam is doing a wide variety if sailings from San Diego next Fall/Winter, including a number of Hawaii sailings, and at least one 35 day South Pacific. So, yes, they are doing fewer Mexican Rivera cruises. Zaandam makes an occasional appearance, including a 10 or 11 day Mexican Rivera in late March or early April, a very attractive route we gave serious thought to, but eventually did other things. Suggest that you look again . The only cruises we see is on Noordam & Volendam ,.The shortest cruise in the 24 day Noordam , Departs San Diego Oct 8,2023 & ends in Sydney Australia .Then there are 48 & 51 day cruises . No Mexican Riviera ,No Coastal California & No Hawaii cruises for HAL from SD after February 2023 Koningsdam comes back for one cruise ,February 17 ,2024 from SD to Hawaii & South Pacific islands for a 35 day cruise. The cheapest VH category balcony have it all on a travel agents web site is $ 8349 per person . Edited September 18, 2022 by mcrcruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted September 18, 2022 #22 Share Posted September 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, mcrcruiser said: Suggest that you look again . The only cruises we see is on Noordam & Volendam ,.The shortest cruise in the 24 day Noordam , Departs San Diego Oct 8,2023 & ends in Sydney Australia .Then there are 48 & 51 day cruises . No Mexican Riviera ,No Coastal California & No Hawaii cruises for HAL from SD after February 2023 Koningsdam comes back for one cruise ,February 17 ,2024 from SD to Hawaii & South Pacific islands for a 35 day cruise. The cheapest VH category balcony have it all on a travel agents web site is $ 8349 per person . Suggest you read my comments again. I was talking about Fall 2022 to Spring 2023. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted September 18, 2022 Author #23 Share Posted September 18, 2022 We live by the Pacific Ocean here in north county San Diego . We were thinking we might take a Caribbean cruise & spend some time after visiting & some sight seeing until I checked airfares . No longer can we see any round trip prices on Alaska airlines .Alaska does non stop flights from SD to Orlando & FT Lauderdale .Then when we prices 2 R/T coach seats the price was close to $1050 .00 & that is this years prices . When we add it all up , it is way too costly considering 10 to 12 extra land days & a car rental . We rather put it on any cruise from SD or LA or perhaps Alaska on Norwegian with their buy one get one air free plus all their other perk sale running now Bottom line is we will cruise or travel that best suits the over all cost factors .We are thankful that we sailed many cruises around the world before prices got so high with this inflation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted September 18, 2022 Author #24 Share Posted September 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said: Suggest you read my comments again. I was talking about Fall 2022 to Spring 2023. That wasn't quite clear in your original post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted September 18, 2022 Author #25 Share Posted September 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said: Suggest you read my comments again. I was talking about Fall 2022 to Spring 2023. That wasn't quite clear in your original post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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