Hawaiian Holiday 🎄🍾 LIVE from Koningsdam Dec 21-Jan 6: join me for my 1st solo cruise & 1st inside cabin!

[Haljo1935]

19 minutes ago, Mary229 said:

I am not a big foodie but I would look for recommended Asian or go to Little Italy where there are plenty of authentic Italian cafes in a very nice setting and not terribly far from port.  I don’t know that you would like California style Mexican, I am not a fan.  I like New Mexican Pueblo style,  traditional Tex Mex and Caribbean style.  

Thanks and no, not a fan of CA style Mexican food 🫣

[Haljo1935]

One step closer - checked in for my flight, but missed the opportunity to upgrade, so now I'm just on the list. Oh well, at least it's not a very long flight and maybe the Upgrade Fairy will pay me a visit 🤞

Still have some packing to do and need to check the weather one final time.

The cat knows something is up - he's avoiding me 🙄

[Mary229]

4 hours ago, Haljo1935 said:

One step closer - checked in for my flight, but missed the opportunity to upgrade, so now I'm just on the list. Oh well, at least it's not a very long flight and maybe the Upgrade Fairy will pay me a visit 🤞

Still have some packing to do and need to check the weather one final time.

The cat knows something is up - he's avoiding me 🙄

From experience - keep that suitcase closed or the cat may leave you a bon voyage gift

[GTVCRUISER]

Koningsdam Christmas Flashback 

[POA1]

On 12/18/2023 at 8:07 PM, AryMay said:

you remember and have time, could you check to see what the cost for the Surf internet package is booked onboard? I am only 3 stars so no discount. I don’t want to purchase a package in advanced since we have a big chunk of OBC I would like to use

This is not going to be 100% perfectly accurate, but the prepay cost, which gets you Premium Internet, tracks very closely with what Surf costs onboard.

[POA1]

14 hours ago, AryMay said:

 

I wasn't looking for a "discounted" price, but rather a "package price" for the whole cruise that is less than paying the daily rate. Is there such a thing

There is a package price for Surf once you get onboard. You'll see it once you click connect to the internet in the Navigator app. You'll get to choose from day, remainder of voyage, in either Surf or Premium.

[AryMay]

34 minutes ago, POA1 said:

There is a package price for Surf once you get onboard. You'll see it once you click connect to the internet in the Navigator app. You'll get to choose from day, remainder of voyage, in either Surf or Premium.

Thanks @POA1…with 2/3 of the cruise being sea days crossing the Pacific it will be nice to stay connected! Usually I just rely on our T-Mobile service in ports since I am a cheapskate. 
 

Sorry to hijack this thread. Time to go back into lurking mode. 
 

 

[Haljo1935]

33 minutes ago, AryMay said:

Thanks @POA1…with 2/3 of the cruise being sea days crossing the Pacific it will be nice to stay connected! Usually I just rely on our T-Mobile service in ports since I am a cheapskate. 
 

Sorry to hijack this thread. Time to go back into lurking mode. 
 

 

No problem, all good. All questions and discussions are welcome 😊

My last cruise was my first w/T-Mobile; freaked me out when my phone rang even though it was on airplane mode. They said it's part of their service 🤔

[Hogladyrider]

All signed up to follow....love all your 1sts!  

 

We are booked on the K 18 day Hawaii for January 30th....our 1st to Hawaii our 1st since the shut down so really looking forward to your adventure.  We are "winging it" in ports as well except for the one HAL excursion we have booked via our HAL pkg.

 

This is going to be a blast!

[storkington]

Following along, as we might book this cruise for October 2024, and thinking about an inside cabin (due to free casino offer). It would be the first inside cabin for us and the itinerary and Konigsdam are new to us. Happy travels!

[Haljo1935]

3 hours ago, Hogladyrider said:

All signed up to follow....love all your 1sts!  

 

We are booked on the K 18 day Hawaii for January 30th....our 1st to Hawaii our 1st since the shut down so really looking forward to your adventure.  We are "winging it" in ports as well except for the one HAL excursion we have booked via our HAL pkg.

 

This is going to be a blast!

Thanks so much - glad you're here!

[GTVCRUISER]

Onboard the Koningsdam 

[Haljo1935]

Oh so close!! Roll call reports of cancelations making balconies available and people getting last minute upgrades. Not for me 😪

Boarding pass has same cabin and when I called in their system was down - told to call back. Ugh 🤷‍♀️

Good news is Navigator App and website seem to be on the same page; last cruise they weren't. 

 

San Diego here I come - well in a couple hours, but I'm coming!!

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[Vic The Parrot]

Hawaii. I'm jealous. 😎 

 

 

 Have a great trip ... You'll love it there!

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[Vic The Parrot]

BTW ... If you're hungry when you get to SD, and in the mood for Italian or pizza, I recommend Filippi's in Little Italy.

 

Great food. 

 

 

[oldbluff]

On 12/18/2023 at 9:52 AM, Haljo1935 said:

Last time I was on K'dam was last Dec for Mexican Riviera - love the ship and Grand Dutch Cafe.

DH is working, so this will be interesting. 

We probably cruised with you and your husband as we were on all of December except the Christmas sailing. We are also joining you for this one. Disembarked Eurodam this morning and now flying to San Diego. First Hawaii and Christmas cruise for us. We are also winging the ports. Have been to them before.

 

This will be fun!

[oldbluff]

On 12/19/2023 at 6:35 AM, vjblk said:

Heading to San Diego this afternoon.. See you on board! Looking forward to this cruise. 🌴🌴 Spent last New Years on the Koningsdam.

Yes we did.

 

Hip Hip Hooray!!

 

😀

[Haljo1935]

1 hour ago, Vic The Parrot said:

Hawaii. I'm jealous. 😎 

 

 

 Have a great trip ... You'll love it there!

Thank you!

[Haljo1935]

58 minutes ago, oldbluff said:

We probably cruised with you and your husband as we were on all of December except the Christmas sailing. We are also joining you for this one. Disembarked Eurodam this morning and now flying to San Diego. First Hawaii and Christmas cruise for us. We are also winging the ports. Have been to them before.

 

This will be fun!

Yes, it WILL be fun!

I was also on K'dam last Dec for Mexican Riviera, 2 weeks B2B. I remember having a great time. It wasn't Christmas, but the ship looked great all decked out. Can't wait to see how she looks this year.

I've not been to any of the ports, so I'm open to suggestions. 

Safe travels!

[Haljo1935]

1 hour ago, Vic The Parrot said:

BTW ... If you're hungry when you get to SD, and in the mood for Italian or pizza, I recommend Filippi's in Little Italy.

 

Great food. 

 

 

Thank you - I'm always up for great Italian food.

[Haljo1935]

I have no idea what happened to post #113. It looks like a drunk or a cat did the post. 🤔 Since I know I haven't had anything stronger than tea today, I'm blaming it on the cat. I did say he knew something was up...

So, if you didn't figure it out through the jumble, I was not visited by the Ipgrade Fairy, but I'm going anyway.🥳

[Haljo1935]

Oh good gosh - "Ipgrade Fairy" - really?🫣🙄

I don't know about all that, but the AA Upgrade Fairy did drop off an early Christmas gift - I got upgraded on tonight's ✈️ flight - YAY!!

We're right at an hour from takeoff and it's really empty here, but the seat map looked really full, hmm? And no gate agent, either. Of course, she walked up just as I took the picture. Still really empty gate, though, so maybe I'll get some sleep 💤 😴 on a nice quiet flight.

Look at this seasonally clad scientist type guy - he does not have lip balm w/spf and mine did not make its way into the suitcase 

🤨

[Haljo1935]

I think I got the Ipgrade Fairy instead of the Uograde Fairy - flight is canceled, next available is 7ish AM. Reason for cancelation? Pilot is out of hours - nobody to fly the plane.

They prefer you keep your spot on the new flight so you can use same boarding pass (really?) and so they don't have to pull luggage. But that flight doesn't show in their system  so no way to check on it.

2 other flights in AM arrive in plenty of time and currently have availability, but they don't want to move me. Say if the replacement flight doesn't go then they'll move me if there's still room. That doesn't sound right. I've flown a LOT and never been told anything like that. Is that a new rule? I understand luggage needs to go on same plane as pax, but with hours to move luggage between planes, it doesn't make sense to say wait until there's less than an hour to move it to do something... WTH?!

So, there's my sob story. I'm going to eat my meal voucher food  (which I had to take a tram to a different terminal to buy) and count my change (she didn't have ones so I got quarters) then go in search of a customer service counter to see about getting on a different flight. Too noisy to try to have a phone conversation, so I prefer to get help at a counter if possible. 

San Diego & Hawaii  - I'm getting there as fast as I can, lol.

Please, no lectures about flying in multiple days ahead; I know the rules and usually 1 day works. And I couldn't be gone that long...ugh