Live from the Koningsdam, it's a Solar Eclipse! April 5th to 27th

[fletcher32]

Hi @cruisn71, thank you for your report, nice pictures. We enjoyed Koningsdam a lot last summer, especially the 3 music venues. Do you know if there is a guitarist from Argentina playing in BB Kings Blues Band?

[cruisn71]

8 hours ago, fletcher32 said:

Hi @cruisn71, thank you for your report, nice pictures. We enjoyed Koningsdam a lot last summer, especially the 3 music venues. Do you know if there is a guitarist from Argentina playing in BB Kings Blues Band?

I will ask.

[cruisn71]

Another catchup post.

 

We have been doing well in trivia.  A good team has come together and we often win or are runners up.

 

The Lido lunch corner from a couple days back was Paella.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regular Lido lunch

s_pacific_lido_lunch_2023_-_menu_06_en (1).pdf

[cruisn71]

Dinner menus from April 11.  Tonight was a dressy night.  Our table of 6 all enjoyed the Tenderloin.

 

kodm-mdr_blue_gala_1.pdf

 

s_pacific_lido_dinner_2023_r_vis_sig_v1_-_menu_08_en.pdf

 

 

[cruisn71]

Catching up yet again. 

 

April 12

 

Today's corner is Snack corner.  I only got a shot of the menu and missed the food.

 

I am missing the rest of the menus for today.  Another lovely day on a day ship.

[cruisn71]

April 13th

 

Today the corner is Oriental corner.  It us a collection of Mediterranean and Indian dishes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch menus:

 

_dr_lunch_day_8.pdf

s_pacific_lido_lunch_2023_-_menu_09_en.pdf

 

Dinner menus:

s_pacific_lido_dinner_2023_-_menu_11_en.pdf

hawaii_dr_dinner_2023_menu_10.pdf

[cruisn71]

April 14

 

Today's corner is French corner.  Primarily mussels and frites. 

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch menus:

brunch_hawaiian_v.2.pdf

s_pacific_lido_lunch_2023_-_menu_10_en.pdf

 

Dinner menus:

 

hawaii_dr_dinner_2023_menu_10.pdf

s_pacific_lido_dinner_2023_-_menu_11_en.pdf

[cruisn71]

There was an Ice Cream social pop up today.  The lines were crazy long. You would think it was the last ice cream ever. I just got a vanilla cone from the Sweet Spot.

 

 

 

[0106]

Hi @cruisn71 thank you for this thread.  I will be sailing the Koningsdam to Hawaii in January.  Would it be possible for you to post a few Daily’s from your sea days.  I’m interested in what activities are available during the day as the cruise returns to San Diego.  Also, the times of the Main Theater performances so I can schedule my specialty dining times. TYIA

[Haljo1935]

51 minutes ago, 0106 said:

Hi @cruisn71 thank you for this thread.  I will be sailing the Koningsdam to Hawaii in January.  Would it be possible for you to post a few Daily’s from your sea days.  I’m interested in what activities are available during the day as the cruise returns to San Diego.  Also, the times of the Main Theater performances so I can schedule my specialty dining times. TYIA

Not @Crusin71 (thanks for letting me butt in) - here are a few sea day Dailies for the return to San Diego from the K'dam Dec 21 - Jan 6.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[0106]

@Haljo1935Thanks for your Dailys.  I don’t know why showtimes on your cruise and the one that followed were so early (6/8). I am hoping that on this cruise they have been adjust to 7/9ish like the rest of the fleet.

 

As far as daytime activities, I look forward to lectures and Hawaiian oriented classes. I’m not interested in “Coloring for Adults”.😊

[Haljo1935]

15 minutes ago, 0106 said:

@Haljo1935Thanks for your Dailys.  I don’t know why showtimes on your cruise and the one that followed were so early (6/8). I am hoping that on this cruise they have been adjust to 7/9ish like the rest of the fleet.

 

As far as daytime activities, I look forward to lectures and Hawaiian oriented classes. I’m not interested in “Coloring for Adults”.😊

Those early show times were difficult to coordinate with dinner; I do hope they adjust them to a bit later.

I did not attend any of the "camp activities" such as coloring or dot chasing, lol. The lectures seemed to always be SRO.

I hope these help  - enjoy your cruise!

[badtwin]

I was actually pleased with the show times as they looked to coordinate with the fixed dining times but realize the show times probably don't work with those who want to eat freestyle at some time in between.

 

We are boarding Koningsdam in Vancouver on April 27 for her first Alaska sailing of the year. We hope the menus and lunch specials continue for the 7 day Alaska sailings. Thank you so much for posting.  I am curious what her current fixed dining times are and if they will shift as the ship moves north.

[cruisn71]

The 6 and 8 showtime work well with the fixed dining schedule.  If you have the late 7:30 seating, you go to the 6 pm show before dinner.  The 8pm show lines up for those with early dining at 5:30.

 

Some of the other events that get scheduled at 7:30 aren't so great for late fixed dining.

[RuthC]

1 hour ago, cruisn71 said:

If you have the late 7:30 seating, you go to the 6 pm show before dinner. 

Which defeats the purpose of choosing late dining. If you need to get to the show for 6:00 PM, then you still need to end your afternoon early, and come in to shower and dress for dinner. 

Then you are finished with dinner sometime around 9:00-ish, but much of the entertainment offered closes down not much later. 
It's as if HAL WANTS people to go to bed early so they can close down. 

[cruisn71]

6 minutes ago, RuthC said:

Which defeats the purpose of choosing late dining. If you need to get to the show for 6:00 PM, then you still need to end your afternoon early, and come in to shower and dress for dinner. 

Then you are finished with dinner sometime around 9:00-ish, but much of the entertainment offered closes down not much later. 
It's as if HAL WANTS people to go to bed early so they can close down. 

We have had cruises with late dining and late entertainment.  They usually do that on European itineraries since they tend to eat later.    I do prefer the 9:30 shows best.  9:00pm shows are too early s we rarely finish dinner before 9:00.

[RuthC]

1 hour ago, cruisn71 said:

We have had cruises with late dining and late entertainment.  They usually do that on European itineraries since they tend to eat later.    I do prefer the 9:30 shows best.  9:00pm shows are too early s we rarely finish dinner before 9:00.

I haven't seen what I would call 'late' dining in a long time, and certainly not 'late' entertainment. Late dinner used to be at 8:15, now it is at 7:30. The late show was at 10:00, which gave a comfortable amount of time to come in from the day, shower and change for dinner, have some cocktail time, dine, and then see the show. The proper order to the end of the day! 

After the show there was still plenty of entertainment around the ship, including music and dancing in the Ocean Bar until 1:00 AM, and the Piano Bar closing as late as 2:00 AM (dropped to 1:00 AM shortly after I started closing that bar). Crow's Nest had music until at least 11:00, and then switched to disco for a couple of hours. 

I'm convinced HAL wants us all snuggled in our beds so the officers and crew can call it a night. 

[cruisn71]

Catch up mode  yet again....

 

April 15

 

The lido corner was Cheese and Fruit.  They had a nice selection of fruits and cheeses.

 

 

 

I missed the menus on the 15th.

 

[cruisn71]

April 15

 

The Cellar Master Bernardo held a popup wine market and tasting.  Holland America has revamped their wine program and stranded some wine inventory on the ship.  For $29 pp, we tasted 15 wines over the course of an hour and one could have multiple samples of each wine.

 

The wine varieties were as follows:

2 rieslings

1 gewurtztramiener

2 chardonnays

1 sauvignon blanc

2 rosees

1 tempranilo

2 pinot noirs

1 shiraz

3 cab sauvignon

1 port

 

Theses were fairly high end wines that were deeply discounted.  One of the cabs was marked down to $81 from the original price of $135.  Some of the wines were fantastic, but we will stick to our wine package bottles.  I neglected to photograph the wines.  I must have been too excited about the day drinking 🍸.

[cruisn71]

April 16  Kona

 

This was our first port day.  CBP was on board to clear everyone through customs.  They started with people on excursions and then went deck by deck.  We had been given a schedule and they were much faster than expected.

 

Normal tendering procedures with tickets.  Our 4 star status let us get off the ship quickly.

 

We have been to Kona before and spent the day wandering the port.  We went up the hill tothe shopping centers for some supplies and Ube softserve.  

 

The line for the return tender looked long, but moved quickly.

 

Today's menus

s_pacific_lido_lunch_2023_-_menu_12_en.pdf

kodm-lido_dinne-menu.pdf

hawaii_dr_dinner_2023_menu_12.pdf

[cruisn71]

I will finish updating this no longer Live from when I am back home.

 

We currently have a medical emergency on board.  We are heading to the coast of Oregon at full speed to rendezvous with the Coast Guard for a helicopter evacuation this evening.  We will still make it to Victoria on time.

 

There have been calls for a blood donors and a general surgeon to provide a 2nd opinion.  Not sure if it is a crew member or passenger who is injured.

[CruiseDuckDuo]

Our prayers go out to the injured person.  Hopefully the rest of your voyage will be smooth sailing.  Enjoy Victoria and we'll see you guys on Saturday in Vancouver.  

[cruisn71]

The medical evacuation was successfully completed off the seaview pool deck using the helicopter's hoist.

[Haljo1935]

57 minutes ago, cruisn71 said:

The medical evacuation was successfully completed off the seaview pool deck using the helicopter's hoist.

Thanks for the update. Prayers and positive thoughts for the patient and family.