LouisV Posted December 6, 2007 #101 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I just got back from a 7-day on Westerdam that had a small "Dance Camp" group on it. They were nice folks, and really didn't interfere with normal enjoyment of the ship at all. They mostly used the Queen's Lounge and some of the conference rooms, and maybe the nightclub, at times during the day when they wouldn't be used for public events anyway. They did have a few lessons in part of the Crow's Nest during the day, but they only used the dance floor area; the rest of it was open, and they weren't playing music so the lessons were fairly easy to ignore. On the other hand, this was a pretty small group - I think only about 50 students and 5 instructors. I can see that a larger group might be more disruptive. Actually that group sounds like alot of fun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrumpy Posted December 11, 2007 #102 Share Posted December 11, 2007 On June 22-29, Westerdam has the Great Alaskan Maritime Marathon group onboard. DH just showed the ad to me. Addy is http://www.gammcruise.com/index.html . Hope it's okay to post that. Looks pretty good, but I don't know about tendering to and from Sitka with a bunch of smelly runners, LOL! Wonder if they'll run separate tenders... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harp Girl Posted January 14, 2008 #103 Share Posted January 14, 2008 We're sailing on the Zuiderdam on Feb 9, 2008 and there's a group listed that's going to be on board called Satron. Does anyone know who they are? I'm not really concerned, when we cruised to Alaska on the Oosterdam last July there was a group from Focus on Family that was 900 strong and we really didn't notice any problems. They took over the lounge most of the day, but not during the time the shows were scheduled. They were friendly and very nice and they left plenty of room for the rest of us in the casino! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O2B@C Posted January 17, 2008 #104 Share Posted January 17, 2008 We're sailing on the Zuiderdam on Feb 9, 2008 and there's a group listed that's going to be on board called Satron. Does anyone know who they are? ... I did a Google search, and all I could find was a company in Finland called Satron that makes hi-tech scientific instruments. Maybe this is a group cruise for their employees and/or customers? That probably wouldn't be too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted January 17, 2008 #105 Share Posted January 17, 2008 It is a TA in ND which puts together groups hosted by individuals there. I would guess smallish groups. I didn't realize I had misspelled the name -- it is Satrom. http://www.satromtravel.com/special_events.asp Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammybee Posted January 22, 2008 #106 Share Posted January 22, 2008 bishop84 Charters Noordam will be doing a series of 7-day full ship charters in June/July - I believe they are for State Farm. This looks interesting. The Noordam is MIA 6/18-7/16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O2B@C Posted January 22, 2008 #107 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Zuiderdam, Western Med, Oct. 11-23 - classical music group. Details at: http://www.geekcruises.com/top_b/cl01_top.html Looks like they will be occupying some of the public spaces on sea days, plus some onboard evening receptions. Probably will draw a well-behaved, classy crowd, though.:) (Actually, I wouldn't mind going on this one myself, if I had the time and $$ - lots of $$.:rolleyes: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Wandering Wino's&quo Posted January 29, 2008 #108 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Rick, noticed that Let's dance vacations is listed as on your list as sailing on the Oosterdam 10/18/2008, on their web site the date is 10/25/2008 aboard the Oosterdam Mexican Riveria. Hope this helps, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwahl1 Posted March 14, 2008 #109 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Who's going to be on your crusie, www.wa70.com/hdisplay.php is not working tonite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser809e8r09 Posted March 16, 2008 #110 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Yep, I can't access it either. Nor can I search the thread. At the risk of repeating a posting, here's one I found: http://www.specialeventcruises.com/crossword.html And another: http://www.worldcruiseandtours.com/rw/group/Seminar+on+Legal-Medical+Issues+-+December+20-27,+2008/sailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two if by Sea Posted March 16, 2008 #111 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Who's going to be on your crusie, www.wa70.com/hdisplay.php is not working tonite The domain seems to have switched hands or been lost.... Is that definitely the right domain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted March 16, 2008 #112 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I, or friends, have properly visited the site (wa70.com/hdisplay.php) from bellsouth.net, charter, comcast, and the cable co in Salisbury NC. There was a problem Friday which was fixed Friday morning. If someone is having a problem and will contact me directly, I will attempt to see what is wrong. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbon2 Posted March 17, 2008 #113 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Glad the poker player's group dates were posted on this thread, sailing once with this group was enough for us. Would change our sailing date if we found out they were on another cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two if by Sea Posted March 17, 2008 #114 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I, or friends, have properly visited the site (wa70.com/hdisplay.php) from bellsouth.net, charter, comcast, and the cable co in Salisbury NC. There was a problem Friday which was fixed Friday morning. If someone is having a problem and will contact me directly, I will attempt to see what is wrong. Rich Ah -- it works if you go to http://wa70.com/hdisplay.php but not if you stick a www. in front of the wa70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted March 17, 2008 #115 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Thanks for the clarification, it has now been corrected. It may take a day or so for the change to be applied everywhere. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzisme Posted March 18, 2008 #116 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Is there a way to find out about groups on other lines other than HAL? we are presently booked for a RCI ship (as noted in my signature) any info would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted March 20, 2008 #117 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Is there a way to find out about groups on other lines other than HAL? we are presently booked for a RCI ship (as noted in my signature) any info would be appreciated. Since no one has any other answer, I will tell you what I know. My list was generated due to interest on this board. In following threads about groups, I have seen a list for CCL, but no where else (but I might have missed one). I do not believe any board other than here and CCL has such a list. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdave Posted March 23, 2008 #118 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Your list shows that the 4/5/08 sailing of the Ryndam will have a carplayer poker group on board. I went to their web site and it doesn't show this cruise. Can you verify that the group will be on this cruise? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted March 24, 2008 #119 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Your list shows that the 4/5/08 sailing of the Ryndam will have a carplayer poker group on board. I went to their web site and it doesn't show this cruise. Can you verify that the group will be on this cruise?Thanks The information was correct at the time it was added. There are several reasons you might not have found it. First is that there are several groups offering poker cruises. Second, since the cruise is not far off, they may have sold out and pulled it from their site. I have no way other than web searches to find these groups, so I have no one to call to verify if a group still exists. The list exists as a guide only. I hope you enjoy your cruise. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seychellesdream Posted March 24, 2008 #120 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Can't say that I mind a bunch of medical people on my ship. :) http://www.1800sailyes.com/default.asp?sid=15235&pid=20848 http://www.cruisesfordoctors.com/conted.htm http://seacourses.ensembletravel.com/index.php?topic=MedicalConf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takemewithyou Posted March 25, 2008 #121 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Glad the poker player's group dates were posted on this thread, sailing once with this group was enough for us. Would change our sailing date if we found out they were on another cruise. Was wondering what you can tell us about this group. You said "once was enough", could you (or anyone else who has an opinion) elaborate? They are booked on a Hawaii cruise I had considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammybee Posted March 25, 2008 #122 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Westerdam 11/9 Jazz Cruise Westerdam 11/23 Olivia Westerdam 3/1/09 Olivia Eurodam 2/21 RSVP RSVP has been selling cabins on this charter for about a month to their existing client base. It has yet to show on the RSVP web site and HAL continues to sell cabins to the public. Sounds to me like the the contract has yet to be finalized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammybee Posted March 25, 2008 #123 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Was wondering what you can tell us about this group. You said "once was enough", could you (or anyone else who has an opinion) elaborate? They are booked on a Hawaii cruise I had considered. We sailed with this group once and on that sail, they numbered in the serious hundreds. They tended to be very casual and for the most part, did not participate in much of anything, other than poker. The dining rooms and bars were half empty. Your experience may differ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisV Posted March 25, 2008 #124 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Westerdam 11/9 Jazz CruiseWesterdam 11/23 Olivia Westerdam 3/1/09 Olivia Eurodam 2/21 RSVP RSVP has been selling cabins on this charter for about a month to their existing client base. It has yet to show on the RSVP web site and HAL continues to sell cabins to the public. Sounds to me like the the contract has yet to be finalized. Our b2b cruises were cancelled twice on the Westerdam as 2 segments fell on Nov 9 and after rebooking a second time one fell on Nov 23. According to our TA, she knew nothing about the group bookings until HA cancelled on us. Since then we have rebooked with Celebrity for a November cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammybee Posted March 25, 2008 #125 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Our b2b cruises were cancelled twice on the Westerdam as 2 segments fell on Nov 9 and after rebooking a second time one fell on Nov 23. According to our TA, she knew nothing about the group bookings until HA cancelled on us. Since then we have rebooked with Celebrity for a November cruise. Unless a TA stays on top of known charter organizers for the buzz, there is no way for them to know if a cruise is apt to be chartered until the charter organizer and cruise line have a contract. It's only then, that public bookings get cancelled. Celebrity is another favored cruise line for charter companies because of its size and perception of an upscale experience. Given it's almost April, I think it unlikely for there to be any further charters for 2008. I hope the third time is the charm for you.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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