Krazy Kruizers Posted February 24, 2009 Author #26 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Welcome home, Yonnie. Sherry and I are glad to have met you and Joe on the February 2nd sailing. I especially enjoyed our lengthy talk up by the Lido pool on the day that there was a man in our bathtub. (He was the plumber.) :p:D What lively stories of work, travel, and wonderful travel adventures over the years you have to tell! Is your knee feeling any better? Debby Hi Debby and Sherry It was great meeting you both. Have an appointment on March 9th to see the doctor -- knee hasn't been giving me too much problems. Thanks for asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 24, 2009 Author #27 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Question for you, Yonnie.....I'm wondering the impact of President's Week school vacation in the Northeast on the Noordam this past week? :confused: The impact was huge when she sailed from NYC...I suspect it is markedly decreased now that she's in FL and there are other ships for 7 day cruises. The concierges said that we had only 21 children on board for President's week. That's not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmaPajama Posted February 24, 2009 #28 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Got home late last night. Present temperature this morning is 7 degrees!! -- not ready for this cold. Missed the heavy snows north of us. 7 Degrees - sure makes ya glad to be home, huh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 24, 2009 Author #29 Share Posted February 24, 2009 On Feb 16 (St Lucia) the captain came on the PA system at 3:15 and announced that due to the strikes in both Martinique and Guadelope. Our captain told us that they had been informed about the situation a couple of days before and had been working on getting us another port that would work with the sailing distance involved as they didn't want us to have just a day at sea. The captain said that they were lucky to get Dominica. Two other ships were also scheduled to be at Martinique with us -- since I don't know their itineraries, I have no idea if they were able to schedule a susbstitute port. The strikes were due to the fact that the people wanted more money and lower food prices. All the gas stations, stores, communications (internet and telephones were all down). There were no buses, taxis or any other forms of transportation due to the fact no one can get gasoline. When the 600 people who had been on the tours going from Castries to Soufrier got back on the ship, the captain again repeated the announcement for them around 6:30 PM. I know that some people who have never been to that port were disappointed and I feel sorry for them. We have been to Martinique several times -- really don't like the place -- so -- personally we were happy to go back to Dominica. I have no idea how long these strikes will last or what the conditions will be like once the strikes are over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innlady1 Posted February 24, 2009 #30 Share Posted February 24, 2009 The concierges said that we had only 21 children on board for President's week. That's not bad. Thanks for answering my question, Yonnie. That isn't bad at all. I seem to recall that in years past there were 300+ kids on board during President's Week. I figured that number might decrease once the ship moved to Florida. Wow...7 degrees. That's a shock to your system after being in the Caribbean for 20 days! Our temps haven't been too bad since returning home. It's 38 degrees now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellebaby Posted February 24, 2009 #31 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Got home late last night. Present temperature this morning is 7 degrees!! -- not ready for this cold. Missed the heavy snows north of us. Not to worry... You'll be back on the Westerdam before you know it! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 24, 2009 Author #32 Share Posted February 24, 2009 When we booked this cruise, it was not a Collector's Edition. So we had 2 booking numbers. Last summer I discovered that the 2 cruises were being offered as one. We tried to get the new reduced rate that was being offered for the one cruise -- but no luck -- we would have had to give up the room we had booked and taken pot luck at what was left since they claimed that there was a waiting list for the SA category at that time. Then as the economy got bad and people cancelled, more SA's opened up and a some people got great upsell prices. This was something new for back-to-back cruises -- the second cruise had different menus (there were a few items that were repeated). But things like Beef Wellington did not appear on any of the second cruises menus. To be honest -- we thought that the menus for the first 10 days were much better than the second 10 day cruise. Also -- we noticed that the quality of the beef had gone downhill. Shortly before our cruise larger lobster tails had been ordered for both the Pinnacle and the dining room. So when we went to the Pinnacle during the first cruise we ordered the Lobster Tails for dinner -- they were between 7 1/2 and 8 ounces -- really great. And they were the same size in the dining room on the last formal night. But on the second cruise when Joe ordered the lobster tail at the Pinnacle -- it was barely 5 ounces!! On the last formal night we did not order them. We noticed that some people got large ones and other people got a very small one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 24, 2009 Author #33 Share Posted February 24, 2009 On the Feb 2 - 12 cruise because we missed HMC at the beginning of the cruise, we did not have to go through immigration when we got to St Thomas. But we were surprised on our Feb 12 -22 that after having been to 4 foreign ports before we got to St Thomas, we did not have to go through immigration when we got there. Also we did not have to fill out the Bahamian forms for HMC. There were 250 - 280 (each official we talked to gave a different number) of us who were intransit guests on Feb 12. Another nice surprise -- we did not have to get off the ship and report to immigration in the cruise terminnal. The officals came on board!! Originally we were told that we would be reporting to the Queen's Lounge at 9:15. Then we got a letter indicating that we could report any time from 8:30 - 10 AM to the Vista Lounge. At 8:50 there was announcement made that we were all to report to the Vista Lounge immediately. We were done in a couple of minutes. Once again we were surprised that we were allowed to stay on board the ship while she was being inspected by the Coast Guard ----------- but -------- the Noordam got a score of 100!!!!!!! Way to go Noordam!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 25, 2009 Author #34 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Some Noordam notes: Day #1 - Feb 2 - board ship -- smart casual night First evening there was no Welcome Aboard show Movie: Get Smart - Queen’s Lounge 5 PM and 10:30 PM Movie: The Duchess - Vista Show Lounge - 9 PM For PS, SA, SB and SC passengers - cocktail party in Neptune Lounge from 7:30 PM - 8:15 PM Cocktail of the Day - Tropical Tom - $5.50 Martini of the Day - Candy Apple Cosmopolitan - $5.50 Mocktail of the Day - Four Seasons Punch - $3.25 Day #2 - Feb 3 - HMC - smart casual Missed the port due to high swells Movie: Hancock (2 PM - Hudson Room) (7:30 PM & 10 PM - Queen’s Lounge) 8 & 10 PM - Vista Show Lounge - comedian Danny Shorts Cocktail of the Day - Ultra Strawberry Lemonade Martini of the Day - Green Apple Martini Mocktail of the Day - Orange Pineapple Spritzer Day #3 - Feb 4 - At Sea - Formal Movie: Death Defying Act - 2 PM; 7:30 PM; 10 PM 7:45 & 9:45 PM - Vista Lounge - Captain’s Welcome Aboard Toast 8 & 10 PM - Production Show - If Walls Could Rock Cocktail of the Day - Cuban Mojito Martini of the Day - Grapefruit Cosmopolitan Mocktail of the Day - The Ultimate Margarita Day #4 - Feb 5 - St Thomas - smart casual 10:30 AM -- Cooking Class ($29) Movie: The Dark Night - 2 PM and 8 PM 5:30 - 8 PM -- Lido Deck BBQ 8 & 10 PM - Vista Show Lounge - musical virtuoso Salina Wazie (?) Cocktail of the Day - Epic Lido Spiced Daiquiries Martini of the Day - Fresh Squeezed Lemon Drops Mocktail of the Day - Fresh Grapefruit Not A Cosmo Day #5 - Feb 6 - Dominica - smart casual 10:30 AM - Cooking Class ($29) Movie: Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 6 PM and 8:30 PM 7:30 - 8 PM - VIP Party moved from Oak Room to Crow’s Nest due to a few showers 8 & 10 PM - Vista Show Lounge - magic. Comedy and mind reading with Mel Mellers Cocktail of the Day - Blue Coco Mojito Martini of the Day - Cucumber Lime Smash Mocktail of the Day - Strawberry Smoothie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 25, 2009 Author #35 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Day #6 - Feb 7 - At Sea - Formal Suite lunch at Noon - upper level of the dining room Movie: Rachel Getting Married - 5; 8 & 10:30 PM 8 & 10 PM - Production Show - Paparazzi Cocktail of the Day - Sunside Martini of the Day - Tanqueray 0100 Mocktail of the Day - Mango Smoothie Day #7 - Feb 8 - Curacao - smart casual Movie: Appaloosa - 6:30 and 10 PM 9 PM - Lido Pool Party 11 PM - Filipino show Cocktail of the Day - The Raspberry Seabreeze Martini of the Day - Luxury Espresso Mocktail of the Day - Cool as a Cucumber Day #8 - Feb 9 - Aruba - smart casual 10:30 AM - Cooking Class ($29) Movie: Eagle Eye (Queens Lounge - 12:30 & 10:30 PM) (Hudson Room - 8 PM) 8 & 10 PM - Vista Show Lounge - music and magic with Garin Bader Cocktail of the Day - Pina Colada Day #9 - Feb 10 - At Sea - Formal Mariner brunches were at 11 AM and 1 PM -- new awards were done in the dining room at the beginning of brunch Movie: Sex & The City - Hudson Room - 3:30; 6 & 9:30 PM 8 & 10 PM - Production Show - That’s Vegas Cocktail of the Day - New Fashioned - Bermuda Style Martini of the Day - Fresh Squeezed Kiwi Lemon Drop Mocktail of the Day - Pina-Not-A-Colada Day #10 - Feb 12 - At Sea - smart casual 3 - 4 PM - Bigger Dessert Extravaganza in the dining room Movie: City Of Ember (Hudson Room - 10 AM) (Queens Lounge - 12 NN; 8 & 10 PM) 10 PM - Farewell Variety Show Cocktail of the Day - Strawberry Banana Ecstasy Martini of the Day - The Gibson Mocktail of the Day - Mango Smoothie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 25, 2009 Author #36 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Feb 12 - 22 Notes Day #1 - Feb 12 - Ft Lauderdale - smart Casual Movie: Burn After Reading - Queens Lounge - 12:30; 5 & 10 PM 10 PM - Vista Show Lounge - Let Us Entertain You For PS, SA, SB and SC passengers - cocktail party in Neptune Lounge from 7:30 - 8:15 PM Cocktail of the Day - Tropical Tom Martini of the Day - Candy Apply Cosmopolitan Mocktail of the Day - Four seasons Punch Day #2 - Feb 13 - At Sea - Formal 1 PM - Cooking Class ($29) Movie - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - Hudson Room - 8 & 10 PM 7:45 & 9:45 PM - Vista Lounge - Captain’s Welcome Aboard Toast 8 & 10 PM - Vista Lounge - Production Show - If Walls Could Rock Cocktail of the Day - Ultra Strawberry Lemonade Martini of the Day - Green Apple Mocktail of the Day - Orange Pineapple Spritzer Day #3 - Feb 14 - At Sea - smart casual Noon - Suite lunch on the upper level of the dining room Movie: The Duchess - Hudson Room - 5:30; 8 & 10 PM 8 & 10 PM - Vista Lounge - Brian G - impressionist, comedian & multi-instumentalist 11 PM - Valentine’s Dance Cocktail of the Day - Cupid Cosmo Martini of the Day - Fresh Grapefruit Cosmopolitan Mocktail of the Day - The Ultimate Unleaded Margarita Day #4 - Feb 15 - St Maarten - smart casual Movie: Body Of Lies - Queens Lounge - 12:30; 8 & 10 PM 8 & 10 PM - Vista lounge - music and magic - Garin Bader 5:30 - 8 PM - Lido BBQ Cocktail of the Day - Epic Lido Spiced Daiquiries Martini of the Day - Fresh Squeezed Lemon Drops Mocktail of the Day - Fresh Grapefruit - not a cosmo Day #5 - Feb 16 - St Lucia - Formal Movie: Flash of Genius - Hudson Room - 6 & 10 PM 8 & 10 PM - Production Show - Paparazzi Cocktail of the Day - Blue Coco Mojito Martini of the Day - Cucumber Lime Smash Mocktail of the Day - Strawberry Smoothie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 25, 2009 Author #37 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Day #6 - Feb 17 - Barbados - smart Casual Movie: The Secret Life of Bees - Queens Lounge - 8:30 & 10:30 PM Big Screen Movie - Vista Lounge - 7 PM - Australia 7:30 - 8 PM - VIP Party - Oak Room 9 PM - Lido Pool Party 11 PM - Indonesian Crew Show Cocktail of the Day - Sunside Martini of the Day - Tanqueray 0100 Mocktail of the Day - Mango Smoothie Day #7 - Feb 18 - Dominica (Martinique substitute) - smart casual Movie: Fireproof - Hudson Room - 1, 8 & 10:30 PM 7 & 9 PM - Queens Lounge - Broadway Moves to Queen’s 7:30 - 8 PM - Mariner's Medal holders party - Crow's Nest -- 1127 Mariner's on board -- 150 medal holders 8 & 10 PM - comedian Richie Minervini Cocktail of the Day - The Raspberry Seabreeze Martini of the Day - Luxury Espresso Mocktail of the Day - Cool As A Cucumber Day #8 - Feb 19 - St Thomas - smart casual Movie: Iron Man - Hudson Room - 7:30 & 10 PM 8 & 10 PM - Vista Lounge - The Violin Venus - Jane Hunt 11 PM - Dessert Extravaganza Cocktail of the Day - Fresh Hand Shaken Margaritas Day #9 - Feb 20 - At Sea - Formal 12:30 - Cooking Class ($29) 11 AM & 1 PM - Mariner’s Brunch Movie: - Made of Honor - Hudson Room - 7:30 & 10:30 PM 8 & 10 PM - Production Show - That’s Vegas Cocktail of the Day - New Fashioned - Bermuda Style Martini of the Day - fresh Squeezed Kiwi Lemon Drop Mocktail of the Day - Pina-Not-A-Colada Day #10 - Feb 21 - HMC - smart casual Movie: The Love Guru - Hudson - 6, 8 & 10 PM Big Screen Movie - The Stone Angel - Vista Lounge 7 PM 10 PM - Vista Lounge - Farewell Variety Show Cocktail of the Day - Strawberry Banana Ecstasy Martini of the Day - The Gibson Mocktail of the Day - Mango Smoothie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 26, 2009 Author #38 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Something we really enjoyed -- the 2 for 1 cocktails offered every day from 4:30 - 5:30 in both the Ocean Bar and the Crow's Nest. The first cruise the Ocean Bar was packed every night -- there were people even standing around with their drinks as there were a couple of ocassions when they were no seats left. There was no announcement made in the daily program for this special during the first cruise. But the second cruise you could always find a seat -- people were not taking advantage of a good offer. In fact -- on the second cruise there was a notice about the 2 for 1 drink offered listed a couple of times in the daily program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 27, 2009 Author #39 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Appetizers for Noordam: Dinner Hour Appetizers in the Ocean Bar & Crow’s Nest: These appetizers were served only at 5 PM: Bitterballen with mustard sauce Breaded & fried salmon nuggets Coconut breaded shrimp Duck spring rolls with Teriyaki sauce Meatballs with ginger sweet & sour sauce Mini crab cakes Pot stickers with soy garlic dressing Chicken sate with peanut sauce Spinach & red pepper pastry swirls Won Ton sausages with ranch sauce Vegetarian spring rolls Crab & Lobster croquette with tangy cilantro sauce Grilled mini mushroom quesadillas with salsa These appetizers were served at 7 PM: Cream cheese wheel with pistachio & apricott on cracker Bay shrimp with lime herb mayonnaise in tartlet Bitterballen with mustard sauce Breaded & fried salmon nuggets Blue cheese mousse with celery & walnuts Jumbo prawn with zesty lime cocktail sauce on white toast round Coconut breaded shrimp Duck spring rolls with Teriyaki sauce Baby shrimp salad with mango cilantro in tartlet Brie cheese on pumpernickel garnished with fruits Meatballs with ginger sweet & sour sauce Mini crab cakes Cherry tomato with Mozzarella & basil on whole wheat bread Chicken mousse quenelle in tartlet Pot stickers with soy garlic dressing Herb cheese pearl in hazelnut crust on whole wheat cracker Alaska smoked salmon tartar with capers & wasabi mayonnaise Chicken sate with peanut sauce Spinach & red pepper pastry swirls Jumbo prawn with dilled cocktail sauce on crouton Blue cheese mousse in pumpernickel crust Won Ton sausages with ranch sauce Vegetarian spring rolls Mint rubbed goat cheese on melba toast cracker Smoked salmon in rosette with horseradish cream on crouton Crab & Lobster croquette with tangy cilantro sauce Grilled mini mushroom quesadillas with salsa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpat Posted February 27, 2009 #40 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Wow KK you are amazing with all of your info. It was very nice meeting you and your husband on the Noordam. I had told you we had booked the Zaandam for Mexico but Hal did a date change which does not work for us so I think we will be back on the Noordam for the 3/25/10 sailing. I am trying to book it today and get the SA cabins we had on this sailing. Again nice meeting you and all the CCs at the meet and greet. And I agree with all that was said that it was a great cruise on a great ship with a great crew. 1st cruise on Hal for me but I think there will be many more in the future. We have been on a a few other lines but I think we found a home.:D Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 27, 2009 Author #41 Share Posted February 27, 2009 [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Hi Fred[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]It was great meeting your family and you.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]I read that about HAL cancelling a couple of the Sea of Cortez cruises -- and that is such a great itinerary.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Hope you get a great deal on the 3/25/10 Noordam cruise.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpat Posted February 27, 2009 #42 Share Posted February 27, 2009 [quote name='Krazy Kruizers'][B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Hi Fred[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]It was great meeting your family and you.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]I read that about HAL cancelling a couple of the Sea of Cortez cruises -- and that is such a great itinerary.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Hope you get a great deal on the 3/25/10 Noordam cruise.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/quote] Well I got the cabins I wanted and we are booked back on the Noordam. But I do have a question for you. We have never done ship excursions before on any of our cruises but on this itinerary there are a couple we might want to do. How far in advance can you book them and is it best to do it on line or over the phone direct with HAL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted February 27, 2009 #43 Share Posted February 27, 2009 [quote name='Krazy Kruizers'][B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Something we really enjoyed -- the 2 for 1 cocktails offered every day from 4:30 - 5:30 in both the Ocean Bar and the Crow's Nest.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]The first cruise the Ocean Bar was packed every night -- there were people even standing around with their drinks as there were a couple of ocassions when they were no seats left. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]There was no announcement made in the daily program for this special during the first cruise.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]But the second cruise you could always find a seat -- people were not taking advantage of a good offer. In fact -- on the second cruise there was a notice about the 2 for 1 drink offered listed a couple of times in the daily program.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/quote] [B] Happy you enjoyed the very, extra special Noordam so much. She's a magnificent ship IMO with a great crew. We love that ship, obviously. :) A drink special from 4:30 - 5:30 means little to people with 8 P.M. dining. We have our pre-dinner cocktails at 7:15 or so. That's a useless time for us for cocktails. [/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 27, 2009 Author #44 Share Posted February 27, 2009 [quote name='fpat']Well I got the cabins I wanted and we are booked back on the Noordam. But I do have a question for you. We have never done ship excursions before on any of our cruises but on this itinerary there are a couple we might want to do. How far in advance can you book them and is it best to do it on line or over the phone direct with HAL?[/quote] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Congratulations on getting the SA cabins that you like!![/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]If there are specific tours that we are interested in, we book them online as soon as they become avaiable -- some tours will sell out quickly. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]I doubt if tours for 2010 are available yet -- start to check in 6 months.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]If you change your mind anout an excursion, you have until 10 days before the cruise to cancel -- will go back onto your charge card.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]If you wait until you are on the ship and change your mind, you can get a full refund on Embarkation day only -- will become shipboard credit.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 27, 2009 Author #45 Share Posted February 27, 2009 [quote name='sail7seas'][B] Happy you enjoyed the very, extra special Noordam so much. She's a magnificent ship IMO with a great crew. We love that ship, obviously. :)[/B] [B]A drink special from 4:30 - 5:30 means little to people with 8 P.M. dining. We have our pre-dinner cocktails at 7:15 or so. That's a useless time for us for cocktails. [/B][/quote] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]On the first cruise there were quite a few people who did not have the 5:45 dining time and were enjoying the 2 for 1 cocktails.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Also on our second cruise, in our group of 8 that got together nearly every day for cocktails, 4 of them had the 8 PM dinner.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]So there are people who enjoy specials reguardless of the time they eat.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpat Posted February 27, 2009 #46 Share Posted February 27, 2009 [quote name='Krazy Kruizers'][B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Congratulations on getting the SA cabins that you like!![/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]If there are specific tours that we are interested in, we book them online as soon as they become avaiable -- some tours will sell out quickly. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]I doubt if tours for 2010 are available yet -- start to check in 6 months.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]If you change your mind anout an excursion, you have until 10 days before the cruise to cancel -- will go back onto your charge card.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]If you wait until you are on the ship and change your mind, you can get a full refund on Embarkation day only -- will become shipboard credit.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [/quote] Thanks for the reply and advice. Is there a date where they come out prior to the cruise or pot luck to try and get them and you just have to check every day starting in 6 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 27, 2009 Author #47 Share Posted February 27, 2009 [quote name='fpat']Thanks for the reply and advice. Is there a date where they come out prior to the cruise or pot luck to try and get them and you just have to check every day starting in 6 months[/quote] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]No special date -- just keep checking.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Some tours open early -- others late. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]And HAL may sometimes adds more tours for ports once you are on the ship.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted February 27, 2009 #48 Share Posted February 27, 2009 [quote name='Krazy Kruizers'][B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]On the first cruise there were quite a few people who did not have the 5:45 dining time and were enjoying the 2 for 1 cocktails.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Also on our second cruise, in our group of 8 that got together nearly every day for cocktails, 4 of them had the 8 PM dinner.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]So there are people who enjoy specials reguardless of the time they eat.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/quote] :confused: [B] People who had 8 P.M. dinner were dressed for the evening at 4:30 ? Odd. Either that or they were doing some really serious drinking for 3 1/2 hours. [/B] :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 27, 2009 Author #49 Share Posted February 27, 2009 [quote name='sail7seas']:confused: [B]People who had 8 P.M. dinner were dressed for the evening at 4:30 ? Odd. Either that or they were doing some really serious drinking for 3 1/2 hours. [/B]:D :D[/quote] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Many were in their bermudas and other casual dress.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Had their drinks -- relaxed for awhile -- went back to their cabins and dressed and then onto dinner.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissy123 Posted February 27, 2009 #50 Share Posted February 27, 2009 To KK, Wow, that list of appetizers is astounding. Would I be correct in guessing there were a few available every night, and your list was a compilation of the seven nights? If DH had a drink, and I didn't, is there pressure for all in the bar area to buy drinks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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