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COLLEYBERRY
June 18th, 2010, 01:18 PM
I am so excited, we have made final payment on our Alaskan cruise.:):)

It's official we are truly going....I promise to write the biggest,fattest,review on our return. I can' t wait to savor Alaska and spend cruise time with DH.

O Happy,happy day !!!:D
gpmacki
June 18th, 2010, 01:19 PM
Yes it is going to be a blast, I hope you enjoy it as much as we will. Who knows we might even bump into each other.
TracieABD
June 18th, 2010, 01:24 PM
I am so excited, we have made final payment on our Alaskan cruise.:):)

It's official we are truly going....I promise to write the biggest,fattest,review on our return. I can' t wait to savor Alaska and spend cruise time with DH.

O Happy,happy day !!!:D

Congratulations!:)
When will you be going? On what ship?
CowPrincess
June 18th, 2010, 01:27 PM
YAY!!! :D Congratulations!!!!!!!

I paid mine yesterday, happy with the exchange rate, so took the plunge. (As a side note, we just took a new credit card that gives Westjet dollars, so we are using it for everything -- including a new roof, flights to Vancouver, pre-paid hotel in Vancouver, OBCs, shorex -- I bet they are kinda sorry they gave us one :) )

Enjoy your Alaskan vacation!
Krazy Kruizers
June 18th, 2010, 01:28 PM
Congratulations!!

Enjoy your Alaskan cruise.
COLLEYBERRY
June 18th, 2010, 01:32 PM
Congratulations!:)
When will you be going? On what ship?


Thanks Tracie:)...Zuiderdam Sept 4..out of Vancouver. can't wait.
gpmacki
June 18th, 2010, 01:39 PM
Same cruise.

I remembered seeing you name on the forum list
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1218270&highlight=zuiderdam

My wife and I laughed and had to ask our friend at work if he was cruising with us since he is also a Colley!
maxout
June 18th, 2010, 01:43 PM
Wonderful! :D

Enjoy the Great Land...


http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/max511/cruising/DSCN3978.jpg
COLLEYBERRY
June 18th, 2010, 01:49 PM
YAY!!! :D Congratulations!!!!!!!

I paid mine yesterday, happy with the exchange rate, so took the plunge. (As a side note, we just took a new credit card that gives Westjet dollars, so we are using it for everything -- including a new roof, flights to Vancouver, pre-paid hotel in Vancouver, OBCs, shorex -- I bet they are kinda sorry they gave us one :) )

Enjoy your Alaskan vacation!


I 've spent the last two weeks watching the Canadian dollar.:D Like you happy with the exchange.,we saved a lot by booking in American funds.

Thanks so much for the heads up about the credit card,I'll look into it. They may be doublely sorry.:D

We love to fly West Jet ( in fact got a fabulous seat sale for this flight to Vancouver)

Wishing you a wonderful cruise as well.:)
COLLEYBERRY
June 18th, 2010, 01:50 PM
Wonderful! :D

Enjoy the Great Land...


http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/max511/cruising/DSCN3978.jpg



You just took my breath away... Thank you:)
gpmacki
June 18th, 2010, 01:52 PM
We have to fly on Friday evening Air Canada unfortunately. My wife and daughter and her boyfriend have to work till 3pm, but I'm off with the grandkids. Staying at the Fairmont Waterfront.

This is our second cruise to Alaska, first was on the Radiance in 2004, on our own. This time we are taking the kids with us.
COLLEYBERRY
June 18th, 2010, 01:54 PM
Congratulations!!

Enjoy your Alaskan cruise.


Thank you KK....and while I am at.. thank you for all the info you so generously share with us here on CC.:)
COLLEYBERRY
June 18th, 2010, 02:09 PM
We have to fly on Friday evening Air Canada unfortunately. My wife and daughter and her boyfriend have to work till 3pm, but I'm off with the grandkids. Staying at the Fairmont Waterfront.

This is our second cruise to Alaska, first was on the Radiance in 2004, on our own. This time we are taking the kids with us.


Colleyberry is a childhood nick name.:D We had planned to stay at the Fairmont Waterfront...but opted for a cruise package with the Sutton Place .Hotel. The Fairmont looks lovely... have a safe flight and a wonderful cruise with your family:) Alaska awaits!!:D
CowPrincess
June 18th, 2010, 02:24 PM
Colleyberry, it is RBC Westjet Mastercard. The whole process has been pretty disorganized so far, but we are hoping that the flight rewards are worth the aggravation :) It also provides some insurance for out of country travel, which our other cards don't in any meaningful fashion.
Travalerie
June 18th, 2010, 03:26 PM
I am excited for you as well. My birthday is on 9/8, so you should be looking at something beautiful that day! Can we trade places? Just on that day then I will let you go back to your vacation;)
COLLEYBERRY
June 18th, 2010, 03:36 PM
I am excited for you as well. My birthday is on 9/8, so you should be looking at something beautiful that day! Can we trade places? Just on that day then I will let you go back to your vacation;)


Nope.:D:D
But I do wish you a very Happy Birthday.(I promise to look at one beautiful thing just for you:))
fsdj1097
June 18th, 2010, 03:42 PM
Nope.:D:D
But I do wish you a very Happy Birthday.(I promise to look at one beautiful thing just for you:))

We just returned from the Zuiderdam r/t Vancouver on June 5th and had a wonderful cruise.

We love the inside passage and which ever HAL ship that we're on. The Zuiderdam, the crew, and the food were outstanding.

Have a great cruise and don't forget that review when you return!!!
COLLEYBERRY
June 18th, 2010, 04:19 PM
We just returned from the Zuiderdam r/t Vancouver on June 5th and had a wonderful cruise.

We love the inside passage and which ever HAL ship that we're on. The Zuiderdam, the crew, and the food were outstanding.

Have a great cruise and don't forget that review when you return!!!


So glad you had a great cruise :) I won't forget, promise:)
knitlady037
June 18th, 2010, 07:02 PM
Congratulations! Enjoy your cruise!
sapper1
June 18th, 2010, 07:52 PM
I can feel your excitement. I hope your cruise is everything you want it to be
COLLEYBERRY
June 18th, 2010, 07:56 PM
Congratulations! Enjoy your cruise!


Thank you Knitlady:) We can't wait to be on the ocean again.
COLLEYBERRY
June 18th, 2010, 07:59 PM
I can feel your excitement. I hope your cruise is everything you want it to be


Thanks Sapper.... you know I'll do my very best to make it so .:D
DizzyDallasDi
June 18th, 2010, 10:13 PM
Colleyberry is a childhood nick name.:D We had planned to stay at the Fairmont Waterfront...but opted for a cruise package with the Sutton Place .Hotel. The Fairmont looks lovely... have a safe flight and a wonderful cruise with your family:) Alaska awaits!!:D

Hi Colleen and congratulations on the final payment! No backing out now....yeh, like that would ever happen. ;)

This feels like a deja vu moment for me because I stayed at Sutton Place last year before my Alaska cruise...on the Zuiderdam...in an aft cabin...just like you, except mine wasn't a wrap suite. :p So many similarities...I'm beginning to wonder if we weren't separated at birth?

In order to keep this feeling going, would you be so kind as to have a couple of cocktails at the Sutton Place bar...it's a really great place. Now, I'll tell you a little secret....the bartender that was there in May '09 had a brother who was a wine steward on the Zuiderdam. The bartender gave me a note to give to his brother asking him to send me a complimentary bottle of wine (of course, there were a few "family-type" words as well). (While sitting at the bar, we had a chance to chat each other up quite a bit.) Anyway, I found the wine steward after the first night's dinner and received the wine, along with a very nice note, 3 days into the cruise, delivered by my room steward. The folks at my table kept asking if I'd received the wine each evening and all were very excited when I fnally showed up at dinner with it. Maybe the same bartender will still be there....ya never know.

Have a fabulous cruise to my favorite U.S. state.

Diane

P.S. I loved loved loved Vancouver and my first visit to our wonderful neighbors in Canada. :)
IRL_Joanie
June 18th, 2010, 10:27 PM
Thanks Tracie:)...Zuiderdam Sept 4..out of Vancouver. can't wait.

I definitely want to see and hear your review!! We will be going on this same cruise next year and I've never been on Zuiderdam nor been to Vancouver, Skagway, Tracey Arm, etc. So am really interested in what your thoughts and all will be.

Congrats on Final Payment my friend!!

Joanie
Assateague Island Princes
June 19th, 2010, 12:15 AM
WOO-HOO, Colleyberry! We just returned from the Amsterdam's 14 day itinerary this past Monday - and it was nothing short of magic! I miss Alaska already. Enjoy and savor every moment - it goes so darn fast!
PathfinderEss
June 19th, 2010, 01:22 AM
Oh how exciting, making your final payment. Congratulations and have a awesome cruise.
Sailkeywest
June 19th, 2010, 05:48 AM
Congradulations, Colleyberry! Ooh the anticipation now! I just know that you will have an amazing time! :)
COLLEYBERRY
June 19th, 2010, 07:06 AM
Hi Colleen and congratulations on the final payment! No backing out now....yeh, like that would ever happen. ;)

This feels like a deja vu moment for me because I stayed at Sutton Place last year before my Alaska cruise...on the Zuiderdam...in an aft cabin...just like you, except mine wasn't a wrap suite. :p So many similarities...I'm beginning to wonder if we weren't separated at birth?

In order to keep this feeling going, would you be so kind as to have a couple of cocktails at the Sutton Place bar...it's a really great place. Now, I'll tell you a little secret....the bartender that was there in May '09 had a brother who was a wine steward on the Zuiderdam. The bartender gave me a note to give to his brother asking him to send me a complimentary bottle of wine (of course, there were a few "family-type" words as well). (While sitting at the bar, we had a chance to chat each other up quite a bit.) Anyway, I found the wine steward after the first night's dinner and received the wine, along with a very nice note, 3 days into the cruise, delivered by my room steward. The folks at my table kept asking if I'd received the wine each evening and all were very excited when I fnally showed up at dinner with it. Maybe the same bartender will still be there....ya never know.

Have a fabulous cruise to my favorite U.S. state.

Diane

P.S. I loved loved loved Vancouver and my first visit to our wonderful neighbors in Canada. :)


Hi Diane
Thank you for the wine story ,such fun.....we are staying in the condo type suites pre cruise and the hotel proper post cruise. Apparently lots of celebrities stay there,any sightings.?:D

Yes sister friend we do love our "wakeviews" I shall toast a sunset in your honor and you can be sure I will cherish every moment of our cruise

So glad you loved Vancouver ,one of our favorite cities.
Colleen

P.S. Not sure how I'd explain chatting up a bartender and then him passing me a note to DH :D:D
COLLEYBERRY
June 19th, 2010, 07:23 AM
I definitely want to see and hear your review!! We will be going on this same cruise next year and I've never been on Zuiderdam nor been to Vancouver, Skagway, Tracey Arm, etc. So am really interested in what your thoughts and all will be.

Congrats on Final Payment my friend!!

Joanie



You will love Vancouver Joanie, Alaska ..well that's just a given.;)
I enjoy writing so I'll have fun with my review...but I do tend to get a little wordy , so be fore warned :o I'll try and contain myself but after all it is Alaska .:D
COLLEYBERRY
June 19th, 2010, 07:38 AM
[quote=Assateague Island Princes;24878737]WOO-HOO, Colleyberry! We just returned from the Amsterdam's 14 day itinerary this past Monday - and it was nothing short of magic! I miss Alaska already. Enjoy and savor every moment - it goes so darn fast!


Fourteen days..how I envy you.:)..We are sailing for7,it will go even faster.for us,I will savor every moment....maybe if I don't sleep it'll seem longer :D

Magical, you are so right ...what a perfect way to describe Alaska I can hardly wait to get there.:)
COLLEYBERRY
June 19th, 2010, 07:45 AM
Oh how exciting, making your final payment. Congratulations and have a awesome cruise.


Thank you Melodie, we are beyond excited,:) It has been two years since our last cruise and we are both so ready to be cruising again.
COLLEYBERRY
June 19th, 2010, 07:50 AM
Congradulations, Colleyberry! Ooh the anticipation now! I just know that you will have an amazing time! :)


Thank you Sailkeywest...anticipation is part of the fun.:)
Love the beach
June 19th, 2010, 08:42 AM
Have a great cruise! Alaska is awesome--now I know why people return again & again!
Marge
COLLEYBERRY
June 19th, 2010, 09:08 AM
Have a great cruise! Alaska is awesome--now I know why people return again & again!
Marge


Thank you Marge..this will be trip two for us...DH is so in love with Alaska ,
when deciding which cruise intinerary to take ... he lobbied pathetically for Alaska :D I took pity and agreed .... ;)
AZNative2000
June 19th, 2010, 09:24 AM
Congratulations! You picked a perfect ship. We returned from Alaska June 12 (working on my review).

MAXOUT: How do you manage to get such gorgeous large photos on CC??? I have some I'd like to share but files too big.
COLLEYBERRY
June 19th, 2010, 09:43 AM
Thanks AZNative..I will look forward to your review and photos :)

Maxout's photo was indeed incredible.
maxout
June 19th, 2010, 10:47 AM
AZNative2000

Detailed instructions on photo posting can be found here... :D

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1190091&highlight=
AZNative2000
June 19th, 2010, 05:08 PM
Thanks MAXOUT! I'll get started ASAP..