Sept. 25 Vancouver or Seattle ?

[Math Guy]

Sept. 25 departure.The roll-call board at HAL has the Zaandam leaving from Seattle, although when we booked this cruise it was leaving from Vancouver.

Any insights ?

[Krazy Kruizers]

I don't know -- I looked at your Roll Call -- everyone mentions Vancouver as the port you will be sailing from.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1236593&page=4

[Math Guy]

Krazy Kruizers..sorry about the confusion. I should have indicated that this roll call is on The HAL facebook site, not the CC site. Thanks. Math Guy

www.facebook.com/HALcruises?sk=app_209690075711823 (http://www.facebook.com/HALcruises?sk=app_209690075711823)

[lka1012]

My guess is a typo. the HAL site shows Vancouver for both that cruise and previous one.

[RuthC]

Is this an Alaska cruise? Or is it a repositioning cruise where passengers may board in either port?
It is possible that the cruise starts in Vancouver, stops in Seattle, then continues on, and HAL has the wrong starting point listed?

[Krazy Kruizers]

It is a 17 day Circle Hawaii cruise that starts in Vancouver and ends in San Diego.

The first 5 days are At Sea -- no stop at Seattle.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Krazy Kruizers..sorry about the confusion. I should have indicated that this roll call is on The HAL facebook site, not the CC site. Thanks. Math Guy

www.facebook.com/HALcruises?sk=app_209690075711823 (http://www.facebook.com/HALcruises?sk=app_209690075711823)

That's all right.

I don't belong to Facebook so can't see what they are all talking about.

[gregdude]

Good try Ruth, but this cruise, according to the HAL web site, is leaving from Vancouver, going to Hawaii, and returning to San Diego. Because it ends in an American port and goes to an American destination it can't start at an American Port, thus it must start in Vancouver, or visit Mexico before returning to the San Diego. Bottom line it is leaving from Vancouver.

[lindalans]

I'm on the cruise, and it departs from Vancouver. :)

[RuthC]

Oh, I understand the PVSA, Greg. What I didn't know was that it's a Hawaii cruise. I had wondered if the ship was heading Down Under. There was talk a while back that it might be there next season. I lost track of what the final deployment for next year is going to be.

[Math Guy]

My guess is a typo. the HAL site shows Vancouver for both that cruise and previous one.
Good guess...and looks like the correct guess. But I would think that HAL would have fixed that typo by now. They didn't.

[erewhon]

Oh, I understand the PVSA, Greg. What I didn't know was that it's a Hawaii cruise. I had wondered if the ship was heading Down Under. There was talk a while back that it might be there next season. I lost track of what the final deployment for next year is going to be.

Ruth,
The Zaandam sails from San Diego to Sydney Australia, departing on October 30th.

[ilovethecooks]

Hi. I believe there are 5 ships sailing out of Vancouver on Sept 25/2011. We are on the Westerdam that sails from Seattle on Sept 24th to Vancouver. We then head down to San Diego and from there, its to Hawaii, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Fanning Island, another Island (not sure of name) and then return to San Diego. Our trip was advertised as 34 days originating in Vancouver and finishing in SD.
Lynda

[RuthC]

Ruth,
The Zaandam sails from San Diego to Sydney Australia, departing on October 30th.
Thank you! For a little while there I thought I was losing it totally.
Glad to know it's only a partial loss. ;)

[Math Guy]

Hi. I believe there are 5 ships sailing out of Vancouver on Sept 25/2011. We are on the Westerdam that sails from Seattle on Sept 24th to Vancouver. We then head down to San Diego and from there, its to Hawaii, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Fanning Island, another Island (not sure of name) and then return to San Diego. Our trip was advertised as 34 days originating in Vancouver and finishing in SD.
Lynda

You're right on. 3 at Canada Place...2 at the Ballantyne Pier.

[erewhon]

Thank you! For a little while there I thought I was losing it totally.
Glad to know it's only a partial loss. ;)

No Ruth, you certainly are not losing it:)

The Volendam has been chartered during the Rugby World Cup, which is being held here September/October. (Big occasion for our little country).
The Zaandam will continue with the usual itineraries, then do some Asian cruises before heading north for the Alaska season next year.