MAIL CALL!! -- Mariner Magazine!!

[Krazy Kruizers]

Our mailman usually delivers our mail anywhere from 4:30 - 5:30 -- but today he was early.

The fall issue of the Mariner Magazine just came!!

[sail7seas]

Sad Face......... Boo Hoo........

<My mail came already today but no Mariners Magazine arrived>

[Krazy Kruizers]

Maybe you will get yours on Monday.

DH is already pouring over it!!

[LAFFNVEGAS]

That is great, so looking forward to another one. We willsee what is in our mail today:)

[AAAAmerican]

Nothing yet was in either of our mail deliveries today.

We have two normal deliveries daily . Our local postal office is great, the Union workers do a nice job and thru rain sleet snow and hail the mail does get through...

Is the US Postal Service (Quasi Government) going to have Sunday deliveries?:rolleyes:

Some USPS Offices near here are finally open nightly to Seven PM (7 PM) at night. But not Sunday and Saturday till only Two PM (2PM).

A few banks are even open on Sundays here for full lobby services ..notary.. accounts.. traveler checks ..currency ...and drive in services too.

We live in the only county (Bergen) of twenty one whish still have the blue laws here.
Yes most everything is closed on Sunday by NJ and County Laws.


But Monday will be here soon enough and hope it (Mariner) is in those deliveries.:D

[elmorejj]

Gosh, I thought twice daily mail went the way of the dinosaurs!! I rec`d my Mariners mag today also........jean:cool:

[booboo29]

We don't have delivery here, but I walked over to the Post Office to check my box and no Mariner:( Hopefully on Monday!!

Jennifer

[jhannah]

No Mariner Magazine delivered on this desert carrier route today! :(

A-N-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-I-O-N

[kirkc]

I haven't seen one of those magazines in over a year since we moved to our new house. And yes...I changed my address on the web site, but I really think that HAL is computer challenged most times.

[the2ofus]

Mine came on Tuesday. I feel so special! Will be on board Zaandam in just four weeks!!

[WNYCRUISER]

Have not received the last two or three Mariner magazines, so I'm not holding my breath that I will get one this time.

[cruznon]

After three HAL cruises, we've only received one Mariner magazine...ever. (The issue featuring the christening of the Noordam.)
Is there a magic number of cruises before you get magazine on a regular basis?

[duck tune]

We have not received Mariner Magazines in a long time and forget trying to remember how long it has been since we received special promotions via email!! DH and I have called HAL, written, emailed and done just about everything to get our email address changed (it happened 6 months + ago) and they still can't get it right. We have lived in this house almost 26 years so it's not because we moved either:confused:

[Dog Mommie]

You mean HAL really HAS a magazine???:confused:

Could have fooled me! We've read about it, but have NEVER seen it!

E-mails??? They do e-mails???:eek:

Gee. it would seem if they can send us docs, they could send us the magazine, promos, etc.:mad:

[Toad]

Cape Cod didn't receive it today either!

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Just got done running around and getting groceries and checked the mail and sadly no HAL Mariner Magazine:(

[Atomica]

I have yet to actually recieve a printed Mariner magazine - I think I'll go try to find the pdf file again :)

[Krazy Kruizers]

kirkc

You really need to call HAL and tell them your new address - their web site never picks up anything like that.

[Krazy Kruizers]

When we first cruised HAL, years ago, we did get the magazine quite regularly. Then they stopped coming for a few years and we began to complain. Besides our calling Seattle, our TA also began calling Seattle. About 1 1/2 years ago we finally got back on the list and have been getting them.

[Krazy Kruizers]

AAAAmerican

Mail 2 times a day????!!!

Not here - our mailman can't even get to all the homes on his route in a timely manner once a day. Most days we don't get mail until VERY late in the day.

SNOW --- here in western PA if we do get a big snowfall - no mail on our route.

[lougee1043]

have not received one in a very long time---i know that hal cant send a mag to everyone but you would think they would send one to those people that have a cruise on the books

the mariner pdf mag on the hal web site is for spring 06

[May4]

I haven't received my Mariner Mag. as of yet, but Seattle's a long pony express ride from Florida.:p

Perhaps I'll find it tomorrow stuck in between the mountains of Christmas catalogues that are arriving lately en masse.

[RuthC]

I haven't received the new one yet, but almost don't care if I ever do. They aren't at all like they used to be. Once upon a time they had some interesting articles in them---news on what's going on at HAL, short- and long-range plans, that sort of thing.
Lately they seem to be promos, ads, and itineraries. They're just another brochure, it seems.

[stanford's girl]

Wow, I guess I should feel special as I received mine last week. :cool:

[Sueseb]

Dog Mommie, I know how you feel --except that we haven't moved and yet have never received a Mariner magazine! Maybe tiles from the Zaandam don't count!

[Sunshine91]

My Mariner mag arrived today here in Delaware. We hadn't gotten them in ages & then after Noordam's maiden I sent an e-mail to the Mariner Society. I've gotten all 3 so far this year. Of course now it seems like the daily e-mails have dried up. What's with that, I wonder?

[RuthC]

I've never gotten much in the way of e-mails from HAL, but now that you mention it the snail-mail brochures seem not to be coming fast and furious as they were. Haven't seen one since ???:confused:

[Sunshine91]

I've never gotten much in the way of e-mails from HAL, but now that you mention it the snail-mail brochures seem not to be coming fast and furious as they were. Haven't seen one since ???:confused:

Exactly! I got that big Alaska one that unfolded to a HUGE poster-size piece of paper. A couple of days later, an e-mail about it saying I should have gotten it, & then, nothing. That was the last e-mail "special offer."

Maybe the person responsible for sending out the e-mails is on a cruise? :)

[Copper10-8]

Wow, I guess I should feel special as I received mine last week. :cool:



But you are special daaahlin';)

No Mariner Mag yet

[NapTown Jim]

I was beginning to wonder when the next Mariner would be out. We got a "Mariner Savings" mag/brochure in the mail a month ago, but no Mariner Mag in Indianapolis yet. :( Here's to hoping it will be in my mailbox when I get home from work today!

[jhannah]

28366

Still waiting ............................

[elmorejj]

Ruth, I hear ya!! The mag was starting to look like just another pricing brochure. Was pleasantly surprised to see a couple of good articles in this one, especially the article on Whales in Dominica.........jean:cool:

[sail7seas]

No Mariners Magazine here. Maybe it'll be in today's mail??

[Roz]

I got mine yesterday, Sept. 11. Actually, it wasn't that great. Not much in it. I always mail in the card for the chance to win a free cruise. This time it's a 15-day cruise on the Zaandam.

Roz

[booboo29]

Still nothing in Northen Michigan.:cool: :(

[AAAAmerican]

No
Other
Peoples
Experiences
(\:rolleyes:/)

Yet here MARINER Mag has not been sited even from the hawks nest .. well at sea is it still a crows nest?

We are half way between West Point USMA and NYC, NY.:cool:

[JoanneF]

Our first cruise on HAL was one yr ago and I've never received a magazine :confused:

[bepsf]

All I got was bills and credit card offers...
:(

[jhannah]

All I got was bills and credit card offers...
:( You mean, there's something else????? ;)

[Vic The Parrot]

Guess it's my turn this quarter to be at the "bottom of the list" as well ...


All I got was another Ballys health club membership offer.
(Are they trying to tell me something?? ... )


:D

[bobpatj]

Ours arrived yesterday!

[NapTown Jim]

Oh Happy Day!! Our Mariner Magazine came in today's mail. :)

I liked the Dominica Whale article as well as the one on Pompei.

[jhannah]

Cool! We were just in Pompeii, so it will be great to get that issue. Hopefully. Some day.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Hang in there, Jim - it will come. Remember one time we got ours nearly 2 months after everyone else!!

[earl_m]

still waiting!! How long will they send it after you went cruising.

[Druke I]

Mine came yesterday - but perhaps the postman read it before delivering it, as he does with Cruise Travel magazine, which always comes a week after everyone else reports having received it.

Noted someone else mentioned twice a day mail delivery - haven't seen that since shortly after the end of WWII!

[Toad]

Cape Cods came today!

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Cool! We were just in Pompeii, so it will be great to get that issue. Hopefully. Some day.

Jim, We got our issue today. So you should definitely get yours tomorrow unless you mailman want to read it for another day:D I am pretty sure I mailman delivers a few of them in our neighborhood.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Glad to hear that you all are getting your Mariner Magazines!!

[jhannah]

Jim, We got our issue today. So you should definitely get yours tomorrow ... Nope! Still waiting! *sigh*
:confused:

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Nope! Still waiting! *sigh*
:confused:


My guess is you have a mailman that is interested in taking a cruise or it got stuck to another magazine and another Mariner in you neighborhood got two. ;) The double Mariner Magazine happened to us one time.

[diboja]

What is everyone getting so excited about receiving a commerical magazine???

Just a question - not to infuriate people?
Possibly some people think that they belong to a "special" category - I think not!

HAL is a business and if they can promote a certain cruise or a category - more power to them - its your dollars they are interested in - other than that - nothing else!!!! Mariners are NOT special...other than your bucks!

[sail7seas]

:( No Mariners Magazine here yet.

Seriously doubt my mailman is holding it back to read......then again, 'ya never know!! He does ask about our cruises when we return. ;)

[starysacz]

Arrived yesterday here in CT.

[Copper10-8]

What is everyone getting so excited about receiving a commerical magazine???

Just a question - not to infuriate people?
Possibly some people think that they belong to a "special" category - I think not!

HAL is a business and if they can promote a certain cruise or a category - more power to them - its your dollars they are interested in - other than that - nothing else!!!! Mariners are NOT special...other than your bucks!

Hello hello hello Diboja from Winnipeg, Manitoba! Welcome to CC!

You're completely right! Mariners aren't special. They're just folks that have taken at least one HAL cruise. Everyone is just waiting for the excellent recipes that are posted in Mariner Magazine:)

[sail7seas]

Good thing I came home from Maasdam with HAL's new cookbook or I'd really be pouting I was missing out on recipes. I'm sure whatever recipes are in their cookbook.

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Everyone is just waiting for the excellent recipes that are posted in Mariner Magazine:)

And there was at that a wonderful recipe for soup that sounded great but DH but DH just wrinkled up his nose.

Actually for many cruising, HAL has become a hobby or at least our favorite activity and when we receive anything that has to do with HAL we are just a bit excited. :)

[Copper10-8]

Well now S7S, I'm not a cook (I'm lucky I can make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich) but in the Spring 2006 magazine, there was an excellent recipe about how to make Tiramisu. Embarrased to say, I gave it a try but had to call the Fire Department to respond for smoke buildup in the kitchen:o . Can't wait to see what's in the new copy!

[jhannah]

Uh, John ... didn't anyone tell you that tiramisu is NOT a flambe? :D

[Sunshine91]

And there was at that a wonderful recipe for soup that sounded great but DH just wrinkled up his nose.

I totally agree with your husband - Roasted Shallot & Butternut Squash Soup with Beet Crisps. Why would anyone crisp a beet? Ugh. :p

Actually, it sounds like something MY husband would like. :)

[Copper10-8]

Uh, John ... didn't anyone tell you that tiramisu is NOT a flambe? :D

Gee thanks Jim, now you're telling me! Where were you when I needed you?:rolleyes:

[sail7seas]

Well now S7S, I'm not a cook (I'm lucky I can make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich) but in the Spring 2006 magazine, there was an excellent recipe about how to make Tiramisu. Embarrased to say, I gave it a try but had to call the Fire Department to respond for smoke buildup in the kitchen:o . Can't wait to see what's in the new copy!

I think you best leave the cooking to the great HAL Chefs, John. Could be way tooooo costly for you to keep trying your hand in your kitchen.

Hmmm....Tiramisu is sounding VERY good right about now. Better go see if they included that in their cookbook. ;)

[Vic The Parrot]

My copy finally came yesterday (Thur)

I was starting to wonder that maybe the carrier pigeon came down with something ....



:eek: :D

[Krazy Kruizers]

Glad you got your copy Vic.

[dare2dream]

I took my first and only cruise last summer on HAL to AK. I have NEVER received a Mariner's Magazine mailed to my home. According to this thread I SHOULD be getting it. Does anyone have a number or email address I can contact to request a Mariner's Magazine?

Or course I often get the "Mariner's Special Offer" solicitations.

Happy sailing to us all.

Brenda

[AAAAmerican]

Arrival on the second delivery.

All I will say What a nice rack...oops is that polite in the company to say that?

It is a whale of an issue !:cool:

It gives the USP Box number on the rear cover too so that is probably where communications should be sent.

It is:
Holland America Line
USPS Box 34985
Seattle, WA 98124-4985

[Copper10-8]

Got mine today:) Good stuff on Pompei, the Yukon and Buenos Aires but the recipe is for Roasted shallot and butternut squash soup with beet crisps:eek: Holy moly, what's up with that???

[hammybee]

I just got an e-mail with a link to the on line version. I guess Iam not worth the postage:)

[AAAAmerican]

Did you see the price reductions in the Rack Issue .. the one online now..?:cool:

[AAAAmerican]

The USPS does deliver...but the question then is when to you?;)

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Got mine today:) Good stuff on Pompei, the Yukon and Buenos Aires but the recipe is for Roasted shallot and butternut squash soup with beet crisps:eek: Holy moly, what's up with that???

John, I thought that the Butternut Squash Soup sounded pretty good but would definitely pass on the Beet Crisps:D Come to think of it I think I might have had the Butternut Squash Soup and it was pretty good.

[sail7seas]

I just got an e-mail with a link to the on line version. I guess Iam not worth the postage:)

What are you complaining about? :confused:
I didn't get the e-mail or the magazine. :rolleyes:
I think I'll call and ask for a copy.

[Krazy Kruizers]

sail

You haven't gotten your copy yet???

[x lindsay x]

For those who haven't received a physical copy of the magazine here's the link to the online version.

http://hollandamerica.com/mariner/marinerMagazine/magazine.do

[RevNeal]

I got mine several days ago.
Very nice.
Wish I had LOTS of money and LOTS of free time.
As it is, I'm booked solid through next May, with NO time and NO money for any cruises after it until Jan 2008. :(
Oh ... well ... I'll be enjoying the 60 or so days that I've got booked between now and May 20. :D

[jhannah]

I got the e-mail with the online link. It said that I'd be getting my issue soon ... whatever "soon" means. ;)

[Dbedros]

Got the email link last night, which is better than nothing. Nice stuff in it, actually made me want to do Naples again.

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Jim, You got the email, I got the magazine:D I never received the email:confused: I even just checked my spam mail. Actually I would prefer the real deal, it some times takes too long to load to view on-line.

[scopewest]

Got my Mariner this morning. Hmm, I wonder if they mail them out in waves!

[serendipity1499]

My copy finally came yesterday (Thur)

I was starting to wonder that maybe the carrier pigeon came down with something ....:eek: :D

That Carrier Pigeon or Pony Express arrived in Southwest Florida today (Sat.)..

Jean...Thanks for the heads up on the Whales of Dominica...We'll be there in Nov...

But first, must try the "Roasted Shallot & Butternut Squash Soup w/Beet Crisps".:eek: .. Assumed you were all kidding! ..Yep I know what assume means & for that I get 50 Whacks with a wet Noodle..;)

So, off to the kitchen now! If we don't like the soup, can always go out & have some Tiramisu to cleanse the palette..:D See you later

[skyedoggie]

Our magazine was delivered today! Thanks to these posts for the tip about the card to fill out for the chance to win a cruise! Ours will be in the mail! Enjoyed the magazine and being tempted by the pics and descriptions of places still on our list to visit!

Happy Day!:)

Skyedoggie

[MikeinSA]

Finally got to south central Texas today - well Texas is a BIG state:)

[Krazy Kruizers]

Good to hear that a lot of you are getting the magazine.

[earl_m]

Not yet, hopely it will come in on monday..

[Sunshine91]

What are you complaining about? :confused:
I didn't get the e-mail or the magazine. :rolleyes:
I think I'll call and ask for a copy.

Something is seriously wrong with HAL's computers if Sail didn't get the Mariner mag. It's more than just a "pricing" glitch. ;) :eek:

Sorry, I couldn't resist. Sail, you're just, you're just, THE HAL lady. I mean, if they can't get the mag to you, how can they get it to everyone else?

[AAAAmerican]

Sunday deliveries?

Why not ?

We have somtimes gotten special packages on Sunday delivered but the Postal Service office here only has a couple people working for those highly profitable packages that are delivered...

Has anyone here ever written/called Postmaster Potter on that?

:cool:

If there were more hours and days they would have more revenues too...

The largest profit item is the overnight for the USPS. Stamps are the main business.

Only a few USPS Offices are open till Seven PM near us.

Are yours open later like that too?

NYC has a few open 24/7.:cool:

[booboo29]

Yipee YaaaHoooo:p Ours arrived today. I am anxious to leave work and go home and relax while flipping through it.

Jennifer

[jhannah]

DING-DING-DING-DING-DING. We have a winner!!!!

Finally got mine in today's mail. They hadn't forgotten me after all. ;)

[Krazy Kruizers]

Glad to hear that you got yours Jim.

[diboja]

Hello hello hello Diboja from Winnipeg, Manitoba! Welcome to CC!

You're completely right! Mariners aren't special. They're just folks that have taken at least one HAL cruise. Everyone is just waiting for the excellent recipes that are posted in Mariner Magazine:)


Hi Copper...
Thanks for the welcome - although I am not new here. Have been lurking/posting for about 3 years. I am a mariner and have not received the recent magazine as yet - I suppose its the Cold North Winds from here keeping the mail down in the USA...

[sail7seas]

:( Still no magazine here in Massachusetts. I'll read it on-line.

[dakrewser]

Got mine yesterday, read it today. I'm vastly underwhelmed.

Each issue, it seems, has less editorial content and more "catalog" content. I know where the line sales, I know what the ships are!

Not that many years ago, the Mariner Mag had, at most, a couple of half-page or quarter-page ads for cruises. There might be an insert with a listing of 4-6 "Mariner special" sailings. Now it's no different from the brochures the line will send out to anyone who asks.

I'm not sure who HAL thinks they're marketing to with this "junk mail," but it isn't me. I don't need a full page of reasons why HAL is "kid friendly". I'm not interested in the "all singing, all dancing, all juggling" Master Chef Dinner!

I'm beginning to think I'm just not interested in HAL any more.

Maybe we'll look at Oceania for next year...

[booboo29]

I'm not sure who HAL thinks they're marketing to with this "junk mail," but it isn't me. I don't need a full page of reasons why HAL is "kid friendly". I'm not interested in the "all singing, all dancing, all juggling" Master Chef Dinner!

..

dakrewser I would have to agree on this point. I was not impressed with this catalog either. If I was looking at HAL for the first time I would probably not book based on their advertising as being sooo kid friendly. I have already reviewed the Master Chef Dinner and really don't care for it at all. I am not yet thinking of changing lines, as I still have a very enjoyable cruise experience, but too many kids splashing around in the adult pool will probably send me packing.

[earl_m]

There is a heaven! I got mine today. I live in montreal,:D

[Copper10-8]

Hi Copper...
Thanks for the welcome - although I am not new here. Have been lurking/posting for about 3 years. I am a mariner and have not received the recent magazine as yet - I suppose its the Cold North Winds from here keeping the mail down in the USA...

If Quebec got it (see Earl M's post) then it's gotta be making it's way west-bound across Ontario to Manitoba, Diboja! Good luck!

[AAAAmerican]

It is nice to see foward observers..


Postal Codes in CA have less to do with deliveries really than Postal Workers do...

:eek:

Cooper 10-8 knows his 10-20's:cool:

[Copper10-8]

It is nice to see foward observers..


Postal Codes in CA have less to do with deliveries really than Postal Workers do...

:eek:

Cooper 10-8 knows his 10-20's:cool:

Very good on that "10" code, AAAA; read ya 10-2

[duck tune]

Still no magazine to us in Reno. Still no email specials either.:(

[duck tune]

Still no magazine to us in Reno. Still no email specials either.:(

[gentlemancruiser]

Krikc - We haven't recieved a Mariner magazine in over 2 years now. We've also moved several times in the past 4 years, so I can understand it might get lost with the most. But to my surprise it was waiting for me when I got home on tuesday......
I also belong to Cunard's world club, and they haven't sent me anything since my first cruise also 6 years ago. We've cruise with them 3 times since then. go figure.....

[cruznon]

Our Mariner magazine arrived yesterday!
Yep, made it all the way to Southern California!
:)

[CruisinNana]

I just received mine today in Alabama!

[RuthC]

Mine came in on Wednesday, the 20th. That's quite a while after the first report!
Sail, at least it's the same neighborhood as you. Perhaps yours will be around soon. Maybe?

[sail7seas]

I'm a Happy Mariner....... :D

Got mine today. You're were right, Ruth. :cool:

[Krazy Kruizers]

Ruth and sail

Glad to see that you both finally got your Mariner magazines.

[jhannah]

Hooray! I'm glad they finally reached you two.

[RuthC]

Thanks, KK and Jim.
I've glanced through this one and it's good this time! There's some nice articles---not just the usual promos that it had started to become.

[RuthC]

Double your pleasure. Double your fun. Try the WSOD!

[LHC]

OUr mail train must be slow in the South. Mine came yesterday.
Linda
P.S. We do everything slow here in the South, well most things. Its a lifestyle, you know.

[sail7seas]

Thanks KK and Jim......

I agree that it's a nice issue and I'm happy we got our copy. I always enjoy reading it. I especially like the piece on Pompeii. Reminds me of a wonderful visit we had there.

[boards]

Whoopeee got our Mariner (Cdn. version) today. BUT also got a notice of possible jury duty as well. Hope that is it not going interefere with our next cruise whenever it may be next year.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Glad to hear that you got your Mariner's magazine.

[Krazy Kruizers]

How far in advance are you notified of jury duty??

We get a form to fill out. About a month or two later we get called.

[boards]

Well it says it is for next year, but not when and only that you may be called. This could really put a crip in any plans. I don't have any problem about being called, but would hope you get plently time before you have to really be a part of it.

[hammybee]

Well it says it is for next year, but not when and only that you may be called. This could really put a crip in any plans. I don't have any problem about being called, but would hope you get plently time before you have to really be a part of it.

I have deferred jury duty due to vacation/cruising plans. I thought I was going to have to prove the financial loss I would incur by serving. In reality, they did not even ask for documentation.

[bepsf]

I never got my Mariner's Magazine...
:(
Is there still the online version?

[Krazy Kruizers]

Brian -- usually HAL keeps it on their website for at least a month or 2 -- I haven't check to see if it is still there.

[kryos]

I never got my Mariner's Magazine...
:(
Is there still the online version?
Don't fret. I just got mine today. I'm sure yours is on the way.

Blue skies ...

--rita

[AAAAmerican]

I have deferred jury duty due to vacation/cruising plans. I thought I was going to have to prove the financial loss I would incur by serving. In reality, they did not even ask for documentation.

Thats one place still where your word is still good.. they are able to see if need be the P list etc..:rolleyes:

What is the rate of pay for Jurors in your State there for Petit and Grand?

As well how many day(s) of service are required ? Here ithat s is a County measure.

:eek:

[AAAAmerican]

Don't fret. I just got mine today. I'm sure yours is on the way.

Blue skies ...

--rita


*YIKES* that is quite a while.. I wonder where the delay occured ? Tell your Local Postmaster so they know and can correct the defficiency..

:eek:

[duck tune]

Our Mariner Magazine finally showed up (Reno, NV) on Thursday 9/28.