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FIRELT5
September 25th, 2008, 04:32 PM
Any idea when booking will open for Summer & Fall 2010 Voyages. HAL Booking engine is only up to 4/2010. TNX :)
Phamer55
September 25th, 2008, 04:34 PM
Has anyone seen an actual itinerary for these Bermuda voyages on the Veendam for 2010?
jtl513
September 25th, 2008, 04:39 PM
Any idea when booking will open for Summer & Fall 2010 Voyages. HAL Booking engine is only up to 4/2010. TNX :)
Has anyone seen an actual itinerary for these Bermuda voyages on the Veendam for 2010?
Vic the Parrot has reservations on the first two Veendam cruises to Bermuda August 7th and 14th. He made these while on the Eurodam over Labor Day weekend. Maybe he'll tell us what the itinerary is!
duchess7
September 27th, 2008, 02:43 AM
Has anyone seen an actual itinerary for these Bermuda voyages on the Veendam for 2010?
I also booked Bermuda while onboard but the confirmation does not show an itinerary. The announcement was made onboard and the newsletter states the ship will be stopping in Hamilton and St George and leaves from NY
Vic The Parrot
September 27th, 2008, 03:21 AM
Vic the Parrot has reservations on the first two Veendam cruises to Bermuda August 7th and 14th. He made these while on the Eurodam over Labor Day weekend. Maybe he'll tell us what the itinerary is!


Is someone paging me ?? :D ;)


Like the duchess said, the proposed itinerary is going to be Hamilton and St George's. Bookings are being accepted on board on a request basis, and the $100 deposit will be used to hold a reservation as soon as HAL finalizes the details.
Krazy Kruizers
September 27th, 2008, 06:29 AM
That's hurricane season for Bermuda!!
Jade13
September 27th, 2008, 06:57 AM
That's hurricane season for Bermuda!!

August is hurricane season? We have been there in June.
Jade13
September 27th, 2008, 06:59 AM
Is someone paging me ?? :D ;)


Like the duchess said, the proposed itinerary is going to be Hamilton and St George's. Bookings are being accepted on board on a request basis, and the $100 deposit will be used to hold a reservation as soon as HAL finalizes the details.

So, why can't my PCC find out anything about this? I booked a FCC while onboard the day it was announced (on Eurodam). When you say booked, do you have a specific cabin? Or do you mean you have a FCC and someone will contact you when the dates are finalized?
RuthC
September 27th, 2008, 01:32 PM
August is hurricane season? We have been there in June.
Yes, August is hurricane season. You could even call it "high season" as August and September are the most active months.
Hurricane season extends from 6/1-11/30 every year.
Krazy Kruizers
September 27th, 2008, 03:57 PM
One time we did a Bermuda cruise the end of July -- all the way back to New York we were outrunning the winds from a storm approaching Bermuda. We even left Bermuda early to get ahead of the storm.
sail7seas
September 27th, 2008, 04:12 PM
Living is a risk. Everyone evaluates for themselves the level of risk they think they are facing and their comfort level with it.

If we lived our lives being so careful to remain totally risk free in all things, how much we would miss out on.


It's only a cruise in the end.
If there is a storm, the Captain will never put his passengers, crew and ship at risk. You will be safe but may not have the vacation you planned on.

In the end, that really isn't such a huge big deal IMO


The odds are strongly in favor of most going as planned.
Can't run from your shadow your whole life. IMO
BermudaMom
September 27th, 2008, 06:35 PM
June 30 to November 30 is hurricane season and patterns show our area most active normally in September. But, it is what it is. There is always a chance re bad weather when you travel. We were on the Eurodam from Quebec September 11th and got the end of Hannah along the Canadian coast. Tonight here on de rock we're getting a little bit of tropical storm Kyle as it goes by. Not too bad but I wouldn't want to be outside right now! I hope good weather follows all of you who venture to my home rock when HAL returns.
FIRELT5
September 27th, 2008, 06:41 PM
June 30 to November 30 is hurricane season and patterns show our area most active normally in September. But, it is what it is. There is always a chance re bad weather when you travel. We were on the Eurodam from Quebec September 11th and got the end of Hannah along the Canadian coast. Tonight here on de rock we're getting a little bit of tropical storm Kyle as it goes by. Not too bad but I wouldn't want to be outside right now! I hope good weather follows all of you who venture to my home rock when HAL returns.

What happened to all of the Vendors at Harbour night ???
We were there on 9/17 and only a handfull of them were there. The rock was beautiful as always :)
welove2cruise232
September 27th, 2008, 07:49 PM
So does anyone have a clue when HAL will release the Bermuda cruises for sale/post the itinerary???
FIRELT5
September 27th, 2008, 08:02 PM
So does anyone have a clue when HAL will release the Bermuda cruises for sale/post the itinerary???

Ditto :)
ocngypz
September 28th, 2008, 12:23 AM
Insofar as the sailings are not loaded into the reservation system yet, what Vic has it what HAl calls a "Futuredam" cruise deposit. I've done this for several of my clients.

In layman's terms: cruise waitlist.
sail7seas
September 28th, 2008, 11:19 AM
On Hal it is called Future Cruise Request. We did this when we wanted back-to-back Suites for Christmas and Millenium New Years Cruises. You put down a deposit, go on a list and when the bookings open, you are contacted for your choice of what they ultimately offer.

HAL is now taking those for Bermuda cruises.

Contact your TA and explain it to them if they are not familiar with doing this.... and, many are not.
Krazy Kruizers
September 28th, 2008, 11:26 AM
So does anyone have a clue when HAL will release the Bermuda cruises for sale/post the itinerary???

Start checking around the first of 2009.
sail7seas
September 28th, 2008, 11:59 AM
Rumor mill I have heard is these cruises should begin around August, 2010 but I haven't seen it carved in stone.
Colakid
September 28th, 2008, 12:01 PM
Just back off the Veendam friday and the cruise booking agent could not tell us about this new cruise. His comment from the company was to wait and see and watch for annoucements. We did book another cruise for May 2009 on Maasdam. Veendam was great and Alaska was not raining at all. When we get a momment a report will follow. Colakid
sail7seas
September 28th, 2008, 12:57 PM
Welcome back. Glad you had a good time. :)
fann1sh
October 4th, 2008, 01:00 PM
Vic the Parrot has reservations on the first two Veendam cruises to Bermuda August 7th and 14th. He made these while on the Eurodam over Labor Day weekend. Maybe he'll tell us what the itinerary is!


If you take a look at this press release, it mentions MONDAY departures, not Saturday.

http://www.bermuda4u.com/news/cruise-ships-return-to-hamilton/


That would make the embarkation dates August 9 and 16.
Phamer55
October 4th, 2008, 01:10 PM
That's interesting - you don't see too many Monday departures. It doesn't matter too much to me, any Bermuda cruise would be part of a larger East Coast vacation. I'm still interested to see what the actual itineraries are going to look like.
herb
October 4th, 2008, 01:36 PM
From that article:
The Veendam will offer 10 cruises in 2010 and 20 in 2011. She will sail from New York on Mondays and stay 3 nights in port.

If anyone knows when the cruising period ends for Bermuda (ie. last day of October) it should be easy to figure out when the first 2010 sailing will begin.

Get ready for double the traffic congestion to get to the pier on Mondays for NYC as opposed to a weekend sailing when the city is so much more quiet and it's easy to get around.
sail7seas
October 4th, 2008, 02:55 PM
I've heard she will take 1 1/2 days each way going and coming New York to Bermuda and back.

That leaves 4 days at Bermuda which will be divided between St. Georges and Hamilton.
hcat
October 12th, 2008, 03:52 PM
Can anyone who has booked give us an estimate on what the prices may run for a balcony, midships stateroom? We are Celebrity cruisers but would try this & keep our fingers crossed about hurricanes...

On our land vacation in June one yr it rained every day--with little change.. Is Aug also a rainy time of yr there?
FIRELT5
November 17th, 2008, 02:55 PM
http://www.cruise-community.com/ShowStory.asp?ID=15564
herb
November 17th, 2008, 03:41 PM
This is good news...

It'll be interesting to see how many overnights Celebrity plans for Bermuda. I know that the HAL Veendam plans on 4 nights. The NCL Dawn does 3 overnights.

I'll also be interested in price differences between Celebrity Summit and HAL Veendam.... :)
Phamer55
December 12th, 2008, 09:05 PM
I had a "chat" with HAL CEO Stein Kruse and he said the Bermuda plan is for 3 overnights. The first overnight will be in St. George's, then 2 nights in Hamilton. He didn't give the port times, but hopefully it will be close to 4 full days in Bermuda. Although this itinerary is not unexpected, it was not known that St. George's would be the 1st port. The 3 overnights is better than the 2 overnights offered by NCL on the Dawn.