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taxmantoo

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    Ontario, Canada
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    Certified Sommelier
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    HAL - Princess
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    Mediterranean - Europe

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  1. You may not remember the "old" Piano Bars before the introduction of the Billboard Onboard concept. Those were occupied by solo performers whose contracts extended beyond one week (usually 2-3 months or longer), were jam packed evey night not only until 11 pm but often in the wee hours of the morning like 1 or 2 am. Seems like HAL is trying to iron things out if you saw different piano players on different cruises. They have to recruit new players who are currently available. I am willing to give them time if they are trying to recreate the atmosphere we all enjoyed before the canned music programs of Billboard Onboard.
  2. And probably equally not so judging by only one cruise ! Time will tell !
  3. A bit of an exageration, maybe??? I've never even seen anything close to those numbers, even in the Lido!
  4. THIS IS AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM HOLLAND AMERICA LINE REGARDING THE EVENTS TODAY ON THE NIEUW AMSTERDAM.
  5. Please people ... this is not the time to argue over what happened, why it happened, where it happened or who should be investigating, who should be reporting, etc ... There will be a lot of time to discuss that later. Now is the time to express sadness and compassion.
  6. You can use a $50 drink card to buy any bottle you wish (even Petrus if that is what you want). All you need to do is pay the wine list price less your $50 credit !
  7. Or you can save yourself computer resources and send it directly to the waste basket yourself 🙂
  8. How pleasant for the 200 to 300 persons doing a back to back in Fort Lauderdale or elsewhere. "We value your loyalty, now feel free to grab yourself a sandwich in the Lido". Sad, just sad ...
  9. I have a bit of a problem with a "dark" stage one night, a "movie" stage one night, a HAL Infomercial stage another night and a "comedian" stage one night on a 7-night cruise being called a "state-of-the-art" stage. Just saying ...
  10. Fair enough about criticizing but let's also not brag about breaking the rules ....
  11. Some times you win, sometimes you lose. Just be prepared to pay and, if you are not charged, consider it a bonus 🥂
  12. They are, however, consistently inconsistent. 🤣
  13. Charter cruises do not show up as being available on the cruise company's web site as the entire ship is "chartered" to one client. Are you perhaps thinking of how to identify a "group" cruise where only a portion of the ship has been reserved for a group?
  14. That washroom is located BETWEEN the gym and the thermal spa room where the hot beds are. It is never locked and accesible to everyone: bathroom, lockers and showers.
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