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  1. I asked guest services onboard the Zaandam yesterday. No, it's not Starlink, yet.
  2. I don't know. On the Zaandam right now with premium internet. Here are some speed tests from yesterday afternoon, night, and this morning.
  3. Thank you for sharing the pictures and memories! Here's mine (no pics unfortunately): My first cruise was on the Rotterdam V back in 1980. My father had just gotten back from his first cruise solo on the Rotterdam V when I was on a summer visit. He kept saying how much fun it was and that he wanted to go on it again. Imagine my surprise when the next morning, he surprised me saying, "Let's go! I just booked us an inside cabin and it leaves tomorrow from NYC. We lived about 100 miles away from the port in NYC. I was almost 17 years old and had just gotten my driver's license. He threw me the keys to his 1958 Thunderbird and asked me to drive to the port! We arrived without incident (thankfully), parked the car and went onboard. I vividly remember this trip - how I spent most nights in the disco dancing until the wee hours, how I could just sign a slip of paper and was served any alcoholic drink I wanted to try and I tried many - believe me! Neither my father nor any of the staff seemed to care. Our inside cabin with bunk beds, meeting lots of new people, having to buy a formal dress on board for formal nights, waterskiing in Nassau, moped riding in Bermuda, etc. Learning to call it a "ship"and not a "boat." It was so much fun and I dreamed of going on a cruise again for 30 years before I went on my second cruise in 2010 on Princess. It took until last year to sail on another HAL ship (Koningsdam to Alaska). Again thanks for sharing and for those who went down memory lane with me! -Molly
  4. Yup, the way it worked was by matching the amounts revealed to the corresponding numbered tab on the card. More matches = bigger prize. On our cruise, no one got more than 4 matches. I don't remember the payouts exactly but I think they were 1 match =0, 2 match=$5, 3 match =$10, 4 match=$25.
  5. We were on this cruise, too! I'm sorry to hear about so many folks with Covid. I hope you heal quickly! Luckily, we managed to avoid getting Covid (or anything else). Generally, we wore masks in crowded spaces like the elevators, indoors on excursions, in any show, and while we were on the Behind the Scenes tour. On that tour, we learned that there were 2100 guests on the sailing. On the bridge, the officers shared how amazing it was to get 3/10 mile from the Hubbard Glacier- 1/1000 trips get that close. They said that it was incredible because the flow age created a visible path to get so close. We avoided the buffet and we mostly ate in Lumine and hung out at the World Class Bar which was almost empty every day as was Michael's Club unless there was a special event. Our embarkation was super smooth. By a real fluke, we were the first to board the ship! Overall, the service was amazing! We met some really nice people, and Alaska was breathtaking.
  6. I have no idea why some of my pictures are upside down!
  7. It's totally worth it! Here are some pictures from the Eclipse June 19th sailing. Sea lions in Juneau, Whale watching in Icy Straight Point 5 pm ship excursion, Hubbard Glacier (amazing day- the ship was 3/10 mile from the Glacier).
  8. We disembarked on the previous sailing to yours. We booked the hop on/hop off excursion and there was a couple in the terminal who had the exact same experience as you- given the #1 tags but they didn't book the excursion, either. I'm not sure what the resolution for them was. For us, our bags were at a baggage storage facility in the YVR domestic claim area near carosol 6. Maybe they have your bags? Here is the website : http://www.cdsbaggage.ca/
  9. We did the behind the scenes tour today and learned that it was the closest ever. The Assistant Captain said it was a 1 in 1000 sailing event to get that close.
  10. Captain Leo and his crew did it again! Weds this week we were within 3/10 of a mile. Saw a lot of calving. We also did the small boat tour that went a smidgen closer.
  11. I'll ask but the sommelier will faint when she hears me inquire about a white wine! She already knows that I drink red only. 😉
  12. One more tip I haven't seen anyone else share. The toilet paper holder has a movable bar that our room Steward puts against the roll which makes it hard to pull more than one teeny tiny 1-ply sheet off the roll. Raise the bar to free the roll! 67770434385__1C32464E-A37F-4307-8939-5AE4177AD2F7.MOV
  13. In Juneau today and Verizon has a strong signal here. Here's a short video of me trying to use magnetic hooks in 1615: IMG_2294.MOV
  14. I just shared our experience this week so far as first time suite guests on the Eclipse including how we are communicating with our PRH and some special things he has done:
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