canadianbear

The last couple of times we’ve seen them in Curacao. I can’t remember the name of the area but basically the fishermen are cleaning their fish at the pier & the turtles are all around there,

We loved the cruise-I want to do it again in 2025 (shh…Mr Bear still doesn’t know I have a deposit already down on it!!) The water is spectacular and we both loved our snorkel excursions. I’m still in awe of the sharks-I had one coming straight at me & wasn’t quite sure what to do-move or stay-since I had my camera in front of me figured it would hit that first but he veered off!

@kazu I am glad you could get reservations again. I was actually concerned on our 35 day cruise thinking we wouldn’t be able to get several specialty reservations because of people with HIA. We were pleasantly surprised we could get lots if we wanted. Guess we are in the minority with you & the bacon. One and done too. So happy to hear you have a new table & servers who are great-exactly how they should be.

I think my husband & I are two of the few that do not like the candied bacon. We ordered it on our November cruise for the first time. The waiter brought 2 orders (we only ordered 1) and our friends loved it but we didn’t.

Shhh…don’t say the lunch at Pinnacle is the best bargain or HAL will raise the price again! Totally agree though-we hadn’t had lunch there in a very long time but treated our friends in November when we were on the Eurodam. The food & service were top notch. We also had lunch when on the Koningsdam in the Pinnacle on our South Pacific cruise in February and prefer lunch to the supper.

@kazu What a shame about your dinner being sub par. Our escargot on our recent cruise was delicious & we had it several times. We had late dining & our waiters were fantastic. I hope you will report to maître de or do a report on the App. Do you think the waiter maybe was sea sick? If not he has no excuse.

Raiatea I think was my favourite snorkel excursion. Hope my video works. MVI_4636.mov

@BermudaBound2014 Videos so far are great! Wish we could have done them from the ship-you had premium & it still didn’t work right?

@kazu I am so glad you enjoyed staying at the Riverside hotel-it has been our go to when we cruise from Ft Lauderdale. The front desk staff are wonderful-when our flight got cancelled in November & we had booked 3 nights but didn’t get there so stayed only 2, they didn’t charge us for the night we missed. Not sure if it’s because we’ve stayed there several times in the past or if it’s just their great customer service.

We always stay at the Riverside when cruising out of Fort Lauderdale. Love the location. Close to restaurants, water taxi stop, Starbucks, a pastry store right across the street and more. We try to go a few days early as I enjoy their pool as well with bar service right there. We were there one year just before Christmas and they had Las Olas Blvd closed for vehicle traffic for several blocks with Christmas market & entertainment right near the hotel. Was so nice walking there with no traffic.

Bon Voyage! Your friend and you will treasure your time together. Probably lots of laughs & quite a few drinks!

We also listed all our ports even if we didn’t get off the ship.

I would never have thought of that but it makes sense with all having the same address. I know Nexus can be very strict. Sorry this has happened to you but it is a good reminder to all.

Looks like a fun cruise-Bon Voyage!

Such sad news, I’m so sorry. You and your Dad had great times together and he will be watching over you and I’m sure he hopes you’ll continue to cruise.