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HAL
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SE Asia
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CCL releases Q423 Earnings Report
YXU AC*SE replied to BermudaBound2014's topic in Holland America Line
Ask and ye shall receive. https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2023/12/21/carnival-corp-ccl-q4-2023-earnings-call-transcript/ Scott. -
ATD (actual time of departure) 17h13 ET (21h13 UTC) In the end, first world problems -- watching SNF in an airport strip dive bar, poaching wifi, and mindful of getting to the airport for a 07h15 departure ... blessed to be able to travel w/ my parents-in-law and have a fun 15 days w/ HAL after a forced interregnum. Scott.
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At least your onward connection hasn't been broken. I am on a forced layover. Planes go mechanical, and the aircraft swap also necessitated a crew swap as well. I feel badly for anyone inbound on that flight from Toronto -- it was to originally have arrived for 12h15 -- and no doubt there are [sameday flying judgment withheld] Rotterdam pax on that aircraft who most likely won't be joining their cruise until Oranjestad in four days time.
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Roughly here (our noon position ydy). I assumed our falcon friend caught a ride eastbound on something, and decided heading back might be in order. Scott.
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Audubon agrees ... (s)he spent a bit of time riding my parents-in-law's rail(s) on deck 11 forward. https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/peregrine-falcon Scott.
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Boarding Time Confusion in Rome
YXU AC*SE replied to WanderingTheWorld's topic in Holland America Line
It will show here: https://civitavecchia.portmobility.it/en/port-civitavecchia-arrivals-and-departures-real-time Listen to mom! 🙂 Scott. -
Boarding Time Confusion in Rome
YXU AC*SE replied to WanderingTheWorld's topic in Holland America Line
Do you know where you will be boarding ... the terminal (Banchina 12N/S) or the tent (Banchina 25). Shoreside queuing if you're made to wait is much more comfortable from the terminal. If you're 4/5 star mariner, club orange, and/or a suite guest, you can walk on irrespective of your assigned time. As for luncheon, the 13h30 time in my experience has been 'seated by' versus 'tables cleared' -- but I have never really understood the attraction to attending -- embarkation is usually a bit harried and my tolerance for my fellow pax is a bit depleted usually, but whatever floats your canoe. 🙂 Scott, -
sorry. bad assumption on my part. I'm still working, so internet is a default for me. As an aside, i'm aboard Rotterdam currently, and on sea days, having upgraded to premium, it is, um, underwhelming. There is enough bandwidth to facilitate Teams / Zoom / Meet with a bit of chop -- mail w/ any sort of attachment and you might as well wait for everyone to go to dinner before you attempt to download. Scott.
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As @CruiserBruce says, no notification. I find using Whatsapp on board to be much more practical as a chat facility. Scott.
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Fortunately the ship was able to position itself crosswind and create a lee for the affected person to be removed by a PolÃcia MarÃtima RIB. We're back underway at 17.1 knots and a heading of 217.4 degrees (or roughly WSW). Next stop Little San Salvador Island in a week. Scott.
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Alas, we tried. Unfortunately now, and a further complication to matters, we are also in need of an helicopter evacuation of a stricken crew member -- with ~30 knot winds. Not an enviable extraction. Prayers for the safety of all involved. Scott.
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Probably easiest to visualize -- A bit of threading the needle w/ TS Sean to the south - but NOAA NHC is saying that its maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph (65 kmh) with some higher gusts -- and that additional weakening is anticipated. Thankfully, Sean will likely become a post-tropical remnant low over the weekend -- so a tropical nothingburger. Scott.
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