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Hellevoetsluis - The Netherlands
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Reading cruising travelling
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Favorite Cruise Line(s)
Aida NCL Azamara Oceania and HAL
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Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
Caribbean, US , Amazon Asia
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It's official. Production shows are back!!
cruiseaholic78 replied to Ken the cruiser's topic in Holland America Line
Just returned from the show “All That” on the Nieuw Statendam, we really enjoyed it and hope HAL continues with this type of show in future. -
We were the lucky ones, I left Piet in the ginormous queue and headed to the start of the line, first time ever we have C.O. with priority boarding. The guys there were no good just said you can get a Porter and they will help you getting onboard. I asked what was the point of priority boarding then?? Luckily a lady came along asking people in the line who had priority boarding so went and got Piet and luggage and followed the leader. A discussion ensued between the Porters, the lady and a few passengers who thought I was pushing in. She told us to put our cases on their trolley anyway, walk all the way back past the line and enter the terminal. We did so and then! we had the boarding passes on our phones but also a printed one yeah guess what they needed the printed ones. Well boarded and in the cabin just after 12:00 we were ready to get this cruise rolling.
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Post Cruise Airport Transfer question
cruiseaholic78 replied to ganset10's topic in Holland America Line
The problems with security have really been solved. Here is some helpful information about Schiphol. https://www.schiphol.nl/en/at-schiphol/services/?_gl=1*wldtlh*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTYxMTUxNjIwNi4xNzEzNTkzNzA2*_ga_SY55X9B9Q6*MTcxMzU5MzcwNi4xLjEuMTcxMzU5MzcxNi4wLjAuNjI5MjI4Mzk3 -
You can pay in all public transport with your CC, just tap on and off, you do need one per person though. https://www.ns.nl/en/privacy/travelling-with-your-debit-card-or-credit-card.html#:~:text=Debit Cards or Credit Cards,limit on your Credit Card.
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If you decide to go it alone you might like to prebook tickets. https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/visit/
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Ships name there are 31 cruises to choose from Found it. Happy planning
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It is where people on your actual cruise meet up online to discuss their plans. If you post the date and name of your ship I will add the link.
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Never been there but have two recommendations. Is it not possible to have two days precruise and just fly home afterwards? We find its a bit of a hassle sorting stuff still needed etc when re packing, however we do this sometimes if flights are cheaper a day or so later. I would book your hotel asap with a refundable rate so you can always change it if it becomes cheaper. My experience is that prices (nearly) always go up. Checkout the hotel recommended above. happy planning
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Welcome to CC. I would suggest you join your roll call, I can’t add link as you didn’t mention which ship/date.
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Not sure how old the kids are but in this digital age and if you go to Cadiz they might enjoy this. I know our kids did. https://www.torretavira.com/en/what-is-a-camera-obscura/ Happy planning
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Agree with all of the above but to me the most important thing is to book non stop direct flights. Spitting flights might seem the way to go but adds on quite a lot of extra waiting time as well. We flew back from Australia to The Netherlands 5 hours wait in Tokyo 5 hours wait in Frankfurt and even the luxury of business class lounges gets boring when all you want is to get home. When/if booking and you decide to book P.E. Make sure it is a proper premium, some airlines have economy comfort which is just a little extra recline and nothing near real P.E. Look at each airline and check the fotos and seat plans first. Have a great cruise and enjoy Asia it is definitely worth the long flights.