First cruise

Greetings,

Have booked my very first cruise. This cruise is to celebrate my Mother's 85th birthday. Wanted to do something special and because she has some mobility problems we decided a cruise would be a perfect holiday for her.

Looking forward to trying this new type of vacation.

Welcome to Cruise Critic.

Sounds like a wonderful reason for a first cruise

Hi and Welcome to Cruise Critic! :)

On which cruise line and to where will you be sailing?

LuLu

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Cruising.

Hope you have a great time.

Welcome to Cruise Critic, and your first cruise. A word of caution, though, cruising can become addictive! I'm sure your mother will enjoy being pampered for her birthday.

Smooth Sailing ! :) :) :)

Welcome to Cruise Critic.

What a wonderful way to celebrate your mother's 85th birthday.

You may want to take her to a specialty restaurant on the ship to celebrate,

If she has mobility issues, you can rent walker/rollators, wheelchairs, etc., for on the ship. I use Care Vacations.

Thank you for the welcome! We will be cruising to Alaska with Holland America. The ship is the Noordam.

I have been reading everything I can on the forums. A wealth of information here. I love it!

Check with the cruise line you pick, they have different ways of handling people and scooters. A ship is not a place you want to be stuck walking. Princess is know for people in that age group. Good Luck and enjoy, check out my travel blog www.atouristlife.com

Welcome to Cruise Critic!

What cruiseline and ship did you choose?

*waves* In Calgary, over here. Are you dodging the winter for this vacation, as we always do?

Hi Folks,

We are booked on the Noordam for a one week cruise to Alaska. I am so looking forward to a new experience.

I am going to keep my fingers crossed for some nice weather. From all the threads that I have been reading it appears that you need to be prepared for just about anything. Hopefully, the weather will be fair in July.:)

Hi - This is my first post as my husband and I are travelling to Dubrovnik to join an Adriatic cruise. Just don't know what to expect! Exciting times indeed.

Hi Folks,

 

We are booked on the Noordam for a one week cruise to Alaska. I am so looking forward to a new experience.

 

I am going to keep my fingers crossed for some nice weather. From all the threads that I have been reading it appears that you need to be prepared for just about anything. Hopefully, the weather will be fair in July.:)

Welcome to CC and HAL. We just left the Noordam yesterday after two back-to-back weeks of perfect Alaska weather. In any case, the wildlife are oblivious to the rainy weather.

Here is a link to my scanned Main Dining Room menus that will be the same for your cruise:

http://www.rogerjett-photography.com/specialty-2/hal-alaska-inside-passage-noordam-7-day/

To help in your planning, here are the scanned Specialty Restaurant, Beverage, and Room Service menus:

http://www.rogerjett-photography.com/specialty-2/hal-regular-and-specialty-restaurants/

Here are scanned copies of our On Locations (daily activities) to give you an idea of what to expect:

http://www.rogerjett-photography.com/specialty-2/hal-regular-and-specialty-restaurants/

I should have my photographic tour of the Noordam on my website next week.

Make sure you join your roll call and feel free to ask questions. Prior planning makes for a cruise with no surprises.

Thanks for posting menu's. They look wonderful!