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Interested in a comparison between HAL and a Scenic River cruise?
1of4 replied to 1of4's topic in Holland America Line
Well it has come to an end. In about 10 hours we will depart the Scenic Jade for the final time. Here are departure instructions. -
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I believe it is only 1 bag of laundry once per voyage unless you are in the top suite. -
Regarding dress code. During the day it is casual. At dinners most change but not all. During the 3 more formal dinners we had (Portobellos, Table La Rive, and the dinner cooked by Chefs Lynn and Laura) only noticed a few blazers on men, one tie. Most men wore dress shirts or short sleeve button up shirts. Women wore everything from pants and sweater/blouse to yoga pants and sweater. Dresses would not be out of place. I only saw one sequin top.
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Interested in a comparison between HAL and a Scenic River cruise?
1of4 replied to 1of4's topic in Holland America Line
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Interested in a comparison between HAL and a Scenic River cruise?
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This difference goes to Scenic: toilet paper, unless HAL has upped their ply level from 1. Scenic uses quilted toiled paper that is soft and is 2-3 ply. -
So yesterday was a very important day for DH and I. I had 3 uncles in WWII and they were all in this area. One was hurt just outside of Arnhem, just before reaching “The Bridge Too Far”. DH went to the Airborne Museum, the bridge and the commonwealth cemetery. We actually docked in Nijmegen which is between the airborne museum and Arnhem . Here’s what he said about each: Today we visited the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek located within the former Hotel Hartenstein which was the British headquarters for Operation Market Garden, the unsuccessful attempt to take the bridges around Arnhem in hopes of establishing a quicker route to Berlin. We then visited the Commonwealth cemetery in Osterbeeken.So sombre, peaceful. Blessed are they for their sacrifice. May they rest in peace. This is the Bridge in Arnhem that was one of the primary objectives in Operation Market Garden.
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1of4 replied to 1of4's topic in Holland America Line
He very much enjoyed Ghent but his knees…not so much! It was a 2.5 hour circuit walk with 1 hour to shop. The cobblestones made it a rough go but he loved seeing it. He didn’t see anything of Arnhem. We docked in Nijmegen which is not far. His goal was the Airborne Museum as I had 3 uncles in WWII and one was wounded just outside the “Bridge too Far”. -
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Yesterday DH took the tour to Ghent. It was a 2.5 hour walking tour and people complained it was too long and/or tough with the cobblestones. Some wanted more time for shopping while others wanted none. 🤷🏻♀️ Just proves that you just can’t please everyone. He was able to do both the walking tour around town and tour St. Basil’s cathedral.