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Thank you Leanne and camera operators. See you in the Fall!

Sorry about missing the Northern Lights. I’ve seen some wonderful pictures from the lower 48. I hope you can tender to Valdez.

Any sightings of the Northern Lights?

You always get the license plate, make/model of car, driver’s name and their picture the app. These are the basic safety features. There are many other safety features that I suggest you turn on within the app. For more information go to Uber.com: Protect your safety while riding with Uber. @StLouisCruisers I agree it is very easy to set up an Uber account. I use them all the time. In Buenos Aires we paid less than $3 for a ride to the port. Those who took cabs from the same area paid between $30 & $60. Bon voyage!

Agreed, the servers certainly deserve it. Ok, but then why aren’t they presented every time? ? The number of drinks served is not on the receipt. I wonder if this is true. I would never argue with the hardworking HAL servers. But back to the OP’s original question…why the inconsistency? Wish I was cruising and could ask the Food & Beverage department for the answer.

Dia De La Madre, Mexican Mother’s Day is celebrated on May 10, a date that never changes from year to year. El Salvador and Guatemala also honor El Día de Las Madres on the same day as the Mexican Mother’s Day format spreads across Latin America. I am lucky enough to still have both of my parents. I will celebrate my Mom on Sunday by grilling lunch for her. Cheers to all the mothers on the Daily and to those celebrating and cruising.

Nope. How does my unsigned slip prove the charge? Over the past two years, I have cruised 80 days on 5 different HAL cruises. Twice, I had an incorrect charge on my drink bill. Since I had the HIA package, I should not have been charged. Both times, I used the “let it know” feature on the Navigator app stating I should not have been charged. In less than 8 hours, the charge was removed from my bill. (I check my bill every morning.)

Thank you for your tour review of Seward. I assume this was a HAL tour. Do you always do HAL excursions? Would there be better options for those who prefer private tours?

Thank you for the pictures of Flam. Made me very excited for our Best of Norway cruise on the Rotterdam in August. We will be using part of our HIA credit to take a 6 hour tour that begins with scenic bus ride up to Voss where we will board the Bergen railway and finally transfer to the Flam railway. Positive thought to those who need them. Cheers to those celebrating and cruising.

Any comments about time spent in your first port? What did you do when you went ashore?

Menus are back on my iPhone! No need to clear storage/cache or log out.

Regardless of the inconsistencies, I agree that the staff on HAL is the best! PS: Thanks for your suggestion but I will not be carrying a one time use plastic glove in my pocket…just washing my hands frequently with soap and water.

I carry a pen in my purse but I don’t carry my purse on the ship. It was never a problem when I said I preferred not to sign. Not using a common pen isn’t the only reason I prefer not to sign, it was just the quickest and easiest thing to tell the server. HAL states, “Our efforts to significantly reduce non-essential single-use items, including plastics, on our ships is key to our environmental compliance program, Operation Oceans Alive. We are committed to reducing these items by 50%. It is our shared responsibility to limit our environmental footprint. The more we learn, the more we must be willing to move in the direction of zero-impact. We are committed to reducing, reusing, recycling, as well as to properly dispose of the waste we generate. For me, the slips are a waste of paper. Typical thermal receipt paper contain high levels of BPA and phenol chemicals and cannot be recycled. Only receipts printed on phenol-free paper can be recycled. Unfortunately, I saw a receipt accidentally fly overboard at the Seaview pool while in Antarctica. I made these comments on my post cruise survey.

I do not sign for drinks because I don’t like to use a commonly shared pen. I frequent the same bars and try to develop a relationship with the servers so after the first time, they don’t even offer a slip. If offered by a new server, I look at the check, explain why I’m not signing and return it.

My experience with the Rolling Stones lounge was a set list posted outside the venue of the type of music that would be featured during the 3 sets. I’ve seen Beatles, 80s, Disco, R&B. Unfortunately, it is difficult for one band to play such a diverse set list. BB Kings was always my favorite because of the horn section. It only remains on the Pinnacle class ships (NS, Koningsdam, Rotterdam)