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  1. Well, there wasn't any advance notice when I booked any of these cruises.
  2. I have 4 cruises booked - two over Christmas. Three of the 4 cruises I used Club Orange to upgrade to VA cabins. All these cabins are marked as triples or quads. I am most concerned about this year's Christmas cruise so I asked my TA - who is terrific - to find me a new VA cabin that isn't a triple or quad. She did a search for a single passenger and came up with 8 cabins. All are either triple or quad! So if their policy is to limit solos or couples to double cabins it isn't working. I really, really hope I don't get bumped.
  3. I am staying at the Auberge Hotel and plan on walking over with my suitcase to Canada Place. Are there signs so I will know where to find the porters to give them my bag? I have only arrived by cab in the past. Thanks in advance.
  4. I wonder how Club Orange factors into this? On three of my upcoming cruises - all on the Noordam - I upgraded from a VH to a VA. The VAs are either triples or quads? I travel solo. Are they going to kick me out of my cabin if a family wants it? I would not be a happy camper. Especially if it happened after final payment.
  5. Has anyone had success calling the HAL Shore Ex line and finding additional details about a tour? For example. there is a shore ex in Thailand that says passengers will be taken to a premier resort with a wonderful beach. I called and asked what the resort was and they said they didn't know. Isn't that something HAL would have set up before they posted the shore ex? Any suggestions on how to obtain additional information? The reviews are are very old. TIA.
  6. If you have Club Orange on NS - would it be better to wait until dinner in the CO dining room and order from the CO wine steward? Are they really able to tell you what wines are actually in stock?
  7. Hopefully the earthquake this morning at 10:06 am didn't affect anyone's day. It was 5.7 and lasted about 30 seconds - I live a bit south of downtown Kona.
  8. My motivation is the cabin upgrade, priority boarding, priority tendering and on ships with a separate dining room - the separate dining room. I am not as attached to Club Orange totes as others!.
  9. Years ago we decided to do an experiment on our FLL to Seattle cruise. Normally we book balconies, but we booked an inside cabin and a Retreat Cabana.for thousands less than just a balcony would have been. It was great, especially going through the Panama Canal. No children, very low key and service was exceptional. With HALs recent change (and some CCers recent experiences) no way would I do that again.
  10. On my three HAL cruises in 2023 I booked the excursions I wanted in advance, paid for them in advance and once on board I immediately went to the Shore Excursion desk to switch the payment from my credit card to OBC. It was very easy. Except one tour was more expensive on the ship so I had to pay the current price, not the price it was when I originally booked and paid for it. All the money came back to me as refundable OBC and it was returned to my credit card if not spent by the end of the cruise.
  11. The MDR was not open for lunch on the Noordam a month ago.
  12. Having a lot of OBC I ordered flowers recently on the Noordam. I went to Customer Service the first day, looked through the book and picked out the arrangement (and vase) I wanted. I asked if I could specify the flowers and she said no. The flowers showed up later that day. Wrong vase and different flowers than the picture. And i really disliked the vase. I sent a "Let Us Know" message through Navigator, the florist came (when I was out on a tour) and brought another arrangement and the correct vase. My room steward said he was really sorry and it was his mistake. The flowers last 6 days. I brought the vase home. Next time i will order a bottle of wine instead.
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