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Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
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Holland America Line
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Jewels of the Baltic
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Friday April 26th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to StLouisCruisers's topic in Holland America Line
@dfish Happy Birthday, Debbie!- 69 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Friday April 26th, 2024
Heartgrove replied to StLouisCruisers's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Sandi, thank you Roy, thank you Tina, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! One week until we leave for our MSC cruise from Port Canaveral! It is the first time that we are driving to Florida to cruise. I am anxious to try my new Subaru on a long distance drive. I hope everyone has a great weekend! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 69 replies
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Thank you Sandi, thank you Roy, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack
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Thank you Sandi, thank you Roy, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack
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7 Day Tropical Caribbean on the Neiuw Statendam
Heartgrove replied to scubacruiserx2's topic in Holland America Line
We had a great time with Mega Adventures. I was in the Coast Guard late '60's to early '70's and was an Engineman. We have been sailing on MSC and they also offer 5%+5% discounts. Their Yacht Club is great! -
7 Day Tropical Caribbean on the Neiuw Statendam
Heartgrove replied to scubacruiserx2's topic in Holland America Line
Something your grandsons might enjoy. We were on the Carnival Venezia in November and had a port call in Puerto Playa, DR. Our ship excursion was with Mega Adventures. We rode around the area in the back of 6x6 ex-Army trucks. They also offer zipline excursions. -
The Fleet Report and Daily for Tuesday April 23rd, 2024
Heartgrove replied to StLouisCruisers's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Sandi, thank you Roy, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! My recollection of first watching the "Doctor Who" series was Jon Pertwee. The local PBS station had bought the rights and it was on TV late Sunday evening. But my favorite (like many) was Tom Baker playing the fourth Doctor. "Yes, I'll have a jelly baby!" Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 116 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Tuesday April 23rd, 2024
Heartgrove replied to StLouisCruisers's topic in Holland America Line
@marshhawk Happy Birthday, Annie! @cunnorl Happy Birthday. Charlene!- 116 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Monday April 22nd, 2024
Heartgrove replied to StLouisCruisers's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Sandi, thank you Roy, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Happy Earth Day! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 165 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Sunday April 21st, 2024
Heartgrove replied to StLouisCruisers's topic in Holland America Line
Yes, I was very pleased to see that they are providing assisted excursions. MSC is also very reasonable with what they charge for excursions. I say this after booking excursions on HAL yesterday for our Fall Transatlantic! We have been extremely pleased with excursions through MSC.- 110 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Sunday April 21st, 2024
Heartgrove replied to StLouisCruisers's topic in Holland America Line
Thank you Sandi, thank you Roy, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Just looked at the Port Canaveral webcam and in view is the MSC Seashore. We are excited as we board in two weeks for a week long cruise. Last week we booked two excursions for our port calls at Montego Bay and Georgetown. In looking at the excursions that are available, MSC is the first cruise line I have seen that has non-folding scooter-specific excursions listed for Georgetown and Cozumel! It mentions passengers will ride in an accessible van. Prices are the same as the regular excursion offered as well. Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack- 110 replies
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We have sailed on the MSC Splendida in YC and MSC Preziosa in Fantastica. Both of these cruises have been in Europe. Of course nothing beats YC but we were pleasantly surprised with sailing in Fantastica on the Preziosa. It does depend on which sailing you are on but I don't think that I would spend the extra money for Aurea sailing in Europe. Next up for us in the MSC Seashore in YC. We like the Fantasia-class YC so we are curious to see if we will like one of the larger ship's YC.
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Another pair of votes for Barcelona and Genoa. I actually prefer Genoa for embarkation as it is such a nice city to explore, and the sail away has such a nice backdrop of the city. But you need to either take the train there or a second flight. Barcelona has very nice port facilities and plenty to see pre-cruise. It is very crowded and notorious for pickpockets. We have both embarked there and had a port call. I would not recommend Civitavecchia. We nave both embarked there and been there on a port call twice.
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Thank you Sandi, thank you Roy, thank you Debbie, thank you Vanessa, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here! Stay Safe, and prayers for those in need. - Jack
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