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Ciao from the new Koningsdam. It's well after time we were to sail it we are doing a courtesy wait not sure for what or who.

Life Boat drill is definitely a work in progress. Tom said if there was a real emergency we are all going to die.

They tell you to go to your cabin and wait till they tell you to go to your station, they announced this several times so we are waiting. We get s knock on our door so we go to answer it and our cabin steward was already down the hall and we had a tag on our door that said "clear". We never had an idea where our station was just D3 section O. It was in the Dutch Cafe the only one that you cannot sit down and can only stand. They scan our cards then stood for 20 minutes then they announced the drill was over. Nothing else but they kept announcing prior to watch the instructions on the TV. To me it was extremely disorganized and non-informative.

We did some face timing with our son and showed him our cabin.

I need to get ready for dinner but will leave you with some pictures. Later tonight will tell exact detail difference in the Neptune Suites and there are quite a few. I did not have my camera/phone when we went to the Neptune so will go back later for pics but while it was pretty I was not impressed with the Neptune Lounge.

We are now sitting in the dining room and just ordered lunch.

First thoughts are Very Impressive!!!

The ship is beautiful. Very much a departure of previous Hal ships. The dining room is definitely different than other Hal ships.

There was some delay in boarding and a rather long wait out side the ship to board.

Our bus driver was quite fast getting us to the pier but they did not want us boarding right away.

I think that patience will be the first thing everyone will need to have this week while on board which I kind of planned for already.

Well we have just seen our first glimpse of the ship from our bus, just getting to the pier

More updates to come.

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Here's more pics

Buonasera!!!

Good evening from Rome.

So far everything has been perfect, and has gone almost exactly as planned [emoji1303] friends train was delayed getting into Rome but not a big deal the important part is they made [emoji2]

We ate at a little out of the way placed called Anima Mundi the was a bar/pub/ Italian restaurant that was actually very good as well as the price were extremely low. It was a great place for us to talk eat and drink. Our bill for just Tom and I was $40 eu that included the drinks.

Yes one of the friends was Brad who has been on board the Koningsdam so you can imagine what most of the conversation was about [emoji6]

Here are some pics from this evening.

I presume 3*/4*/5* Mariner discounts apply?

Just guessing but doubt very much that Mariner star discount will apply.

We heard that the train from Civitavecchia is running an hour late so our friends will be a bit late for dinner. But that is fine [emoji4] they will probably be about 30 minutes late. We will check in with the restaurant and enjoy drinks.

We actually have not eaten since the plane this morning but sleep was needed prior to food.

Here is a picture of our view from the hotel room.

Oh the one they I was surprised at is breakfast is included and the tell us it is a huge breakfast buffet.

Ciao!! We just took a much needed 3 hour nap [emoji1303] Feeling rested so now we are going to get ready to catch the 5:45 shuttle into City center.

The hotel is quaint, it's been since 1971 since I was last in Europe and actually was in France. Holland, Switzerland, Germany and England. In many ways hotels have not changed much. The Sheraton is nice and Europe small.

Well I better start to get ready. Good news is that the dual voltage curling iron I bought works perfect as well as the currency converter [emoji4]

Oh forgot to post the picture of Tom when we arrived [emoji2]

Yes we have arrived, it is a beautiful day in Rome. We are staying at the Sheraton parco de Medici that is kind of in the country. Our rooms are not ready so we are waiting. The shuttle we will take tonight to town does not leave till 5:45.

Holland America actually had quite a few they were picking up today that were on our flight.

Over all the flight was not too bad, it went by quicker than both of us thought it would.

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Good morning Lisa and Tom

My flight was on time. Looks like your baggage is carousel 7

Enjoy your dinner tonight.

1 day to go

Kathy

 

 

 

 

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Hi Kathy, we are now at the Sheraton waiting for our rooms to be ready. Hopefully soon I would like to take a short nap.

I was wondering why you and DH are not sitting together? Your choice or not?

The day Hal ticketed our air I jumped into Delta to upgrade to Delta plus first flight no problem got two together, second flight only one remaining so skipped it, then both return flights have Delta plus together. That day Tom got home and said well grab the one Delta plus and we will just keep watching if another opens up for me. Unfortunately it never did but we were able to get him moved up to Preferred just three rows behind me.

That is a beautiful Inaugural plate. Keeping my fingers crossed they are as generous to those of us on the next voyage [emoji1303]

Very early good morning from Delta Flight 64 traveling at 607 MPH and an Altitude of 35025. We have about 1217 miles to Rome and have traveled 3816 miles so far. Flight Trackers says we have another 2 hours and 20 minutes till we land but I have see that move back several times. Couple small moments of turbulence but definitely nothing bad and basically a smooth flight. Tom is three rows behind me but as of a few hours ago he was doing ok. I am stiff and my hip hurts. I would not want to do these long haul flights that often.

So far this flight I have had about as much sleep as I had last night or should I say two nights ago since it is about 7:30am Rome time [emoji6]I would love to get off the plane and get checked into our hotel but our luck we will not get a room till 3 pm.

The shuttle from the Sheraton leaves at 3:30 that we plan to take. We have dinner reservations this evening in Rome and are meeting up with Brad so will definitely post some pictures.

Yes deck 4 has obstructed view balconies. Those mid ship cabins were originally VA now they are VH that is why you could not book the Koningsdam a few weeks ago they were restructuring the deck plan and letting people know that booked those that they are totally obstructed.

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Greetings from the Atlanta airport, our flight arrived about 40 minutes early. We already had almost a 4 and a half hour layover, now it is over 5 hours. When we originally booked this the flight left Vegas at 9:30 so the lay over was not long but typical of airlines a few weeks ago the canceled that flight and placed on this flight.

We are in the International terminal food court, my diet has ended till I get home so had Chips and queso and very spicy chicken tortilla soup. And a very nasty tasty Frozen Margarita. 😝 Definitely not top shelf anejo tequila lol 😖

Our flight to Atlanta flew by, sorry for the pun lol. Now just hoping the same for the 10 hours to Rone.

Many thanks to all of you for following along.

Lisa,

Another airfare question - we will be on the same Delta Atlanta - Rome flight, also booked through HAL; how soon can we get into the reservation and buy Comfort Plus?

 

Thanks,

Marion

Marion, anytime after you hav made final payment Hal can ticket the Airbus not till they ticket it. Hal has been known to not ticket it till 3 weeks prior or as early as 8 weeks prior. Obviously the sooner the better. Best to Callahan Air they would already have a date they will ticket it and sometimes they will do it early so you can jump in to get Comfort Plus.

Lisa,

Do you mind telling me what fare HAL was able to get you from Las Vegas to Rome?

We will be looking for the same route this Fall.

Thanks,

Sherry

It was close to $1100 pp, just under. The same flight at the lowest from Delta was about $150 more pp.

How did you get the Apple Watch to alert you about flight info? I love mine too but didn't know it could do that!

 

 

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You have to have both App In Air app and Trip it for iPhone, then you just upload your reservation number and air info and everything is then sent to you. Even when you land it tells you where to find your luggage. Or if the carrousel number changes. Have used it many times. 👍🏻✈️

Good morning from McCarran International Airport. Easy 10 minute drive to the airport and now that we have Global Entry/TSA pre check that all went smooth too. We have Delta plus seating and purchased our air tickets through Hal but Delta will not allow us to pay the difference and bump up to Business Class unless we cancel our flight and pay full fare of $3600 pp one way......craziest thing I have ever heard. I had hoped with seeing several Business class seats open they would make an offer. Oh well we do have Delta Plus for the first segment and from ATL to Rome I have it but Tom s three rows behind me in Preferred.

It's amazing how busy McCarran is at 6am on a Wednesday morning.

Thank you all so much for the Well Wishes. For us this will truly be Cruise and Trip of a life time. I think in many ways it will feel like our very first cruise and we will be in awe of everything.

I will leave you with a selfie of Tom and I here at the airport [emoji4]

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Good Morning from Las Vegas, Well, I am very close to ready, we will leave for the airport in about 45 minutes.

Of course I got at the most 10 minutes of sleep last night:o But that will just help for me to fall asleep on the plane.

Love my Apple watch, just got notification that our plane is at Terminal 1, D32. I never need to look up anything it tells me what I need when flying:D

Lisa and Tom,

Have a safe flight. My pickup is 1:00 pm and so far AA is on time,at this point .

The weather gods. must really like us since the forecast for Rome has now improved[emoji3]

See you onboard

Kathy

 

 

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Kathy, yes I saw that, it was to be cold high 60's and thunderstorms for our arrival now it is to be 80 and Sunny. But unfortunately that forecast for high 60;s and rain is for Friday for Embarkation :( Hopefully it will go away as well;)

Hope to see you on board :)

Buona Fortuna e Buon Viaggio :)

Grazie :)