Andi Land

Let’s wish a Bon Voyage to cayman09 and rafinmd as they head out on the 14 day Transatlantic Azores and Normandy Cruise. 

This is looks like a fantastic itinerary. Hope everyone has a great time!

20 hours ago, kazu said:

 

thanks Roy for taking over in my absence for both this and the Bon Voyage threads and thanks to Andi Land who will do the Bon voyage thread while we are both away

 

It is vey appreciated ❤️ 

You're welcome.  I'm here getting my info together so I can be all set!

I’m prepped and ready to help with the Bon Voyage threads! Have fun on your vacation. 

3 hours ago, dfish said:

And now, the banner is gone completely.  I'm glad I didn't wait on this and acted quickly.

 

 

I just booked a trip for 2020. The banner was gone but I stil got the perks. So, for now the promo is still available. 

5 hours ago, Crazy For Cats said:

We did it a few years back on the Veendam.  It was great!  Meet some really nice people who we have cruises with a few more times.  The big plus is we live outside of Boston so it’s a stress free vacation, no flying.

If it was the 2014 cruise in the Veendam that’s the one I was on too. 😊 I’d love to go again and have been eying that itinerary. 

39 minutes ago, Crazy For Cats said:

My understanding is that it includes the drink package and a PG dinner.  Depending on cabin category some OBC.

 

I was looking at a historic coast cruise in August 2020 when I caught the change.  I’m hoping to book that one.

A side note, we did the Historic Coast cruise a few years back and loved it! It was a favorite. 

4 hours ago, Bengalfang said:

If I buy $500 of on board credit and use $10 will I get $490 back? Sorry to write that like a math question. 

It was on my Amex gold card. 

30 minutes ago, SFO PETER said:

I looked all over benefits.   Again,   not everyone gets the link depending on their card.  I have Bonvoy (Starwood) Amex.

Can someone please post the link.  Some of us will be indebted to you if you post the link.

 

Thanks

Peter

This is the only link I can find. Hope it works. 

http://americanexpress.com/wlcl

FYI: Just paid my AMEX bill and there was an offer for Worlds Leading Cruiselines spend $500 and get 10,000 bonus points. I prefer the spend $$ get $$ back but I’ll take bonus points too. 

14 minutes ago, Hflors said:

DH and I spent 42 days in an Lanai cabin on Rotterdam going round trip Ft. Lauderdale Med. and back to Ft. Lauderdale.  We loved the Lanai.  In fact we liked it more than the balcony we had on our last long cruise (30 days to Hawaii/ Tahiti)  It is awesome.  So convenient and we loved to be able to walk right out to the Promenade and take those shots everyone wants.  We would not hesitate to book another on a longer cruise!

I have been in a lanai on 3 different cruises. I also prefer it to balancing rooms now. I like having direct access to the promenade and find that I spend more time out and about with the lanai room than I did with the balcony. 

4 hours ago, kazu said:

 

Thanks Andi.  If you want to drop me an email, we can discuss.  Just click where it says email me in my signature or email me at catjack (at) nbnet (dot) nb (dot) ca

 

 

You are a gem ❤️ Thanks.  I’d like to save you the work if I can.  I’ll take you up on the offer if I have to 😉   

Email sent

Did you get a volunteer? I’ll give it a shot if needed. 

On 2/3/2019 at 5:30 PM, SPSGB said:

I’m currently booked on HAL for this itinerary for mid-May. I would love to hear from anyone who has cruised a similar itinerary at the same time of year.  Is this a good time to see spring blooms?  What is the weather like?  I have also posted this on the HAL board. Thanks!

Did you get any advice on the HAL board? I’m also going on one of the earlier cruises and am curious. 

You can ask to be put on a waiting list for that category. They’ll email you if something comes available. 

The cruise I booked is for May of 2020 with final payment March of 2020. Fully refundable. If you’re having difficulties or see something weird, it’s always good to call HAL for clarification. 

I’m not sure if anyone is interested but the $1 deposit is back today. I don’t see it posted yet on their website but I was able to use it for a cruise in 2020. 

Have done both of these cruises and my kids preferred Canada New England. They thought Alaska was pretty but kinda boring. 

I’m able to see the refundable fare. What date are you looking at? 

Thank you! Going on the Volendam for an Alaska cruise this summer. 

You can track your application status online and get email updates. 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/after/status.html

My very first cruise booking was for a 3 day round trip Seattle. It had a stop in Victoria and another in Vancouver before heading back to Seattle. I booked this cruise to test if we’d like cruising. Well, about a month before departure I received an email that the cruise was overbooked. The perks to give up my cabin were great. I received a 7 day cruise of my choosing to anywhere HAL cruised. Since I live close to Seattle it was an quick yes to change to a different cruise. So, I’m another example of the fact that cruise lines do indeed over book cruises. 

These Canada New England cruises for 2020 are not sold out.  I’ve contacted HAL 3 times to let them know the website is glitching and won’t allow bookings. You can call and book direct or book thru another TA site. It’s very frustrating that two weeks after my initial inquiry it’s still not fixed. 

As as for Grand Asia tour, I’m not sure. But St Pete Cruiser has given a great idea of what might be up next on the itinerary after Canada New England.  

I have been looking at the Canada New England cruises for 2020 on the Amsterdam. It’ll let me see prices but it won’t go any further to make a booking. I called HAL about this a few days back and the rep told me to use Google Chrome instead of Safari. I’m still having the same problem no matter which browser I’m in. 

Thank you all for the replies. I have decided on Montreal to Boston. We live in Oregon so,the flight to Montreal will be the longest leg of the trip. We decided we’d like to get that part done before the cruise. The flight from Boston is non stop so, that should be easier after our cruise. 

I apologize if this has been asked before. I did try the search feature with no luck. I’m planning a Canada/New England cruise with Holland America. Does it matter if we go Boston to Montreal or Montreal to Boston? Is one direction preferred to the other for any reason?  Thanks for the help.