My Family and friends would expect nothing less, I have 4 cruises booked from 9/12/20 until 2/15/21

The numbers of passengers on HAL any given week is about 35,000. Do you truly believe that a couple of hundred of you posting about your unreal expectations on receiving your refunds, will motivate HAL to change their process, during this unprecedented outbreak of sickness?

Several Ports have already reopened.

https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5319

https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/5097/

Want to make your final payment closer to your embarkation date, just don't book the cruise until you are ready to make the final payment.

I just leave them in the mail box.

Dave your really missing the point here.  Your reply says nothing, just like the article.  The fact that someone is considering  something does not mean it is going to happen, nor does it mean it is not going to happen, all that it means is possibly something may or may not happen.  There is no information in that article that would be of any use in planning future travel.

Did anybody read the article?  There are no definite decisions on what dates or what the procedures will be going forward, the article basically says nothing, except that at some unknown time travel will reopen with some unknown procedures.

Already booked 3 cruises, 9/2020, 10/2020 and 2/2021.   Hope they sail.

Have a safe trip home and thank you for letting us cruise along with you.  We had to cancel our Eurodam cruise to Hawaii from Seattle, Hopefully in the fall.

I go to the Thermal Spa everyday I am on ship, and yes there is a sign, usually a plaque on the top of the fountain in the Thermal Lounge detailing the policy about making noise.  Also, I am not shy, speak to them politely and if that does not work I go get staff or Security, just because they are jackasses, I don't let them mess with my vacation.

Finding a Quiet Place on the Eurodam

The Holland Eurodam can be a very lively ship with many activities. -But, if you are looking for quiet place to just relax onboard the Eurodam, you have some great choices. The Art Gallery, the Explorations Cafe, and the Thermal Suite are all places where you can find peace and quiet!

13 hours ago, crystalspin said:

Unfortunately the cruise-search for at least the Europe cruises covered by the promotion, doesn't work. As is common with HAL website. It doesn't let you filter by ship or port, and it shows the first page (of 9) all the while advancing the number (2 of 9, 3 of 9, etc) but just showing the first page over and over.

 

All the computer whizzes coming out of schools, wouldn't you think they could hire a few?!!

The website works fine.  Check your web browser.  When I looked at these cruises, not only did the pages advance from 1 to 9 with no problem, the filters also worked to reduce the search results.

The 25% discount for Rudi's is new, not reduction, at least for 4*'s, we never received a deduction for Rudi's before now.

It was fun to look back, and see how better I have gotten at getting OBC. 1st Cruise $140, upcoming Cruise $1,550.  Thanks  for pointing this out.

On 1/28/2020 at 4:53 PM, KroozNut said:

 

It only took us a few minutes to check in at 10:30 am for our last sailing out of San Diego. The cruise terminal was nearly vacant, and we flew through check-in.

 

Boarding started promptly at 11:30 am, and we were in the first group to board. 😀

So you breezed through check in, and then sat in terminal for one hour, brilliant. 

I get a late check out at my hotel, than eat lunch somewhere nice in the port city, and than board the ship after the crowds are finished.

 Why do you think you may smoke an e-cigarette in a stateroom, that is prohibited.  From HAL's smoking policy."Electronic cigarettes are not permitted in staterooms or in other public areas of the ship other than designated smoking areas."

I am sailing this itinerary next year, Thank You for all this great information.  pdf is preferred.

On 1/12/2020 at 8:12 PM, leerathje said:

 

We are on the Oosterdam starting February 29, This will be useful...if nothing else, complementary hour at Thermal Pool on port days!

 

L.

 

 

Nobody tracks the time, stay as long as you want.

Call the Westmark, I did for my tour last year, they confirmed my stay and had me call 2 weeks before arriving to coordinate both reservations so I did not have to change rooms.

I always stay at the Hampton Inn & Suites Seattle-Downtown, walking distance from many attractions and 3 years ago when I did an Alaska cruise Seattle to Seattle they had a free shuttle to the cruise port.

I buy them at the airport duty free stores

4 Star, 112 sea days, this has been my experience.  I am 66 and my wife is 59, except for the crew, 80+ % of the cruisers are older than us, and the rest are about our age.  I often walk around the ships after 11PM, taking photos of the ship, best time for that as I rarely see another human.  HAL became our favorite line because it is so quite on board, very few children, the loud drunk is rare.

What is a Specialty Cruise?

Holland America has no policy on luggage size.

I received this email in response to my question about the EXC program.

Dear Mr. Drennen,

We have have looked into your inquiry and found no truth  to the rumor that HAL is terminating all  Travel Guides and EXC Guides and ending those programs.

Best Regards,
Shore EXCursions Reservation Team

Shore EXCursions Reservation
Phone: 888-425-9376 | 206-626-7320
Holland America Line | 450 Third Avenue West | Seattle, WA 98119