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Eurodam - Noise on deck 8 from Lido deck pool
atexsix replied to DougnSam's topic in Holland America Line
I think you'll be completely fine, the weather as I mentioned above will keep most indoors. I also looked at the deck plan and 8136 is somewhat under the smoking area, but barely, it appears it falls slightly away from the covered area where the smokers will be huddled because in Alaska it's raining/misting a lot. The only exception will be glacier viewing days, but you'll probably be up on deck with everybody else or out on your balcony. -
That figures, I don't usually go for these promotions but since it came up as a Cruise Critic ad I clicked it out of curiosity, not expecting to see any Alaska sailings. I'm assuming the timing of the offer is because northern hemisphere autumn is the slowest time of the year for bookings? I'm just trying to figure out the marketing behind it, what's in it for HAL?
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We usually stop by the sandwich station earlier in the day and stash them in our little fridge (we remove the booze since we're not drinkers) and we never went through there without grabbing cookies and whatnot, problem solved. Tip: never leave home without zip lock bags. Not acceptable? If the cruise lines are constantly looking for little shortcuts and work arounds, we'll play the game and do the same, until such time that the debts are paid and fares go back to normal (yeah right).
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Eurodam - Noise on deck 8 from Lido deck pool
atexsix replied to DougnSam's topic in Holland America Line
May in Alaska is still cold enough that there won't be a lot of people using the aft pool. We were under that part of the Lido on Princess and even in early June we rarely noticed any noise from above. In all honesty I'd book under there again over the Lido pool area. -
I was noticing in the picture I posted the size of the portions are much larger compared to now, I think the corn and potatoes are only half that. On the meatloaf, leave a couple slices of bread out for a few hours, they should crumble easily after that.
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I have the 15 Pro Max as my main phone, from what I saw the 16 phones will be nice and an improvement from the 14, but nothing earth shattering. They will be slightly bigger which is one reason I'm not upgrading this year, I don't want bigger I want smaller, I drop this thing enough as it is.
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@StLouisCruisers Only thing is you have to remember to unfreeze any time you will be making a purchase that requires credit such as a cell phone. @JazzyV good luck with your test. Did you see Apple ear pods are going to double as hearing aids now? I don't think I'd use it to replace my own HA's nor would I trust an Apple hearing test over my audiologist. @rafinmd prayers for you! @Quartzsite Cruiser thanks for the update. Great memories of TV dinners. And they were surprisingly pretty good compared to now, or maybe it's just me, but nothing tastes the way it once did. I had a Twinkie recently, I took one bite and it went right in the garbage, it wasn't anything like I remembered from the days when real butter was used.
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@JazzyV They have some decent colors this year. I'm keeping last year's pro, I don't see any reason to trade that in so soon, but I'm looking at the non-pro as a backup now that I don't have DD's phone anymore. We never did have a landline.
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Monday September 9th, 2024
atexsix replied to StLouisCruisers's topic in Holland America Line
Good Morning, Today and tomorrow might be the last 70+ days of the season, the long range forecast is looking very fall like which isn't a problem for me, but sun worshippers might need to head south. Air quality has improved after several days of smoke/haze, but the red sun/moon have been spectacular. Currently waiting on the Apple event to start to see the new phones, as some of you know I'm a bit of a techy. Today's Forecast Monday Sept 9, 2024 (Washington State) Advisories: red flag warning (fire danger) from Spokane to the Blue Mountains. Seattle Metro/I-5 Corridor: low 70's, cloudy Cascade Mountains/Passes: upper 60's, cloudy Eastern Washington/High Deserts: low 90's, partly cloudy Coast/Olympic Peninsula/101: 60's, cloudy Strait of Juan De Fuca/Islands: 60's, cloudy Enjoy your cruises!- 96 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Sunday September 8th, 2024
atexsix replied to StLouisCruisers's topic in Holland America Line
Good Morning, We loved ISP! Our favorite port by far. We didn't zip line, but we enjoyed the tram up/down the mountain. It's always cold and foggy when I'm there making it even better, that is what Alaska looks like for most of the year. I hope to return to this port many more times. @rafinmd Lots of prayers @dfish Glad you got home safely @luvteaching Karen, I didn't get a chance to wish you a bon voyage yesterday, have lots of fun and I'll see you in the other roll calls. I'll be leaving soon for a memorial for all those on Dear Dad's hospice program that died in the past year. After that should be an uneventful day.- 77 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Sunday September 8th, 2024
atexsix replied to StLouisCruisers's topic in Holland America Line
Today's Forecast Sunday Sept 8, 2024 (Washington State) Advisories: the red flag warning has been reduced to the extreme southeast part of the state in the Blue Mountains. There is a fire weather watch from Spokane to Walla Walla. Metro/I-5 Corridor Seattle/Puget Sound 79/26 Mostly Sunny Puyallup (State Fair) 81/27 Mostly Sunny Olympia 77/25 Mostly Sunny Portland 83/28 Sunny Bellingham/Canadian Border Crossing 74/23 Sunny Cascade Mountains/Passes Mt. Rainier national park 69/21 Mostly Sunny Mt. St. Helens (visitor center) 72/22 Sunny Snoqualmie Pass (I-90) 75/24 Sunny North Cascades Scenic Hwy (route 20) 78/26 Mostly Sunny Eastern Washington/High Deserts Moses Lake 94/34 Partly Cloudy Wenatchee 96/36 Sunny Spokane 93/34 Partly Cloudy Walla Walla 92/33 Partly Cloudy Yakima 95/35 Partly Cloudy Grand Coulee 93/34 Partly Cloudy Coast/Olympic Peninsula/101 Forks 67/19 Mostly Sunny Hoh Rain Forest 72/22 Sunny Cape Disappointment 63/17 Mostly Sunny Aberdeen 67/19 Mostly Sunny Strait of Juan De Fuca/Islands Sequim 71/22 Mostly Sunny Victoria 73/23 Mostly Sunny Enjoy your cruises!- 77 replies
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Good Morning, It turned out there was a mix-up at the doctor, that yesterday's appointment was pre-test, which was fine since the exam/discussion yielded good results. So the ultrasound and follow up to that is mid-Oct. They discovered the beehive at DM's was more dangerous than they thought. They were "paper wasps" otherwise known as yellow jackets and the size of the nest was estimated to be as big as a basketball, but they are no more and the exterminator was able to eradicate them with poison. At my urging, DM will be going back to monthly maintenance because this was a good example of what could happen should this have continued to go unobserved, these insects can apparently eat right through the drywall. I'm thinking about paying off my car lease early and purchasing something else, without DD I don't have need for this giant SUV, so I'm thinking about what I'd like to downsize to and I'll visit the Toyota dealership sometime this fall when I bring the car in for an oil change and have the tire pressure checked before the cooler weather sets in. This is the real life stuff all of you on lengthy cruises are missing: car buying, bee hives, and doctor appointments. So I'd rather be on a ship when running out of peanut butter pie would be the biggest crisis I can think of.
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Today's Forecast Saturday Sept 7, 2024 Advisories: continued heat advisories in the eastern half of the state. Red flag warnings are up for the Olympic and Cascade Mountains because of high fire danger. Stagnant air alerts in the valleys north of Vancouver, WA. Metro/I-5 Corridor Seattle/Puget Sound 83/28 Sunny Puyallup (State Fair) 85/29 Mostly Sunny Olympia 85/29 Partly Cloudy Portland 87/31 Cloudy Bellingham/Canadian Border Crossing 78/26 Mostly Sunny Cascade Mountains/Passes Mt. Rainier national park 70/21 Partly Cloudy Mt. St. Helens (visitor center) 81/27 Cloudy Snoqualmie Pass (I-90) 84/29 Sunny North Cascades Scenic Hwy (route 20) 84/29 Sunny Eastern Washington/High Deserts Moses Lake 98/37 Mostly Sunny Wenatchee 95/35 Mostly Sunny Spokane 95/35 Sunny Walla Walla 96/36 Sunny Yakima 95/35 Partly Cloudy Grand Coulee 94/34 Sunny Coast/Olympic Peninsula/101 Forks 80/27 Mostly Sunny Hoh Rain Forest 82/28 Mostly Sunny Cape Disappointment 63/17 Cloudy (dense fog advisory) Aberdeen 78/26 Mostly Cloudy Strait of Juan De Fuca/Islands Sequim 76/24 Mostly Sunny Victoria 78/26 Mostly Sunny Enjoy your cruises!
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