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just did a mock booking for The cruise I have booked for April next year and the cabins are all showing as booked or available

I believe it was said above that it was an inside cabin

You can get a camera connected for iPad. With this you can transfer pictures from your memory card to the iPad. I use this when I am cruising so I have a backup of my pictures in case something happens to my camera stolen or lost

We allways seem to be a bit late for everything so my wife will have her bath and I can use the separate shower at the same time

I am on an iPad but Links have worked for me before

The links do not seem to be working

I asked HAL this question. this is the response below, also on my booking it just shows as onboard credit

 

 

Thank you for your recent correspondence with Holland America Line concerning your upcoming cruise on the ms Zuiderdam departing on April 8th, 2016. We are delighted to welcome one of our valued Mariners back on board!

The Onboard Credit on your Booking Number is titled as a Shore Excursion Credit which is intended to aid in discounting any excursion you may wish to purchase once onboard. If you choose to book your excursions in advance, all onboard credits on your reservation will simply be deducted from the balance of your Onboard Bill received at the end of the cruise.

Please feel free to contact us if we may be of additional assistance, or if we have misunderstood your inquiry. Our valued guests' comments or suggestions are always welcome and very much appreciated. We look forward to welcoming you on board in the near future. We are confident our Signature of Excellence will surpass your expectations.

Thank you for your continued patronage!

Kind Regards,

Brad

Holland America Line

U.S. and Canada: 877-724-5425

International: 206-286-3900

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[quote name='mysweetness']On the Nieuw Amsterdam in March a male friend was stopped at the door because he was wearing shorts to the brunch ![/QUOTE]

4 years ago on Zuiderdam we did renewal of vows. I wore my Bermuda socks, shorts, blazer and tie. We then went to the dining room for evening dinner and had no problem getting in.

I am a male and I have allways worn Teva sandals to the Mariners brunch and my Bermuda shorts

The only time our Windstar ship was late into port was on the repositioning cruise from Panama to Bermuda. We were a day and a half late due to exceptionally high seas the entire trip.

 

We must have been on the same cruise as you

Whatever you do it will be on foot or on the water. No wheeled vehicles are allowed on Hydra

So true! I think I could give up my balcony for the Windstar experience. I notice you have cruised on a variety of cruise lines, including Carnival, HAL, and NCL. What would say helped you decide to make the switch to Windstar?

 

Carnival was my first cruise that was my learning about cruising. Renaissance was my favorite cruise 2 weeks in Tahiti including airfare from LA. That was a fantastic cruise and it was 680 passengers and did not cost much more than the Carnival cruise unfortetly they went bust after 911. Oceania was one of the sister ships. Seadream was fantastic with just 112 passengers. I went to Windstar because I normally pick where I want to go then find the cruise. I wanted to do the Panama Canal and Windstar did Costa Rica the canal to Colon. They were then doing the transatlantic and stopping at Bermuda and so we got off at home. And we both really enjoyed it. This year we did the Athens to Istanbul. Next year is our 25 anniversary, we are both in our 60' we will cruising with some family from the U.S. We are thinking of a Carnival or a couple of HAL cruises in the Carribean. We are now both retired so we need better prices. Smaller cruise ships do cost more

I have always had a balcony but on Wind Star and Spirit you have the biggest balcony just a few steps away. I am always an early riser so i am always on deck about 6:00 am having a coffee

One of the best things to use for that is the 3M remove able sticky hooks

To me the wonderful thing about Windstar and other small ships like Seadream is that you meet a lot of wonderful people I am not saying you do not meet wonderful people on bigger ships. On the small ships you will see them again and you strike up friendships. Also all the crew remember you and your likes and dislikes.

If I remember correctly from 16 years ago it was about a 10-15 walk from the dock to Bloody Marys

i use a web site that you put your cruise and date into. Then online travel agents come back with the quotes. I have done this for the last 5 years and it allways the same one thar gives me the best quote. They have allways been very good to me. But I will still use the same web site to get the different quotes but I

will still use the usual agency unless some beats them by a fair amount

last year we did the Athens to Istanbul on Wind Star. We did the the tour to Santorini. We seemed to be there very early and wandered around the shops. We left as the passengers from the big cruise ships were arriving

If it is a Carribean cruise beach party they can take you ashore on an inflatable

Hi ridethetide was that 2013 you did the Bermuda cruise and it was a day and half late. We are Ray and Sandy a black and white couple from Bermuda and we were on the same cruise

and probably Windstar cruises

I cannot verify on cabin 126. But in the last 2 years I have had cabins 219 and 228 and have not experienced any issues with noise

You should take a look at the ports of call. In the US, San Diego there is a thread about the Sheraton

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Major credit cards are widely accepted throughout Eastern Europe, especially in major metropolitan areas and spots that are used to serving tourists. Visa and MasterCard are the most-accepted types of cards, with American Express accepted less frequently and Discover card accepted where Diners Club is valid.

 

Chip-and-Pin Cards

 

EMV (or Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) technology, otherwise known as chip-and-PIN technology, is widely used in Eastern Europe as the European standard. Cards that include this technology are embedded with a chip that is meant to improve the security of the card. These so-called “smart cards” are used just like regular credit cards, except that the customer is asked to input a four-digit PIN code into the card reader instead of signing for a purchase.

here are the prices

 

Windstar’s Laundry Services:

Travel light and take pleasure in the feeling of freshly washed and pressed clothing every day from our professional laundry. Enjoy the service during your entire sailing, with a quick turnaround of 24 hours on all items, and same day service available when items are turned in by 9:00 a.m.

 

• 7-Day Sailing (per cabin, double occupancy) $99
  
• 7-Day Sailing (per cabin, single occupancy) $49.50
  
• 14-Day Sailing (per cabin, double occupancy) $198
  
• 14-Day Sailing (per cabin, single occupancy) $99