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Here is the video my friend took. the names belonging to the voices remain protected - what happens on the ship stays on the ship 😜 😂 Make sure you have your sound on. att._ALtqe3_GEi4Zvc_KyfjtfQMUl6z7Ia_FP1SzexbOJM.mp4

I think I will try to do Quebec tomorrow and instead treat you to when we left Quebec. there is a reason that only the smaller ships like the Volendam can go to Montreal. You need to go under 3 bridges on the way. this is the first bridge in pictures - I elieve we had 3 or 6” room to clear it. Captain Van Eerten was tooting the whole way. I’m nos sure if the pics are good enough to visualize but here we go from start to finish. Coming to it: Getting close now and it doesn’t look like we have much room Just about to go under And her we go: The other bridges were when it was darker and pics would not have shown it adequately.

Not done yet, Helen. Was tied up trying to get the Future Cruise Listing updated. Headache central. going to try to do a few posts tonight and finish tomorrow.

Ou embarkation day was lovely. after that it was generally speaking more cold than it should be, rainy at times We saw some sun in Newport when we were all aboard, in Halifax for a few hours and then sun (although cold wind) in Quebec on our last day. I have never repeated so many clothes and packed clothes I hae not worn before. I wasn’t alone and thankful for HAL’s great laundry.

I am sorry folks. I could not get the format of my word press to copy and paste correctly on CC. I tried for too long. I will reach out for some technical help but the listing was too overdue not to update as poor as it looks 😢

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08-Jun-24 - 14 day North Cape & Land of the Midnight Sun Infi Volendam - 01-Jun-24 - 7 day Canada/New England Mr. Boston mailmama - B2B following May 25th Koningsdam - 01-Jun-24 - 7 day Alaska Inside Passage bundtkate - 1st HAL cruise & Alaska nw gardener N Statendam - 01-Jun-24- 14 day Norwegian Fjords & islands of Iceland & Scotland Gibble42 Zuiderdam - 08-Jun-24 - 42 day Ultimate Viking Explorer & Passage StLouisCruisers - B2B2B following May 11th Rotterdam - 08-June-24 - 21 day Midnight Sun & Taste of Scotland Suslor Westerdam - 09-Jun-24 -28 day Alaska Arctic Circle Solstice woodworker&knitter RetiredNow Cailey53 cruzn single Traveling Dot jljcruise RetiredMustang CroozinFools Oosterdam - 12-Jun-24 - 23 day Med Tapestry & Empires Lucie73821 Oosterdam - 24-Jun-24 - 21 day Med Adriatic & Italian Splendour mr. godfredo Zuiderdam - 29-Jun-24 - 21 day Viking Passage Harboursiders Koningsdam - 29-Jun-24 - 7 day Alaska Inside Passage leerathje - with dad, celebrating his 84th birthday on board, 1st time Alaska JULY2024 Westerdam - 07-Jul-24 - 7 day Alaska luvteaching - with friend for her first cruise & Alaska Zuiderdam - 20-Jul-24 - 35 day Voyage of the Vikings BetsyS cunnorl Toad cruising Katie Rotterdam - 20-Jul-24 - 14 day Best of Norway wandb Volendam - 27-Jul-24 - 24 day Canada, New England & Iceland Cruizer Bill & Cruizer Diana AUGUST 2024 Koningsdam - 03-Aug-24 - 7 day Alaska doone - family & friends’ road trip to Vancouver Westerdam - 04-Aug-24 - 7 day Alaskan Explorer Brewgirl1 - surprise birthday gift for DS Rotterdam - 17-Aug-24 - 14 day Best of Norway 0106 Zuiderdam - 24-Aug-24 - 7 day Canada & New England Crazy for Cats - B2B with Aug. 31st Westerdam - 25-Aug-24 - 7 day Alaska Explorer LAFFNVEGAS dobiemom Volendam - 20-Aug-24 - 1 day Newfoundland & New England Cruise RetiredNow1 - B2B with Aug. 31st Zuiderdam -31-Aug-24 7 day Canada/New England Crazy For Cats - B2B following Aug. 24th Volendam - 31-Aug-24 - 10 day Newfoundland & New England RetiredNow1 - B2B following Aug. 20th SEPTEMBER 2024 Westerdam - 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12-Oct-24 - 15 day Atlantic Sojourn NextOne SUESEABE Zuiderdam - 19-Oct-24 - 21 day Perfect Caribbean Escape R/T Boston cate54 - mother & daughter birthday voyage Oosterdam - 20-Oct-24 - 11 day Mediterranean Romance crystalspin - B2B2B following Oct. 10th & with Oct. 31st Oosterdam - 20-Oct-24 - 25 day Meditteranean Romance & Spanish Farewell kazu P&PNH HELENPSL Live4cruises - celebrating 25th anniversary on board Westerdam - 22-Oct-24 - 22 day Pacific Crossing - Seattle to Sydney Hows the Serenity Rotterdam -27-Oct-24 - 12 day Panama Canal Sunfarer Himself Oosterdam - 31-Oct-24 - 14 day Spanish Farewell Nickelpenny - B2B with November 14th crystalspin - B2B2B following Oct. 10th & 20th NOVEMBER 2024 N Statendam - 02-Nov-24 - 14 day Atlantic Dream SusieKIslandGirl Eurodam - 02-Nov-24 - 15 day Bahamas Caribbean / Eastern Wayfarer Euby Cailey53 RedneckBob N Amsterdam - 03-Nov-24 - 7 day Tropical Caribbean Gsel - 1st solo cruise Rotterdam - 08-Nov-24 - 9 day eastern Caribbean chill6x6 Volendam - 09-Nov-24 - 42 day Ultimate Mediterranean & Atlantic Passage Loreto PRPLE StLouisCruisers Cruising-along Zuiderdam -09-Nov-24 - 14 day Southern Caribbean FlorenceItaly Norwegian Bliss - 10-Nov-24 - 7 day Mexican Riviera LAFFNVEGAS dobiemom N Amsterdam - 17-Nov-24 - 7 day Western Caribbean NCTribeFan - celebrating birthday on board Zaandam - 20-Nov-24 - 28 day Circle of Hawaii & Sea OV Cortez RetireNow1 uiderdam - 23-Nov-24 - 11 day Eastern Caribbean Wayfarer seagarsmoker wdw1972 Eurodam - 27-Nov-24 - 11 day southern Caribbean Wayfarer Cruise Suzy N Statendam - 30-Nov-24 - 14 day Caribbean Collector saturn93 Koningsdam - 30-Nov-24 - 10 day Mexican Riviera & Sea of Cortez Jacqueet DECEMBER 2024 Noordam - 08-Dec-24 - 14 day Indonesia Discovery LouCoop Koningsdam - 10-Dec-24 - 11 day Mexican Riviera 57redbird Volendam - 21-Dec-24 - 14 day Southern Caribbean Holiday Infi - 11th annual HAL Holiday cruise N Statendam - 28-Dec-24 - 7 day Tropical Caribbean Lucie73821 Koningsdam - 28-Dec-24 - 7 night Mexico Holiday madera1 Rotterdam - 29-Dec-24 - 12 day Panama Canal Sunfarer Holiday pdanza22 JANUARY 2025 Zuiderdam - 04-Jan-25 - World Grand Voyage cunnorl MikeD4134 Noordam - 04-Jan-25 - 28 day Coral Triangle, Volcanoes & Great Barrier Reef SusieKIslandGirl R Andy&Louise BlackJack2 Texas Hikers Koningsdam - 04-Jan-25 - 7 day Baja Peninsula gknep Koningsdam -04-Jan-25 - 24 day Baja Peninsula & Circle Hawaii NCTribeFan 0106 Volendam - 04-Jan-25 - 21 day Ultimate Caribbean RetiredNow1 Oosterdam - 06-Jan-25 - 22 day South America & Antarctica dfish & Sue Rotterdam - 17-Jan-25 - 9 day Eastern Caribbean doone - with friend Eurodam - 08-Jan-25 - 21 day Western Explorer/Eastern Caribbean Wayfarer Roz Eurodam - 18-Jan-25 -11 day Eastern Caribbean Wayfarer summer slope Koningsdam - 28-Jan-25 - 18 day Circle Hawaii Kc52 - B2B2B with Feb. 15th & Mar. 22nd Cailey53 Cruizer Bill & Cruizer Diana luvtwotrvl & trvlcrzy Oosterdam - 28-Jan-25 - 22 day South America & Antarctica Jacqueet FEBRUARY 2025 Zaandam - 08-Feb-25 - 27 day Amazon Explorer Traveling Dot Brewgirl1 N Statendam - 08-Feb-25 - 7 day Tropical Caribbean auggiemom Eurodam - 08-Feb-25 - 11 day Eastern Caribbean Wayfarer bfuryKoningsdam - 14-Feb-25 - 35 day Hawaii, Tahiti & Marquesas cate54 - mother/daughter cruise Koningsdam - 15-Feb-25- 35 day Hawaii South Pacific (Hawaii, Tahiti & Marquesas) fox02554 Overhead Fred canadianbear Kc52 - B2B2B following Jan. 28th & with Mar. 22nd crystalspin rollie cate54 Eurodam - 19-Feb-25 - 10 day Southern Caribbean Seafarer wdw1972 N Amsterdam - 23-Feb-25 - 7 day Irish All Stars Charter (FLL-HMC-St Thomas- Grand Turk-FLL0 Shalandara - celebrating DH’s birthday & 30th anniversary on board - B2B with Mar. 2nd MARCH 2025 N Statendam - 01-Mar-25 - 7 day Tropical Caribbean doone - celebrating sister & friend’s birthday on board N Amsterdam - 02-Mar-25 - 7 day Joc02025 Charter (FLL- HMC- San Juan - St Maarten - FLL) Shalandara - B2B following Feb. 23rd Rotterdam - 07-Mar-25 - 9 day Southern Caribbean RedneckBob N Statendam - 15-Mar-25 - 7 day Western Caribbean Lucie73821 N Amsterdam - 16-Mar-25 - 7 day Eastern Caribbean seagarsmoker Kc52 - B2B2B following Jan. 28th & Feb. 15th Eurodam 17-May-25 - ? day Alaska Barbaragirl - 1st HAL cruise, celebrating 37th anniversary o board Westerdam - 16-Mar-25 - 43 days South Pacific - Auckland -Vancouver kplady APRIL 2025 Eurodam - 02-Apr-25 - 10 day Western Caribbean ExplorerCruise Suzy - with DS & DDIL Eurodam - 02-Apr-25 - 31 day Western Caribbean Explorer & Panama Canal RetiredMustang Oosterdam - 19-Apr-25 - 25 day Western Crossing: Madeira, Morocco & Côte D’azur kazu MAY 2025 Eurodam - 03-May-25 - 7 Day Alaska Explorer Denise T dobiemom N Amsterdam - 04-May-25 - 14 day Great Alaskan Explorer Vict0riann Oosterdam - 14-May-25- 10 day Western Mediterranean Medley with Malta overnight VMax1700 - celebrating 50th wedding anniversary on board N Amsterdam - 18-May-25 - 7 night Northbound Alaska wdw1972 - with DS and DIL - celebrating their 10th anniversary JUNE 2025 Eurodam - 07-Jun-25 - 7 day Alaska Explorer jaycie622 Westerdam - 08-Jun-25 - 28 day Alaska Arctic Circle Solstice FlorenceItaly NextOne StLouisCruisers N Statendam - 29-Jun-25 - 28 day Arctic Circle Crossing - Greenland & Iceland StartrainDD - B2B with July 27th JULY 2025 Volendam - 12-Jul-25- 25 day Canada, New England, Greenland & Iceland Loreto - celebrating birthday on board Zuiderdam - 19-Jul-25 - 35 day Voyage of the Vikings Jacqueet crystalspin N Statendam - 27-Jul-25 - 14 day Wild British Isles StartrainDD - B2B following Jun 29th - achieving 5* AUGUST 2025 Eurodam - 23-Aug-25 - 7 day Alaska Explorer: auggiemom SEPTEMBER 2025 Noordam - 14-Sep-25 - 14 day Great Alaska Explorer Gsel Lazirus65 OCTOBER 2025 Rotterdam - 04-Oct-25-22 day Norwegian Fjord crossing Mr. Boston Vict0riann Noordam - 05-Oct-25 - 7 day Great Bear Rainforest Loreto Volendam - 07-Oct-25 - 45 day Mediterranean & Atlantic Passage Harboursiders Rotterdam - 26-Oct-25 - 12 day Panama Canal cruise seagarsmoker NOVEMBER 2025 Oosterdam - 02-Nov-25 - 15 day Cultural Crossing with Andalusia & Morocco 0106 dfish - & Sue Sharon in AZ Nickepenny ger_77 kazu Rotterdam - 02-Nov-25 - 9 day southern Caribbean ABC Islands Euby Rotterdam -28-Nov-25 - 9 day Southern Caribbean ABCIslands wdw1972 DECEMBER 2025 Eurodam - 14-Dec-25- 14 Day Eastern Caribbean , Bahamas & San Juan Holiday Cruise Suzy JANURARY 2026 Oosterdam - 09-Jan-26 - 22 day South America/Antarctica Archipelago JANUARY 2026 Rotterdam - 18-Jan-26 - 21 day partial Panama Canal & ABC Islands doone - & family & friends FEBRUARY 2026 Koningsdam -14-Feb-26 - 11 day Eastern Caribbean Windward& Leeward Islands wdw1972 Koningsdam - 25-Feb-26 - 10 day Western Caribbean seagarsmoker MARCH 2026 Noordam - 06-Mar-26 - 50 day New Zealand & South Pacific Crossing Collector RetiredMustang Eurodam - 22-Mar-26 - 14 day Western & Eastern Caribbean Bahamas & San Juan Cruise Suzy APRIL 2026 Westerdam - 12-Apr-26- 29 day Japan & North Pacific Collector StartrainDD Volendam - 19-May-26 - 7 day Great Bear Rain Forest Euby HAPPY CRUISING EVERYONE! Jacqui

Just getting the listing and realized I am missing the year of your cruise - I guesses 2024. please adcpvise me tne number of days and title / or at least where it is going. Thanks 😊 please post your reply on the new thread for May 5th. Thanks 😊 is this a 7day cruise please? Please post on the new thread for May 5th - not this one. Thanks 😊

nice! Happy to add it for you 😊

Congratulations Morgan on hour graduation 🙂 @StLouisCruisers Well done!

Bon Voyage @YourWorldWithBill Bon Voyage @Heartgrove Have a great cruise and a WONDERFUL time !!!!!

Thanks. I hear you on one waiting on you. FWIW, II DID remember to make coffee last night. Does that count? 😂

Thanks. They will be coming. Nurse coming to check my foot so I will get at it a bit later.

Thanks. The crew member I was talking to didn’t tell me that part. Appreciate the added information.

The Arctic wind continued to follow us when we arrived in Quebec City. It was raining and cold - very cold. People that went out were back on the ship quite quickly. Deb and I nixed getting off since we were overnighting and hoped the next day’s forecast was true for our tour. I was just glad it wasn’t on day one. 😱 Interestingly, when you are in Canadian ports (or at least in Quebec), the ship is only allowed to have 2 or 3 bars open depending on the time of day. Usually it was the Ocean Bar & mid Lido bar. Day 2 I had a private tour booked with Gilbert Garcia. Debbie told me I chose wisely. 😊 If you are in Quebec, I highly recommend you book with him. You see so much more than on a walking tour and he takes you to places the other tours don’t. I asked him why and he laughed and said he was a visionary. It’s an easy way to see some of the sights. They bike - you ride and get out at the pertinent sites. Perfect for kazu’s foot 😜 Since the wind was still with us, I emailed him to ask if he had blankets or if we should bring some from the ship. Of course, he had blankets. Two big ones that covered us both. It was a fabulous day. if it’s not boring, I will show you some of what we saw in the next few posts.

I THINK I have figured out where I left off… dinner in the MDR a few short nights ago: We both started with the Beet & Steak Tartare. Mine (the pic) was about double the size of Deb’s and way too much to eat. I did my best thought 😉 I had the rockfish and Deb the turkey. Both were good but the turkey sure smelled delicious. For dessert, Deb had the carrot cake which she said was very tasty. and I had the cheese plate. Fearing that the great cracker shortage of 2024 would continue, I kept my bread to have with the cheese. As you can see there were no crackers.

I am home, tired but home and now will try to catch up a bit. Cursing on the St. Lawrence River is so nice with lots of scenery. No real whale sightings there for us, at least and no announcement by the captain so I don’t think there were any sightings. It’s slow going as the captain has to follow the law hold his speed to no more than 10 knots. In some places her was slower. Since we missed Cap aux Meules, we had lots of time to get to Quebec City 😘

thanks for the Sunday Daily Sandi & Rich and thanks to Roy, Vanessa Dixie & Debbie. Got home last night and still weary. I did remember to make my own coffee though 😉 Ivan is well and happy to see me but I don’t think he suffered any while I was away 😉 My pet sitter said she would be delighted to care for him again. He was such a good boy. I knew he was but I am a tad prejudiced and you always wonder how he will be with someone else 😳 Sorry to read about Maureen’s DH’s eye issues @RMLincoln 😢 and @Cruising-along’s BFF’s DIL suffering from a stroke and having issues 😔 Cinco de Mayo is no longer a day of celebration for me - Jose’s funeral was that day. I need groceries but the foot is pounding despite following the protocols on the entire cruise and it feels like I am fighting a cold. So, I think I will just coddle the foot, stay in with Ivan and scrounge what food I have in the freezer. LOL. Have a great day everyone !!!

The Great Land is always a beautiful itinerary and our CC friend is bound to make the most of it on their B2B. We hope they enjoy all the scenery and wildlife on land and on board. And, of course, we wish them fair winds and smooth seas. Bon Voyage to Westerdam - 7 day Alaska: Haljo1935 - have a great birthday celebration on board - B2B following Apr. 27th Bon Voyage Haljo1935 !!!!! Have a great cruise and a WONDERFUL time !!!!!!

Thanks everyone - there’s more to add but it will have to wait until I get home. We’re sitting in Montreal airport waiting for our boarding time.

Lots of great itineraries and sailings today. All of them are going to have some coolish weather no matter which one they have chosen. We hope our CC friends enjoy the best possible weather in all their ports and time on board. And, of course, we wish them fair winds and smooth seas. Bon Voyage to Zuiderdam = 28 day Azores, Normandy & Baltic Jewels: Harboursiders StLouisCruisers - B2B with June 8th StartrainDD Bon Voyage to Rotterdam -14 day Britain, Scotland & Ireland: navybikermom Iamthesea Bon Voyage to Eurodam -7 day Alaska: Murray’s Pop Bon Voyage everyone !!!!! Have a great cruise and a WONDERFUL time !!!!!

Just getting ready to sail away from Quebec. Had a great tour and lots of pics I am waiting to sync so until that happens I think I will be in catch up mode (story of my life). Last night so luggage has to be finished, etc. By the way, we were able to use our Mariner drink cards today for Pinot Grigio. No problem at all 👍

Deb has really enjoyed the stir fries & “Chinese” type variations. Very good. I had a salad today and it was well done. He was constantly asking me if I would like the other things on the bar. Oops - looks like CC saved this pic I posted (or thought had posted last night). It’s the Hotel Frontenac at night. Took the pic through the Sea View Pool though since it was way too cold to go to the unprotected part of the deck or the Sports deck for clear shot.

I’ll get the date changed for you. and happy to add you to the Jan 4th cruise. 🙂

Congrats on the new home. I’ll get it removed form you. Hope you enjoy your new home and find a replacement cruise when the time is right 🙂