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17 hours ago, Hllb said:

So no movie theater on Eurodam any longer? My kids will be disappointed. One kid will like a library, but even she would probably prefer a movie theater.

They apparently are showing movies in the main theater.

At least on our cruise there are two movies listed in the navigator app being shown in the main theater.

14 hours ago, 3rdGenCunarder said:

 

Where did they post the pictures?

On a Holland America Fans Facebook page.

I have a Panama Canal cruise on Eurodam on March 14th and my itinerary/events schedule is showing music in BB Kings Blues Club, Lincoln Center Stage, Billboard Onboard and the Main Stage.

There appears to be more than enough musical events.

Lincoln Center Stage events listed are Masterworks by Mozart, La Musica Latina, All American, French Connection, The British Isles, Just the Strings, Music Around the World,  Masterworks by Brahms, A Night at the Ballet and last but not least, Meet the Artists of Lincoln Center Stage.

I've never been on a HAL cruise but that sounds like a nice array of musical events throughout the music row area 

The exact quote from the Facebook page was:

"The screening room/movie theater on deck 3 forward was repurposed into an amazing library with approx. 1500 new books"

The pictures look amazing.

There is a large new library with many books.

There is a family on the Eurodam right now and they posted pictures of the library. It looks quite extensive

When you reserve the lido (pool) cabana do you also get 2 reserved chairs on the pool deck ( not the ones in the cabana)?

My 11 night Panama Canal cruise on Eurodam is listed as a Heritage Cruise. Does anyone know about heritage cruises or been on one?

SOrry about the red ink. I have no idea why it changed to red🤔

On 1/2/2023 at 9:39 PM, Mel The Great said:

Just tried to book with Gone Caribe,  they are full the day we we will be there.  Really wanted to swim with the turtles.  Does anyone know of another tour company that does the same tour?  Thanks 

Curacao Dreams has a tour called Perfect Day

It includes some of the same stops.

We have them booked in March

I believe the Eurodam is going into dry dock in February 2023 as my March cruise was pushed back a week because of it.

do you have any idea what they are planning to do in the dry dock or is there a site that addresses dry docks?

We have a Panama Canal cruise in March on the Eurodam.

I have an aft balcony on Upper Promenade deck room 4180

Is this a good deck or should I go higher?

Are the aft balconies fully covered or is there a deck that the balcony has more coverage?

Thank you for your input.

I am looking at tours in Cartagena. My first time there.

We have a short port day there 7-1pm

I am considering 2 tours and would appreciate any feed back on either of them.

Dora the Explorer

Local Flavors, Bay Cruise, Cartagena Walled City

Thank you for your input.

On 8/24/2022 at 3:01 AM, Time For Dreaming said:

Our March 8 - 19, 2023 Eurodam 11-Day Panama Canal Sunfarer was changed to March 14 - 25,  2023.

Received HAL's email on 6/14/2023.  It didn't mention Eurodam would not be stopping at Half Moon.

It did say pre-paid shore excursions would be moved to the new dates.  Just today I logged into HAL's website and they didn't reimburse me for our Half Moon shore excursion and it doesn't show we booked and paid for our shore excursions on Aruba and Curacao.  It doesn't even mention flight transfers, etc.  Going to call them tomorrow but wondering if others on this re-scheduled cruise are having the same problems.  Just stumbled on this thread today.  Thank you. 

I am on that same cruise and all the excursions that I booked through HAL were not showing up in my itinerary.

I called white excursions last week and they rectified it and now my excursions are all listed properly.

My HMC excursion has yet to be refunded.

I am calling today to get that done.

shore Excursions # 888 425-9376

Would you be interested in a roll call for this cruise?

There has not been one started yet.

The dates for my March Panama Canal cruise were changed and pushed back a week because of her going into dry dock.

Does anyone know when the dry dock is and what is being done?

Is the Eurodam going in for a dry dock in early 2023?

My March cruise was pushed back over a week because of a dry dock change but I can't find anything online about a dry dock.

42 minutes ago, CATandSQUID said:

It doesn't stop at, the Half Moon Cays anymore.  If you go to your booked cruises it shows the new itinerary.

I just saw that.

I have never been to Half Moon Cay and was looking forward to it so I am a bit disappointed.

Have you been on the Eurodam before?

5 sea days seems like a lot. Is there enough things to do other than the pool and eating?😊

Hi Cat and Squid, We are also on that cruise and just received the same e-mail. This is our first cruise with Holland America. I have independent tours in some ports that I will now have to cancel and reschedule.

Do you know if the itinerary stays the same?

Also I googled Eurodam drydock and there is no information. Do you know if it is just a routine drydock or are they making big changes?

We tip $5/night for our room stewart and for our waiters in the MDR 

We give them a thank you card with a personal message and put the money in the card.

We give it to them the next to last day of the cruise.

Also be sure to mention them by name in your post cruise survey.

I'm a new HA cruiser and reserved 11 night Panama Canal Cruise on Eurodam in March.

We have the Have it all Package and I have 2 questions 

1. Can we choose a drink that is listed at $11 and have it covered with the package or would it not be covered because of tax and gratuity making it over $11?

2. Do we get to choose the restaurant, date and time for our 2 included specialty dining options or are they just randomly assigned to us?

We have the 2 specialty restaurant offer on Eurodam Panama Canal Cruise in March.

Do we not get to choose the 2 restaurants and the date and time for the reservation?

There is no availability to reserve anything yet on their website.

If we don't do an excursion what is there to see and or do on the ship?

We will be on partial transit in March on Eurodam. First and probably only time so I want to make the right decisions.

The excursion by ferry to transit to the Pacific locks leaves the ship at 9am.

By leaving the ship at 9am will we miss anything or is the ship already through the locks and just floating around in the lake?

What is there to do of interest if we stay on the ship and don't do an excursion?

We sail on Saturday. We do not have the cheers package and only plan to have 1 or 2 drinks a day.

Which of the drinks you had did you enjoy the most and would recommend? 

Enjoyed your review especially since we are doing the same itinerary.

Thank you Marion Mom.

I love the 2 windows

Has anyone stayed in this ocean view cabin?

It is located on the front of the ship and appears to be a corner cabin with sort of a triangle shape.

I am just looking for any thoughts on its location and odd shape

It was the Jamie's website where I saw it.