Ace5614

Thanks to all that replied. You have been very helpful.

Tried this on the gulf coast board with no replies so thought I would try it here.

Taking the Carnival Liberty out of New Orleans and wanted to hear opions of parking at the port vs. off site lots.

Thanks.

Would like to hear from anyone that has parked their cars at the port and off site lots. Good & Bad

Thanks

On 6/9/2023 at 1:25 PM, skipsaur said:

 

Magnifica.

Thanks skipsaur. Would you be able to give your reasons?

Looking to book on either the Magnifica or the Divina.

Any thoughts?

For both the Vista & Horizon, they opened the doors about 10:00 AM. Boarding began about 11:15.

Have a great cruise.

Thanks for all your replies.

Will be boarding the Nieuw Statendam on Sunday and my better half has mobility issues. Is there a place on the ship that we can go to after watching the film on the TV so she doesn't have to stand for the life jacket instructions?

Thanks.

Thanks

Aquahound

We are old school.....don't have data on our phones.

How about on decks 6 & 7 (below the bridge), 9 & 10 (above the bridge)?

3 hours ago, Boatdrill said:

HAL uses the HSC to pay their crew.   They're not really  TIPs (meaning "to insure personal service") as we think of tipping, but a percentage of the payroll.  

I always heard it meant to insure prompt service.

38 minutes ago, Crew News said:

 

A week before  boarding, members of my roll call were notified that general boarding would not start until 1:30 PM by deck number with a different deck boarding each 30 minutes and the last deck :boarding at 3:30 PM.  If you are arriving from a HAL-sponsored hotel, everyone on the bus will board the ship at the same time.

 

I am supposed to board at 1:00 PM but will be at the terminal door at 11:00 AM to report on the enforcement of this new policy.

Very interested to see what happens. We usually sail Carnival and I always receive an email prior to boarding to state not to show up at scheduled time that there will be a delay in boarding. Never happens!!!

Will be on this ship on January 5th and looking forward to your review.

What is assigned-by-deck boarding process? Haven't received anything from Holland regarding this.

We ended up booking with Jayleen. Couldn't get the time we wanted (she already had one boat full and the other had 4 seats left but the two that had already booked wanted a later time.) She was very prompt with her return phone calls and emails and sounds very pleasant. Looking forward to meeting her and spending the afternoon and evening with her. Thanks to everyone that helped us make a decision.

Is there a self serve drink station on the Lido deck on the Nieuw Statendam?

What drinks are available?

Will be on the Nieuw Statendam at Key West with one other ship I believe so not sure where we dock. Need to get WiFi and it doesn't have to be free. Just a good connection.

Can anyone help me? 

Does the Nieuw Statendam have the 'secret doors' in the front like the Carnival ships have?

Where is the diamond international at Amber Cove?

1 hour ago, Organized Chaos said:

 

When you walk off the pier and through the duty free shop, go to the right to get to the bar/restaurant/pool area. There will be a sign.

Thank you!

2 hours ago, coevan said:

We barely could get signal at Margaritaville. Amber Cove has very good wifi, need to buy a beer to get the password. I downloaded a book to my Kindle pretty quickly

Where do you go to but the beer to get the password?

22 minutes ago, Italy52 said:

Both vessels take 6 passengers.  Click on her website link https://jayleensalaska.com/

for more information.  We have never had a problem with crowding on our trips.

Looks good but I can't find out what times the boats leave. We don't get into port until 1:00 PM.

On 11/25/2019 at 6:40 PM, Italy52 said:

We have gone with Jayleen's Alaska (good small independent boat company) several times with two more trips scheduled for May 2020.  Jayleen has received lots of good reviews on this thread and TripAdvisor so be sure to check them out if you are intersted.  Here is the link to her website"

https://jayleensalaska.com/

Italy52 - Do you know the size of their boats?

Have been sailing Carnival for a long time and getting ready for our first Holland cruise.

What can we expect and what should we not miss?

Will be sailing on the Nieuw Statendam.

Where can I get WiFi at Grand Turk & Amber Cove? Doesn't matter if it's free or not.