DCDragonfly

I've been to HMC with HAL and Carnival and didn't notice any differences. Where to eat lunch depends on how much beach time you want, and whether you prefer the picnic atmosphere on the island or the calmer and more diverse options on the ship.

Carnival has the 5/19 cruise departing Norfolk and returning to Baltimore.

Much of that literature owes its existence to Paul Wittgenstein, a noted pianist and brother of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. After he lost his right arm in WW1, he commissioned tons of pieces for left hand only. One of his students told me Wittgenstein was perhaps the greatest man he ever knew.

When my parents sailed the Nieuw Amsterdam, my sister and BIL came on board to see them off. Of course, that was 50 years and 3 Nieuw Amsterdams ago....

After finishing his WW2 army hitch, J. D. Salinger spent a summer as a CD. I'm surprised he lasted the summer.

We just got on the Eurodam in a spa balcony. The chairs don’t have footrests, but there’s plenty of room to sit comfortably without twisting around. We’re totally pleased with the cabin (especially because we booked GTY), but I wouldn’t spring for the 50% premium HAL seems to charge.

We're leaving on the Eurodam next week and were wondering whether the salon does hair coloring. We can't find it on the app or website.

If HAL builds a 7000-passenger ship, they could anticipate people's reaction and call it the Goddam.

I see you've sailed the Magic.

I hit it twice on the same Fantasy cruise almost 10 years ago. They must have scrapped that machine with the rest of the ship, because I haven't won since, and I've pretty much stopped trying.

You make an interesting point, but really, if a cruise line responds to a safety or consumer-protection measure with "You can't make us!" it's a terrible look.

Our Celebrity cruise went to CocoCay back in 2010.

As a metalhead, I was all set to jump on that fare--but 2 nights? YIKES!

We sailed out of Dover on the Pride last summer and had a great time. Our biggest disappointment was the lack of Brits on board!

"I don't know about you, but I intend to write a strongly worded letter to the White Star Line about all this." -- Jack Dawson