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That can depend if there are no cases detected on board ;however ,if cases are detected then I would be almost positive that masks would be mandatory

So we can then anticipate that this 18% is also included in both Tamarind & Canaletto specialty restaurants meals

Does anyone know if HAL's Kpningsdam will be doing a October or November 2024 R/T SD to Hawaii ? .We like to book it early on . TIA for the info

We have had to sail on Holland America recently for a R/T SanDiego to Hawaii .not that HAL is a bad cruise line but we are Elite + & would enjoy this cruise . We had done that cruise on the Infiniti in the past long ago

Several cruises come to mind with HAL .you can enjoy a trans Atlantic coupled with a B2B cruise . flying across the Atlantic is then reduced to one way flight . coming back to the states from Europe you fly in the day time . Going to Europe are red eye flights . Another interesting cruise is south America & the ant Artic or WestCoast usually from San Diego to Australia

True but this is present tense . I just bought a lot more US Gold coins . Try & get them now as most dealers are all sold out . Those people know that real trouble is brewing with our economy & US dollar having only value based on the GDP which is now shrinking . In notthe too distant future a new currency backed by precious metals . This had yo come as the debt can never be paid off . Also all control has been by the printing of fiat dollars . Don't be fooled by what you see . There is a whole lot going on that is not seen ,

Me thinks HAL needs some more n ew ships so we all can have a better choice

We hope that HAL's scheduling dept . gets the Kuningsdam to service Sam Diego late in 2023 /early 2024 like to do a Hawaii R/T cruise again

Thanks for your info

Thanks typical RCL move to make more at sea cash but not give service to all people . Should find this to be a problem ,then obviously we will sail on Celebrity more or Holland America who care more for their customers

Hmm then we guess there never was any secrets for this vessel 😪

Love all of this . Well we are Diamond for ever because we are Elite Plus with Celebrity , We have no idea how many RCL cruises we would need to reach D+ We still get the 4 drink daily & the Diamond Lounge😁 On Celebrity cruises we do get more perks but we still like RCL for certain cruises

CCL stock closed this past Friday October 14 ,2022 at a whopping $7.13 up .03cents for the day . imo buy it get the OBC credits & sell it . with this economy & a world that us headed into global Recession ,travel related anything imo is a bad investment other than the perks & then get out ,holding CCL is like gambling .Personally I am triple shorting the S&P 500 because I see very very dark clouds for stocks & bonds .imo best bet now is own a lot of gold & silver 😁

We booked Navigator of the Seas in a handicap balcony stateroom for October 23 ,2023 7 night & then the the B2B 4 night we booked for the October 30 ,2023 cruise Although we are Diamond level we hadn't been on a RCL ship since September 2017 when we did the Canada /New England cruise So ,we would appreciate any one who can tell us what is a must see or do aboard this ship . We have done this itinerary more times than I can remember on different cruise lines including RCL ,so every port we know very well . We are more interested on the ship itself & what we don't want to miss . I have all the deck plans on Cruise Ship Decl Plans -- this is all you need type in & click Public viewing for any cruise ship deck plans Thanks in advance for your secrets 😃

Yes it will be interesting indeed how HAL looks at & makes their statement . We had waited over 3 years to cruise once again , so we decided to give it a try starting this December on Koningsdam for a B2B with a total of 12 days if cruising . DW is 83 & on that cruise I turn 84 . Other than my DW needing knee replacement for our ages we can still get around with help of a scooter & walker .All out future cruises we book into a handicap balcony stateroom . We both have underlying medical conditions ,so I told my wife that we will wear our KN 95 masks even though we were vaccinated & had a case og omnicron strain late December of 2021 .We will also avoid & just wait for uncrowded elevators . We asked for a table for 2 Knowing full well that this virus is still with us & mutates all the time as all virus continue to do .But ,we made a decision not to keep our remaining years on hold any longer .Yes a personal decision . I just got my senior flu shot mid October but ,I can not take any covid boosters because I had a serious reaction 5 hours after I had the Johnson & Johnson one shot . It became very hard to breathe & truly I though this was the end of my life .The incident was very scary . Additionally ,I been told that a booster shot could kill me because I am allergic to these drugs In summation , I feel protecting ourselves is our decision & not the cruise line .We can only take care of us & not look at others on the cruise . There very well may be coughing & sneezing .We then must steer clear of that area . For sure I would never want to be stick in a inside or outside cabin with this virus still around To every one please take care of yourselves just like you would if on land & in a inclosed store shopping

Just a marketing concept . holland knows the high cost of air fares to get tho those embarkation ports ,so to fill the ship they offered special inside state room pricing . For it is well known that a individual could spend on the ship where a empty cabin will definitely bring in zero revenue

like life itself there are different people with differing personnel priorities . imo ,I perceive this captain was protecting his job first & thus waited for Seattle to give him the official word . .Well just imagine during a war your commanding officer knew there was a offensive building that could wipe out the division yet waited for the official word

We did many Caribbean cruises probably every island at least once & some more than once .We live in San Diego county .When we did those cruises air fares on direct non stop Alaska Airlines was reasonable , today recently priced coach fares were $1056 round trip . for 2 . No doubt rental cars ,hotel rates & restaurants are all more expensive due to this high inflation Perhaps what it could come down to is to lower the cost of travel to the port because when a person adds the cost to get to the port it may very well price them from going on cruises . not only the cost to get to the cruise oier but the average higher cost of cruise cabins .This must have a impact on cruise sales long term

Holland Can make what ever decisions for their crew members & that is their business .I can tell you though that this virus is far from dead as it is appearing on other ships cruise lines now .How do I know this is because I am proactive on Celebrity & RCL cruises we have new bookings

There are small ship cruise lines that can get into ports that big ships can not ,Hal still has 2 ships that are small in comparison to their pinnacle sized ships & perhaps there is a real desire for people to be in med ports more than just one say but over night & even get to ports that the larger vessels can not get to . This is why creative thinking is needed with HAL & candidly other lines which still have the smaller vessels but not the high prices of the luxury lines

Yes Yes Yes this is the thinking & creative way . No extra hotel expenses & the time really to dig into the sights & savor the culture

We remember that cruise into Alaska , going to Kodiak Island ,Anchorage ie .We believe that a small sjp ala Volendam could go up the Anchorage inlet These are the things I wanted to see on this thread because imo HAL is being to near sighted & perhaps nt all their fault but more the fault of Carnival corp , Miami

The decrease in Calif population is all about political problems .That has zero impact on cruise lines because people drive into Calif from Arizona & Nevada & perhaps even further to take cruises from LA & San Diego & SF