Jump to content
Cruise Critic Community

hastinc

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    83

  • Joined

 Content Type 

Posts posted by hastinc

    Holland West Coast (including Noordam) plagued with Norovirus

    in Holland America Line

    Posted

    I live in Alaska; don't worry. We actually had no news stories of noro outbreaks this past winter/spring, when I was reading of outbreaks in other regions of the country. The Med has had several ships with noro outbreaks this summer, too. Alaskans are typically very outdoorsy and like to get outside as much as possible in the winter for skiing and the summer for camping/fishing/hiking, so for someone to say Alaska is like a haven for noro is preposterous. Enjoy your cruise!

     

     

    Sent from my iPhone using Forums

     

     

     

    Can you provide a link detailing those ships with Niro outbreaks in the Med this summer?

     

     

    Sent from my iPhone using Forums

    Ms Volendam boarding times

    in Holland America Line

    Posted

    The plan suggested by Copper 10-8 is what did last October. I checked in at 1pm, which was very quick, and was back out to look around Yokohama port area. The Yokohama Octoberfest was happening, lots of German beer, sausages and bands. Also further along is the Ferris wheel and white training ship.

    The muster drill I believe was held at 7:30 pm.

     

     

    Sent from my iPhone using Forums

    Koningsdam Library

    in Holland America Line

    Posted

    During a recent "Ask The Captain" session on board the Koningsdam, the captain said the ship is due its first guarantee dry docking in November 2018.

     

    During dry docking they plan to introduce a proper library. This announcement got a round of applause from the audience.

     

     

    Sent from my iPhone using Forums

    Another HAL and internet post

    in Holland America Line

    Posted

    On what objective and normalized research about the preferences of the entire range of Holland America customers do you base that claim?

     

     

    Not sure what claim you are referencing, however HAL installed internet on all of their ships many years ago. Why? Because that is what their customers wanted and were willing to pay for. Posters on CC topics about internet routinely want faster internet speeds, as do I.

     

     

    Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app

    Another HAL and internet post

    in Holland America Line

    Posted

    And before anyone says that its investment for the future recognize that when the current system was installed in the ship it was also an investment for the future. Today is the future that the current system installed in the ships was intended to serve.

     

    This message may have been entered using voice recognition. Please excuse any typos.

     

     

    Building any new ship is an investment for the future. Don't forget they do regular dry dock upgrades to keep the ships relevant to what they think the customer wants or what the competition is doing.

     

     

    Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app

    Another HAL and internet post

    in Holland America Line

    Posted

    The generation that literally cannot accept a week or so with slow internet is not yet the primary target market segment. By the same token, once they are, we can be sure things will be different.

     

     

     

    This message may have been entered using voice recognition. Please excuse any typos.

     

     

    I am from the so called "primary target market segment", yet I also want fast internet connectivity.

     

     

    Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app

    Another HAL and internet post

    in Holland America Line

    Posted

    Ship internet is satellite based , as result internet would be slow or none existant in some parts of the world. Aircraft internet is a ground based system that use signals from the ground not from space.

     

    Aircraft internet access is via high-speed Ka/Ku band satellite network.

    Digital Photo Workshops

    in Holland America Line

    Posted

    The Digital Workshops are free of charge and no reservation is required. It is on a first come first server basis and can fill up pretty quickly.

     

    The different classes are repeated at different times of the day throughout the cruise and sometime includes handouts and Microsoft related freebies.

×
×
  • Create New...