April Update: HAL Dry Docks, Charters & Groups (by Ship)

Here is the latest information, gathered from the usual sources. If you have any other information please add it to the thread!

DRY DOCKS

Amsterdam : 28 April 2018 - 10 May 2018 : dry dock : Freeport, Bahamas

Eurodam : 08 April 2018 -17 April 2018 : dry dock, Freeport, Bahamas

Koningsdam : 02 – 09 December 2018: First dry dock,Freeport, Bahamas

Maasdam: 31 Aug 2018 – 09 Sept 2018 : dry dock, Freeport, Bahamas

Oosterdam : 20 March 2018 – 02 April 2018 : dry dock, Freeport, Bahamas

Prinsendam : 07 - 20 December 2018 : dry dock, Freeport, Bahamas

Zaandam : 02 April 2018 – 13 April 2018 : dry dock, Freeport, Bahamas

CHARTERS (i.e. full ship charters)

Amsterdam : 01 July 2019 – 08 July 2019 : Alaska : Olivia Charter

N.Amsterdam : 04 November 2018 – 11 November 2018 : Caribbean: Malt Shop Cruise

N.Amsterdam : 20 January 2019 – 27 January 2019 : Soul TrainCruise

N.Amsterdam : 27 January 2019 – 03 February 2019 : CountryMusic Cruise

N. Amsterdam : 10 February 2019 – 17February 2019 : Caribbean : RSVP Southern charter

N.Statendam : 03 February 2019 – 10 February 2019 : LRBCBlues Cruise

Noordam : 24 March 2019 – 31 March 2019 : Australia : Dave Koz Cruise

Noordam : 31 March 2019 – 07 April 2019 : Australia : Dave Koz Cruise

Oosterdam: 09 February 2019 – 16 February 2019 : GospelMusic Celebration (HAL still selling, but could be Charter)

Oosterdam: 09 March 2019 – 16 March 2019 : JoCo Cruise

Rotterdam : 09 June 2018 - 16 June 2018 : Olivia charter

Westerdam : 12May 2019 – 19 May 2019 : All Star Irish Music cruise

GROUPS ONBOARD

Amsterdam : World Cruise 2018 : knitting group

Amsterdam : 15 July 2018 -22 July 2018 : Alaska : Inspiration cruises group

Amsterdam : 22January 2019 – 16 May 2016 : World Cruise 2019 : Road Scholar Group

Eurodam : 01 April 2018 - 08 April 2018 : E.Caribbean : Continuing Educationgroup (dentistry)

Eurodam : 23June 2018 – 30 June 2018 : Alaska : Sporthorse Cruise (Equestrian)

Eurodam : 07 July 2018 - 14 July2018 : Alaska : In Touch Ministries group

Eurodam : 21 July 2018 - 28 July2018 : Alaska : Sandi Patty & Friends group - Inspiration cruises

Eurodam : 11 August2018 – 18 August 2018 :Alaska : OPRAH theme

Eurodam : 25 August2018 - 01 September 2018 :Alaska : Continuing Education group (CMEconference) AND Calvary Community Church(Inspiration group cruise)

Eurodam : 01 September2018 - 08 September 2018 :Alaska : Continuing Education group

Eurodam : 15September 2018 - 22 September 2018 : Alzheimer and dementia friendly group

Eurodam : 03 February 2019 - 20February 2019 : Hawaii : Quilt Seminar at Sea group

Eurodam : 09March 2019 – 06 April 2019 : Hawaii :Knitting group

Eurodam : 13April 2019 – 29 April 2019 : Hawaii : Bridge group

Koningsdam : 11 April 2018- 21 April 2018 :Mediterranean : Continuing Education group (internal medicine)

Koningsdam : 03June 2018 – 10 June 2018 : Norse Legends : Road Scholar group

Koningsdam : 08 July 2018- 22 July 2018 :Norwegian Fjords : Scientific American group

Koningsdam : 26August 2018 – 02 September 2018 : Norse Legends : Road Scholar group

Koningsdam : 02September 2018 – 16 September 2018 : Baltic : Knitting Group

Koningsdam : 16September 2018 – 28 September 2018 : Amsterdam to Rome : Knitting Group

Koningsdam : 28 September 2018 - 08October 2018 : Mediterranean : Continuing Medical Education group (cardiology)

Koningsdam : 23January 2019 – 03 February 2019 : Caribbean : Mahjong group

Maasdam : 12May 2018 – 19 May 2018 Canada/NE : Dementia Friendly Group

Maasdam : 14 July 2018 - 21 July2018 : Canada/NE : Turning Point Ministries group - Inspiration cruises

N. Amsterdam : 07 April 2018- 14 April 2018 : Caribbean : Hungry Girl group

N. Amsterdam : 30 June 2018 - 07July 2018 : Alaska : Christian Insight for Living : Inspiration cruises group

N. Amsterdam : 21 July 2018 – 28 July 2018 : Alaska : Michael W. smith Inspiration cruisesgroup

N. Amsterdam : 21October 2018 – 28 October 2018 : Caribbean : USSVI (Submariner Vets) group

N. Amsterdam : 28 October2018 – 04 November2018 : Caribbean : OPRAH theme

N. Amsterdam : 11 November2018 – 18 November 2018 :Caribbean : Dementia Friendly Symposium group

Nieuw Statendam : 13January 2019 – 20 January 2019 : Caribbean : Knitting Group

Noordam : 10 June 2018 – 17 June 2018 : Alaska : Road Scholar Group

Noordam : 08 July 2018 – 15 July 2018 : Alaska : Road Scholar Group

Noordam : 02 September 2018 – 09 September 2018 : Alaska : RoadScholar Group

Noordam : 25 October 2018 – 08 November 2018 : Aus/NZ : KnittingGroup

Noordam : 04 January 2019 – 14January 2019 : Australia : Scientific American Group

Noordam : 28 January 2019 – 11 February 2019 : Australia/NZ : RoadScholar Group

Noordam : 11 February 2019 – 24 February 2019 : Aus/NZ : ScientificAmerican Group

Noordam : 24 February 2019 – 10 March 2019 : Aus/NZ : Road ScholarGroup

Oosterdam : 05June 2018 – 17 June 2018 : Mediterranean : Road Scholar Group

Oosterdam : 23 July2018 – 04 August 2018 : Mediterranean : Road Scholar Group

Oosterdam : 09September 2018 – 21 September 2018 : Mediterranean : Road Scholar Group

Oosterdam : 27October 2018 – 10 November 2018 : T.A. repo : Bridge group

Oosterdam : 01 December 2018 – 08December 2018 : Caribbean :NationalReview Group

Oosterdam : 19January 2019 – 26 January 2019 : Caribbean : Christian Inspiration Group

Oosterdam : 09February 2019 – 16 February 2019 : Caribbean : Gospel Music Celebration (couldbe Charter)

Oosterdam : 02March 2019 – 09 March 2019 : Caribbean : Christian Inspiration Group

Prinsendam : 30 September2018 - 14 October 2018 :Holy Land/Med : Continuing Education Group (primary care & women's health)

Prinsendam : 19August 2018 – 02 September 2018 : Highlands & Icelandic : Kosherica KosherGroup

Rotterdam : 03February 2019 – 10 February 2019 : W Caribbean : Road Scholar Group

Rotterdam : 03March 2019 – 10 March 2019 : W Caribbean : Road Scholar Group

Westerdam : 03June 2018 – 10 June 2018 : Alaska : Knitting Group

Westerdam : 16September 2018 – 23 September 2018 : Alaska : Continuing Education Group

Westerdam : 02January 2019 – 17 January 2019 : Thailand & Vietnam : Kosherica Kosher Group

Veendam : 05May 2018 – 12 May 2018 : Canada/New England : Knitting Group

Veendam : 08 September 2018 – 15September 2018 : Canada/New England : Road Scholar Group

Veendam : 22 September 2018 – 29September 2018 : Canada/New England : Road Scholar Group

Volendam : 09 May 2018 -16 May 2018 : Alaska :Continuing Education Group (cardiology)

Volendam : 03January 2019 – 18 January 2019 : Panama Canal : Road Scholar Group

Volendam : 04March 2019 – 19 March 2019 : Panama Canal : Road Scholar Group

Volendam : 03April 2019 – 18 April 2019 : Panama Canal : Road Scholar Group

Zaandam : 04June 2018 – 18 June 2018 : Alaska : Road Scholar Group

Zaandam : 30 July 2018 – 13 August2018 : Alaska : Road Scholar Group (+ possible other group)

Zaandam : 13August 2018 – 27 August 2018 : Alaska : Road Scholar Group

Zaandam : 19November 2018 – 03 December 2018 : South America : Knitting Group

Zuiderdam : 11 April 2018– 22 April 2018 :Panama Canal : card players group

Zuiderdam : 20May 2018 – 03 June 2018 : Highlands & Fjords : Knitting Group

Zuiderdam : 03 June 2018- 13 June 2018 :Baltics : Continuing Education group (gastroenterology) + Road Scholar Group

Zuiderdam : 07July 2018 – 21 July 2018 : Northern Isles : Knitting Group

Zuiderdam : 21July 2018 – 31 July 2018 : Baltic : Road Scholar Group

Zuiderdam : 31 July 2018- 14 August 2018 :Northern Europe :NYTpublisher Arthur Sulzberger(private group) & Knitting Group

Zuiderdam : 14 August 2018 - 24August 2018 : Baltics : Continuing Medical Education Group (critical care)

Zuiderdam : 24 August2018 – 13 September 2018 :Viking Passage : knitting group

Zuiderdam : 27January 2019 – 06 February 2019 : P. C. : Kathy Troccoli & friends group

Zuiderdam : 06February 2019 – 17 February 2019 : P.C. : Road Scholar Group

Zuiderdam : 10March 2019 – 20 March 2019 : P.C. : Road Scholar Group

Zuiderdam : 20March 2019 – 31 March 2019 : P.C. : Continuing Education Group

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If anyone has any further information, please post it here and I will includeit in the next update.

Thanks!

E. & O.E.

Thanks for all your hard work. You asked for format feedback on your other thread where you listed by month rather than ship. Speaking for myself, I prefer the listing by ship, thank you.

Thank you for taking this task on. I do have one suggestion: in your thread title, would you please put the year? For example, this one would be "April/18 Update..." or "April, 2018 Update...". I'm thinking that when one searches for the thread, in the future, it will make it easier to find the most current thread.

I also prefer the listing by ship rather than the month.

Like the posting! Hopefully that Road Scholar group on Noordam in June is small :).

Dave Koz must have a lot of fans to need two back to back full charters, LOL!

This is wonderful. Thank you so much. I love the by ship format.

Like the posting! Hopefully that Road Scholar group on Noordam in June is small :).

 

Dave Koz must have a lot of fans to need two back to back full charters, LOL!

I've been on 40 Road Scholar programs, there has never been a group of more than 40 - usually quite a few less.

On my Zuiderdam partial Panama Canal - we had 16 incl the leader; on our Westy Hawai`i/So Pac cruise we had 12 including leader. My biggest water cruise group - 16-day river boat in Europe - had 36.

Road Scholar only offers Int, OV and basic veranda in their room choices - anything higher must be booked independently by participant.

Any more questions? I will try to answer to the best of my knowledge.

I also love the ship by ship format. Thank you.

Slight change (cruise destination):

N. Amsterdam : 10 February 2019 – 17February 2019 : Caribbean : RSVP Eastern Caribbean charter

I like this set-up (by ship) the best.

I've been on 40 Road Scholar programs, there has never been a group of more than 40 - usually quite a few less.

 

On my Zuiderdam partial Panama Canal - we had 16 incl the leader; on our Westy Hawai`i/So Pac cruise we had 12 including leader. My biggest water cruise group - 16-day river boat in Europe - had 36.

 

Road Scholar only offers Int, OV and basic veranda in their room choices - anything higher must be booked independently by participant.

 

Any more questions? I will try to answer to the best of my knowledge.

I often have wondered how large this group was. Thank you for explaining about how large the groups are and about what choice of cabins they have.

Very useful information.

I often have wondered how large this group was. Thank you for explaining about how large the groups are and about what choice of cabins they have.

Very useful information.

If one of the smaller ships [Grande Caribe, Victory I&II, etc] that sail in US - Great Lakes, east coast - you might be offered all categories [usually 5] but these are much smaller ships and their room classifactions are different. The larger ocean-going ships are usually restricted to the three classes I mentioned.

Thanks for doing this .:)

I like this (by ship) format.

Love this!!!! Thank you

Thank you for doing this. It's so easy to use.

Thank you. This may have helped us find a charter that would interest us, and we never would have known about if not for your post!

I like this format which separates drydocks, charters, and groups on board. Thanks for taking on this very helpful task!

Just a question

When you see something like "Bridge Group" or "Knitting Group" or "Mahjong Group" is/are these some sort of official group or just an invitation to people with interest ?

Just a question

 

When you see something like "Bridge Group" or "Knitting Group" or "Mahjong Group" is/are these some sort of official group or just an invitation to people with interest ?

It's an official group. For example, the quilters are organized by a specialized travel agent and they have quilting classes on sea days. They will usually eat together at one of the fixed times. Other groups, like Road Scholar, may have a lounge/theatre booked for lectures that are only for those in the program. Other passengers, with similar interests, should not attend.

There was a quilting group on one of my cruises; our next door neighbour was part of the quilting group. She held Show & Tell in the hallway, showing us what they were making. I glanced in the room when passing by but that was as far as I went.

On longer cruises, there may be an informal stitching/knitting session in an lounge. If there are these activities, they might be listed in the daily program. I believe this is also true of bridge sessions. Anyone can attend these sessions. But if they're not listed in the daily program, don't count on being welcomed to attend.

It's an official group. For example, the quilters are organized by a specialized travel agent and they have quilting classes on sea days. They will usually eat together at one of the fixed times. Other groups, like Road Scholar, may have a lounge/theatre booked for lectures that are only for those in the program. Other passengers, with similar interests, should not attend.

Thank you very much.

It's an official group. For example, the quilters are organized by a specialized travel agent and they have quilting classes on sea days. They will usually eat together at one of the fixed times. Other groups, like Road Scholar, may have a lounge/theatre booked for lectures that are only for those in the program. Other passengers, with similar interests, should not attend.

 

There was a quilting group on one of my cruises; our next door neighbour was part of the quilting group. She held Show & Tell in the hallway, showing us what they were making. I glanced in the room when passing by but that was as far as I went.

 

On longer cruises, there may be an informal stitching/knitting session in an lounge. If there are these activities, they might be listed in the daily program. I believe this is also true of bridge sessions. Anyone can attend these sessions. But if they're not listed in the daily program, don't count on being welcomed to attend.

There are quilting groups on the Eurodam Hawaii itineraries. Do you have any idea how many people might be part of these groups? I found one TA online and it looked like they provided a room with sewing machines and in a picture they were displaying their work in the showroom but no indication of a limited group size.

Thanks for all your hard work. You asked for format feedback on your other thread where you listed by month rather than ship. Speaking for myself, I prefer the listing by ship, thank you.

I agree with OAD Mom...and others.

The "by ship" listing is very nice...thank you!

Really like this format. Thanks for keeping us informed.

Great format! Thanks so much for this “by ship” listing. Very helpful!

Thank you for this! I, too, prefer the 'by ship' format.

Thanks much for your hard work. This is valuable to us.