Live and life from Nieuw Amsterdam's third Alaska sailing

[Himself]

John:  Happy Anniversary to you and Maria.  AD MULTOS ANNOS!

[Cruise Suzy]

9 minutes ago, zelker said:

Pretty sure these aren't current prices .

They are current for the 7-day cruises I've booked and what John quoted for his current cruise.

[12cruise2]

I have a question re the internet connection on the ship's computers available to passengers, on Deck 11 forward is it?  How has the connection been there?  We find that the ship's computers work the best for our needs.

 

Happy Anniversary John and Maria.  And many more!  We appreciate all the posts you've made for our benefit for sure.  Thank you!

 

 

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

TO

MARIA AND JOHN!

🥂🎈🌹🎇

[rkacruiser]

Happy Anniversary Maria and John!  May you enjoy many, many more!  

[Sir PMP]

2 hours ago, Copper10-8 said:

Today is Friday the 13th which happens to be our wedding anniversary (it was a lucky day for us 😉) so I would like to wish a Happy Anniversary to my beautiful wife, my rock, Maria 😍

Van harte gefeliciteerd, jullie zijn helemaal niet veranderd!!

[Sharon in AZ]

Happy Anniversary Copper John!!  Your lovely bride is beautiful. 
 

Thanks again for sharing your pictures and cruise with all of us.  I’m enjoying every post. 

[Skipper's Mom]

Happy anniversary to you both!  What a great way to celebrate on a HAL cruise!🎉🍾🥂🛳️

[Vict0riann]

Happy Anniversary to Maria and John!

[VintageGeo]

2 hours ago, Copper10-8 said:

Today is Friday the 13th which happens to be our wedding anniversary (it was a lucky day for us 😉) so I would like to wish a Happy Anniversary to my beautiful wife, my rock, Maria 😍

Happy Anniversary!

 We hope you've had a wonderful day of celebration and that there will be many, many more to come.

 

Lori & George

[VintageGeo]

53 minutes ago, sue1898 said:

Happy Anniversary @Copper 10-8. Today is also our anniversary, #44. How many for you?

Happy Anniversary to you also!

[aliaschief]

We were happy to wish both of you Happy Anniversary in person. We so enjoyed our visits with both you and hope we get to cruise with both of you again.

 

Enjoy your celebration dinner in the Pinnacle.

 

Bruce and Sue

[Copper10-8]

4 minutes ago, aliaschief said:

We were happy to wish both of you Happy Anniversary in person. We so enjoyed our visits with both you and hope we get to cruise with both of you again.

 

Enjoy your celebration dinner in the Pinnacle.

 

Bruce and Sue

 

Thanks Bruce, and so nice to have been able to finally meet you and Sue! You two are awesome people and thanks again to you both for your military service to this great country! Enjoy Nieuw A again on her eastbound Panama Canal transit and beyond!

[Copper10-8]

Wednesday/Sitka (con't)

 

Canaletto dinner which was molto bene  🙂 

Mid-ships Lido pool at night

Wed night's entertainment; he was also good, "Houdini" straightjacket et all!

 

Edited August 13, 2021 by Copper10-8

[Copper10-8]

1 hour ago, sue1898 said:

Happy Anniversary @Copper 10-8. Today is also our anniversary, #44. How many for you?

 

Thirty Three 😉 

[Copper10-8]

Wednesday - Sitka (con't)

 

Finished up the night in the BB Kings Blues Club - This band is awesome! So enjoying their music, as are many, many other Nieuw A pax!

[kazu]

1 hour ago, Torquer said:

 

Please explain more about the Neptune Lounge having better internet.  That implies there is a Wifi problem on board, and not an internet problem.  In other words your device(s) are having poor connectivity to the Wifi access point, but the connection between the satellite dish on the ship to the satellite is fine.  I suppose another conceivable explanation is they are throttling the bandwidth every place except the Neptune Lounge.  That seems unlikely, but perhaps possible.  Do you have slow access to the Navigator app which is likely mostly from a server on the ship?  If so, that would confirm the former...if not, that might suggest the latter is true.

 

Not Copper, but from past experience, I can say that the Neptune Lounge always has at least one hot spot in it so wifi usually works well there consistently 😉 

[TiogaCruiser]

2 hours ago, boze9999 said:

You are able to use multiple devices on one plan, however you have to log off the internet on your first device in order to log on to the internet on a different device.

Thanks. Then really, no change.

[jimgev]

Happy Anniversary and thanks for all the informative posts.

[madera1]

Happy anniversary.and so glad you are able to celebrate the occasion aboard the NA.

Edited August 13, 2021 by madera1

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

The ship looks great ..

[rkacruiser]

The water feature at the mid-ship's pool must be new.  That did not exist when I last sailed on Nieuw Amsterdam.  It reminds me of the "Dancing Water" shows that I have seen many years ago.  

[travelnap]

Copper John.  Thank you for taking us all along with you on your cruise.  I hope you and your lovely bride celebrate your anniversary in style tonight.  Can't think of a better place than dining in the Pinnacle on one of those BHBs to do just that.  

[AV8rix]

5 hours ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

Just between you, me and the lamppost, having sailed Nieuw A for almost a week now, the internet connection while in Alaska is horrendous. I was able to get just a bit (off and on) out of Seattle and on Sunday (1st sea day) but nada after that, and including today. There are some hot spots, the Neptune Lounge being one of them, but overall, it's been pretty sad. I did pay for premium after Sunday but it did not improve the coverage - FYI only

Ah, that explains why I have to come in here to follow you.  I'd been following your live entries on Facebook  but they suddenly ceased.  Anyway, I echo everyone's anniversary wishes to you both.

[kplady]

@Copper10-8Maria and John, happy anniversary and many more years to come!