Hawaiian Holiday 🎄🍾 LIVE from Koningsdam Dec 21-Jan 6: join me for my 1st solo cruise & 1st inside cabin!

[Haljo1935]

I have apparently used my thermal pass too much today - Samsung Health reports I'm behind.

In fairness, the time is not correct- ship time is 2 hours earlier. It won't help; I will not make much progress as dinner we know will be minimum 2 hours. And I'm not walking the decks at midnight. 

Edited December 26, 2023 by Haljo1935
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[Haljo1935]

Christmas dinner as served on the Koningsdam. 

Chicken & wild rice soup was too salty to eat, but was served at a good temperature. 

 

My Santa was received broken; tablemates was not, but I didn't get a picture. 

Tablemate did not care for their plum pudding.

[js1357]

6 hours ago, Haljo1935 said:

Since it's almost dinner, I guess I should fill you in on lunch. It was a dog w/o bun and small portion of naked fries. Poolside while waiting for the 3pm movie to start.

Dessert came from Lido

Roof was open during the football game; they closed it for the movie.

 

 

Are they showing movies outside in the evening?

[trishbk]

10 hours ago, Haljo1935 said:

I don't know about the cold water bucket drop. 🤔What and where is it?

There are 2 cold water bucket drops located in the thermal suite near the 2 steam rooms. One of them is between the non-functional horizontal shower and steam room. The other is inside the door to the left of the steam room that has a sea view. Just look up alongside the wall and you should see a bucket with a chain. Just get under it and give the chain a long, hard pull for a refreshing wake up. I just recommend doing this immediately upon leaving the steam room.

[Hogladyrider]

Question for anyone on this cruise.

 

We are on the January 30th sailing.  Our 1st time to Hawaii and our 1st cruise since the shut down (so I am rusty).

 

Question regarding Room Service.....we have the HAL pkg.....but we prefer morning coffee in our room on the balcony.

 

Can I order room service for morning delivery at a time the night before?  I see that HAL does not use the written slips only call on the phone that is why I ask.

 

Thanks in advance.

Susan

[0106]

@HogladyriderHere is a link to the Breakfast Room Service menu you hang on your door before going to bed.  Thanks @Crew News https://rogerjett-photography.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Room-Service-Breakfast-2023-24.pdf

[dfish]

10 minutes ago, Hogladyrider said:

Question for anyone on this cruise.

 

We are on the January 30th sailing.  Our 1st time to Hawaii and our 1st cruise since the shut down (so I am rusty).

 

Question regarding Room Service.....we have the HAL pkg.....but we prefer morning coffee in our room on the balcony.

 

Can I order room service for morning delivery at a time the night before?  I see that HAL does not use the written slips only call on the phone that is why I ask.

 

Thanks in advance.

Susan

 

We often order just a pot of coffee for morning so we can drink it while getting ready for the day.  Just mark it on the door hanger and put it out the night before.

[BetsyS.]

0106 - Congratulations on the Ravens win - very exciting game! 😊 I'm glad they will be in Baltimore next Sunday. Go Ravens!

      Haljo1935 - I'm sorry for the hijack.

[Hogladyrider]

42 minutes ago, 0106 said:

@HogladyriderHere is a link to the Breakfast Room Service menu you hang on your door before going to bed.  Thanks @Crew News https://rogerjett-photography.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Room-Service-Breakfast-2023-24.pdf

 

37 minutes ago, dfish said:

 

We often order just a pot of coffee for morning so we can drink it while getting ready for the day.  Just mark it on the door hanger and put it out the night before.

Oh surprise is on me, I did not realize HAL was still using the door hangers, that will work great, THANKS!

Susan

[Haljo1935]

5 hours ago, js1357 said:

Are they showing movies outside in the evening?

Yes tonight's is Miracle on 34th St

[Bruinboy20]

10 minutes ago, Haljo1935 said:

Yes tonight's is Miracle on 34th St

Watched a special last night prior to the 49er-Ravens game. It was the 12 most popular Christmas movies. Miracle on 34th Street was number two. It's Wonderful Life #1. A Christmas Story #3. Elf #4 and White Christmas #5. I think that was the correct order. Others on the list included A Christmas Carol, Scrooge, The Grinch, Christmas Vacation and Home Alone ... Die Hard was not on the list for all those who insist it is a Christmas movie. My son was greatly disappointed that Bruce Willis did not make it.

 

Enjoying all your reports. Enjoy the spa life today, but don't forget your steps!

[Haljo1935]

1 hour ago, Hogladyrider said:

Question for anyone on this cruise.

 

We are on the January 30th sailing.  Our 1st time to Hawaii and our 1st cruise since the shut down (so I am rusty).

 

Question regarding Room Service.....we have the HAL pkg.....but we prefer morning coffee in our room on the balcony.

 

Can I order room service for morning delivery at a time the night before?  I see that HAL does not use the written slips only call on the phone that is why I ask.

 

Thanks in advance.

Susan

Hey Susan - you will receive a breakfast "hanger" each day to put out by 2am. I use mine for "pre-breakfast" so I can have coffee before heading to breakfast. You'll fill in your delivery time (I think the earliest available is 6am); they'll deliver w/in 15 min either way (before or after). It's a fairly limited menu, but you can write things in and they'll usually accommodate. I sometimes add 🥓 🥓 or oatmeal and have always gotten it. If you're a big coffee drinker, you might ask for 2 pots as they're kinda small.

You are also able to order breakfast from room service.

I will take a picture of the breakfast hanger tonight when I get one.

Edited December 26, 2023 by Haljo1935
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[Hogladyrider]

@Haljo1935..thanks so much I didn't think HAL used the door hangers.

 

We are pre breakfast coffee as well so worth the tip to have coffee in our room while waking up.

 

34 days and counting down!

 

How is your weather today?

[Haljo1935]

1 hour ago, BetsyS. said:

0106 - Congratulations on the Ravens win - very exciting game! 😊 I'm glad they will be in Baltimore next Sunday. Go Ravens!

      Haljo1935 - I'm sorry for the hijack.

NP - always room for our resident score keeper 😊

[Haljo1935]

8 minutes ago, Hogladyrider said:

@Haljo1935..thanks so much I didn't think HAL used the door hangers.

 

We are pre breakfast coffee as well so worth the tip to have coffee in our room while waking up.

 

34 days and counting down!

 

How is your weather today?

During his update yesterday, Captain said to use caution ⚠️ & prepare for rougher seas today as we could have swells up to 16'.

Nice breeze yesterday; little ⛅. 

Current Bow Cam view 

Aft Cam view

Current location

Weather

[Haljo1935]

24 minutes ago, Bruinboy20 said:

Watched a special last night prior to the 49er-Ravens game. It was the 12 most popular Christmas movies. Miracle on 34th Street was number two. It's Wonderful Life #1. A Christmas Story #3. Elf #4 and White Christmas #5. I think that was the correct order. Others on the list included A Christmas Carol, Scrooge, The Grinch, Christmas Vacation and Home Alone ... Die Hard was not on the list for all those who insist it is a Christmas movie. My son was greatly disappointed that Bruce Willis did not make it.

 

Enjoying all your reports. Enjoy the spa life today, but don't forget your steps!

White Christmas was yesterday's 3pm poolside movie. They showed Elf a couple days ago; they may work their way through most of them. I will cast a vote for Bruce Willis and Die Hard 😊

[sunviking90]

This was the breakfast door hanger last month on the Volendam. I’ll be curious to see if the crew on Koningsdam has mastered the spelling of “dining”. 😃 

 

[Haljo1935]

30 minutes ago, sunviking90 said:

This was the breakfast door hanger last month on the Volendam. I’ll be curious to see if the crew on Koningsdam has mastered the spelling of “dining”. 😃 

 

Thanks for posting - that is the same we are receiving.

CO is just slightly different. 

So 6-10am for pre-breakfast in-room coffee.

Edited December 26, 2023 by Haljo1935
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[Haljo1935]

Nice attendance for C&TD Kristen's talk on the first 3 sport Iron Man competition in HI.

 

Then a stop in the library for some reading and pre-swell sea watching.

My spot

My view

Yard to capture because the water moves quickly and, well honestly, I do not, lol, but the swells are starting to get larger.

 

[Mary229]

45 minutes ago, Haljo1935 said:

Nice attendance for C&TD Kristen's talk on the first 3 sport Iron Man competition in HI.

 

Then a stop in the library for some reading and pre-swell sea watching.

My spot

My view

Yard to capture because the water moves quickly and, well honestly, I do not, lol, but the swells are starting to get larger.

 

I like your spot!

[Haljo1935]

1 minute ago, Mary229 said:

I like your spot!

Thanks, me 2! Blessed to secure the best seat in the room. It's sandwiched between a corner and a shelf, so somewhat of a private spot.

[Haljo1935]

Captain says we're 185 NM from HI and waves have been measured at 14' and still expected to get larger. We're on schedule to dock at 7am.

He reports there will be no volcanic 🌋 cruising as there is no flow or activity to see 🙄 👀, so we'll take a shorter route and get 2 extra hours in Hilo (1 before, 1 after).

Captain says the birds🦤 we've been seeing circling our ship are red footed boobies that can travel out 300NM from land.

That's it for today's update and means it's lunchtime. 😏

[Mary Ellen1]

1 hour ago, Haljo1935 said:

Captain says we're 185 NM from HI and waves have been measured at 14' and still expected to get larger. We're on schedule to dock at 7am.

He reports there will be no volcanic 🌋 cruising as there is no flow or activity to see 🙄 👀, so we'll take a shorter route and get 2 extra hours in Hilo (1 before, 1 after).

Captain says the birds🦤 we've been seeing circling our ship are red footed boobies that can travel out 300NM from land.

That's it for today's update and means it's lunchtime. 😏

Thanks for posting this. I'm onboard with you, and missed most of the announcement because we were in the theater listening to one of the Hawaii lectures. Thanks! 

[Haljo1935]

10 minutes ago, Mary Ellen1 said:

Thanks for posting this. I'm onboard with you, and missed most of the announcement because we were in the theater listening to one of the Hawaii lectures. Thanks! 

I will try to remember to post them. I think this Captain does a nice job w/his announcements  - informative yet short 😏

[Haljo1935]

On 12/24/2023 at 4:18 AM, 0106 said:

Instead of standing in line at Guest services, I would tell my room stewards and use the “let us know” feature on the Navigator app.  You deserve a shower that doesn’t flood the floor.  (You also deserve an experience that does not include barking dogs.)

 

I hope you have a Merry Christmas Day.

Hey @0106 update on the App - the service request portion is not working. When you click on it,

 

a box outlines the section,

then it sits there; repeatedly tapping it does not get better results, lol.

I haven't checked the "let us know" portion.

Edited December 27, 2023 by Haljo1935
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