Noordam - Feb 2 - Feb 22 -- 20 wonderful days

[Krazy Kruizers]

Welcome home, Yonnie.

 

Sherry and I are glad to have met you and Joe on the February 2nd sailing. I especially enjoyed our lengthy talk up by the Lido pool on the day that there was a man in our bathtub. (He was the plumber.)

:p:D

 

What lively stories of work, travel, and wonderful travel adventures over the years you have to tell!

 

Is your knee feeling any better?

 

Debby

 

Hi Debby and Sherry

It was great meeting you both.

Have an appointment on March 9th to see the doctor -- knee hasn't been giving me too much problems.

Thanks for asking.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Question for you, Yonnie.....I'm wondering the impact of President's Week school vacation in the Northeast on the Noordam this past week? :confused:

 

The impact was huge when she sailed from NYC...I suspect it is markedly decreased now that she's in FL and there are other ships for 7 day cruises.

 

The concierges said that we had only 21 children on board for President's week.

That's not bad.

[GmaPajama]

Got home late last night.

Present temperature this morning is 7 degrees!! -- not ready for this cold.

Missed the heavy snows north of us.

7 Degrees - sure makes ya glad to be home, huh!

[Krazy Kruizers]

On Feb 16 (St Lucia) the captain came on the PA system at 3:15 and announced that due to the strikes in both Martinique and Guadelope. Our captain told us that they had been informed about the situation a couple of days before and had been working on getting us another port that would work with the sailing distance involved as they didn't want us to have just a day at sea. The captain said that they were lucky to get Dominica. Two other ships were also scheduled to be at Martinique with us -- since I don't know their itineraries, I have no idea if they were able to schedule a susbstitute port.

The strikes were due to the fact that the people wanted more money and lower food prices. All the gas stations, stores, communications (internet and telephones were all down). There were no buses, taxis or any other forms of transportation due to the fact no one can get gasoline.

When the 600 people who had been on the tours going from Castries to Soufrier got back on the ship, the captain again repeated the announcement for them around 6:30 PM.

I know that some people who have never been to that port were disappointed and I feel sorry for them.

We have been to Martinique several times -- really don't like the place -- so -- personally we were happy to go back to Dominica.

I have no idea how long these strikes will last or what the conditions will be like once the strikes are over.

[innlady1]

The concierges said that we had only 21 children on board for President's week.

 

That's not bad.

 

Thanks for answering my question, Yonnie. That isn't bad at all. I seem to recall that in years past there were 300+ kids on board during President's Week.

 

I figured that number might decrease once the ship moved to Florida.

 

Wow...7 degrees. That's a shock to your system after being in the Caribbean for 20 days! Our temps haven't been too bad since returning home. It's 38 degrees now.

[bellebaby]

Got home late last night.

Present temperature this morning is 7 degrees!! -- not ready for this cold.

Missed the heavy snows north of us.

 

Not to worry... You'll be back on the Westerdam before you know it!

 

B

[Krazy Kruizers]

When we booked this cruise, it was not a Collector's Edition. So we had 2 booking numbers. Last summer I discovered that the 2 cruises were being offered as one. We tried to get the new reduced rate that was being offered for the one cruise -- but no luck -- we would have had to give up the room we had booked and taken pot luck at what was left since they claimed that there was a waiting list for the SA category at that time. Then as the economy got bad and people cancelled, more SA's opened up and a some people got great upsell prices.

 

This was something new for back-to-back cruises -- the second cruise had different menus (there were a few items that were repeated). But things like Beef Wellington did not appear on any of the second cruises menus. To be honest -- we thought that the menus for the first 10 days were much better than the second 10 day cruise. Also -- we noticed that the quality of the beef had gone downhill.

 

Shortly before our cruise larger lobster tails had been ordered for both the Pinnacle and the dining room. So when we went to the Pinnacle during the first cruise we ordered the Lobster Tails for dinner -- they were between 7 1/2 and 8 ounces -- really great. And they were the same size in the dining room on the last formal night.

 

But on the second cruise when Joe ordered the lobster tail at the Pinnacle -- it was barely 5 ounces!! On the last formal night we did not order them. We noticed that some people got large ones and other people got a very small one.

[Krazy Kruizers]

On the Feb 2 - 12 cruise because we missed HMC at the beginning of the cruise, we did not have to go through immigration when we got to St Thomas.

But we were surprised on our Feb 12 -22 that after having been to 4 foreign ports before we got to St Thomas, we did not have to go through immigration when we got there.

Also we did not have to fill out the Bahamian forms for HMC.

There were 250 - 280 (each official we talked to gave a different number) of us who were intransit guests on Feb 12. Another nice surprise -- we did not have to get off the ship and report to immigration in the cruise terminnal. The officals came on board!! Originally we were told that we would be reporting to the Queen's Lounge at 9:15. Then we got a letter indicating that we could report any time from 8:30 - 10 AM to the Vista Lounge. At 8:50 there was announcement made that we were all to report to the Vista Lounge immediately. We were done in a couple of minutes.

Once again we were surprised that we were allowed to stay on board the ship while she was being inspected by the Coast Guard -----------

but --------

the Noordam got a score of 100!!!!!!!

Way to go Noordam!!!!

[Krazy Kruizers]

Some Noordam notes:

Day #1 - Feb 2 - board ship -- smart casual night

First evening there was no Welcome Aboard show

Movie: Get Smart - Queen’s Lounge 5 PM and 10:30 PM

Movie: The Duchess - Vista Show Lounge - 9 PM

For PS, SA, SB and SC passengers - cocktail party in Neptune Lounge from 7:30 PM - 8:15 PM

Cocktail of the Day - Tropical Tom - $5.50

Martini of the Day - Candy Apple Cosmopolitan - $5.50

Mocktail of the Day - Four Seasons Punch - $3.25

Day #2 - Feb 3 - HMC - smart casual

Missed the port due to high swells

Movie: Hancock (2 PM - Hudson Room) (7:30 PM & 10 PM - Queen’s Lounge)

8 & 10 PM - Vista Show Lounge - comedian Danny Shorts

Cocktail of the Day - Ultra Strawberry Lemonade

Martini of the Day - Green Apple Martini

Mocktail of the Day - Orange Pineapple Spritzer

Day #3 - Feb 4 - At Sea - Formal

Movie: Death Defying Act - 2 PM; 7:30 PM; 10 PM

7:45 & 9:45 PM - Vista Lounge - Captain’s Welcome Aboard Toast

8 & 10 PM - Production Show - If Walls Could Rock

Cocktail of the Day - Cuban Mojito

Martini of the Day - Grapefruit Cosmopolitan

Mocktail of the Day - The Ultimate Margarita

Day #4 - Feb 5 - St Thomas - smart casual

10:30 AM -- Cooking Class ($29)

Movie: The Dark Night - 2 PM and 8 PM

5:30 - 8 PM -- Lido Deck BBQ

8 & 10 PM - Vista Show Lounge - musical virtuoso Salina Wazie (?)

Cocktail of the Day - Epic Lido Spiced Daiquiries

Martini of the Day - Fresh Squeezed Lemon Drops

Mocktail of the Day - Fresh Grapefruit Not A Cosmo

Day #5 - Feb 6 - Dominica - smart casual

10:30 AM - Cooking Class ($29)

Movie: Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 6 PM and 8:30 PM

7:30 - 8 PM - VIP Party moved from Oak Room to Crow’s Nest due to a few showers

8 & 10 PM - Vista Show Lounge - magic. Comedy and mind reading with Mel Mellers

 

Cocktail of the Day - Blue Coco Mojito

Martini of the Day - Cucumber Lime Smash

Mocktail of the Day - Strawberry Smoothie

[Krazy Kruizers]

Day #6 - Feb 7 - At Sea - Formal

Suite lunch at Noon - upper level of the dining room

Movie: Rachel Getting Married - 5; 8 & 10:30 PM

8 & 10 PM - Production Show - Paparazzi

Cocktail of the Day - Sunside

Martini of the Day - Tanqueray 0100

Mocktail of the Day - Mango Smoothie

Day #7 - Feb 8 - Curacao - smart casual

Movie: Appaloosa - 6:30 and 10 PM

9 PM - Lido Pool Party

11 PM - Filipino show

Cocktail of the Day - The Raspberry Seabreeze

Martini of the Day - Luxury Espresso

Mocktail of the Day - Cool as a Cucumber

Day #8 - Feb 9 - Aruba - smart casual

10:30 AM - Cooking Class ($29)

Movie: Eagle Eye (Queens Lounge - 12:30 & 10:30 PM) (Hudson Room - 8 PM)

8 & 10 PM - Vista Show Lounge - music and magic with Garin Bader

Cocktail of the Day - Pina Colada

Day #9 - Feb 10 - At Sea - Formal

Mariner brunches were at 11 AM and 1 PM -- new awards were done in the dining room at the beginning of brunch

Movie: Sex & The City - Hudson Room - 3:30; 6 & 9:30 PM

8 & 10 PM - Production Show - That’s Vegas

Cocktail of the Day - New Fashioned - Bermuda Style

Martini of the Day - Fresh Squeezed Kiwi Lemon Drop

Mocktail of the Day - Pina-Not-A-Colada

Day #10 - Feb 12 - At Sea - smart casual

3 - 4 PM - Bigger Dessert Extravaganza in the dining room

Movie: City Of Ember (Hudson Room - 10 AM) (Queens Lounge - 12 NN; 8 & 10 PM)

10 PM - Farewell Variety Show

 

Cocktail of the Day - Strawberry Banana Ecstasy

Martini of the Day - The Gibson

Mocktail of the Day - Mango Smoothie

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

Feb 12 - 22 Notes

Day #1 - Feb 12 - Ft Lauderdale - smart Casual

Movie: Burn After Reading - Queens Lounge - 12:30; 5 & 10 PM

10 PM - Vista Show Lounge - Let Us Entertain You

For PS, SA, SB and SC passengers - cocktail party in Neptune Lounge from 7:30 - 8:15 PM

Cocktail of the Day - Tropical Tom

Martini of the Day - Candy Apply Cosmopolitan

Mocktail of the Day - Four seasons Punch

Day #2 - Feb 13 - At Sea - Formal

1 PM - Cooking Class ($29)

Movie - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - Hudson Room - 8 & 10 PM

7:45 & 9:45 PM - Vista Lounge - Captain’s Welcome Aboard Toast

8 & 10 PM - Vista Lounge - Production Show - If Walls Could Rock

Cocktail of the Day - Ultra Strawberry Lemonade

Martini of the Day - Green Apple

Mocktail of the Day - Orange Pineapple Spritzer

Day #3 - Feb 14 - At Sea - smart casual

Noon - Suite lunch on the upper level of the dining room

Movie: The Duchess - Hudson Room - 5:30; 8 & 10 PM

8 & 10 PM - Vista Lounge - Brian G - impressionist, comedian & multi-instumentalist

11 PM - Valentine’s Dance

Cocktail of the Day - Cupid Cosmo

Martini of the Day - Fresh Grapefruit Cosmopolitan

Mocktail of the Day - The Ultimate Unleaded Margarita

Day #4 - Feb 15 - St Maarten - smart casual

Movie: Body Of Lies - Queens Lounge - 12:30; 8 & 10 PM

8 & 10 PM - Vista lounge - music and magic - Garin Bader

5:30 - 8 PM - Lido BBQ

Cocktail of the Day - Epic Lido Spiced Daiquiries

Martini of the Day - Fresh Squeezed Lemon Drops

Mocktail of the Day - Fresh Grapefruit - not a cosmo

Day #5 - Feb 16 - St Lucia - Formal

Movie: Flash of Genius - Hudson Room - 6 & 10 PM

8 & 10 PM - Production Show - Paparazzi

 

Cocktail of the Day - Blue Coco Mojito

Martini of the Day - Cucumber Lime Smash

Mocktail of the Day - Strawberry Smoothie

[Krazy Kruizers]

Day #6 - Feb 17 - Barbados - smart Casual

Movie: The Secret Life of Bees - Queens Lounge - 8:30 & 10:30 PM

Big Screen Movie - Vista Lounge - 7 PM - Australia

7:30 - 8 PM - VIP Party - Oak Room

9 PM - Lido Pool Party

11 PM - Indonesian Crew Show

Cocktail of the Day - Sunside

Martini of the Day - Tanqueray 0100

Mocktail of the Day - Mango Smoothie

Day #7 - Feb 18 - Dominica (Martinique substitute) - smart casual

Movie: Fireproof - Hudson Room - 1, 8 & 10:30 PM

7 & 9 PM - Queens Lounge - Broadway Moves to Queen’s

7:30 - 8 PM - Mariner's Medal holders party - Crow's Nest -- 1127 Mariner's on board -- 150 medal holders

8 & 10 PM - comedian Richie Minervini

Cocktail of the Day - The Raspberry Seabreeze

Martini of the Day - Luxury Espresso

Mocktail of the Day - Cool As A Cucumber

Day #8 - Feb 19 - St Thomas - smart casual

Movie: Iron Man - Hudson Room - 7:30 & 10 PM

8 & 10 PM - Vista Lounge - The Violin Venus - Jane Hunt

11 PM - Dessert Extravaganza

Cocktail of the Day - Fresh Hand Shaken Margaritas

Day #9 - Feb 20 - At Sea - Formal

12:30 - Cooking Class ($29)

11 AM & 1 PM - Mariner’s Brunch

Movie: - Made of Honor - Hudson Room - 7:30 & 10:30 PM

8 & 10 PM - Production Show - That’s Vegas

Cocktail of the Day - New Fashioned - Bermuda Style

Martini of the Day - fresh Squeezed Kiwi Lemon Drop

Mocktail of the Day - Pina-Not-A-Colada

Day #10 - Feb 21 - HMC - smart casual

Movie: The Love Guru - Hudson - 6, 8 & 10 PM

Big Screen Movie - The Stone Angel - Vista Lounge 7 PM

10 PM - Vista Lounge - Farewell Variety Show

 

Cocktail of the Day - Strawberry Banana Ecstasy

Martini of the Day - The Gibson

Mocktail of the Day - Mango Smoothie

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

Something we really enjoyed -- the 2 for 1 cocktails offered every day from 4:30 - 5:30 in both the Ocean Bar and the Crow's Nest.

The first cruise the Ocean Bar was packed every night -- there were people even standing around with their drinks as there were a couple of ocassions when they were no seats left.

There was no announcement made in the daily program for this special during the first cruise.

But the second cruise you could always find a seat -- people were not taking advantage of a good offer. In fact -- on the second cruise there was a notice about the 2 for 1 drink offered listed a couple of times in the daily program.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Appetizers for Noordam:

Dinner Hour Appetizers in the Ocean Bar & Crow’s Nest:

These appetizers were served only at 5 PM:

Bitterballen with mustard sauce

Breaded & fried salmon nuggets

Coconut breaded shrimp

Duck spring rolls with Teriyaki sauce

Meatballs with ginger sweet & sour sauce

Mini crab cakes

Pot stickers with soy garlic dressing

Chicken sate with peanut sauce

Spinach & red pepper pastry swirls

Won Ton sausages with ranch sauce

Vegetarian spring rolls

Crab & Lobster croquette with tangy cilantro sauce

Grilled mini mushroom quesadillas with salsa

These appetizers were served at 7 PM:

 

Cream cheese wheel with pistachio & apricott on cracker

Bay shrimp with lime herb mayonnaise in tartlet

Bitterballen with mustard sauce

Breaded & fried salmon nuggets

Blue cheese mousse with celery & walnuts

Jumbo prawn with zesty lime cocktail sauce on white toast round

Coconut breaded shrimp

Duck spring rolls with Teriyaki sauce

Baby shrimp salad with mango cilantro in tartlet

Brie cheese on pumpernickel garnished with fruits

Meatballs with ginger sweet & sour sauce

Mini crab cakes

Cherry tomato with Mozzarella & basil on whole wheat bread

Chicken mousse quenelle in tartlet

Pot stickers with soy garlic dressing

Herb cheese pearl in hazelnut crust on whole wheat cracker

Alaska smoked salmon tartar with capers & wasabi mayonnaise

Chicken sate with peanut sauce

Spinach & red pepper pastry swirls

Jumbo prawn with dilled cocktail sauce on crouton

Blue cheese mousse in pumpernickel crust

Won Ton sausages with ranch sauce

Vegetarian spring rolls

Mint rubbed goat cheese on melba toast cracker

Smoked salmon in rosette with horseradish cream on crouton

Crab & Lobster croquette with tangy cilantro sauce

Grilled mini mushroom quesadillas with salsa

[fpat]

Wow KK you are amazing with all of your info.

 

It was very nice meeting you and your husband on the Noordam.

 

I had told you we had booked the Zaandam for Mexico but Hal did a date change which does not work for us so I think we will be back on the Noordam for the 3/25/10 sailing. I am trying to book it today and get the SA cabins we had on this sailing.

 

Again nice meeting you and all the CCs at the meet and greet.

 

And I agree with all that was said that it was a great cruise on a great ship with a great crew.

 

1st cruise on Hal for me but I think there will be many more in the future. We have been on a a few other lines but I think we found a home.:D

 

Fred

[Krazy Kruizers]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Hi Fred[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
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[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]It was great meeting your family and you.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
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[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]I read that about HAL cancelling a couple of the Sea of Cortez cruises -- and that is such a great itinerary.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Hope you get a great deal on the 3/25/10 Noordam cruise.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[fpat]

[quote name='Krazy Kruizers'][B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Hi Fred[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]It was great meeting your family and you.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]I read that about HAL cancelling a couple of the Sea of Cortez cruises -- and that is such a great itinerary.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Hope you get a great deal on the 3/25/10 Noordam cruise.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/quote]

Well I got the cabins I wanted and we are booked back on the Noordam.
But I do have a question for you. We have never done ship excursions before on any of our cruises but on this itinerary there are a couple we might want to do. How far in advance can you book them and is it best to do it on line or over the phone direct with HAL?

[sail7seas]

[quote name='Krazy Kruizers'][B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Something we really enjoyed -- the 2 for 1 cocktails offered every day from 4:30 - 5:30 in both the Ocean Bar and the Crow's Nest.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]The first cruise the Ocean Bar was packed every night -- there were people even standing around with their drinks as there were a couple of ocassions when they were no seats left. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]There was no announcement made in the daily program for this special during the first cruise.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]But the second cruise you could always find a seat -- people were not taking advantage of a good offer. In fact -- on the second cruise there was a notice about the 2 for 1 drink offered listed a couple of times in the daily program.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/quote]

[B] Happy you enjoyed the very, extra special Noordam so much. She's a magnificent ship IMO with a great crew. We love that ship, obviously. :)


A drink special from 4:30 - 5:30 means little to people with 8 P.M. dining. We have our pre-dinner cocktails at 7:15 or so. That's a useless time for us for cocktails. [/B]

[Krazy Kruizers]

[quote name='fpat']Well I got the cabins I wanted and we are booked back on the Noordam.
But I do have a question for you. We have never done ship excursions before on any of our cruises but on this itinerary there are a couple we might want to do. How far in advance can you book them and is it best to do it on line or over the phone direct with HAL?[/quote]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Congratulations on getting the SA cabins that you like!![/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]If there are specific tours that we are interested in, we book them online as soon as they become avaiable -- some tours will sell out quickly. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]I doubt if tours for 2010 are available yet -- start to check in 6 months.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]If you change your mind anout an excursion, you have until 10 days before the cruise to cancel -- will go back onto your charge card.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]If you wait until you are on the ship and change your mind, you can get a full refund on Embarkation day only -- will become shipboard credit.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
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[Krazy Kruizers]

[quote name='sail7seas'][B] Happy you enjoyed the very, extra special Noordam so much. She's a magnificent ship IMO with a great crew. We love that ship, obviously. :)[/B]


[B]A drink special from 4:30 - 5:30 means little to people with 8 P.M. dining. We have our pre-dinner cocktails at 7:15 or so. That's a useless time for us for cocktails. [/B][/quote]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]On the first cruise there were quite a few people who did not have the 5:45 dining time and were enjoying the 2 for 1 cocktails.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Also on our second cruise, in our group of 8 that got together nearly every day for cocktails, 4 of them had the 8 PM dinner.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]So there are people who enjoy specials reguardless of the time they eat.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[fpat]

[quote name='Krazy Kruizers'][B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Congratulations on getting the SA cabins that you like!![/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]If there are specific tours that we are interested in, we book them online as soon as they become avaiable -- some tours will sell out quickly. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]I doubt if tours for 2010 are available yet -- start to check in 6 months.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]If you change your mind anout an excursion, you have until 10 days before the cruise to cancel -- will go back onto your charge card.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]If you wait until you are on the ship and change your mind, you can get a full refund on Embarkation day only -- will become shipboard credit.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

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Thanks for the reply and advice. Is there a date where they come out prior to the cruise or pot luck to try and get them and you just have to check every day starting in 6 months

[Krazy Kruizers]

[quote name='fpat']Thanks for the reply and advice. Is there a date where they come out prior to the cruise or pot luck to try and get them and you just have to check every day starting in 6 months[/quote]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]No special date -- just keep checking.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
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[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Some tours open early -- others late. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
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[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]And HAL may sometimes adds more tours for ports once you are on the ship.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
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[sail7seas]

[quote name='Krazy Kruizers'][B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]On the first cruise there were quite a few people who did not have the 5:45 dining time and were enjoying the 2 for 1 cocktails.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Also on our second cruise, in our group of 8 that got together nearly every day for cocktails, 4 of them had the 8 PM dinner.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]So there are people who enjoy specials reguardless of the time they eat.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/quote]


:confused: [B] People who had 8 P.M. dinner were dressed for the evening at 4:30 ? Odd. Either that or they were doing some really serious drinking for 3 1/2 hours. [/B] :D :D

[Krazy Kruizers]

[quote name='sail7seas']:confused: [B]People who had 8 P.M. dinner were dressed for the evening at 4:30 ? Odd. Either that or they were doing some really serious drinking for 3 1/2 hours. [/B]:D :D[/quote]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Many were in their bermudas and other casual dress.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
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[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4]Had their drinks -- relaxed for awhile -- went back to their cabins and dressed and then onto dinner.[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[melissy123]

To KK,
Wow, that list of appetizers is astounding. Would I be correct in guessing there were a few available every night, and your list was a compilation of the seven nights?
If DH had a drink, and I didn't, is there pressure for all in the bar area to buy drinks?