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Forum: Holland America Line 05-06-2013, 08:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 234
Posted By Billbo
Yes, excellent! Thanks very much.

Yes, excellent! Thanks very much.
Forum: Holland America Line 05-04-2013, 09:00 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 234
Posted By Billbo
Large Oosterdam-Alaska photo?

Nearing our Alaska cruise, I've searched online without success for a nice big, high quality photo of the Oosterdam in Alaska...to put on my computer desktop. Either my google skills fail me or...
Forum: Holland America Line 04-22-2013, 05:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 335
Posted By Billbo
Lured more by the extra elbow room, we took the...

Lured more by the extra elbow room, we took the "guaranteed" upgrade and shoved aside mobility issues and concern over which side of the ship we will end up. Comments here and on some other threads...
Forum: Holland America Line 04-21-2013, 07:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 335
Posted By Billbo
Sounds like good general advice Dave, not unlike...

Sounds like good general advice Dave, not unlike what I've read elsewhere. But we are dealing with limited mobility. Long periods at the rail and/or strolling around the deck may not be an option.
Forum: Holland America Line 04-21-2013, 04:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 335
Posted By Billbo
http://www.hollandamerica.com/images/itineraryMaps...

http://www.hollandamerica.com/images/itineraryMaps/AES307.jpg
Well, the routing up and back is different. So I thought there might be a difference.
Forum: Holland America Line 04-21-2013, 03:01 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 335
Posted By Billbo
Alaska: Port or Starboard?

Cruising the 7-day roundtrip HAL route from Seattle (Tracey Arm, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Victoria). I have it in my mind that starboard side offers the best views from my balcony. Is that correct,...
Forum: Holland America Line 04-17-2013, 06:11 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 372
Posted By Billbo
Very perceptive, Lisa? Thanks. That may be it!

Very perceptive, Lisa? Thanks. That may be it!
Forum: Holland America Line 04-16-2013, 08:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 372
Posted By Billbo
Cruise date is 6/23/13. Not sure what you mean,...

Cruise date is 6/23/13. Not sure what you mean, BillyBuzz, about a credit. I'm not looking for compensation for anything. Just the way the pricing works out is odd, since earlier the VC cabins were...
Forum: Holland America Line 04-14-2013, 07:06 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 372
Posted By Billbo
Did I choose the wrong cabin?

Did we choose the wrong cabin? We knew we wanted a balcony on our Oosterdam Alaskan cruise. We picked the cabin location we thought we might like, and that happened to be VC. But I'm watching prices...
Forum: Holland America Line 03-16-2013, 10:39 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 924
Posted By Billbo
Very helpful, Dave. Thanks. There are so many...

Very helpful, Dave. Thanks. There are so many "exactly how does this work" issues in anticipation of a first cruise (or first time on a given line or destination). Obvious to veterans. But I could...
Forum: Holland America Line 03-16-2013, 07:32 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 924
Posted By Billbo
How exactly does boarding work?

Concerned about boarding and mobility issues, I've been unable to learn exactly how the boarding process works on Holland America. My particular concern is with boarding in Seattle, but it may work...
Forum: Carnival Cruise Line 03-14-2013, 12:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 318
Posted By Billbo
What would it take?

With each Carnival mishap, I hear "I'll still cruise Carnival," "Passengers and the media exaggerate," "Bookings are still strong," etc.

What would it take...what would need to happen...before...
Forum: Carnival Cruise Line 03-01-2013, 08:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,040
Posted By Billbo
How are those bookings coming along, Dave? Pretty...

How are those bookings coming along, Dave? Pretty much business as usual?
Update: I see a Wells Fargo analyst was quoted yesterday as saying, "With bookings remaining strong, aggressive discounting...
Forum: Carnival Cruise Line 02-20-2013, 05:57 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,278
Posted By Billbo
I, too, appreciate the thorough report from Jim,...

I, too, appreciate the thorough report from Jim, and I don't begrudge him having been spared the cruise that lower-deck passengers had. But I welcome also the reports and complaints from other...
Forum: Carnival Cruise Line 02-15-2013, 11:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,040
Posted By Billbo
I keep listening for the major clunking sound of...

I keep listening for the major clunking sound of prices dropping on my June cruise. The silence is deafening. And I tell myself one shouldn't be greedy. (listening...listening...)
Forum: Carnival Cruise Line 02-14-2013, 11:24 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,040
Posted By Billbo
Will prices drop, post Carnival fire?

I'm wondering what the take is among experienced cruisers about prices in the weeks following the Carnival Triumph fire? Will bookings across the cruise ship business suffer for awhile? Days? Weeks?...
Forum: Holland America Line 01-25-2013, 04:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,610
Posted By Billbo
Yes, indeed. And the agent immediately got me the...

Yes, indeed. And the agent immediately got me the price reduction. I've navigated travel on my own to many places in the world, and more than a few hostile and backward outposts. But for this highly...
Forum: Holland America Line 01-25-2013, 12:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,610
Posted By Billbo
I just called HAL and had them transfer my...

I just called HAL and had them transfer my reservation to an agent. Thanks, Dave.
Forum: Holland America Line 01-25-2013, 11:39 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,610
Posted By Billbo
Good question I should have thought of. I assumed...

Good question I should have thought of. I assumed I was paying a nonrefundable deposit. It was a fee I was required to pay to hold the booking. In the conversation with the HAL agent (whose name was...
Forum: Holland America Line 01-25-2013, 10:54 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,610
Posted By Billbo
Probably guarding against me using an acronym in...

Probably guarding against me using an acronym in place of calling HAL a "big yerch.";)
Forum: Holland America Line 01-25-2013, 10:41 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,610
Posted By Billbo
HAL has my $700 deposit ($350/person). They will...

HAL has my $700 deposit ($350/person). They will let me cancel, forfeit the fee and rebook. But that would make no sense.
Forum: Holland America Line 01-25-2013, 08:43 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,610
Posted By Billbo
Unhappy Holland America won't reduce booked price

I've seen on earlier posts here and elsewhere that cruise lines often reduce price or offer onboard credit if a rate goes down after booking. On Dec. 19, I booked a Jun 23 Alaska cruise. Yesterday, I...
Forum: General Cruise Chat 01-03-2013, 01:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 37,589
Posted By Billbo
A good phone/date strategy?

We booked a first-time cruise--HAL, Oosterdam, Alaska. And what I've read so far about phone and Internet communication seems like you can either use/do whatever you want with phone, text and...
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