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Ryndam Holland America cruise We are booked in a "large
inside stateroom" with our 2
children. From looking at the
pictures there are only 2
single beds, so it seems like
the couch must pull out to
become the bed to sleep the
extra two people. But it
doesn't state this anywhere.
Has anyone stayed in these
rooms with 4 people to tell me
how the sleeping arrangements
work?
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On this particular ship, quads (rooms for 4 people) have 2 lower beds (which can be combined into 1 big bed), 1 sofa bed, and 1 upper bed (pulls down from the ceiling). You can check out which cabins are quads in the deck plan. They're marked with a square: http://www.hollandamerica.com/ fleet/deckPlan.do?ship=ry&deck =m&year=next My cousin and her family have done this. It's OK, but I don't think you'll want to spend too much time in your cabin other than sleeping. Enjoy your trip! |
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How do I find out what my What specific web site address
will get me an answer to my
question about a Mariner's
number for Holland America
cruises?
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www.hollandamerica.com is their website. When you go there, it will ask you to register, if you haven't done that already. Well all that you have to do is click on Mariner's number icon that is underlined, and they will send you an email with the number. If that doesn't work, if you are a past guest, then you can call Holland America's 800 number and they will give it to you. You have to be a past guest that has sailed with them before to get a Mariner number. If that is the case, and you still have you ticket stubs, it will have it on there as well. |
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Do they have WiFi on Holland Can you tell me where they
have it or where the best
connection is? Or do they have
it at all? I want to email my
friend on the cruise.
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I went on the MS Oosterdam two days ago and they had an internet room, and I am pretty sure the Oosterdam and the Westerdam are very similar, as are most HAL cruise ships. But I do know it costs money to get time on the internet. To learn more though, just look up the ship and its features. Hope that helps! |
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Has anyone taken the Holland The cruise hits Montreal,
Quebec City, Charlottetown
PEI, Sydney Nova Scotia,
Halifax, Ben Harbor Maine, and
Boston. I was attracted to the
trip because of the
destinations, and also I saw a
special on the travel channel.
The main destinations I am
interested in are Montreal &
Quebec City. Are the other
destinations worth going to,
or should I not take a cruise
and just go to the two
locations? Is the ship nice /
do you spend much time on it?
Any other recommendations for
me? Thanks.
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My wife and I did a St. Lawrence cruise on the Nantucket Clipper, and we would repeat it again tomorrow... We looked into the large ships and have preferred the small ones. Montreal was a lot of fun, but I would like to go back to Quebec again, if I did my cruise again, I would book a couple days at the Frontenac Hotel at the beginning or end. It looks like the cruise we took is now offered by the Great Lakes Cruise Company. I found the online cruise forums, like cruisemates.com to be very helpful with planning. |
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Norweigan Cruise Line versus My fiance and I are looking at
doing a 7 day Alaska cruise
for our honeymoon. We cruised
Carnival (Elation) last August
on the 5 day Baja Mexico trip,
but were looking for something
different this time around.
The two ships we're looking at
are the Norwegian Pearl and
Holland America's Westerdam.
Has anyone cruised either of
these lines? What was your
experience? Where were there
additional (and generally
unmentioned) costs? Which
would you cruise again, and
why?
We had a great time with
Carnival (we went with the
kids on that one), but are
looking for something a bit
more "upscale" than the
Elation was.
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Sailed the Westy in 2006. Although the Pearl and Westy have the same length and beam, the Westy carries fewer pax. I believe the balcony cabins on the Westy have tubs in the bathrooms, a nice touch. Food was as good as I've had on any line and staff was exceptionally attentive. The pax on HAL are generally older with fewer kids running around. Lots less merchandising than you'll find on other lines. Cheaper drinks but fewer drunks. Less of a party atmosphere than many lines. Lousy odds in the casino; several staff referred to it as the "donation center". You will probably see several tuxes on formal nights. No dancing waiters. Cappuccinos in the dining room at dinner are complementary although you pay in the coffee shop. An extra charge in the specialty restaurant like most lines but the food is worth it. Scooped ice cream is served most afternoons in waffle cones at no extra charge but there is no free-flowing soft-serve. Downside to HAL (if there is one) is "there's too many old folks on those dam ships". FWIW, many ships (even Carnival's newer ones) are going to be more upscale than the Elation. Princess and Royal have younger pax and are noticeably more upscale but you are marketed ad nauseum and there are nuiscance charges for things that ought to be complementary. |
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