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Posted: Thu Jul 24th, 2008 05:14 pm | 1st Post |
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FYI It is confirmed that the Oosterdam is in drydock for 21 days Apr 4-23.
There is a 24 day Med sailing immediately following dry dock.
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Posted: Fri Jul 25th, 2008 01:18 am | 2nd Post |
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seawitches wrote: FYI It is confirmed that the Oosterdam is in drydock for 21 days Apr 4-23.
There is a 24 day Med sailing immediately following dry dock.
They must be planning a major overhaul. Any word on what they'll be doing to the ship?
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Posted: Fri Jul 25th, 2008 07:28 pm | 3rd Post |
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No... and no one is talking. Guess I'm not talking to the right people.
Well I'm this close to giving HAL a go.
I'm nervous with this ship though, but after drydock it should be up to snuff????
Date and itinary are my deciding points....
Mike has scared me about all those empty rooms with no furniture and no human species............
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Posted: Sat Jul 26th, 2008 03:44 am | 4th Post |
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seawitches wrote: No... and no one is talking. Guess I'm not talking to the right people.
Well I'm this close to giving HAL a go.
I'm nervous with this ship though, but after drydock it should be up to snuff????
Date and itinary are my deciding points....
Mike has scared me about all those empty rooms with no furniture and no human species............
They HAVE furniture...nice big comfy looking chairs made for reading...BUT there were so many of them most were empty all the time...it looked like they expected 1000 people per cruise to just sit in these chairs all day and read....and maybe on other cruises they did! LOL
We did have a good cruise though..if you can snag one of those aft balconies do it...the balconies are MASSIVE! And on HAL you can order from the menu anytime for room service..eggs bennie every morning on the balcony is SWEET!
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Posted: Sat Jul 26th, 2008 06:39 pm | 5th Post |
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I still can't find the preorder booze list..... everything but liquor.... Will have to call...... again.........Looking at a verandah VF VE or a superior verandah. Big difference in prices tho!
They want $450. pp per night for cruise hotel, and all the hotels they use are wait listed. Transfers $184.pp They marked up the return air by $380pp for the same flight that I was quoted by the airline direct. Guess everyone wants to make a buck where ever.....
And here's a bonus...... Ta Da... HERE'S TO THE T.A.'s God Bless Them!
My TA got the cruise for a much cheaper quote than HAL gave me.
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Posted: Sat Jul 26th, 2008 07:00 pm | 6th Post |
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seawitches wrote: No... and no one is talking. Guess I'm not talking to the right people.
Well I'm this close to giving HAL a go.
I'm nervous with this ship though, but after drydock it should be up to snuff????
Date and itinary are my deciding points....
Mike has scared me about all those empty rooms with no furniture and no human species............
[url=javascript:void window.open('http://book.hollandamerica.com/fleet/deckPlan.do?ship=os&deck=rt1&year=next', 'deckPlans','toolbar=no,width=830,height=600,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes')]Click here[/url] to see Deck Plans accurate until
Apr. 2, 2009
[url=javascript:void window.open('http://book.hollandamerica.com/fleet/deckPlan.do?ship=os&deck=rt&year=next', 'deckPlans','toolbar=no,width=830,height=600,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes')]Click here[/url] to see Deck Plans accurate after
Apr. 24, 2009
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Posted: Sat Jul 26th, 2008 07:06 pm | 7th Post |
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I think I found a website that runs worse the NCL. Anyway if you can get in they have deckplans before and after drydock.
Maybe these will work
Before
After
If you can find the differences you are better then me
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Posted: Sat Jul 26th, 2008 08:07 pm | 8th Post |
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I haven't done HAL since 05 when we went to South America, but it was easy to preorder booze, we preordered a bottle of Gin (Bombay Blue Sapphire) and a Bottle of Vodka (Stoly) they gave us a couple of cans of tonic, my problem was I couldn't find lime to save my life and lemon just ruins a G&T.
I would not hesitate to book HAL again, but I wouldn't not book that 24 day sailing... number one wrong time of the year, and I like to give them a chance to work out any kinks, cause they tend to have a lot of new crew after a long drydock.
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Posted: Sat Jul 26th, 2008 11:56 pm | 9th Post |
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Visiting the TA this week to pick a cabin, would really like an SS.
JC you're making me nervous booking this cruise. Just read you know where, that they keep crew on to help with the drydock and it's a horrible job.??
Then there was a huge thread about what they do, and it does sound pretty major. Esp if reconfiguring some cabins.
I wonder how many staff leave? We aren't doing the full 24 days.... we're looking at the last leg of the 24d. Do you think they'd have kinks worked out in the first 12???? Should I be taking Macop with me instead of Pearl???
Thanks Jim for those links, must print them out incase TA doesn't have an up to date deck plan.
Yes, their web site has improved, but still pretty nasty. I don't like NCL's either.
All that moolah, you would think........
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Posted: Wed Jul 30th, 2008 09:01 am | 10th Post |
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Promising....
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=817371
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Posted: Thu Jul 31st, 2008 10:42 pm | 11th Post |
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Good luck with that one hehe.
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Posted: Fri Aug 1st, 2008 12:26 am | 12th Post |
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OMG don't do that to me... what do you mean goodluck??
I put the deposit down on Sat!!!!!
spill...................
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Posted: Fri Aug 1st, 2008 11:53 pm | 13th Post |
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Ok here you go...
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Posted: Mon Aug 4th, 2008 03:46 am | 14th Post |
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kimdave68 wrote:
Ok here you go...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9q6_RS50k0
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Posted: Mon Aug 4th, 2008 09:14 pm | 15th Post |
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Ah summertime!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMD3jmUgnbQ
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Posted: Tue Aug 5th, 2008 02:59 am | 16th Post |
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Speaking of old people falling... one very good reason NOT to miss the boat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEXE9Dk4Y0M&eurl=http://www.cruisecritic.com/
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Posted: Tue Aug 5th, 2008 03:13 am | 17th Post |
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That and the extra $2000 it cost them (500x4) presumably all from the same party. Fools!
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Posted: Tue Aug 5th, 2008 03:23 am | 18th Post |
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seawitches wrote: Speaking of old people falling... one very good reason NOT to miss the boat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEXE9Dk4Y0M&eurl=http://www.cruisecritic.com/
Did you hear them singing? Ole, ole . . . . .
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Posted: Tue Aug 5th, 2008 12:21 pm | 19th Post |
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| and "walking the plank" comment, or the walk of shame! Very embarassing, but I would've been terrified, how the heck did they climb the rope ladder with old shoulders????
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Posted: Tue Aug 5th, 2008 12:49 pm | 20th Post |
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Gee, I wonder how much the Tug Limo Excursion costs? 
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Posted: Wed Aug 6th, 2008 01:36 am | 21st Post |
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seawitches wrote: and "walking the plank" comment, or the walk of shame! Very embarassing, but I would've been terrified, how the heck did they climb the rope ladder with old shoulders????
That would have been tough especially since the ship never stopped. They were moving the entire time.  Althooooough, I think I'd rather climb that ladder than get left behind in a foreign port.
Becky, ask the next guy that gets back to the ship late. We don't want it to be a personal experience. 
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Posted: Wed Aug 6th, 2008 03:30 am | 22nd Post |
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I can tell you from experience the tugs in Bermuda are powerful...
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Posted: Thu Sep 11th, 2008 01:18 am | 24th Post |
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Just read this on another site.....
The Oosterdam Lovers are delighted..... HAL is moving her back to the west coast after the European season. I think part of the decision is due to the better market.... airfares are killing the cruise lines????
They are all very happy..... This is reassuring, to see people have favorites of this ship.
And the drydock is on schedule........ (fingers crossed)
Show me the MONey OOOOOsterdam.... I am getting excited!! Gonna be a long winter 
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Posted: Sat Sep 20th, 2008 02:16 am | 25th Post |
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| isn't she lovely.. (crew must be making another quick last call... lower right) Attachment: 374298202_CGssQ-X2.jpg (Downloaded 8 times) Last edited on Sat Sep 20th, 2008 02:17 am by seawitches
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