Prologue

June 17, 2024

We began talking about future cruises some time ago, but with our less than stellar experience on our last Regent Cruise, we started looking at other cruise lines. This has led us to our choice of Holland America. Though it is a larger ship, our friends Phil and Janet, who we have sailed with before, love the line so we thought we would give it a try.

A call today to Brenda at Travel Leaders and within 20 minutes she had us booked in our cabin...7053, a Neptune Suite. It was chosen as it is near the Neptune Lounge, where Matt will be able to grab snacks throughout the day. As I will be in the sun daily, I also booked a private 2 person cabana (13' X 8') looking out over the ocean (one of 14 in a private upper deck area) for the entire cruise. With 20 sea days on this 35 day cruise, it will be used every day. There is also an area with loungers in the sun. With the cabana, you get:

Luxurious loungers and table, separate seating area, bathrobes & slippers, warm and cold towels, handheld fans, Evian Brumisateur spray, chilled bottled water setup, fruit basket, healthy breakfast and lunch choices, ice cream in the mid-afternoon and chocolate-dipped strawberries, frozen grapes and a glass of sparkling wine in the late afternoon.

June 23, 2024

Holland America lets you book excursions as soon as you have booked the cruise. We have studied all available, removed those that we have done in the past and booked.

Excursions booked:

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