Nice to see a proper library on a ship these days. A good spot to just relax, do a suduko, and plan for the day. Jay's sense of humor and Dee's endless energy keep me smiling and looking forward to the next notification.
It's the owls in overalls for me :D Between that and Jay's "Nailed it..." I LOL'd a couple of times. But seriously, the next cruise we book will be on HAL. The food and music are calling us!
Jay lmao. You crack me up. I think you’re a few decades short of that cruise being for you and your wife. You just had to follow those walkers in the video. lol
Jay, you make me laugh! ("Is this some kinda cult?" when in conga line) Excited to cruise along virtually with you on the Nieuw Amsterdam, which we haven't cruise on yet. Looking forward to seeing your port shenanigans!
I’m so excited to watch this series. I really want to sail on Nieuw Amsterdam. My grandfather came to America through Ellis Island from Holland when he was a little boy on the original Nieuw Amsterdam. Thanks for sharing!
I've always loved the embarkation time between when you get on board, and when your cabin is ready. There is that first lunch in the buffet. The anticipation of waiting to see how nice your cabin will be. And depending on how much carry-on luggage you have, perhaps a quick ship self-tour. Our Apex cruise (yea, it was in your video!) is in 11 weeks. Already counting down the days.
Just off off the Rotterdam, basically the same ship with upgraded bath & showers (amazing water pressure). Very little difference between the 2 classes of ships.
I think holland would be our second choice for low key cruises right up there with Princess as far as we have heard maybe we will get to give them a try sometime.
Hi U2👋. Never cruised them so vey interested in how it is?? Morimoto by Sea on your list? Enjoyed watching him on Irony Chefs! Safe travels 👍. Blessings 🙏🌼🌺🌸
Apparently they were from the previous week, which was a charter cruise. You normally rent them from a third party like ScootAround who delivers them to the port. Presumably they were coming to pick those back up that day.
We enjoy the Holland experience for sure! Sometimes they still charge double occupancy for solo travelers, which is unfortunately. It seems that Norwegian might be the best for solo travel, with some Royal ships coming in a close second overall, in terms of having solo cabins and little-to-no solo supplements!! :D
@@parodeejay I don’t like all the nickel and diming on Norwegian cruise line. I’m used to paying double, keep up the great videos! Holland is next for me 🛳 nice and chill
We'll try not to tell TOO many people how great they are, ha ha... we had used them once before, and we ended up using them THREE times for our current mega-trip. Woohoo!! :D
Nice to see a proper library on a ship these days. A good spot to just relax, do a suduko, and plan for the day. Jay's sense of humor and Dee's endless energy keep me smiling and looking forward to the next notification.
Holland really seems to be into libraries! We were on Noordam when they opened that fresh one next to the coffee shop. Love it!! :D
It's the owls in overalls for me :D Between that and Jay's "Nailed it..." I LOL'd a couple of times.
But seriously, the next cruise we book will be on HAL. The food and music are calling us!
Nice to have a new video after so much Iconic fun, thank you Dee and Jay.
Nieux Amsterdam has become a favorite ship. We sailed this same itinerary last Nov. Food, staff, music in BB King was great
Woohoo! The Icon videos were pretty crazy, happy to be on a more relaxed on HAL!
Jay lmao. You crack me up. I think you’re a few decades short of that cruise being for you and your wife. You just had to follow those walkers in the video. lol
Jay, you make me laugh! ("Is this some kinda cult?" when in conga line)
Excited to cruise along virtually with you on the Nieuw Amsterdam, which we haven't cruise on yet. Looking forward to seeing your port shenanigans!
Good morning ❤ my favorite couple
Looking forward to this next series❤❤
I’m so excited to watch this series. I really want to sail on Nieuw Amsterdam. My grandfather came to America through Ellis Island from Holland when he was a little boy on the original Nieuw Amsterdam. Thanks for sharing!
MDR on Holland has exceptional food either lovely presentation plus the prettiest Delft blue china.
Love HAL! Saw you both at breakfast this morning but didn’t want to interrupt you.
Ah, we would have loved saying hey! I’m sure we’ll see you around somewhere later this cruise!! :D
You guys are so very lucky that you get to cruise as much as you do!
Not certain that luck is much of a factor, but we do work hard to be able to play hard!! :P
You had me at Trader Vic's Mai Tai! 😆
I've always loved the embarkation time between when you get on board, and when your cabin is ready. There is that first lunch in the buffet. The anticipation of waiting to see how nice your cabin will be. And depending on how much carry-on luggage you have, perhaps a quick ship self-tour.
Our Apex cruise (yea, it was in your video!) is in 11 weeks. Already counting down the days.
Can’t wait to be on board in a month!
Coffee with Claire? Those talks were amazing-loved the talk on Caribbean baseball players. So interesting!
I’ve been waiting for this series because we are considering a cruise on this ship. Never been on Holland so excited to experience it with you.
Just off off the Rotterdam, basically the same ship with upgraded bath & showers (amazing water pressure). Very little difference between the 2 classes of ships.
Nice! We just finished posting our Rotterdam series as well. The Pinnacle class is always nice!! :D
That library looked fab! I hope the library on Oosterdam is just as good! I'm going on that ship in March next year Buenos Aires to Fort Lauderdale
'bout time we got a dam ship video :P
We do love that dam cruise experience!! :P
Love Nieuw Amsterdam!
This itinerary/ship was my first cruise in 2019!
Can't wait for this one😊
I think holland would be our second choice for low key cruises right up there with Princess as far as we have heard maybe we will get to give them a try sometime.
QUESTION???? Dee and Jay- How are the beds? We will be on this ship for Alaska
They were decent, middle-of-the-road, we'd say. Not too firm, but not super squishy cozy like we like, ha ha... :P
Are you able to order multiple things as much as you want in the MDR ?
Hi U2👋. Never cruised them so vey interested in how it is?? Morimoto by Sea on your list? Enjoyed watching him on Irony Chefs! Safe travels 👍.
Blessings 🙏🌼🌺🌸
Yesssss, we just had to check out the new restaurant! Coming up in part two!! :D
Jay and Dee what were the scooters when you first got on the ship? Are they private or can you rent then? There sure was a lot of them.
Apparently they were from the previous week, which was a charter cruise. You normally rent them from a third party like ScootAround who delivers them to the port. Presumably they were coming to pick those back up that day.
It’s DAY-nyuh with a long A. 😁
Ahaaa, I knew there was a trick to it, ha ha... I always tend to go with a Spanish pronunciation when in doubt, which doesn't work this time!! :P ~Jay
Was that the pickup for the scooters when you entered on deck 2? Seemed like a lot of them.
Apparently they were from the previous week, which was a charter cruise. Presumably the company was coming to pick those back up that day.
I love watching your videos. Dee and Jay do you recommend This Eastern Caribbean on Holland for a solo cruiser ?
We enjoy the Holland experience for sure! Sometimes they still charge double occupancy for solo travelers, which is unfortunately. It seems that Norwegian might be the best for solo travel, with some Royal ships coming in a close second overall, in terms of having solo cabins and little-to-no solo supplements!! :D
@@parodeejay I don’t like all the nickel and diming on Norwegian cruise line. I’m used to paying double, keep up the great videos! Holland is next for me 🛳 nice and chill
Use Park By The Ports every time we cruise out of Port Everglades- hope it doesn't get too packed now.😆
We'll try not to tell TOO many people how great they are, ha ha... we had used them once before, and we ended up using them THREE times for our current mega-trip. Woohoo!! :D
Wow...the camera was not happy....was this after Icon? Maybe it was just tired..lol
Yesssss, it was worn out from Icon, hah! :P
I would go on a Holland America cruise. Older passengers, less likely to see kids.
Who’s your cruise director
Claire from the UK!! :D