We really liked the Hilton at Amsterdam Airport, it was a comfortable night and we had a great breakfast in the morning.
We had to head back into the airport proper to get our ride to the ship’s location in Ijmuiden, Netherlands, about ½ hour away. This is the first time we’ve used cruise line transportation and it will probably the last. I was going to just get a car service from the hotel to the port but thought this would be easier. It wasn’t.
It was a mob scene with so many people and with so much luggage. That, and of course there were people of different physical abilities and it all led to quite a march through the airport and then eventually to the bus. It was a huge bus with two tier seating and it towed a trailer for more luggage storage.
It did the job as we got to the pier in good time and we were able to check in and get on board.
In addition to the luggage we brought with us we also had one bag shipped. It has an air tag so I know it’s been in Amsterdam for a week or more. Our ship was supposed to leave at 3PM today (it didn’t, there was a delay) but that was the scheduled departure time. At 2:15PM I saw that our luggage was on the highway heading toward the pier, talk about cutting it close. Long story short, it made it but we had to go down to guest services after dinner to pick it up for some reason still a mystery to us.
It was raining pretty much all day and this is a picture of the luggage waiting to get on the ship. Some of these pallets had been there quite a while. I hope these bags are more waterproof than they seem!
Ours was hard sided and was fine.
This is the same ship we took to do the Voyage of the Vikings cruise last summer. We had a regular balcony cabin on that cruise and it was fine. This time we upgraded to a ‘Signature Suite’. I honestly don’t remember why, there must have been a good deal, we don’t usually do this.
It's VERY nice. The size is great. It has a huge balcony and plenty of storage. However, this might have been a mistake - how can we go back to a regular room now?
Next year, on this same ship, we have a four and a ½ month cruise around the world scheduled. Of course, there’s a lot of time between now and then, but for now we’re committed to going. The problem is, Fred now wants a suite like this - oh no. I can’t imagine how much it would be!
Tomorrow is a sea day and likely there won’t be much to write about, but we’ll see. The following day, Monday, we’ll be in Norway for the first time.
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