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Had the spade in 2019 and rode that around extreme hot one day in arizona. It overheated and didnt do well in extreme heat. But it was awesome in warm weather but not so much in any weather thats above 95 degrees fahrenheit.

Picking up my base 1:5 in Spain this week so enjoyed finding this. Thanks from a fellow old man.

Looks like they did not give you the correct Club Orange room service menu as for breakfast, CO normally includes complimentary freshly squeezed Orange Juice and Mimosas (your menu shows these as premium items with cost associated). Also, there are three ships with a dedicated CO Dining Room - Koningsdam, Nieuw Statendam, & Rotterdam.

Its as much a real bike as a honda rebel

I can’t wait for my kids to leave the house so I can get a car like this. My only worry is getting out.

Upgrade is subjective. We were UPGRADED on our October 2023 Hawaiian cruise. We were moved from the middle of deck 4 to the front of deck 8 opposite the bridge entry door. Technically, based on the room classification this was an upgrade but would never have been our first or last pick.

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We’ve booked our next two cruises with HAL and added CO to both. Price came out cheaper with club orange with the room upgrade than the original. We priced out the room we wanted and then asked our TA to try to get Club Orange. Both times the total cost was less money, please don’t advertise this so the benefit will be there for people who know how to use it.

Nice, thank you.

Honest assessment of the car. Im 72 and have had a 91 Na and a 2008 NC. Both base sport models. Looking for a ND2 currently.

Wow-Burgman is suuposed to be super high end. Me. I haven't had good luck with Honda, I'm intrigued by their minimotos but I would have to test ride them.

I could get a good deal on a used SMax.

Is there any more room on the 200 and the 125

A cool video. Enjoyed. :)

Here is a tip but make sure you do this well advanced before your cruise where the cabins are not fully booked. If you booking a cabin that your not fully ok but, want it for the reason of a lower price for example Obstructed view cabin. After that then order for a club orange. Ask the person on the phone after you pay for it about the cabin upgrade, you will get a cabin that is higher within that class so you will get the none obstructed view. We did that today. We book the cruise through our travel agent because AAA offers great extras and such as always for our cruises. Then later on I called Holland and order the club orange and paid for that which was total of 350 for 2 people for a 7 day cruise. Then once that transaction was done. I then asked the lady about the upgrade. She put me on hold to see what was available. We had originally got a normal balcony. She came back and upgraded us to a spa Balcony cabin so not only we get the club orange perks but, also now spa access free with that. Do not try to wait until your cruise to get the cabin upgrade as you will be risking if the cabins that you would normally be upgraded to may not be available then.

Did you ask for a manager? Find someone that knows what is going on!

Signed up for club Orange when we booked our room and the upgrade was given immediately once paid that price of the upgrade covered the cost of club orange so basically it was free!

Re: Upgrades. When you add Club Orange talk to the rep right then. We upgraded from obstructed view to regular verandah at that time, way before boarding.

I also live in AZ, got mine in San Fco. went there to buy a used one but the seller had understated the actual millage by more than double!, not to come back empty handed decided to go to the dealer and get me a new one, so far I love the bike, as you mention - no vibrations in the fwy, very important. - BTW I got it in the silver color with a box tha fits 2 full helmets, wife rides along 😊

Standard motocycle transmission and guage tells you what gear you're in and how much fuel you have?

Thank you for the great advice. I appreciate it.

Like your review. 81 years old, driving large touring bikes for sixty years .Can't stop driving but need a lighter more user friendly ride. Will try and get a 400 in this area. Nova Scotia Can. the salt and rust capital of the world . Have a great day .

Do you have a email address,id like to ask some 150cc scooter frame questions. How they differ from 50cc look alike

Good vedeo

I own the club ND1 with the 17 inch wheels and recently got OEM 16 inch, and i gotta say that the 16 inch are the way to go.

It’s a Piaggio

I have sailed on HAL 2x and never got Club Orange but from your experience it sounds like it is not really worth the money. For what you pay you could eat in the specialty restaurants multiple times and avoid the MDR at dinner. The other perks are either non existent or you had to beg to get them. that doesn't sound premium to me.

Good review! Have you ever driven this car through a car wash? Curious about loth top keeping out water. I agree the base is best for fun. I do wish the roll bars were gloss black. How’s the standard radio work? I had a base NC Sport in 2009 and found it was terrific fun. All u need is a manual and the right color!

I've never owned a scooter, but I have reidden a few. My wife and I have rode mtorcycyles for years and for the last few years HD trikes. (They ride like a dumo trunk) I would like to buy something that has a better ride and I think a scooter would be a good chouce. The Kymco X-Roads 300I which is available these days replaced the Downtown 300I is my first choice. THe nearest dealer is about 100 miles away, but I hop to take my wife there to see what she thinks. I'd love to take her for a short ride to check out the ride quality. Thank you for this video. It encourages me to go foward in the purchase of the Kymco X-Roads 300i.

Nicely done

Best benefit of Club Orange is selecting the lowest level balcony cabin, usually an obstructed view, then upgrade to the finest balcony cabin. I booked an obstructed view balcony, obtained Club Orange, and upgraded to an aft-facing cabin. Saved quite a bit of money

are the yellow on the wheels paint, or decal?

Hi from Germany, we have so much fun with our two vespas, one MM, one Pic Nic.

Hope you can make a sequel video with the black mirrors installed, out of the box completely, and what it looks like on the road! Great unboxing!

Nice! You should bring it out to SoCal and we should ride to Downtown Disney!! Enjoy the scoot!

Pretty Cool!

The boarding - nixes it.

Great on point review!

We received our free sparkling wine at dinner on the first night rather than in our room. We have done CO on all three of our HAL cruises, and have added it for our two upcoming cruises, and we agree that it is totally worth it.

The PCH 200i looks like a Genuine Scooter Hooligan 170i.

What about rear suspension on the 200i?

Nice point of view! Glad to hear from an actual owner vs car reviewer. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the review. I watched countless youtube videos before ordering mine. I now know more about the bike, than a natural owner. It's strong enough to beat most, if not all it's 400cc competitors.

"IT'S A BUDGET CAR, BUT IT'S STILL NOT CHEAP"... JUST ONE OF MANY CONTRADICTORY NONSENSICAL STATEMENTS. DISINGENUOUS OF YOU TO CONTINUALLY QUOTE OTHERS FOR THEIR "WHINGING", THOUGH YOU CLEARLY DON'T SEE THAT BY DOING THIS, YOU ARE YOURSELF, A THIRD PARTY, WHINGER BY PROXY. WHAT A DUMB METHOD OF COBBLING TOGETHER, BORING, MUNDANE, UNORIGINAL, LACKLUSTRE AND GENERIC "CONTENT". DEAR OH DEAR.

Thanks for the great video. I'm seeking some scooter advice and was wondering if Kymco is a good choice for someone who is 6 foot 215lbs. I like the xtown 300 , Yamaha 300 (xmax?) , Honda adv150. Do you have any pointers on something that would fit me? And my favorite is the ak550. I'm ready to downsize from my Harley roadking lol . Thanks

What’s up man. Great video. After 2 years, do you still have it? Any reliability issue?

Do you have any idea of how many people are allowed to join Club Orange? Either as a number or a percentage of total passengers? The Koningdam maxes out at about 2700 passengers. The Club orange Dining Room looks fairly small. Maybe 60-70 people?? So maybe 2-3% of passengers can be in it?

There are now 3 Pinnacle class ships. From oldest to newest Koningsdam (2016), Nieuw Statendam (2018), Rotterdam (2021). Older, smaller ships have Club orange as a separate area in the MDR. We always chose anytime Dining. It was never a problem walking in to the MDR between 6 and 7p and getting a seat immediately or wait 5 minutes. That all changed on the Koningsdam in October 2022. Standing lines around the block for anytime dining between 6 and 7p. So yes Club Orange is worth it on Pinnacle Class ships. Not so much on any smaller class ship. Only problem is there are no views of the Ocean in the Club orange dining space. Also there is a bit of a fish-bowl effect with hordes of people streaming by the whole time you are eating. They can peer in through the partially opaque windows. Just have to ignore them. Some appear to be starving to death standing in long lines outside those windows waiting for seats in the MDR. 🤣We were on a 28 day cruise in October 2022 on the Koningsdam. Ate in the MDR exactly twice. I won't stand in long lines like live stock waiting to be fed. We ate at the Tamarind the majority of the nights.

Thanks for taking the time to do this video. My husband and I recently booked a 14 days transatlantic on Nieuw Statendam in a Neptune suite which we're told has Club Orange access. It will be our first time sailing with Holland America and we're very excited to sail with a new cruise line.

HAL is very late to the dance with Orange. They are also making the same mistakes that Celerity did with the Retreat and NCL did with the Haven. That mistake is to allow the marketing department to glance over the amenities but teach no one the ins and outs. It is a learning process over time to gain the "Secrets" of all of these programs. The first step is for some brave sole to take the time to make a video or write a detailed op-ed. You should be congratulated on your efforts. You took one for the team and the team appreciates it. Cruise well and enjoy every moment.