Hi JoAnn,
First of all, thank you for the kind words.

Yes, we are on the July 16th cruise. I am very excited because there are so many ports that we haven't visited before. After a while of cruising it sometimes gets to be a challenge to find new ports. I think this itinerary fits the bill perfectly.
Also looking forward to the Maasdam. We sailed on the old Rotterdam from S.F. to NYC and had a wonderful time. Especially enjoyed the Indonesian crew. Still remember our cabin steward, An, and Remo, our waiter who was not Indonesian. Our table mates were a Texan couple on their honeymoon who we visited 13 years later and then they and their 2 children visited us a few years ago.
Does Pinnacle have the same menu every night? Was it really worth the service charge? We have always been very satisfied with the main dining rooms on our cruises. Maybe our T.A. will give us some shipboard Credit that we can use for Pinnacle.
Do you have a cruise planned?
Happy cruising,
Joanne