HOW TO CONTACT US FROM 1/5/12 THRU 4/28/12

To contact us between January 5, 2012 and April 28, 2012, here’s what you do:

E-MAIL: We’ll still have access to our regular e-mail accounts and will check in from time to time (don’t count on an immediate response).
          Bill: attparks@aol.com
          Sondra: sondra@ssslegal.com
As a back-up only, because there is a charge to us for this service, Holland America has set up our own CruisE-mail address for us to use. This is intended for people without an e-mail provider (not us). Our CruisE-mail addresses are:
          Bill: bparks6219@amsterdam.cruisemail.net
          Sondra: ssutherland6219@amsterdam.cruisemail.net

FACEBOOK/BLOG: We can also connect to the internet, hopefully on our phones and computers and, if not, through the ship’s Internet Café. So feel free to send us posts or messages on Facebook, or this blog.

TELEPHONE/TEXT: We will both have our cell phones with us, but only Sondra's Droid Global phone has international calling capability:  (760) 520-5711.  Sondra has also purchased phone cards, so she can return calls from the ship for app. $1.67/minute (just leave a message, and we'll call back).

If you can’t get through to any of these numbers and must reach us on board the ship, you can call (shore to ship) by dialing (866) 425-7447 – but it costs $16 per minute (a satellite tariff)! You’ll need (1) a credit card, (2) the ship’s name [ms Amsterdam], (3) our name, and (4) our stateroom number (6219).  You can also call the ms Amsterdam directly by dialing 011-870-324-437-011. Holland America also has these emergency phone numbers: (800) 628-4771 or (206) 286-3294.

SKYPE: Sondra can also be reached on Skype; my Skype address is "ssslegal".

FAX/MAIL: We can fax or mail from the ship, but you cannot send mail or faxes to us. We will communicate primarily by e-mail.

BACK HOME: Blizzard, Snowy and Frosty will be staying with, and cared for by, George (Moy) at my prior residence in Escondido.  We ask anyone who can to stop by and look in on them, and/or to at least give George a call from time to time to make sure everybody's okay (760/803-4254)!