Has anyone here sailed on Holland America's Oosterdam?
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From: Marcia on 12 Aug 2010 16:14 number6 wrote: > On Aug 12, 2:11 pm, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >> number6 wrote: >>> On Aug 11, 3:26 pm, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>>> number6 wrote: >>>>> On Aug 11, 2:29 am, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>>>>> I'm hoping to go on another Alaska cruise WITH my fiance this time, and >>>>>> we're probably going with Holland America instead of Princess. I've >>>>>> read their beds are comfortable and there are tubs in the bathroom >>>>>> instead of tiny showers. Any opinions of that ship? >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Marcia >>>>> Very nice ship easy to get around ... If you can - get one of the >>>>> stern balconies ... they are huge and I found it very pleasant sailing >>>>> away watching the wake ... >>>> Are those just regular veranda rooms or suites? I kind of like being >>>> mid ship because my fiance isn't the best sailer in the world and it's >>>> more stable. We'll see. >>>> Thanks, >>>> Marcia >>> The corner ones are the suites ... those in the center are just >>> verandas ... >>> if the verandas are huge ... those on the suites are humungous ... >>> Best stability is present on the lower decks ... but the better >>> accomodations IMO are on the upper decks ... I love the feeling of >>> openness the stern balcony brings ... >> We will check that out, thanks. I loved our balcony on the Sapphire. >> We were on the Baja deck, so it was way more private than the ones below >> us that we could look down into. Do you know the layout of the other >> verandas? > > I know the one we were on ... the highest deck had total privacy ... > but we could look down on the deck below somewhat ... they do fan out > some ... > > Just thought of something, though...is the highest deck under the public areas? Marcia
From: gmbeasley on 12 Aug 2010 19:51 On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:14:23 -0700, Marcia <Marcia(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >number6 wrote: >> On Aug 12, 2:11 pm, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>> number6 wrote: >>>> On Aug 11, 3:26 pm, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>>>> number6 wrote: >>>>>> On Aug 11, 2:29 am, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>>>>>> I'm hoping to go on another Alaska cruise WITH my fiance this time, and >>>>>>> we're probably going with Holland America instead of Princess. I've >>>>>>> read their beds are comfortable and there are tubs in the bathroom >>>>>>> instead of tiny showers. Any opinions of that ship? >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Marcia >>>>>> Very nice ship easy to get around ... If you can - get one of the >>>>>> stern balconies ... they are huge and I found it very pleasant sailing >>>>>> away watching the wake ... >>>>> Are those just regular veranda rooms or suites? I kind of like being >>>>> mid ship because my fiance isn't the best sailer in the world and it's >>>>> more stable. We'll see. >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Marcia >>>> The corner ones are the suites ... those in the center are just >>>> verandas ... >>>> if the verandas are huge ... those on the suites are humungous ... >>>> Best stability is present on the lower decks ... but the better >>>> accomodations IMO are on the upper decks ... I love the feeling of >>>> openness the stern balcony brings ... >>> We will check that out, thanks. I loved our balcony on the Sapphire. >>> We were on the Baja deck, so it was way more private than the ones below >>> us that we could look down into. Do you know the layout of the other >>> verandas? >> >> I know the one we were on ... the highest deck had total privacy ... >> but we could look down on the deck below somewhat ... they do fan out >> some ... >> >> >Just thought of something, though...is the highest deck under the public >areas? > >Marcia Why not go to the HAL website - they have the deck plans of all the ships and you can see where everything is. http://www.hollandamerica.com/main/DeckPlans.action?ship=os&deck=m
From: Marcia on 12 Aug 2010 20:49 gmbeasley(a)mindspring.com wrote: > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:14:23 -0700, Marcia > <Marcia(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: > >> number6 wrote: >>> On Aug 12, 2:11 pm, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>>> number6 wrote: >>>>> On Aug 11, 3:26 pm, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>>>>> number6 wrote: >>>>>>> On Aug 11, 2:29 am, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>>>>>>> I'm hoping to go on another Alaska cruise WITH my fiance this time, and >>>>>>>> we're probably going with Holland America instead of Princess. I've >>>>>>>> read their beds are comfortable and there are tubs in the bathroom >>>>>>>> instead of tiny showers. Any opinions of that ship? >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Marcia >>>>>>> Very nice ship easy to get around ... If you can - get one of the >>>>>>> stern balconies ... they are huge and I found it very pleasant sailing >>>>>>> away watching the wake ... >>>>>> Are those just regular veranda rooms or suites? I kind of like being >>>>>> mid ship because my fiance isn't the best sailer in the world and it's >>>>>> more stable. We'll see. >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Marcia >>>>> The corner ones are the suites ... those in the center are just >>>>> verandas ... >>>>> if the verandas are huge ... those on the suites are humungous ... >>>>> Best stability is present on the lower decks ... but the better >>>>> accomodations IMO are on the upper decks ... I love the feeling of >>>>> openness the stern balcony brings ... >>>> We will check that out, thanks. I loved our balcony on the Sapphire. >>>> We were on the Baja deck, so it was way more private than the ones below >>>> us that we could look down into. Do you know the layout of the other >>>> verandas? >>> I know the one we were on ... the highest deck had total privacy ... >>> but we could look down on the deck below somewhat ... they do fan out >>> some ... >>> >>> >> Just thought of something, though...is the highest deck under the public >> areas? >> >> Marcia > > Why not go to the HAL website - they have the deck plans of all the > ships and you can see where everything is. > > http://www.hollandamerica.com/main/DeckPlans.action?ship=os&deck=m I've looked there and in the brochure I have, and it's not that easy to figure out what is what from the deck plan...at least not for me. I was hoping to get some real life info from someone who has actually sailed on that ship. Marcia
From: gmbeasley on 13 Aug 2010 08:50 On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:49:58 -0700, Marcia <Marcia(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >gmbeasley(a)mindspring.com wrote: >> On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:14:23 -0700, Marcia >> <Marcia(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >> >>> number6 wrote: >>>> On Aug 12, 2:11 pm, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>>>> number6 wrote: >>>>>> On Aug 11, 3:26 pm, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>>>>>> number6 wrote: >>>>>>>> On Aug 11, 2:29 am, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>>>>>>>> I'm hoping to go on another Alaska cruise WITH my fiance this time, and >>>>>>>>> we're probably going with Holland America instead of Princess. I've >>>>>>>>> read their beds are comfortable and there are tubs in the bathroom >>>>>>>>> instead of tiny showers. Any opinions of that ship? >>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>> Marcia >>>>>>>> Very nice ship easy to get around ... If you can - get one of the >>>>>>>> stern balconies ... they are huge and I found it very pleasant sailing >>>>>>>> away watching the wake ... >>>>>>> Are those just regular veranda rooms or suites? I kind of like being >>>>>>> mid ship because my fiance isn't the best sailer in the world and it's >>>>>>> more stable. We'll see. >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Marcia >>>>>> The corner ones are the suites ... those in the center are just >>>>>> verandas ... >>>>>> if the verandas are huge ... those on the suites are humungous ... >>>>>> Best stability is present on the lower decks ... but the better >>>>>> accomodations IMO are on the upper decks ... I love the feeling of >>>>>> openness the stern balcony brings ... >>>>> We will check that out, thanks. I loved our balcony on the Sapphire. >>>>> We were on the Baja deck, so it was way more private than the ones below >>>>> us that we could look down into. Do you know the layout of the other >>>>> verandas? >>>> I know the one we were on ... the highest deck had total privacy ... >>>> but we could look down on the deck below somewhat ... they do fan out >>>> some ... >>>> >>>> >>> Just thought of something, though...is the highest deck under the public >>> areas? >>> >>> Marcia >> >> Why not go to the HAL website - they have the deck plans of all the >> ships and you can see where everything is. >> >> http://www.hollandamerica.com/main/DeckPlans.action?ship=os&deck=m > >I've looked there and in the brochure I have, and it's not that easy to >figure out what is what from the deck plan...at least not for me. I was >hoping to get some real life info from someone who has actually sailed >on that ship. > Two points a) Any of the same class of ship will have more or less the same configuration, The names of the public spaces and dining rooms may be different, but the stuff is all in the same place on each of the sister ships. b) No one can tell you exactly what you will experience except from the same place on that or a similar ship unless they have been there. And while there are people with lots of experience on various ships, in order to have someone who had exactly the experience you are seeking, you'd have to have an extremely large pool of people. I do think that website is less easy to use than some others I've seen. I'll see if I can find one that is better. You could print out the deck plans and then line them up to see what was under/over what. I look at the elevators (since it is unlikely that the elevators will be in crooked shafts) and figure out what is fore and aft of each elevator on each deck. So if there's only ten rooms aft of the aft elevator on deck 10 and 14 rooms on deck 9, it is probable that deck 9 can be overlooked by deck 10.
From: Marcia on 13 Aug 2010 14:17
gmbeasley(a)mindspring.com wrote: > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:49:58 -0700, Marcia > <Marcia(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: > >> gmbeasley(a)mindspring.com wrote: >>> On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:14:23 -0700, Marcia >>> <Marcia(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>> >>>> number6 wrote: >>>>> On Aug 12, 2:11 pm, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>>>>> number6 wrote: >>>>>>> On Aug 11, 3:26 pm, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>>>>>>> number6 wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Aug 11, 2:29 am, Marcia <Mar...(a)spamlessinlasvegas.org> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> I'm hoping to go on another Alaska cruise WITH my fiance this time, and >>>>>>>>>> we're probably going with Holland America instead of Princess. I've >>>>>>>>>> read their beds are comfortable and there are tubs in the bathroom >>>>>>>>>> instead of tiny showers. Any opinions of that ship? >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>> Marcia >>>>>>>>> Very nice ship easy to get around ... If you can - get one of the >>>>>>>>> stern balconies ... they are huge and I found it very pleasant sailing >>>>>>>>> away watching the wake ... >>>>>>>> Are those just regular veranda rooms or suites? I kind of like being >>>>>>>> mid ship because my fiance isn't the best sailer in the world and it's >>>>>>>> more stable. We'll see. >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Marcia >>>>>>> The corner ones are the suites ... those in the center are just >>>>>>> verandas ... >>>>>>> if the verandas are huge ... those on the suites are humungous ... >>>>>>> Best stability is present on the lower decks ... but the better >>>>>>> accomodations IMO are on the upper decks ... I love the feeling of >>>>>>> openness the stern balcony brings ... >>>>>> We will check that out, thanks. I loved our balcony on the Sapphire. >>>>>> We were on the Baja deck, so it was way more private than the ones below >>>>>> us that we could look down into. Do you know the layout of the other >>>>>> verandas? >>>>> I know the one we were on ... the highest deck had total privacy ... >>>>> but we could look down on the deck below somewhat ... they do fan out >>>>> some ... >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Just thought of something, though...is the highest deck under the public >>>> areas? >>>> >>>> Marcia >>> Why not go to the HAL website - they have the deck plans of all the >>> ships and you can see where everything is. >>> >>> http://www.hollandamerica.com/main/DeckPlans.action?ship=os&deck=m >> I've looked there and in the brochure I have, and it's not that easy to >> figure out what is what from the deck plan...at least not for me. I was >> hoping to get some real life info from someone who has actually sailed >> on that ship. >> > Two points > > a) Any of the same class of ship will have more or less the same > configuration, The names of the public spaces and dining rooms may be > different, but the stuff is all in the same place on each of the > sister ships. > > b) No one can tell you exactly what you will experience except from > the same place on that or a similar ship unless they have been there. > And while there are people with lots of experience on various ships, > in order to have someone who had exactly the experience you are > seeking, you'd have to have an extremely large pool of people. > > I do think that website is less easy to use than some others I've > seen. I'll see if I can find one that is better. > > You could print out the deck plans and then line them up to see what > was under/over what. I look at the elevators (since it is unlikely > that the elevators will be in crooked shafts) and figure out what is > fore and aft of each elevator on each deck. So if there's only ten > rooms aft of the aft elevator on deck 10 and 14 rooms on deck 9, it is > probable that deck 9 can be overlooked by deck 10. > OK, thanks. I guess I got such good info from the first person I talked to at Princess that I never had to figure anything out myself. I may call HAL and get some info from them. I see a lot of different categories of veranda rooms, and I'm not even sure what I'm looking for yet. Marcia |