Ky Colonel Posted April 29, 2015 #1 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Two recent posts indicated that the Day-of-the-Week elevator rugs (which I had noticed were missing on our most recent 4 or 5 cruises) were on the 3-18-15 Eurodam sailing and on the 4-7-15 Maasdam sailing, prompting me to wonder if HAL has re-instituted use of the DotW rugs system-wide or just on selected ships/itineraries. Does anyone know? If so, please reply. Thanks and smooth sailing, Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted April 29, 2015 #2 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I think they are on isolated ships. They were not on the Noordam on the March 30/15 cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMLincoln Posted April 29, 2015 #3 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Wow. I would really be disappointed. I thought all HAL cruises had the day of the week carpets in the elevators. I apparently have more to learn :) m-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capital Cruiser Posted April 29, 2015 #4 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I used to love those rugs. Was disappointed when they disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestyling Posted April 30, 2015 #5 Share Posted April 30, 2015 They were on the Zaandam 18 day cruise earieer this month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeniEncinitas Posted April 30, 2015 #6 Share Posted April 30, 2015 They were on the Nieuw in March! Hummmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithaca gal Posted April 30, 2015 #7 Share Posted April 30, 2015 They were on the Eurodam on March 22nd. Okay, I'm going to share something embarrassing with you all: Since we are retired, DH gets up some mornings and says "Is this Tuesday or Wednesday?" (I assume he is not alone in this.) I said that we needed elevator-type rugs -- too bad there is no one to come in and change them each night! Anyway, I took some 5 x 7 card stock and printed out the days of the week on them. Then I kinda decorated each one and had them laminated. I put a small easel between the sinks on the vanity and I change the card when I go to bed. That way, the card is the first thing we see in the morning! (A calendar would not serve the same purpose because it shows ALL the days and doesn't tell you what day it is!) Silly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeniEncinitas Posted April 30, 2015 #8 Share Posted April 30, 2015 They were on the Eurodam on March 22nd. Okay, I'm going to share something embarrassing with you all: Since we are retired, DH gets up some mornings and says "Is this Tuesday or Wednesday?" (I assume he is not alone in this.) I said that we needed elevator-type rugs -- too bad there is no one to come in and change them each night! Anyway, I took some 5 x 7 card stock and printed out the days of the week on them. Then I kinda decorated each one and had them laminated. I put a small easel between the sinks on the vanity and I change the card when I go to bed. That way, the card is the first thing we see in the morning! (A calendar would not serve the same purpose because it shows ALL the days and doesn't tell you what day it is!) Silly? Very ingenious !! Silly absolutely not! Very cleaver! I like that? Denise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freestyling Posted April 30, 2015 #9 Share Posted April 30, 2015 HMMM ..wonder if I can convince my DW that we could do this for awhile rather than take a cruise :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iflyrc5 Posted April 30, 2015 #10 Share Posted April 30, 2015 From what I understand the Vista Class does not have the day of the week rugs in the elevators but all the others have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Avery Posted April 30, 2015 #11 Share Posted April 30, 2015 They were on Veendam in December. On the last day they said: "Go Home".:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted April 30, 2015 #12 Share Posted April 30, 2015 They were on Veendam in December. On the last day they said: "Go Home".:D Good one :D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted April 30, 2015 #13 Share Posted April 30, 2015 They were on the Eurodam on March 22nd. Okay, I'm going to share something embarrassing with you all: Since we are retired, DH gets up some mornings and says "Is this Tuesday or Wednesday?" (I assume he is not alone in this.) I said that we needed elevator-type rugs -- too bad there is no one to come in and change them each night! Anyway, I took some 5 x 7 card stock and printed out the days of the week on them. Then I kinda decorated each one and had them laminated. I put a small easel between the sinks on the vanity and I change the card when I go to bed. That way, the card is the first thing we see in the morning! (A calendar would not serve the same purpose because it shows ALL the days and doesn't tell you what day it is!) Silly? That's a great story. Since I was laid off I can't remember what day it is either. That said, I forgot when I was working too :o. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrscopper Posted April 30, 2015 #14 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Asked Captain, he said your on vacation, why do you need to know what day it is, that was last Nov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellieanne Posted April 30, 2015 #15 Share Posted April 30, 2015 A calendar would not serve the same purpose because it shows ALL the days and doesn't tell you what day it is! I have one of those page-a-day calendars on my kitchen counter. It shows only the day of the week and the date, so it would serve the purpose. This year mine has questions (or answers) from Jeopardy! on it, so we get a trivia game each day as well. But I've had other page-a-day calendars with inspirational quotes, cupcake recipes, or just pictures of Australian scenery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted April 30, 2015 #16 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Two recent posts indicated that the Day-of-the-Week elevator rugs (which I had noticed were missing on our most recent 4 or 5 cruises) were on the 3-18-15 Eurodam sailing and on the 4-7-15 Maasdam sailing, prompting me to wonder if HAL has re-instituted use of the DotW rugs system-wide or just on selected ships/itineraries. Does anyone know? If so, please reply. Thanks and smooth sailing, Rod They were on the March 30 Statendam sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerthornhill Posted April 30, 2015 #17 Share Posted April 30, 2015 The Volendam currently has nice, new, blue day of the week rugs in the elevators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted April 30, 2015 #18 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) We were recently on the Zuiderdam -- no elevator rugs with the day of the week on them. We are retired and could care less what day of the week it is. Edited April 30, 2015 by Krazy Kruizers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted April 30, 2015 #19 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Asked Captain, he said your on vacation, why do you need to know what day it is, that was last Nov. The day of the week elevator rugs has been brought up a few times before and I have said the same thing as your captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
take us away Posted April 30, 2015 #20 Share Posted April 30, 2015 In the past few months - Noordam did not have them, Amsterdam did have them. Love the rugs as know it will be a good day when I get on and the rug day matches the pill dispenser's day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRL_Joanie Posted April 30, 2015 #21 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) They were on the Nieuw Amsterdam for the Dec 7 2014 cruise we were on. I seem to remember someone (do not remember if it was our sailing or another ships') saying that the "Day of the Week" mats were only on the Glass Elevator floors. I will pay attention when we board Noordam next week and make sure to check every elevator on the ship for those floor mats:D Joanie Edited April 30, 2015 by IRL_Joanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ky Colonel Posted April 30, 2015 Author #22 Share Posted April 30, 2015 From what I understand the Vista Class does not have the day of the week rugs in the elevators but all the others have them. ... from the many replies above, I think you may have hit on the "answer" ... much to my disappointment as all of our already-booked HAL cruises will be on Vista class ships. I sure wish that HAL wold bring the DotW rugs back system-wide. Do you think a petition campaign would succeed in getting HAL to bring the rugs back on the Vista Class ships? Or do I need to stop cruising on Vista Class ships and move up the the Eurodam, Niew Amsterdam and Koningsdam? Smooth sailing, Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ky Colonel Posted April 30, 2015 Author #23 Share Posted April 30, 2015 ... Since we are retired, DH gets up some mornings and says "Is this Tuesday or Wednesday?" (I assume he is not alone in this.) I said that we needed elevator-type rugs -- too bad there is no one to come in and change them each night! Anyway, I took some 5 x 7 card stock and printed out the days of the week on them. Then I kinda decorated each one and had them laminated. I put a small easel between the sinks on the vanity and I change the card when I go to bed. That way, the card is the first thing we see in the morning! (A calendar would not serve the same purpose because it shows ALL the days and doesn't tell you what day it is!) Silly? Great story and IMHO not silly at all - in fact, it's an ingenious solution to a problem common to many of us Seasoned Citizens! Thanks foir sharing your story and smooth sailing, Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ky Colonel Posted April 30, 2015 Author #24 Share Posted April 30, 2015 ... We are retired and could care less what day of the week it is. KK, Good for you, but some of us do not want (or, in some cases, cannot afford) to live in blissful ignorance of what day of the week it is ... so for us I wish HAL would bring the DotW rugs back - you can pretend the rugs aren't there by not looking down at the elevator floors.. ... BTW today is Thursday!!! Smooth sailing, Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanaJPB Posted April 30, 2015 #25 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Westerdam had them in most elevators in early March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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