teamflames Posted April 6, 2016 #201 Share Posted April 6, 2016 HAL has always defined "unobstructed" as if you stand up and walk to your balcony railing can you look straight out without anything in your way. I can see if I know anyone staying in deck 4 but don't believe I do How full is this sail? How did they assign cabins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir PMP Posted April 6, 2016 #202 Share Posted April 6, 2016 From these angles it looks as it deck 4 has unobstructed views: This ship is a 'Royal' disaster.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamflames Posted April 6, 2016 #203 Share Posted April 6, 2016 This ship is a 'Royal' disaster.. Why the constant negativity? Plenty of us are excited and happy to cruise on her. Take the angry old man vibe elsewhere, bigger problems in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sppunk Posted April 6, 2016 #204 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Brad I hope you've enjoyed the multiple muster drills. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boytjie Posted April 6, 2016 #205 Share Posted April 6, 2016 This ship is a 'Royal' disaster.. And those two pictures got you to that conclusion? Whatever. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC_GAY_Cruiser Posted April 6, 2016 #206 Share Posted April 6, 2016 This ship is a 'Royal' disaster.. I guess my only comment would be..... DRAMA QUEEN - Take your negativity and stuff it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot73 Posted April 6, 2016 #207 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Why the constant negativity? Plenty of us are excited and happy to cruise on her. Take the angry old man vibe elsewhere, bigger problems in the world Agree with you. How can anyone be so negative about a ship they have never sailed on? If I don't like this ship, I will say so, AFTER my cruise. HAL cannot stay with small ships forever and have to move forward in order to attract new passengers. I thought that I would hate the Nieuw Amsterdam but ended up loving it and have spent wonderful 28 days on her. I am sure the smaller promenade deck will be a disappointment to many, but those lifeboats seem to be in a much more accessible area in case of an evacuation. There is still a running track on an upper deck. Also, I think the inside muster is a great idea. Standing in the heat and in crowds can be very stressful for some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamflames Posted April 6, 2016 #208 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Brad what is the smoking situation? Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser Bruiser Posted April 6, 2016 #209 Share Posted April 6, 2016 No problem! I loved the video...literally swooning. And I forgot to thank InTheWaSide for all his photos too...they're amazing!! :) Thanks for sharing. Koningsdam is a real stunner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sppunk Posted April 6, 2016 #210 Share Posted April 6, 2016 The Grand Dutch Cafe menus are perfect. I'll be spending LOTS of time there ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LAFFNVEGAS Posted April 6, 2016 #211 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Yes deck 4 has obstructed view balconies. Those mid ship cabins were originally VA now they are VH that is why you could not book the Koningsdam a few weeks ago they were restructuring the deck plan and letting people know that booked those that they are totally obstructed. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAD2005 Posted April 6, 2016 #212 Share Posted April 6, 2016 We were "upgraded" from a VD cabin on a Vista class ship to a VA cabin. When we looked at the deck views and pictures from various websites, we could tell that yes, looking straight out from your balcony, you see nothing but ocean. But if you want to see the sail-away band on the pier, or the school of dolphins passing your ship, all you see is the bright orange tops of the lifeboats. You can't look down. We stayed with our VD cabin which had a beautiful ocean view, both outward and downward. We considered the VA midships deck 4 & 5 cabins as partially obstructed views. HAL did not agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristiano Posted April 6, 2016 #213 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I guess my only comment would be..... DRAMA QUEEN - Take your negativity and stuff it! LOVE IT !!!!!!! maybe Sir PMP is having a royal melt down :confused: like all of us he is entitled to his opinion but I just love disagreeing with him :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lahlah57 Posted April 7, 2016 #214 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Why the constant negativity? Plenty of us are excited and happy to cruise on her. Take the angry old man vibe elsewhere, bigger problems in the world "Angry old man vibe" hahaha! Just had an image of my 80yo dad that hates change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamflames Posted April 7, 2016 #215 Share Posted April 7, 2016 "Angry old man vibe" hahaha! Just had an image of my 80yo dad that hates change! My dad's 65 and I pray he doesn't get worse [emoji849] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamflames Posted April 7, 2016 #216 Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) Yes deck 4 has obstructed view balconies. Those mid ship cabins were originally VA now they are VH that is why you could not book the Koningsdam a few weeks ago they were restructuring the deck plan and letting people know that booked those that they are totally obstructed. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Have they updated their online deck plans ? Answering my own question, yes they have. That is interesting, I was surprised to see how close the lifeboats look to deck 5, I think it will affect the downwards view more than I expected Edited April 7, 2016 by teamflames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted April 7, 2016 Author #217 Share Posted April 7, 2016 How full is this sail? How did they assign cabins? Sorry. Don't have the specific numbers and procedures that were pre-cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted April 7, 2016 Author #218 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Brad I hope you've enjoyed the multiple muster drills. :) There were only 2. And the new process is rather easy. Total departure from the typical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted April 7, 2016 Author #219 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Brad what is the smoking situation? Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk Haven't seen anything specifically discussing it but only smelled or seen any smoke aft pool area port side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted April 7, 2016 Author #220 Share Posted April 7, 2016 The Grand Dutch Cafe menus are perfect. I'll be spending LOTS of time there ... Between the pea soup and having bitterballen before dinner last night... One of my fave spots! [emoji2] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted April 7, 2016 Author #221 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Gift last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LAFFNVEGAS Posted April 7, 2016 #222 Share Posted April 7, 2016 That is a beautiful Inaugural plate. Keeping my fingers crossed they are as generous to those of us on the next voyage [emoji1303] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted April 7, 2016 #223 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Still catching up on threads. Pictures are great -- thanks for sharing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InTheWASide Posted April 7, 2016 Author #224 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Sel de Mar is amazing you guys! We just did it for lunch (same menu as dinner) and everything was a total success. Complete and total foodgasms [emoji2] I posted all the pics on my Twitter page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamflames Posted April 7, 2016 #225 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Sel de Mar is amazing you guys! We just did it for lunch (same menu as dinner) and everything was a total success. Complete and total foodgasms [emoji2] I posted all the pics on my Twitter page I was just looking at your photos, I don't have a Twitter account so couldn't post but they are great photos, thanks for sharing. You either had a few people at your table or pigged out [emoji2] Canaletto looked good as well. Food presentation looks very good. Are you able to give us a clue on pricing? Thanks again, it looks like a great ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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