Does the Koningsdam truly have NO LIBRARY?!

[bennybear]

We enjoyed Cunard. But I am booked next on a HAL ship. So it will be based on itinerary, cost, and the promenade because I love sitting there reading and watching the world go by and the water! Unless I can wrangle another Neptune wrap aft suite, 😉

[Boytjie]

As far as "gorgeous" art - well, much was, but a lot was just plain weird. JMO

 

 

There is "weird art" on a lot of dam ships. :) "Weird art" is also an opinion. ;) One (wo)man's weird art is another (wo)man's wonder. :)

[Lizzie68]

But isn't this what should happen? Isn't Cunard supposed to be CCL's cruise line for those folks for whom those kinds of services are so heavily preferred? This is a win for the system as it is designed.

 

No.

[teamflames]

being 4* we would not sail that ship again. It was cold looking, no art work and didn't feel like a HAL ship.

 

 

No artwork?? Did they remove it??

It was covered in art back in June, very modern art but art nonetheless

 

 

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[Tennessee Titan]

No artwork?? Did they remove it??

It was covered in art back in June, very modern art but art nonetheless

 

 

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Round and round we go; where we stop nobody knows!

[bUU]

No.

No one is saying you aren't disappointed.

[SeaBands]

or the stairwells that always had ship paintings. A photo in the cabin and some sculptures around but not like a HAL ship. No antiques like Edam or NA. Lots of kiosks with video. Nothing in the long hallways. Just a mural in Sel de Mer. If there were large paintings they sure hid them well. Only saw the Park West junk.

[innlady1]

Doesn't sound very appealing.....

 

 

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[jtl513]

... or the stairwells that always had ship paintings.

Every mid-level landing of every stairwell had some modern art ... but I don't recall seeing any of the traditional ship paintings. Email me and I'll send you about 20 pictures of the art. Edited December 14, 2016 by jtl513

[jtl513]

Here are some of the stranger ones:

 

 

 

Edited December 14, 2016 by jtl513

[RuthC]

Here are some of the stranger ones:

I can see why someone might not have those register as "art" on board.

Thanks for posting the pics.

[innlady1]

Here are some of the stranger ones:

 

 

 

 

 

 

That is way too bizarre for my taste. No thank you. John, I'm with you...Nieuw Amsterdam is my favorite ship, too.

 

 

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[kazu]

That is way too bizarre for my taste. No thank you. John, I'm with you...Nieuw Amsterdam is my favorite ship, too.

 

 

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Not my cup of tea either. Kind of reminds me of some of the art we saw on the Riviera - didn't care for it.

 

But art, like food is subjective and it may appeal to many.

[innlady1]

Not my cup of tea either. Kind of reminds me of some of the art we saw on the Riviera - didn't care for it.

 

 

 

But art, like food is subjective and it may appeal to many.

 

 

 

I'm sure it will. They must survey this stuff before implementing it.

 

 

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[Florida_gal_50]

I liked the picture of the zebra that morphed into the piano keys or visa versa. It was in one if the stairwells.

[teamflames]

I personally loved the different artwork.

2 reasons I never became an artist:

1. No money until your old or more likely dead (no longer modern)

2. More importantly not a shred of creative talent [emoji41]

 

 

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[cruisun]

Not my cup of tea either. Kind of reminds me of some of the art we saw on the Riviera - didn't care for it.

 

But art, like food is subjective and it may appeal to many.

 

You've made your distaste for Riviera quite clear, so clear you use every negative reference possible! I've never seen any art on Riviera that has any resemblance.

[bUU]

Here are some of the stranger ones:

Not my cup of tea, but then again much of the stuff on Noordam wasn't my cup of tea either.

[kazu]

You've made your distaste for Riviera quite clear, so clear you use every negative reference possible! I've never seen any art on Riviera that has any resemblance.

 

OMG -all I said was it reminds me of the art. If you didn't see it, it doesn't mean it wasn't there ;). I posted pics on my live thread at the time stating that this artist wasn't my cup of tea, but I don't like the late Picasso work either.

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[catl331]

I liked the picture of the zebra that morphed into the piano keys or visa versa. It was in one if the stairwells.

Darn, I missed that one. :(

[teamflames]

And how amazing the cello/sailing ship model

 

 

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[WeRockChalkKU]

Yes, there was a variety of art work on the Kdam. Some I liked, some I didn't. Just like music, some I like and then there's some that I have no appreciation for. Food is the same way, some folks like sushi and others can't even imagine trying it and can't fathom how anyone could possibly put that kind of stuff in their body. Some prefer blondes; others brunettes. Heck, some say Bald is Beautiful.

 

It's nice to have variety and choices in our lives. For those that don't like the Kdam for one reason or another, they have lots of choices to cruise other ships.

 

Those of us fortunate enough to be able to cruise are very blessed - Life is good.

[DaveOKC]

Three days ago at the Captain's talk he mentioned that the Kongingsdam will be adding a library. He also said the the upcoming (2018) Nieuw Statendam will have a library from day one.

[RuthC]

Three days ago at the Captain's talk he mentioned that the Kongingsdam will be adding a library. He also said the the upcoming (2018) Nieuw Statendam will have a library from day one.

Yippee! Good news, indeed.

Did he happen to mention if the library will actually have books in it? Rather than just a comfortable place to read? And someone to staff it to restock returned books?

(just trying to cover the bases here. ;))

[dot73]

Just returned from the K-Dam. Like Dave said, the captain did make a point to mention that there will eventually be a real library on the K-Dam and one from the start on new ship. Right now, the "library" just holds a variety of reference travel guides that cannot be checked out. Passengers are continually leaving paperbacks and magazines on the shelves. He didn't mention whether the new library will have books to check out or whether it will be staffed.

 

I think HAL has received a lot of complaints about the lack of a real library and the promenade deck. The promenade deck does not appeal to me at all but looking at the lifeboats, I now totally understand how in a serious emergency it would be much easier to get people on the lifeboats and perhaps save lives. Having the muster drill in various inside parts of the ship also makes sense. Mine was in the dining room, 3 floors directly below my cabin, and it was well marked in sections. Instead of whining about the heat, etc., people were actually listening to the instructions and watching the crew demonstration.

 

As to the art, I loved it. It was different; some of it had an impact on me while other had me shaking my head and thinking WTH. I absolutely loved the Singer sewing machine as my grandmother had one in the basement and it brought back some happy memories of her hemming my dresses and slacks. I also loved the cello/sailing ship. Art, like food, is very subjective but if it brings out some emotion in a viewer, either good bad or good, it has done its job.