Lilacat Posted March 21, 2018 #1 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Can anyone tell me if magnetic hooks will hold on the walls and doors of cabins on the Zaandam or if I should plan on bringing removable sticky -backed hooks instead. This will be our first time on Holland America. Leaving Seattle May 7 to Alaska!:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Shoes Posted March 21, 2018 #2 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Everything I have read on this forum says yes. I'm bringing some for my Alaska cruise on the Volendam. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highland cruiser Posted March 21, 2018 #3 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Can anyone tell me if magnetic hooks will hold on the walls and doors of cabins on the Zaandam or if I should plan on bringing removable sticky -backed hooks instead. This will be our first time on Holland America. Leaving Seattle May 7 to Alaska!:D:D Yes, friends of ours used them on the Zaandam this past February. Worked very well on the walls and ceiling. I thought it was a great idea!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted March 21, 2018 #4 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Thought magnetic hooks sounded like a good idea, but I could never find surfaces where they would stick on different HAL ships. So if you want something you can be sure will work, take along the 3M removable ones. They have been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToBe Posted March 22, 2018 #5 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Thought magnetic hooks sounded like a good idea, but I could never find surfaces where they would stick on different HAL ships. So if you want something you can be sure will work, take along the 3M removable ones. They have been great. We used magnets to hold up our maps and a magnetic hook on the Zaandam in January this year. We needed the strong ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old mike Posted March 22, 2018 #6 Share Posted March 22, 2018 For us magnets did not work on the walls but did on the door. Last years fall re-positioning from Vancouver to Rio, Neptune suite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AryMay Posted May 9, 2018 #7 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Thought I would reply since we just returned from a 23 day cruise on the Zaandam. I always take magnetic clips to hold papers and such, but in our cabin the only wall where they would attach without sliding down, was the outside wall (next to the window) which wasn’t a very handy spot. My husband had a VERY heavy duty magnet hook that he used on that wall to hang up his backpack which did work OK. Our cabin was on Deck 3 facing the outdoor promenade deck...not sure if other cabins would be similar. My husband checked for places the magnets would hold all over the cabin because he is hoping to rig up some sort of clothesline for our January Antarctica cruise. On such a long cruise, we found ourselves washing out a few things now and then. Hanging them on the clothesline in the shower was a bother and the clothes did not dry well in the enclosed, humid space. (We had the large new glass showers.) Since the self serve laundries were removed I’m sure others will be looking for creative ideas for laundry on longer cruises for things they don’t wish to send to the ship’s laundry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crew News Posted May 9, 2018 #8 Share Posted May 9, 2018 We used magnets to hold up our maps and a magnetic hook on the Zaandam in January this year. We needed the strong ones. Strong magnets are very heavy and dangerous around thumb drives, MP3 players, external media, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted May 9, 2018 #9 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Strong magnets are very heavy and dangerous around thumb drives, MP3 players, external media, etc. Rare-earth magnets are strong and light. We've used magnet-mounted hooks from Lee Valley (item B in the link http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=73796&cat=1,43326) for a number of years for cruising and they've held on every cabin wall and ceiling so far. I carry 9 of them in my carry on bag and they are very light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakcd Posted May 9, 2018 #10 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Has anyone had success with using the magnets on the stateroom walls aboard the Rotterdam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted May 9, 2018 #11 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Rare-earth magnets are strong and light. We've used magnet-mounted hooks from Lee Valley (item B in the link http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=73796&cat=1,43326) for a number of years for cruising and they've held on every cabin wall and ceiling so far. I carry 9 of them in my carry on bag and they are very light. Thanks for the suggestion. Ordered some today. Have not had luck with our regular magnets after loving to hear about this possibility - DH always brings a large map of the area we are cruising for our cabin wall and has to use sticky tabs which are a nuisance and not always that secure either. Not sure what the formula is - maybe there is no outer wall space in verandah cabins and other times the magnets have just slid down the door, or failed completely on the inner walls (mainly in R and S class ships). Have not tried them on the bathroom door yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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