Cruising Jake
December 6th, 2004, 01:08 PM
Embarkation
We arrived at about 12:15. The line in the terminal looked horrendous for both people who had completed the form online and those who did not. We were in a suite and there was absolutely no one in that line, so we breezed through.
Cabin
We were in Cabin #7058 on Rotterdam deck. This was an excellent location amidships close to the Neptune Lounge, which we frequented often. WE got really spoiled with this excellent perk.
The bed was wonderful – I mean really, really, really comfortable. The quilt and clean white duvet where divine (and yes, they change the duvet with each cruise). The feather pillow was soft. The white theme made the whole cabin seem larger, cleaner and quite luxurious. Of course, it also made me want to jump into it all the time.
There was more than enough storage area for the two of us. I loved the make-up mirror and used it daily.
We had hors d’oeuvres delivered late every afternoon and enjoyed them with iced tea or iced champagne.
Our room steward, Sam, was the best. He always greeted us by name and stopped to chat briefly whenever he saw us.
Ship
The red and purple was not jarring to me. And I loved most of the artwork. The whole ship was clean. My SIL and I were amused at all the types of chairs onboard. SIL took pictures of all of them for her daughter, a student interior decorator. The only “bad” thing was that all the public areas where very cold, so I kept a sweater or thin hoodie with me at all times.
Crew
We found everyone to be very friendly. We met Hunky Dory and he asked if I knew about him from cruisecritic.com. We met a wine steward in the hall who just introduced himself and was very pleasant (Walter). The two waiters who served the flaming desserts were so cute and we chatted while they were not busy (Huria and Wally). Our room steward was great (Sam). The Neptune Lounge had two concierges, one of whom went out of her way to be extra helpful and friendly (Goldie). Bartenders and their serving staff were all friendly. The ladies at the front desk were nice to all, even when asked quite stupid questions. (I know there is supposed to be no such thing as a stupid question, but there are!) And, yes, I wrote their names on the comment card.
We arrived at about 12:15. The line in the terminal looked horrendous for both people who had completed the form online and those who did not. We were in a suite and there was absolutely no one in that line, so we breezed through.
Cabin
We were in Cabin #7058 on Rotterdam deck. This was an excellent location amidships close to the Neptune Lounge, which we frequented often. WE got really spoiled with this excellent perk.
The bed was wonderful – I mean really, really, really comfortable. The quilt and clean white duvet where divine (and yes, they change the duvet with each cruise). The feather pillow was soft. The white theme made the whole cabin seem larger, cleaner and quite luxurious. Of course, it also made me want to jump into it all the time.
There was more than enough storage area for the two of us. I loved the make-up mirror and used it daily.
We had hors d’oeuvres delivered late every afternoon and enjoyed them with iced tea or iced champagne.
Our room steward, Sam, was the best. He always greeted us by name and stopped to chat briefly whenever he saw us.
Ship
The red and purple was not jarring to me. And I loved most of the artwork. The whole ship was clean. My SIL and I were amused at all the types of chairs onboard. SIL took pictures of all of them for her daughter, a student interior decorator. The only “bad” thing was that all the public areas where very cold, so I kept a sweater or thin hoodie with me at all times.
Crew
We found everyone to be very friendly. We met Hunky Dory and he asked if I knew about him from cruisecritic.com. We met a wine steward in the hall who just introduced himself and was very pleasant (Walter). The two waiters who served the flaming desserts were so cute and we chatted while they were not busy (Huria and Wally). Our room steward was great (Sam). The Neptune Lounge had two concierges, one of whom went out of her way to be extra helpful and friendly (Goldie). Bartenders and their serving staff were all friendly. The ladies at the front desk were nice to all, even when asked quite stupid questions. (I know there is supposed to be no such thing as a stupid question, but there are!) And, yes, I wrote their names on the comment card.