Condition of Rotterdam After Dry Dock

[cruie4ever]

I had posted another post asking for updates on rotterdams condition after it's dry dock refurbisihng.Some how this post disappeared. The last cruise reviews (10 of them ) painted rather negative feelings from those passengers,about A/C ,toilet ,water leaking ie problems .So I wanted a more up to date version from folks who sailed on the Rotterdam more recently than Dec 2009 when those reviews were written .

We have 2 sailings planed on Rotterdam ,one in May 2010 & the other April 2011

Cliff

[sail7seas]

There is a thread a few down from yours titled "It's Not the Rotterdam".

This is what was posted in that thread:

I am posting this on behalf of my mom, BOBPATJ, who is currently sailing on the Rotterdam with my dad:


It's NOT the Rottendam!

For any of you who are worried about taking your future cruises on the ms Rotterdam, we are almost halfway through our Incan Empires cruise, and the ship is beautiful. If there are any major problems, we are not aware of them. We're on Main deck, and though there have been some bathroom issues, it's been from passenger errors, rather than ship errors. The new cabin decor is very attractive. The bathrooms have new mirrors, sinks, small two level shelves, and nice tan floor & walls, with brown accents. Missing are the corner cabinet and hair dryer.

There seem to be plenty of deck chairs on deck 3, for those of us not in Lanai cabins. Their chairs are new, well marked, and have different pads, with new stripes and colors.

The Mix bar area is very attractive and in the Spirits & Ales section, are some tabletop computer games. The shops are all open to the passageway, across from the Mix bars, and sell mostly jewelry. The HAL signature shop is where it always was, as is the liquor/sundries, store. Gold & silver "By the Inch," have been set up in the Atrium, deck 5, every day!

I'm very pleased with the Showroom at Sea! The seats are comfortable and the sitelines on deck 4 are wonderful. The tables and chairs in front of the stage don't block the views from behind. The Vegas style shows are gone, but there are two female singers, three male singers and two female dancers that have put on wonderful shows. The HAL musicians have been onstage for many of the shows, backing up individual performers as well as the HAL Singers & Dancers. The new carpet is pretty wild, though! The balcony is unchanged, but I think the seats have been recovered. When the HALcats play for other functions, they have another female singer.

Getting used to the Retreat takes some doing, for a long time Rotterdam fan. I'm curious about it, though, and may give it a try, one of these days. There are two waterfall walls, and by each are two red colored lounges. I'm not sure what's different being there, than in the many white lounges. The water is not still, and moves beneath your feet and chairs. Many other regular chairs line the sides of the deck. I haven't heard of any problems with leakage into the cabins below, since we've been onboard.

So, future cruisers, worry not. The ship is changed, but still worthy of being the HAL flagship. I will not be able to reply to this post as I'm not using our minutes for the HAL board, at this time. In fact, I'm e-mailing this to my daughter and she is posting it for me. Pat
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Lora

[Cruisin'Lady]

your other post dropped to the second page....

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1146446

I think that they will have it all straightened out by the time you cruise. The last review was excellent. Are you cruising on the secret civilizations cruise that leaves April 17 2011?

[cruie4ever]

your other post dropped to the second page....

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1146446

I think that they will have it all straightened out by the time you cruise. The last review was excellent. Are you cruising on the secret civilizations cruise that leaves April 17 2011?

Thanks for the heads up