Are any Veendam verandahs closed in?

[canadian-nurse]

Hello, We have a lanai cabin :eek: booked for our October Bermuda cruise and after reading all about their many problems, we are thinking of upgrading to a verandah cabin. The price difference is ridiculous, but may be well worth it for the peace of mind. My only concern is ending up with a verandah that is all closed in. Are most of the verandahs glassed in? If not, where are the closed in verandahs?

Thank you so much for your time! :)

[TracieABD]

To the best of my knowledge, all verandahs are open.
Good luck with your decision!:)

[Mary Ellen]

Are you talking about the material under the railing? Unless HAL did some extensive renovations since I last had a verandah cabin on the Veendam, there is a small gap then metal under the railing. We couldn't see the water while sitting - either on the verandah or from the cabin sofa.

[canadian-nurse]

That is what I mean- the material under the railing. In pictures, a lot of them look glassed in, but it's so hard to tell.

[Mary Ellen]

Some of the ships have a transparent material under the verandah railing, but not the Veendam when I sailed on her.

[planobob]

Here are two photos of Veendam veranda cabins from HAL's site -- steel about half way up then open space, a rail, open space and the top wooden rail. Hope this helps; enjoy your cruise.

Bob

[Essiesmom]

Have you looked for pictures of Veendam verandah cabins on the picture site, sticky at top of page? Someone may have contributed some good views...EM

[Krazy Kruizers]

Here is what a verandah looks like on the S class ships:

http://joanjett2000.topcities.com/HAL/Statendam/sm-049_JWJs-08.jpg (http://joanjett2000.topcities.com/HAL/Statendam/049_JWJs-08.jpg)

There is one lounge chair, a regular chair and a small cocktail table.

http://joanjett2000.topcities.com/HAL/Maasdam/sm-BA-117_lynn247-12.jpg (http://joanjett2000.topcities.com/HAL/Maasdam/BA-117_lynn247-12.jpg)-http://joanjett2000.topcities.com/HAL/Maasdam/sm-BA-117_lynn247-13.jpg (http://joanjett2000.topcities.com/HAL/Maasdam/BA-117_lynn247-13.jpg)-http://joanjett2000.topcities.com/HAL/Maasdam/sm-BA-117_lynn247-14.jpg (http://joanjett2000.topcities.com/HAL/Maasdam/BA-117_lynn247-14.jpg)-http://joanjett2000.topcities.com/HAL/Maasdam/sm-BA-117_lynn247-15.jpg (http://joanjett2000.topcities.com/HAL/Maasdam/BA-117_lynn247-15.jpg)

[DAllenTCY]

The "MS Veendam" received a dozen new cabins toward the front of the ship that are different than the standard verandah cabins. BQ100-116 have more of a solid type of balcony.
David

[canadian-nurse]

Thank you so much for all of your help! This has been really helpful for us. Now to decide if the verandah is worth an extra $1200..... :)