Veendam, Known cabins with no a/c

[drtee]

I thought it might be useful if we could compile our resources and come up with a list of staterooms with no a/c.

I'll put mine down first, 093. I believe all the cabins on the stern, deck 10, are similarly affected.

[taxmantoo]

We just booked stateroom A223 on deck 9 ("A" Category Varandah Suite)Any problems reported with that room?
Is the balcony any bigger on this corner suite or is it just as indicated on the HAL website?

[drtee]

If you are on the stern, it doesn't look good. It's not just the a/c either--it's the lack of ventilation. I was cool enough in Antarctica, but the room was still stuffy.

[schoolinmy3]

I will be on the Veendam June 5th but have 3 insides booked main deck forward. K 548, 549, and 536. If I hear of any a/c problems, or experience them myself I will report here. I may move to a balcony if I can manage an upsell. Otherwise I can't justify the extra expense as there are 9 of us. I wonder if the a/c problems always affect the same rooms?
Diane

[sarahc78]

We are looking to book 2 rooms on Veendam as well any info on rooms with lack of ac would be greatly appreciated.

[scm1848]

We were in verandah stateroom 207 and both our a/c and heat worked well and quickly.

[Randyk47]

I'm actually thinking this is the cruise cabin version of "wack a mole"....they seem to fix one AC problem and in doing so cause another to pop up some place else on the ship. Not sure this isn't a bit of a waste.

[drtee]

Reports have been pretty consistent in regards to the stern cabins having problems.

[HappyInVan]

I wonder if it is because of what they did in 2009?

"During April 2009, Veendam underwent a refit in Freeport. During the extensive refit, two decks of balcony cabins were added to the rear of the ship, and the rear pool area was restyled with a new pool fitted. Due to the change in weight, a new duck-tail stern was fitted to the ship to provide stability." (wikipedia)