Prinsendam stateroom entrance

[louiskam]

The regular cabin entrance shown in the HAL brochure is sunked in a few feet from the corridor. It doesn't look like a wide foyer either. Anyone knows where the door is positioned?

[Brandis]

As I was originally booked in a cat. M on Prinsendam, I asked the same question on the board some time ago. I was told that the door is located on the side of the cabin.

If you look at the cabin layouts, while the door is not shown, one can figure out about where the door might be located...

Marc

[RuthC]

In the long ago and far away that was the typical set-up to the cabin entryway. There is a short (deadend) passageway off the main passage; the doors to opposite cabins face each other. I remember it being a bit quieter that way.

Although I've never sailed the Prinsendam, I have sailed other Royal Viking ships; (the Prinsendam originally sailed for that line.)
I also recall the ss Rotterdam and ss Statendam set up that way in that outside cabins were tucked behind two insides.

[Smoky]

Yes, the entry doors for two cabins are in a hallway which is about 10 feet long and off the main corridor. The two doors oppose each other and enter the room between the walk-in closet and the bed.. It results in less noise from the hall.

[louiskam]

Thanks for sharing this.

[Cruiseoften]

Assuming that my other half stays healthy, we'll report back on the T-Atl.- we're booked in a cabin on the walk-around deck.

[arzz]

Another advantage to that door arrangement is not only a bit more quiet. If you are traveling with family or friends and assigned two cabins so configured you can leave your cabin doors open and communicate with each other without losing too much privacy to those of us who roam the halls peering into open cabins.

[louiskam]

This seems to be a nice idea.

[louiskam]

Curiously it seems then the passenger in bed is always facing the door, or not necessary?

[Smoky]

Some staterooms (such as 207) have the bed on the opposite wall from the door and the person in bed would face the door. Others (such as 205) have the bed on the same wall as the door and therefor the passenger would not face the door. It may have something to do with the bathtub/no bathtub configuration.

[cactuslady]

Note that the arrangement where the cabin doors open opposite each other off a short hallway does NOT apply to the SS and S categories on the Prinsendam. Those doors open right onto the hallway (which for some of the S suites is the main hall to the Crow's Nest). The S suite doors each have a beautiful plaque with the signature of an explorer -- a nice touch.