Krazy Kruizers
November 11th, 2004, 08:39 AM
I won't get into a description of the cabin since most of us do know what the suites look like.
There was a brand new pair of binaculors in our cabin but no umbrella. Wonder if the previous people abscounded them??
Every morning until the last few days of the cruise the dinner and dessert menus were delievered to the cabin by 8 - 8:30 AM.
The personalized stationary was larger than on the other ships.
We had one woman who for the first couple of days would park her HUGE scooter in the Neptune Lounge - right at the end of the long table so that one side of the table could never be used for hours on end. Finally something was said to her and she parked her scooter in her cabin. Some people tried to park them in the hallway but people could barely get by.
Several suite passengers complained to our conceirge about not being able to have breakfast and lunch in the Queen's Room - it was obvious that they haven't cruised in the last few months. One man got very vocal and wanted to know why the Pinnacle Grill couldn't be used for suite passengers for breakfast and lunch.
It was mentioned this past summer by a poster that some changes were going to be made in the food in the Neptune Lounge. There weren't any changes on the Statendam. There were the same offerings for breakfast as on the other ships. The tea sandwiches, cookies and everything else put out during the day was the same.
The first suite cocktail party was not held the first night we were on the ship. Instead it was held the next day at 12 in the Neptune Lounge. Not all the suite passengers came. Neither the captain or any of the officers attended. Appetizers were offered only once. The party lasted about 3/4 of an hour. Most people were hungry and wanted to go to lunch.
Not all suite passengers were invited to the VIP party either.
I already mentioned about the suite dinner.
On the last sea day we had the real, old fashion Indonesian luncheon. Only 27 of the 58 suite passengers attended. Those of us who did attend had cocktails and appetizers first. We met at the front of the upper level of the dining room. Once everyone was there we went to the aft of the dining room and were seated at various tables. We were at a table with another couple we had gotten to know, Peter Fealey (hotel manager) and his wife. We had a great time. We noticed that one couple was sitting at a table by themselves. Don't know why. Bami Goreng was the main entree - yum! Everyone had a choice of red or white wine or beer (Grolsch) to accompany their meal. The captain excused himself at 1 PM to make his announcement. He had the entire ship laughing (wonder what he was drinking) when he announced how many more nautical miles we had to go before we docked in San Diego. The number he read would have taken us all the way to San Francisco! Even he admitted that wasn't right. Within a few minutes he got the right information and corrected himself. After the announcements he returned to the party. After eating a few of us got up and mingled with the others. And once again Captain PJ mentioned that as long as he is captain, the sit-down luncheon will continue on his ship. He said that he was aware that the other ships now do a buffet in the Crow's Nest, but he prefers this meal.
There was a brand new pair of binaculors in our cabin but no umbrella. Wonder if the previous people abscounded them??
Every morning until the last few days of the cruise the dinner and dessert menus were delievered to the cabin by 8 - 8:30 AM.
The personalized stationary was larger than on the other ships.
We had one woman who for the first couple of days would park her HUGE scooter in the Neptune Lounge - right at the end of the long table so that one side of the table could never be used for hours on end. Finally something was said to her and she parked her scooter in her cabin. Some people tried to park them in the hallway but people could barely get by.
Several suite passengers complained to our conceirge about not being able to have breakfast and lunch in the Queen's Room - it was obvious that they haven't cruised in the last few months. One man got very vocal and wanted to know why the Pinnacle Grill couldn't be used for suite passengers for breakfast and lunch.
It was mentioned this past summer by a poster that some changes were going to be made in the food in the Neptune Lounge. There weren't any changes on the Statendam. There were the same offerings for breakfast as on the other ships. The tea sandwiches, cookies and everything else put out during the day was the same.
The first suite cocktail party was not held the first night we were on the ship. Instead it was held the next day at 12 in the Neptune Lounge. Not all the suite passengers came. Neither the captain or any of the officers attended. Appetizers were offered only once. The party lasted about 3/4 of an hour. Most people were hungry and wanted to go to lunch.
Not all suite passengers were invited to the VIP party either.
I already mentioned about the suite dinner.
On the last sea day we had the real, old fashion Indonesian luncheon. Only 27 of the 58 suite passengers attended. Those of us who did attend had cocktails and appetizers first. We met at the front of the upper level of the dining room. Once everyone was there we went to the aft of the dining room and were seated at various tables. We were at a table with another couple we had gotten to know, Peter Fealey (hotel manager) and his wife. We had a great time. We noticed that one couple was sitting at a table by themselves. Don't know why. Bami Goreng was the main entree - yum! Everyone had a choice of red or white wine or beer (Grolsch) to accompany their meal. The captain excused himself at 1 PM to make his announcement. He had the entire ship laughing (wonder what he was drinking) when he announced how many more nautical miles we had to go before we docked in San Diego. The number he read would have taken us all the way to San Francisco! Even he admitted that wasn't right. Within a few minutes he got the right information and corrected himself. After the announcements he returned to the party. After eating a few of us got up and mingled with the others. And once again Captain PJ mentioned that as long as he is captain, the sit-down luncheon will continue on his ship. He said that he was aware that the other ships now do a buffet in the Crow's Nest, but he prefers this meal.