I recently booked my first HAL cruise (on the Rotterdam) after many on Royal and 1 on NCL. I chose the category that is an unobstructed balcony (it was about $100 pp more than obstructed) but did opt to let them choose my room in that category since it was an additional $300 pp for me to choose. Do you think my worst case scenario then is a connecting room? I'm ok with being near an elevator and also with being anywere fwd/aft/mid. I don't know much at all about the Rotterdam and am now in full research mode. 🙂 I booked the particular sailing I did because it stops in Lerwick in the Shetland Islands.
Thanks!!