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I use my hearing aids. by turning the tv sound way down and the hearing aids way up. it works for us.

Walking around the pinnacle class ships i noticed that out of the 22 live boats only 6 are also used as tenders. They are larger then the live boats by about 24 to 30 square feet . interesting is that all 22 boats are marked at 150 passenger capacity. hopefully we never have to use them. as liveboats.

Coffee lovers will have to know that the longer the ground coffee is in contact with water the higher the caffeine content. Drip or filter coffee has more caffeine and less flavor. Espresso machine coffee has more flavor and less caffeine. Enjoy

The water from your Bathroom tap is Drinking water. Hot or Cold. Have fun. Chris

Since the Rotterdam and the Konindam have Libraries in the former computer center it stands to reason that the New Statendam will get one soon too.

There is a ,sort of, tour the Captain gives on the main stage. . It is called ASK the CAPTAIN. It is a Video and Slide combination narrated by the Captain.

I am sorry not to mention that we where in a Balcony Stateroom.. yYes the table has two solid sides and a top with a 2 inch wide raised rim

This works for Pinnacle Ships only. The coffee table has a raised edge and is not practical for card playing or putting down plates, so we turn it on its side an have a flat surface that is about 10% larger. happy sailing Chris

We where on the same cruise as baggal and had early fixed dining at 5 PM Cheers Chris

The shower door opens into the shower space. By leaving it open one creates additional space for the knees. This worked quite well for me at 6'-2"

Since the Dutch Café has to be attached to a kitchen , the port side of the ocean bar may work better. for that idea.