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Do Neptune Suite guests eat breakfast and dinner in the CO venue on Nieuw Statendam?

We’ve always enjoyed either Lido or Retreat cabanas. I nice getaway within the ship. 
 

I only wish they would make the Retreat card access or something to get into the area. People often walking thru the Retreat. 

What happens differently on the Halloween on the High Seas sailings?  Is it a Halloween party instead of Pirate Night?  Are the characters in their Halloween costumes?

Any insight is appreciated. Thank you!!

Has anyone rented a cabana on Amber Cove?  I know there are 3 types:  Hillside, Poolside and Ocean. Are they all handicapped accessible?

Thank you!!

And 2013

This was 2006. 

Our Neptune Suite on NA last week. 

This is the hydropool on NA. This is what it is like on O-dam as well. On the older ships like R-dam (as seen in the post above), it is just more like a large hot tub. 

On NA last week it was $246 for a couple for 7 nights. Strange price. 

Take the Neptune Suite!!  Just had one again

last week and SO worth it. 

We have always done traditional fixed dining but more and more we are dining less and less in the MDR. Last week we were only there for dinner on 2 of the 7 nights. 

I am wondering if we should just do open seating if we remain on this path. We will only do a 2-top. 

Thoughts??

So they took the time to take out the crystal sculpture and replace it...which I feel looks great...but they left the “stairs of death” in the atrium?  Their removal on NA was one of the best things. 

On 2/25/2019 at 11:02 AM, richwmn said:

For what it's worth -

As I mentioned before, the menus I post are downloaded from Navigator. Tonight's menu is already available and is attached. I went downstairs to see if it was posted by the dining room and it wasn't, but attendants were there finishing breakfast and when asked provided a copy as well as yesterday's. The copy that was provided is identical to that downloaded with the exception that the download does not contain a page marked "After Dinner" and includes Deserts and Drinks. There is no mention on today's menu about a $10 charge for multiple entrees.

 

I also thought to ask for a copy of last night's menu and after a very short search was provided the page for Starters and Mains. Again, there is no mention of the $10 charge for multiple entrees.

 

I guess we’re both here on NA. Did you look at the very bottom of the Starter page?  We looked at the posted menu after we left the Dining Room and it is, in fact, listed in very small print in the disclosures at the bottom. 

Once again, we are in the Dining Room. No special dinner. No Culinary Council dinner. Just regular dinner in the Dining Room. 

9 minutes ago, Jilltoons said:

Another cruiser who is on the NA right now attached a copy of the dining room menu - and yes indeed it says $10.00 extra charge if you order a Second entrée.  Here is the attachment of the menu.

Feb24dinner (3).pdf

I see that it states that in the attachment that you posted, but that was NOT the menu in The Dining Room on NA this evening. Not sure where this other cruiser is eating. 

8 minutes ago, Shmoo here said:

I know that on some lines (don't know if it's true on HAL), there's an extra charge for specific entrees.  Maybe the second entree you were wanting to order was one of those?

No, it was a blanket statement as soon as the menus were presented...we weren’t even ordering yet. 

We were just seated in the Dining Room on NA and were informed by our server that if you order more than one main course, there is a $10 surcharge. Still unlimited starters, etc. We’ve never heard this before. 

The Captain just told us the our departure will be delayed until 7:00 because they haven’t yet completed a scheduled underwater inspection. 

We were just told onboard NA that the PG

menu will change here on March 21. 

So excited to be boarding Nieuw Amsterdam (our favorite ship in the fleet) tomorrow!!  Our Neptune Suites and Retreat Cabana await. 😃

35 minutes ago, Paulinda said:

We always use LD and usually fly SW too.  We've never done such a thing but I can't see why there would be an issue.  Can't get by with a couple carry-ons?   

It is our CPAP machines. We like to check them because they are a pain in the *** thru security. 

We fly Southwest and usually use Luggage Direct. We need to keep one case with us in the stateroom for the last night.

Does anyone know if there are any issues checking a case upon arrival at the airport when using Luggage Direct?

I’ve been reading that a new menu will be rolled out in the PG on March 1. We are on NA this week. Will the menu change mid-cruise or will they wait to switch until the next cruise?

On 2/20/2019 at 3:21 PM, 3rdGenCunarder said:

 

I couldn't believe there are such bad NSs, but I looked at the deck plans. There are 2 SC and 2 SQ (I think Q is "spa" designation) that face forward but have only a small side balcony. I wouldn't want to be stuck with one of those. I don't care about the large cabin, but I love the large balcony with a "proper" table and chairs.

 

 

We were in an SQ on Koningsdam. While the  actual balcony was smaller, the divider panel to the front was open, so basically our balcony was the whole front of the ship.  

We loved it on Koningsdam. We have since tried the pop-up on Nieuw Amsterdam and we’re a bit disappointed. Everything tasted good, but there were some things from the “regular” menu that were our favorites that were not on the pop-up menu. 

We woukd definitely do it again on Koningsdam, but not sure about the pop-up. 

We’ll be going to San Juan and St Thomas next week. This will be our first time there since their major hurricane hit. Are they back to “normal” or will we see noticeable differences?