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  1. Have you looked at HAL Facts? There is information about one of those cabins on Eurodam. I haven't looked at deck plans, but they're likely the same on both Signature class ships. 6001 – Eurodam | HAL Cruiser Information (halfacts.com) Signature Class | HAL Cruiser Information (halfacts.com)
  2. I hadn't thought about that, but I think it would. Chairs certainly would not be set out. Perhaps room stewards have some kind of pre=printed note that they can put in cabins for such a situation.
  3. Gotta side with @NE John here. His observations about cabin size matches the differences between HAL's Vistas and PInnacles. Cabins on Koningsdam are smaller than the same category on Westy, Zuidy and the other Vistas. I did not get a feeling of spaciousness on Koningsdam. Yes, there's an atrium. But its wire cage design makes it closed in, not spacious. Yes, the MDR is large and very open in the middle--all of which contributes to dreadfully noisy acoustics. Yes, there's more space by the midship pool, thanks to the double deck. In fact, the only part of K'dam that I liked was the pool area and movies at night. And don't get me started on the too-small "world stage" theater or the overcrowded spaces in the "music walk." I am booked on QA, and my itinerary is mostly sea days. I'm willing to give her a try, trusting Cunard to take the basic Pinnacle design and (except for the Prom deck, which can't be changed) make it into a ship I can be happy on. And just in case it does feel crowded, I booked PG, hoping to have quiet time on the grills terrace. Hedging my bets.
  4. Tsk. An experience cruiser like you should know that you save your loosest clothing for the end of the cruise.
  5. I was disappointed in the bread selection at dinner. But as the cruise went on, I decided it was a good thing, as it kept me from eating excess carbs at dinner.
  6. Friends tried a lanai. They felt it was tight for two people but would be comfortable for one. On some cruises, the price difference between lanai and vista suite could buy a lot of wine at dinner.
  7. Except for the cart, that's how it's done on Cunard. Tea is served in a lounge, on low tables. Waiters circulate with pots of tea, trays of sandwiches, trays of scones (with clotted cream!), trays of sweets. They usually have a harpist or pianist. One day on my last Cunard cruise, there was a guitarist who played a lot of Jobim, which was lovely. The source of "low" vs "high" tea is actually the table. Afternoon tea is served on a tea table (or coffee table or cocktail table, if you prefer those names). High tea, because it's a larger meal, is served on a dining room table, which is higher. So HAL is serving low tea on a high table.
  8. Last month, at a rectangular table for 6, we had two of the stands. A year ago, at a round table for 8, which is what the second picture seems to show, same thing. One stand in the middle of the table. I don't know what they were thinking when they set it up that way. We did find a waiter and get more food brought to us.
  9. This is the list from last month on Zaandam
  10. Hard to know, as it's new. Watch the Daily to see. Or maybe ask a Lido manager if you see one. They would know the schedule.
  11. DH would have been happy to join you. His birthday "cake" every year was strawberry-rhubarb pie.
  12. I like that! Kind of a variation on "a balanced diet is a cupcake in each hand." Or cookie, or cocktail... You may not have missed it. It seems to be fairly new.
  13. "Cake Me Away" was featured on the front page of the daily on my February Zaandam cruise. I had something chocolate that was good. Anything chocolate on HAL is good. But the strawberry shortcake was disappointing. No strawberries in it, just a cluster of berries and glaze on the top, all of which had been served before the whole cake was gone.
  14. I had a good snorkel trip in Barbados on Calabaza. Two different sites, including a stop that had turtles, and a very good lunch.
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