mkirch72

No cabin photos -- sorry! Description -- as you can see by the deck plan, the length of the cabin runs parallel to the hall. In reality, the cabin is the mirror of 2619, complete with the little bump-out section mentioned in a previous post (on the deck plan, the bumpout section should be on the upper left hand corner of the room). However, this is not reflected on the deck plan.

When you walk in, the bathroom is on the left. On the right along the wall bordering the hallway is the desk and only 2 closets. On the wall opposite the door, there is the sofa. Next to the sofa to the left is the little bumpout I mentioned. It has the table with lamp and storage underneath and clothing hooks. Not much room for anything else. The bed is to the right of the sofa with the head of the bed opposite the desk and closets. There is no sitting chair as in the other cabins, just the little stool under the desk.

Regarding the other inside cabins --- we were reassigned to 1947, also an inside, and it was fine -- no noise.

To those above --- time for a follow up. Checked in, cabin was definitely more spacious then your typical cabin. And, although the deck plan did not show it, the cabin also had a bump-out section as well.

HOWEVER -- the noise in this cabin at night when we were going full speed was unbearable. I got about an hour sleep in total, even after I had gone to the front desk at 2am for some ear plugs.

As the engines revved, the room would vibrate and it sounded like sleeping inside a Harley Davidson. Everything shook. To give you an idea, when the engine revved (as it did about once every other minute), you could not hear the television.

I went to the head of Guest Relations the next morning. Her name is Christal. At first she wasn't sure what to do because they were booked solid. However, she then remembered that the Future Cruise Consultant, who had her own cabin, is married to the Cruise Director and doesn't use her cabin. So after a quick phone call, and a quick clean up by the cabin steward, we were moved to another inside cabin (1947)

I told Christal I realize some cabins are louder than others. But I've been on fifteen cruises now and I have never experienced anything like that noise and vibration. I can't believe (or maybe I can) that HAL would continue to sell that cabin to unsuspecting passengers. They must go through that issue every cruise. Even if the passenger were deaf, they could not ignore the entire cabin shaking.

So there it is...my update. And if any HAL corporate sales people are reading this. Please turn that cabin into a storage room or something. It's not fit for sleeping in.

Ruth -- just looked at the deck plan. Looks like your favorite cabin has a little bump out section just to the right when you walk in, which mine does not. It'll be interesting to see how the layout differs.

Thanks again for the info.

Thanks all for the info. I'm sure it will be great. And I'm really looking forward to the cruise.

Cheers!

Mike

Just assigned cabin 2645 on the Amsterdam for the 9/5 cruise. Curious if anyone has any info. It's an inside -- off on it's own with no cabins around it. I'm hoping there's not a large, noisy crew area on the other side of my cabin.

Also -- the length of this cabin runs parallel to the hallway and the deck plan makes it look a little wider and shorter than the typical inside.

Any info on this "loner" cabin would be greatly appreciated.