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Hi - I have checked my pictures and I do not have one of the sofa bed folded down as a bed unforttunately, but I can tell you it is the standard double bed size as we also had on the Nieuw Amsterdam. One tip is to make sure that you move the chair from under the desk (which is opposite the sofa in a Vista Suite on Koningsdam) and put it to the side of the sofa bed as it makes it much easier to walk past the end of the sofa bed at night. We had 6137 which was perfect for 3 of us and having the bed next to the balcony made it much easier to go out and have a glass of wine when our son was sleeping :-)
We would definitely choose a Vista over a Balcony for our next cruise if the price difference is not too big (great view to the sea as well as no lifeboats below :-) )
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I also have pictures of the other choices as my wife and I took 1 choice each from the menu so that we tried all the dishes (and wines :-) )
I need to get these on my phone and will post them later.
If you have any questions let me know
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Dessert
Roasted white chocolate
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Main course
Baked Cod
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3rd course
Sorry we loved the 2nd course so much forgot to take photos!
Sweet Bread
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Starter - lobster tasted fantastic with the lobster hidden away.
Pictures do not do justice to the food but best I could do with my phone
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Amuse bouche
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De Librije menu
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Our experience last week was truly fantastic with great food with surprising flavours and good wines. I do have pictures but will post them in the next few days. We would definitely do this again without hesitation
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We never use room service but I think the answer is no. The balcony for us is a place to have a drink and watch the world float by. One person could use the desk and chair but not a second person
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Just got off the Koningsdam from a Vista suite on Sunday.Also viewed a verandah during the cruise so could see the difference. The Vista suite is longer with the bed next to the balcony which suited us as we were travelling with our 11 year old son who was sleeping in the sofa bed. It gave us access to the balcony when he was sleeping without disturbing him. One major difference was that below our balcony (and as far as I could see for all midship vista cabins) there were no lifeboats below our cabin so we had a clear view to the sea unlike the verandah cabins. We were definitely happy with our choice
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Just off the Koningsdam this morning and had a fantastic two weeks. I think the problem for many people is that the Koningsdam is different to the other dam ships and the old HAL cruisers don't like this. For us it was great with wonderful food and service and very few queues.
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Just found this article this morning in the Dutch news (in English)
I know it doesn't mean that the experience on the ship will be the same quality but does show that the original restaurant that it is based on is doing the right things.
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We have booked this for our cruise beginning on the 19 th June - will come back and tell all in a few weeks :-)
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Bahn.com is for Germany. Also Schiphol has 6 platforms not 2 and the Thalys train stops both there and Amsterdam Central.
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This is the Dutch international train site in English where you can easily book your tickets. There are often special fares available
http://www.nsinternational.nl/en/france/paris-by-train
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We are on our second HAL cruise in 3 weeks time with our 11 year old son - we have also cruised with him on Carnival. We were on the Nieuw Amsterdam and the kids club was amazing and he loved being there. Next cruise is on Konningsdam and from what we have seen it looks as good if not better. You may want to avoid the older, smaller HAL ships (although our friends have sailed Rotterdam 3 times with children with no issues) but the "larger" ones are great [emoji4]
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Hi, I have added a page on my web site for cruisers berthing in LP 31 and LP 41.
These berths are also in Rostock but in the Overseas Port on the other side of the river.
You can either take the bus to the nearest rail station, Lutten Klein, the s-Bahn to Rostock main station and the RB train to Bad Doberan or a taxi direct to the main station and then the train to Bad Doberan.
For full details, time tables etc, see the LP31/LP41 and Bad Doberan pages on the web site. The ticket which you need is the same, 3 zone VVW day ticket.
Happy cruising, :)
Anni
Thank you :)
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Hi, I have added a page on my web site for cruisers berthing in LP 31 and LP 41.
These berths are also in Rostock but in the Overseas Port on the other side of the river.
You can either take the bus to the nearest rail station, Lutten Klein, the s-Bahn to Rostock main station and the RB train to Bad Doberan or a taxi direct to the main station and then the train to Bad Doberan.
For full details, time tables etc, see the LP31/LP41 and Bad Doberan pages on the web site. The ticket which you need is the same, 3 zone VVW day ticket.
Happy cruising, :)
Anni
Thank you [emoji4][emoji106]
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Hi Anni
I have been following your thread and thought I had everything sorted out for our visit but our port has been changed from Warnemunde to LP 31 in Rostock , which does not seem to be in Rostock at all :-(
Could you suggest the best way to get from here to the Molli train please?
Thank you
Alun
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Unless it's an international flight it would be fine in 99%+ of flights which connect. Out of way too many connecting flights to count one time did one of us have to exit the secure area during a connecting flight. One you're through TSA you wouldn't need to go through again no matter how many domestic connections.
Sorry I live in Holland so nearly all my flights and connections are international [emoji4]. I indeed do not know about Internal USA flights. I do know that if you transfer from an International flight to a domestic flight in Europe you will definitely have to go through a security check.
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Some airports have wine shops inside of security. This would avoid the TSA problem.
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That only works if you have a direct flight as if you need to change planes at another airport you have the same problem.
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Here is the webpage
http://www.katakolon.org/katakolon-train.html
Not sure if they are on strike all the time -it certainly worked perfectly for us. At the worst if they did go on strike when you are in Olympia it would only be a case of taking one of the numerous taxis back to Katakolon.
When we traveled we had trains back from Olympia at both 13.00 and 14.00 -just check with the guard on the train when you get to Olympia what the times are for that day.
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We were in Katakalon a couple of weeks ago on a HAL cruise and took the train which is only a short walk from the ship. The charge was 10 euros return for an adult and 5 for a child. First train left at 9.00 am with several options to return from Olympia.
I would highly recomend this option as the train is air conditioned and relatively new.
Customs clearance St Petersburg Russia
in Holland America Line
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Took us 10 minutes 2 weeks ago and we were on an independent tour
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