Have You Seen It All?

[Saphire]

We have been on seven HAL cruises and love their ships and venues. I think we have been to just about every area, except the piano bar and digital workshop (no interest in either). We have never visited the culinary arts center, but would like to in the future.

 

What areas of the ship have you never experienced?

[JVilleGal]

We love the piano bar are it's a lovely small venue to have a glass of wine.

 

 

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[3rdGenCunarder]

Except to walk through when lost or exploring, I have never been to the gym. Never been to the salon or any other "treatment room."

 

OP, if your ship has a guest chef, do look into the cooking class, which is hands-on, not a demo. I've done two, and they were a lot of fun.

[Cruizer Bill]

Just Club HAL. We try to do just about everything. :)

[taxmantoo]

The brig :eek:

[kazu]

The brig :eek:

 

LOL. Us as well.

[hunt182644]

Except to walk through when lost or exploring, I have never been to the gym. Never been to the salon or any other "treatment room."

 

OP, if your ship has a guest chef, do look into the cooking class, which is hands-on, not a demo. I've done two, and they were a lot of fun.

 

Be sure to go hungry or tell them you and your spouse will split an entrée. We did our first one last year and absolutely enjoyed it.:) Afterward we ate in the pinnacle so we could enjoy what we all helped to prepare in the class. We were each served two entree's which although quite good was entirely to much food. :eek:

[Krazy Kruizers]

Haven't been to the brig, the engine room.

But everything else we have walked through so that I could take pictures.

[serendipity1499]

The brig :eek:

 

LOL :D I've never been in the "Brig" either! :eek: Also never used the gym except the heated loungers, the digital workshop or the culinary arts center..

Edited October 7, 2016 by serendipity1499

[AV8rix]

I'm a retired engineer. Back in 2010 a former Boeing colleague and I were on Ryndam. We had a great idea. We spent a few days chatting up folks until we found about 5-6 other engineers. Then all of us cornered the ship's engineering officer and demanded (well, begged) to be shown the engine spaces. He refused due to "safety regulations". But I'd still give anything to see the powerplant of one of the ships.

[Sequim88]

Bridge (although a lot of people have), Massage, on-stage (talent show, etc...), data center/computer room, kitchen tour and , yes, power plant (me too!). My cruise ship bucket list. ;)

[jabcruiser]

Except to walk through when lost or exploring, I have never been to the gym. Never been to the salon or any other "treatment room."

 

OP, if your ship has a guest chef, do look into the cooking class, which is hands-on, not a demo. I've done two, and they were a lot of fun.

I have attended several of the cooking "demos", but I just recently found out about the cooking classes on another thread. Never even heard of it and have taken several HAL cruises in little over year. Anyway, we are on Zuiderdam in Dec and I plan on checking into those.

Walked through Northern Lights on one of our cruises and totally empty. So plan on checking out the new Gallery Bar. Not real sure if they have converted them on all the ships yet or if it will be done when they each go to dry dock. Does anyone know?

One place haven't been to, but looking forward to on our Panama Canal cruise, is the deck at bow of ship on Promenade deck. Apparently they open it up as a viewing platform while in canal.

Probably lots of other things also have not experienced yet, but these come to mind.

Jane

[Old As Dirt Mom]

In June, 2013, when the Oosterdam was in Seattle doing her Alaska run, a very kind security officer;) invited us on board for the day for a "behind the scenes" tour. We had to get permission through HAL and do a security clearance, but we did get on. We saw working sections of the famous "I-95" corridor, where they load supplies and off-load recyclables and trash. We also viewed storage pantries, and those places are huge; I don't know how the chefs and kitchen staff find their way through all those supplies!

 

We did a walk-through of the officers' mess and crew mess, more kitchens and pantries, and the climax was a visit to the ship's navigation bridge. We then had lunch in the Lido, before unfortunately, having to disembark. It was a great day:) I thank my sister for the photos she took that day:

 

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[3rdGenCunarder]

Be sure to go hungry or tell them you and your spouse will split an entrée. We did our first one last year and absolutely enjoyed it.:) Afterward we ate in the pinnacle so we could enjoy what we all helped to prepare in the class. We were each served two entree's which although quite good was entirely to much food. :eek:

 

(bold is mine) That's interesting. In both of the classes I took, they did one starter, one main, one dessert. The lunch in the Pinncle was a nice size, but not overwhelming. I wonder if experiences like yours caused them to change the structure of the lesson to produce a more "normal" meal?

[AV8rix]

https://twocruisingsisters.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/img_8324.jpg

 

Omigosh! Love that bridge picture. Think it's charming that the carpet motif on the bridge is the compass rose. Also amazing to see that here in the 21st century there is still a magnetic compass on a binnacle.

[eswn]

I have never been to the digital workshop classroom, the engine room and the Neptune Lounge (for this I believe you know why:p).

Someday! Someday!

Edited October 7, 2016 by eswn

[Old As Dirt Mom]

Omigosh! Love that bridge picture. Think it's charming that the carpet motif on the bridge is the compass rose. Also amazing to see that here in the 21st century there is still a magnetic compass on a binnacle.

 

Av8rix, I just love your geeky interest:) in all things nautical and aviatical (word?) You notice stuff that I never would:o (But my sister would!)

 

In order to not misdirect the theme of this thread, I can say that I've never spent any time in the casino other than to walk through it:o I did go to the gym once:o

[veryseasonedtraveler]

Hope we never get to experience the morgue.

[Sequim88]

We saw working sections of the famous "I-95" corridor,

 

When O is back in Seattle next year they need to cover up the "9". :D

 

Seriously jealous of that access to hidden parts of the ship. :cool: Maybe I need to go downtown and make friends with some HAL HQ people. :rolleyes:

[Old As Dirt Mom]

.......... Maybe I need to go downtown and make friends with some HAL HQ people. :rolleyes:

 

We don't know anyone at HAL HQ. We were invited by the ship's security officer, whom we do know. I would never presume to ask a favor of that magnitude of anyone, but I will accept a gesture of kindness when it comes my way:)

[hunt182644]

(bold is mine) That's interesting. In both of the classes I took, they did one starter, one main, one dessert. The lunch in the Pinncle was a nice size, but not overwhelming. I wonder if experiences like yours caused them to change the structure of the lesson to produce a more "normal" meal?

 

This was last Feb. on the Oosterdam, during the class we did a salmon entrée and Pepper pot chicken . The chicken dish was delicious as was the salmon. Quite abit of salmon was left on plates as this was the second entrée. Perhaps this is why they are now serving just one for the actual meal. In the class they did two starters and two desserts also We had two of the ships chefs perhaps they were trying to out do each other.

[FRANKIEDNYC]

:)Sick bay, Thank God

[joekerstef]

One place haven't been to, but looking forward to on our Panama Canal cruise, is the deck at bow of ship on Promenade deck. Apparently they open it up as a viewing platform while in canal.

Probably lots of other things also have not experienced yet, but these come to mind.

Jane

 

On Maasdam, the bow was always open except after dark and if the weather was poor. I won't swear that this is true on the other ships, but I think I remember reading that on the boards more than once. I'm sure others with more experience on different ships can chime in on this.

 

As for original question, someone already nabbed my answer--the morgue. Although I'd really like to see the bridge and the engine room too.

[RuthC]

Gosh, based on what others have listed, and what I can think of on my own, I've pretty much seen it all.

No, I have never been in the brig, nor the engine room. Nor have I visited the morgue. :eek: I have been in Club HAL, and the teen retreat, although it was touring with the grandgirls to show them around---I was not playing there. :p

 

Not on a HAL ship, but on another line I even was in a crew lounge once upon a time.

[eswn]

On Maasdam, the bow was always open except after dark and if the weather was poor. I won't swear that this is true on the other ships, but I think I remember reading that on the boards more than once. I'm sure others with more experience on different ships can chime in on this.

 

A self-explanatory picture taken on the Amsterdam in 2012 for your reference please. The bow was not open during the whole cruise but was when there was something special to be seen, if I remember correctly.

Edited October 7, 2016 by eswn