lizzielady Posted July 25, 2009 #1 Posted July 25, 2009 We are considering the DD cabins on the Amsterdam for a long cruise. Would appreciate answers to some questions for those of you who are familiar with these cabins. Are there noises from above--from the galley or other venues early in the morning or late at night? The partial sea view --a strained the neck sideways view or just a move the eyes left or right? (sounds silly) Most of the cabins have connecting doorways. Is that a problem? Which cabins have you stayed in and would recommend? Thanks so much for your responses. Carolyn
RuthC Posted July 26, 2009 #2 Posted July 26, 2009 The partial sea view --a strained the neck sideways view or just a move the eyes left or right? (sounds silly)Most of the cabins have connecting doorways. Is that a problem? The partial sea view is due to the ship's structure across the Lower Promenade Deck. If you turn to look to the side you can see the sky and water. I had a connecting cabin on sister ship Rotterdam. I didn't find it noisy. There are two doors, so each side has to open theirs to connect. With two doors, there's a good noise buffer.
jtl513 Posted July 26, 2009 #3 Posted July 26, 2009 We had DD3385 on the Amsterdam, and had intermittent thumping and what sounded like carts rolling all night long. CC member Boytjie had DD3386 on the port side under the galley and had no noise that bothered him. My recommendations would be 3386, 3416, or 3417. From a DD you will have approximately 75 degree field of view of water, from straight out to far left or right. To the other side of straight out you will see a steel bulkhead. If you would like to see of couple of pics taken out DD windows, email me. (See signature).
lizzielady Posted July 26, 2009 Author #4 Posted July 26, 2009 for the information. Selecting an affordable cabin for a long cruise is sometimes difficult, and I appreciate your help!! John, I'll send an e-mail now. Thanks again, Carolyn
arzz Posted July 28, 2009 #5 Posted July 28, 2009 Are the DD cabins less expensive than the EE and E cabins? I know E and EE are full view and DD is partial view, but a category higher (so confusing) If price is the issue and if the E and EE are less expensive, I would go with the full view for a long cruise -- we did 65 days in a EE on the Amsterdam last fall and we felt that we had a wonderful cabin in a quiet location. If the DD is less expensive, then ... nevermind
jtl513 Posted July 28, 2009 #6 Posted July 28, 2009 Are the DD cabins less expensive than the EE and E cabins? I know E and EE are full view and DD is partial view, but a category higher (so confusing) If price is the issue and if the E and EE are less expensive, I would go with the full view for a long cruise -- we did 65 days in a EE on the Amsterdam last fall and we felt that we had a wonderful cabin in a quiet location. If the DD is less expensive, then ... nevermind No, DD is more expensive than E through H, but the DD are on the Lower Promenade deck with easy access to outside. I think of them as as a partial-view C.
RedmondCruiser Posted July 28, 2009 #7 Posted July 28, 2009 We are considering the DD cabins on the Amsterdam for a long cruise. Would appreciate answers to some questions for those of you who are familiar with these cabins. Are there noises from above--from the galley or other venues early in the morning or late at night? The partial sea view --a strained the neck sideways view or just a move the eyes left or right? (sounds silly) Most of the cabins have connecting doorways. Is that a problem? Which cabins have you stayed in and would recommend? Thanks so much for your responses. Carolyn If you are under the kitchen you may hear noise at night. We had such a cabin on the Zaandam and someone in the kitchen must have dumped a cart load of dishes over at 2am. Other than that we slept through the rest. A partial sea view is not bad and you don't have to stain your neck to see if its sunny or raining out. Connectin doorways are no problem - have had several. You will have a great cruise - the Amsterdam is one of our favorite ships.
Xoe Posted July 28, 2009 #8 Posted July 28, 2009 We've twice enjoyed HAL's suites with Neptune Lounge privileges, and once a veranda stateroom. This year we scaled back to Zaandam's HH category for a bargain-priced Alaska cruise in early June. We took care to choose a location under the dining room, NOT under the galley or the show lounge, as we need uninterrupted sleep to enjoy traveling. This choice (#3401) was a huge success, as we were only a few steps away from the promenade deck and could go out to either port or starboard side depending what we wanted to see. Being under the dining room meant that there was never any nighttime noise. We liked that stateroom location and price so much that we booked a similar stateroom, #DD403, also under the dining room, for our upcoming Maasdam cruise in September, Montreal to Boston. We anticipate a bit more of a view, again only a short walk to the biggest deck on the ship. Choosing these staterooms has allowed our travel budget to handle 2 cruises this year instead of only one. We are well pleased!
bksunbuddies Posted July 28, 2009 #9 Posted July 28, 2009 There are two DD rooms at the back of the ship. Does anyone know thw configuration of these rooms?
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