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As a nod in the direction to Veendam's rare journey to Europe, I have published a photologue of her on my Internet site. You can find a link to the photologue on the main page of my site as one of the newest features.
I hope that you find it useful and/or interesting in your future travel planning aboard Veendam!
Have a Great Day!
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The Veendam looks wonderfull, and inviting.
Greetings Ben.
Pam
quote:Originally posted by cruiseshipluver:Indeed, Steve, you did a great job as usual. Thanks for the visual fulfillment.Bart does a very good job too Maasdam, let us not forget his work too!cruiseshipluver
I agree with you. Afcorse Bart have a wonderfull site to.
Nice job as always, Steve. It was of particular interest to me, seeing as I will be sailing on her in 2 months.
quote:Originally posted by BigUFan:If anyone's interested, and as it seems I couldn't find this posted elsewhere (and I did search), Steve has updated his Veendam photologue to encompass the refurbishments.Nice job as always, Steve. It was of particular interest to me, seeing as I will be sailing on her in 2 months.
Thanks! Wow the original post goes back quite a while.
Great photos! I sailed on VEENDAM in 2000 and it was a great ship. Not so much today!
Stein Kruse, the current CEO of HAL has butchered this ship. The retreat concept has eliminated a lot of out door deck space. (If you don't believe me, check out the original deck plans and compare to today's VEENDAM.) Club HAL has eliminated even more. Good luck finding a deck chair if you want to sit outside. The very shallow pool does not work as water sloshes everywhere in even normal seas. And too, can any normal person even sit on one of those low sitting crowded chairs by the tip toe pool? Most of the chairs in the lounges are very small and no doubt uncomfortable for the average American. This is especailly true judging by the photos of MIX.
The lanai staterooms with their reserved deck chairs means many non lanai passengers will find it difficult to find a chair and watch the sea go by. With the expansion of the spa, the view from the crows nest has been compromised if you are looking forward. No way will I ever sail on such a ship.
And I don't even want to get into the overworked waiters and cabin stewards or the reduced number of high quality musicians in the various lounges.
Thanks.
Deck chair
Funny, I know some folks who went on her last year and said they had a great time.....to each their own, I guess. We'll soon find out.
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