HAL Staterooms/Cabins

Holland America Cruise Lines
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"DAM" Ships and their Staterooms/Cabins
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Send your HAL Stateroom/Cabin photos to irl_joanie@yahoo.comPlace Cruise Critic Photos in the Subject Line In the body of the email give a description of the stateroom, stateroom number, category, why you liked it, hated it, good points, drawbacks, etc., and your Cruise Critic Name. Also let me know if you wish the faces to be blotted out.

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Last Edited July 30, 2010
Video Pages Last Edited December 18, 2009
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"S" Class Ships: This stands for the first ship in the class (Statendam.) [ Maasdam, Ryndam, Statendam, Veendam [ These ships are the "backbone" of the HAL fleet. They are virtually identical except for color schemes and artwork.	"R" Class Ships: This stands for the first ship in the class (Rotterdam) [ Amsterdam, Rotterdam. Volendam, Zaandam [ These ships are very similar to the "S"class, but a bit longer and wider. Unlike the "S" class, they are not all identical.	"Vista" Class Ships: These ships are named for the directions of the compass (Noord, Oost, West and Zuid) [ Noordam (Noord = North), Oosterdam (Oost = East), Westerdam (West), Zuiderdam (Zuid = South)
Prinsendam The smallest and oldest HAL ship, she is in a class by herself, known lovingly as "The Elegant Explorer"	Signature Class: These ships are larger, improved versions of the "Vista" class, much as the "R" class can be considered improved versions of the "S" class. Eurodam, (and soon - July 2010) Nieuw Amsterdam [ Contributed by Cruise Critic Members: RuthC and Copper10-8	For more in depth detail of the HAL Ships please go to: An Introduction to the Ships and Classes of the HAL Fleet, by Doug Newman

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Stateroom Furnishings
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Your stateroom is furnished with a ship-to-shore telephone which enables you to easily call anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day (prices are found in your stateroom directory).

You'll also find ample closet and drawer space, individually-controlled air conditioning, a television for viewing CNN, movies and onboard features.

All staterooms are equipped with standard 110 AC and 220 AC outlets. If your shaver operates on standard 110 AC, by all means bring it (guests with pre- or post-cruise hotel packages may want to bring converters and/or adapters for their hotel stay). You may wish to bring a travel alarm clock as they are not available in staterooms. Hairdryers are available in staterooms on all ships.

For safety reasons, we respectfully request that you do not iron clothing in your stateroom. Ironing facilities are available at the self-service laundry rooms for your convenience on all ships except the ms Oosterdam, ms Westerdam, ms Zuiderdam, ms Noordam and ms Eurodam. In addition, full laundry and valet services are available on all of our ships.
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Refrigerator/Cooler: On Eurodam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Westerdam, Oosterdam, Prinsendam, Zuiderdam: Every single Stateroom has a cooler (HAL does not like to use the word refrigerator as they don't get as cool as some medicines that require "refrigeration" need... but they will get beverages cold...) On the rest of the HAL fleet (and note the above says NIEUW AMSTERDAM... NOT Amsterdam ) If it has a verandah, it has a cooler!
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Verandah/Balcony Sizes: The STANDARD Verandah/Balcony is 6 feet deep by 9 feet wide. VA aft/stern Verandah/Balcony are deeper (how much depends on which deck, and Vista class versus Signature class). VD are 7.5 feet deep. VF and VE on Vista class Verandah deck are only 4.5 feet deep. As of this time I do not have information on the Verandah/Balcony sizes of the PS, SA, SB, SC or SY categories Staterooms.
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WiFi Antenna Locations

If you want to get the best possible wifi signal in your cabin on the Noordam, book one near the locations of the hallway antennas that I have listed below. I would bet that they are in similar locations on the other three Vista ships as well.

Deck 1 - Stateroom Numbers -1016, 1019, 1063, 1066, 1091, 1092, 1118, 1119,
Deck 4 - Stateroom Numbers -4016, 4019, 4061, 4062, 4089, 4090, 4117, 4118, 4151, 4152,
Deck 5 - Stateroom Numbers -5025, 5028, 5065, 5068, 5091, 5094, 5123, 5126, 5159, 5168,
Deck 6 - Stateroom Numbers -6024, 6025, 6059, 6060, 6078, 6089, 6098, 6105, 6136, 6141,
Deck 7 - Stateroom Numbers -7020, 7021, 7051, 7052, 7079, 7080, 7121, 7122,
Deck 8 - Stateroom Numbers -8042, 8049, 8064, 8069, 8082, 8087, 8112, 8115,

Note there are none in the forward-most section of deck 8, near the bridge on either side - cabins less than 8029.
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Info provided by Cruise Critic Member: jtl513
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IRL_Joanie's Note: Per other Cruise Critic Members who have taken their Lap Tops with them, the WiFi in many staterooms is basically hit and miss on all the ships, unless you are very near the Neptune Lounge. So, please keep this in mind when you are attempting to connect via HAL WiFi while on board.

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Gross Tonnage table for the Entire HAL Fleet
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Dining Room Layouts on HAL Ships
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Groups Sailing on Various HAL Ships
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HAL Fast Facts
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HAL Fleet Dry Dock Schedule
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ms AMSTERDAM--"R" Class Ship

Photos Added 6-30-2010
Video Pages Added 12-03-2009

Passenger capacity: 1,380 Crew members: 615