HAL as usual: nice crew, excellent food for a 7 days Norse Legends & Northerns Isles Cruise

Item: Koningsdam
Rating: 4.4
Author: lahrdeco

Koningsdam Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

lahrdeco

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 81

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

7 Night Norse Legends (Amsterdam Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 29, 2018

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1154

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Food excellent, HAL must offer Lactosefree Menu directly by Menucard. Crew very helpful and nice.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The new Pinnacle Class is classical, Deck 2 and 3 the main lounges, shops, the Queen Lounge, and the Lincoln Stage Center which was great. The only B-Moll was the new system to take food. The self Service was replaced partially by the crew, you cannot more take out your food yourself. The first days this was a little bit strange, but finally on a cruise we have enough time to do the queue. ... also for each article ;.) The great pool, with the removable roof is great, also the cinema in the evening. The sauna is divided for the genders, but not incorporated in the SPA, a solution that personally I cannot agree. The World Stage with his LED panels is great, and with the high level technic HAL can play David Copperfield with every background you believe to see....it is amazing. The shows with her singers and dancers are great as well.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

We were 5 family members. The storage for the clothes is well, but after "opening" with the sofa bed, there is not enough space to pass...this is more an architect mistake or wrong planning. Otherwise the solution to take out the bed from the ceiling is OK, and only to recommend to a child with maximum 40 kg. The other side the cabin has 1 bathroom with a toilet, and a bathtub. Another bathroom offer 1 shower. This was an excellent solution for 5 persons. The Fincantieri air condition is known for her efficiency and "winds"....not so good... All around the ship has a classical note, with his 38 m and 297 m the liner is today a "normal" size, personally it was my maximum in size with the number of passengers. Less is more.

Ship tip

If you are looking to a more classical ship, with modern touches, if you will not be disturbed by entertainement around the clock, looking for good food, you are right

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