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Ok cool thanks for replying. Another question if I may. Upon reading the reviews on this ship there seems a lot of people saying they found the pool deck hard to find seating and the World Stage hard to get a place. Are these fair comments ?

Not booked a HAL cruise yet but been looking , as a couple in our early 40's with a 13 year old would the Koningsdam be ok.

Thinking specifically about the pool deck which ship have you experienced the worst crowding on and which ship the least crowding and more pleasant to catch the sun ? I'm meaning from the mainstream Cruise lines such as Royal Caribbean , NCL , MSC , Carnival , Celebrity and Princess.

Is it easy to find seats if you dine their in the evening ?

I've read lots of reports of people having to queue for the Horizon Court on this ship and lots complaining it's to small. What's your experiences ? And has it changed since the dry dock , I believe its now called something else but I'm not sure of the name. Does anyone have pics since the revamp or have a link to pictures ?

I was watching some YouTube tours of the MS Koningsdam and really liked what I saw however I have a few questions in relation to Holland America and cruising Alaska with them. Do you ever see many kids on the later August cruises ? Our daughter has never liked the clubs onboard (feels she's to old lol) and at the time of travel will have become a teenager do you see many others at similar age on this cruise ? We really enjoy music especially live performances and like the look of some of the venues on this ship.

Another question if I may ? Which cruise line offers the best selection of music on the Alaskan cruise ? We love music from all eras but especially enjoy live performers and different types of music. From my point of view the Koningsdam from Vancouver looks good however we have a nearly 13 yo who feels she's to old for onboard clubs lol and I'm not sure Holland America would be suited so opinions here would also be appreciated.

Here's another looking forward to you updating us with any changes on the Emerald Princess.

In the month of August are the outdoor attractions used on the Alaska cruise out of Seattle ? I'm meaning the likes of the water slides , pools , hot tubs and so on ?

That's interesting a friend of ours recently went on the Ovation and said their experience was so so with the main issue they encountered crowding specifically on the pool deck and the Windjammer.

Which would you say suffers worse from crowding Oasis class or Quantum class ?

So you think it's just the WiFi being done ?

On its way so should here something soon.

What are the dates for dry dock on Oasis and Allure ?

Would I be right in the assumption that the Oasis of the Seas will have been upgraded by 2020 ? If so can we expect the slides etc we see on Symphony ?