Help with cabin - Oosterdam

[happycruiserco]

I am looking to book cruise on Oosterdam, mid ship. However, cabins available mid appear to be above or below the OCEAN BAR.

 

Any experience with being above/below the Ocean Bar?

 

THANK YOU.

[kazu]

I am looking to book cruise on Oosterdam, mid ship. However, cabins available mid appear to be above or below the OCEAN BAR.

 

Any experience with being above/below the Ocean Bar?

 

THANK YOU.

 

I don't see any cabins below the Ocean Bar, just above. (there are cabins below the Explorer's Lounge a couple of decks down). Being above the Ocean Bar I wouldn't anticipate should be an issue.

 

You might want to visit HALfacts.com - a website of pics, cabin info and HAL info all contributed by cruise critic members. Just click on the Vista class ships and comments for all of that class of cabins should be relevant as the ships are all similar.

 

there are several there in that location I believe. just click on the link in my signature and it will take you right there.

[travgurl]

We are booked on the Oosterdam next summer. We will be located on the Verandah deck 5 mid ship. This decks above and below are cabin decks so in reviews it said this was a good and quiet deck to select. We do have a balcony. I was going to pick a cabin with just a window but did not like the locations of those cabins. Good luck in your selection.

Edited August 15, 2014 by travgurl

[Krazy Kruizers]

I would not want to be above the Ocean Bar -- especially on the side where the HAL Cat's scream.

[happycruiserco]

I would not want to be above the Ocean Bar -- especially on the side where the HAL Cat's scream.

 

Which side is that (where the HAL Cat's scream), or did I miss the point?

 

Thanks.

[happycruiserco]

I don't see any cabins below the Ocean Bar, just above. (there are cabins below the Explorer's Lounge a couple of decks down). Being above the Ocean Bar I wouldn't anticipate should be an issue.

 

You might want to visit HALfacts.com - a website of pics, cabin info and HAL info all contributed by cruise critic members. Just click on the Vista class ships and comments for all of that class of cabins should be relevant as the ships are all similar.

 

there are several there in that location I believe. just click on the link in my signature and it will take you right there.

 

Thank you so much, Kazu. I was not aware of that website, but will check it out. Yes, sorry for misstating "above or below" the Ocean Bar. It's actually just above. Was thinking of our room on Oasis coming up shortly.

 

Thank you, again, for taking your time to respond. So appreciate Cruise Critic.

[esimon]

Hal ships very quiet -- Unless you are overly sensitive to noise can't see that any rooms are noisey We were below the pool and had no issues

[jtl513]

Hal ships very quiet -- Unless you are overly sensitive to noise can't see that any rooms are noisey

Ask the people who have been below the B.B. King group in the Queens Lounge about that! Also ask people who have been below a galley! We made that mistake - ONCE. :D Edited August 15, 2014 by jtl513

[jammen]

I am looking to book cruise on Oosterdam, mid ship. However, cabins available mid appear to be above or below the OCEAN BAR.

 

Any experience with being above/below the Ocean Bar?

 

THANK YOU.

 

Book a cabin on the veranda deck

[UPNYGuy]

Verandah or Nav decks

 

 

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Edited August 15, 2014 by UPNYGuy

[Opua Kiwi]

Hi .

We have one of the two forward facing oceanview cabins on deck 6.

We are thinking whether to upgrade ourselves to a blacony on deck 5, fwd, VC category.

It is for a long transpacific and about $500 extra.

 

Have never been on HAL before, and am happy with our fwd O/V choice, but the balcony upgrade doesn't seem much more cost.

 

Appreciate any comments please.

 

Thanks

O.K.

[kazu]

Verandah or Nav decks

 

 

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I'd do Verandah (assuming you are getting a verandah cabin). Verandahs on Navigation are forward or aft and you are going to be higher. Could translate into a rougher wide if you have some rough seas IMO

 

Hi .

We have one of the two forward facing oceanview cabins on deck 6.

We are thinking whether to upgrade ourselves to a blacony on deck 5, fwd, VC category.

It is for a long transpacific and about $500 extra.

 

Have never been on HAL before, and am happy with our fwd O/V choice, but the balcony upgrade doesn't seem much more cost.

 

Appreciate any comments please.

 

Thanks

O.K.

 

You are already forward so you won't fare any worse location wise by switching to the balcony. I would want the balcony for the transpacific and Australia and New Zealand. If gives you "extra space" and fresh air plus the views when you come into port. Watching the sea is very nice too.

 

I totally agree that it isn't much more cost - especially when you work it out per day on a 22 day cruise. I'd be doing it, but that's JMO.