alexdw Posted February 2, 2023 #1601 Share Posted February 2, 2023 3 hours ago, ouse456 said: I was on the Holland America Volendam recently. The sauna is not located in the locker room. It is located in the spa hallway.(For the men's sauna turn left exitting the back locker room door. The sauna is several yards down the hall on the right. I think many were not aware its existence or location.) Thanks for the info, does it have a window onto the ocean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdw Posted February 2, 2023 #1602 Share Posted February 2, 2023 3 hours ago, ouse456 said: Just got off the Emerald Princess. The locker room sauna and steam rooms were removed during a recent refurbishment. The ship's deck plan and the VacationTo Go deck plans have not been updated. I have updated the locker/steam room chart. OMG that is so disappointing, we are on the ship in March and now think we will cancell the trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouse456 Posted February 2, 2023 #1603 Share Posted February 2, 2023 33 minutes ago, alexdw said: Thanks for the info, does it have a window onto the ocean? No windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerHorse6290 Posted February 2, 2023 #1604 Share Posted February 2, 2023 13 hours ago, ouse456 said: Just got off the Emerald Princess. The locker room sauna and steam rooms were removed during a recent refurbishment. The ship's deck plan and the VacationTo Go deck plans have not been updated. I have updated the locker/steam room chart. So disappointed to hear about this. I was on the ship last September and both rooms were still there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouse456 Posted February 2, 2023 #1605 Share Posted February 2, 2023 17 hours ago, alexdw said: OMG that is so disappointing, we are on the ship in March and now think we will cancell the trip. I think that the recent updates were done in the Netherlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdw Posted February 2, 2023 #1606 Share Posted February 2, 2023 1 hour ago, ouse456 said: I think that the recent updates were done in the Netherlands. I guess they will do the same thing to the sister ships. We will be sticking to HAL line in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurs Fans Posted February 3, 2023 #1607 Share Posted February 3, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 7:10 PM, natefish95 said: I got back a few days ago from a B2B on the Summit. Really nice ship with a free sauna in the locker room off the solarium. The sauna is weird because it's a wall of windows facing into the locker room, but better than nothing I guess. It can hold about 4 people comfortably. The first cruise, it was pretty crowded most times. The second cruise it was barely used. Crazy how things can be so different cruise to cruise. Since it's also connected to the solarium, you get guys coming in to use the bathroom, and then they'll peak around into the sauna, sometimes lingering a bit longer than normal checking things out... Will be on the Summit in August. 4 people? Geez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSCruiser63 Posted February 3, 2023 #1608 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Going on Celebrity Silhouette March 9th, anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaLifter Posted February 3, 2023 #1609 Share Posted February 3, 2023 On 2/1/2023 at 7:57 PM, alexdw said: OMG that is so disappointing, we are on the ship in March and now think we will cancel the trip. I agree with you, when you book a cruise and a facility or feature that you are looking forward too is removed, it is work canceling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodjs Posted February 3, 2023 #1610 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Looking way ahead to Apr. 5, 2024, there is a Koningsdam cruise out of San Diego that includes a total solar eclipse and a few days in Hawai'i. 22 days long with plenty of sea days, and a free single-sex sauna with big windows to the sea. Worth considering... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdw Posted February 3, 2023 #1611 Share Posted February 3, 2023 2 hours ago, JoshuaLifter said: I agree with you, when you book a cruise and a facility or feature that you are looking forward too is removed, it is work canceling. We always get the best insurance coverage but those was a last minute booking and we did not so we will suck it up and go but will not be sailing this ship again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdw Posted February 3, 2023 #1612 Share Posted February 3, 2023 1 hour ago, twodjs said: Looking way ahead to Apr. 5, 2024, there is a Koningsdam cruise out of San Diego that includes a total solar eclipse and a few days in Hawai'i. 22 days long with plenty of sea days, and a free single-sex sauna with big windows to the sea. Worth considering... We are doing Koningsdam in Feb San Diego to San Diego 35 nights to Hawaii and Polynesian. Looking forward to that and I know they will not be removing the sauna which we both love. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodjs Posted February 4, 2023 #1613 Share Posted February 4, 2023 2 hours ago, alexdw said: We are doing Koningsdam in Feb San Diego to San Diego 35 nights to Hawaii and Polynesian. Looking forward to that and I know they will not be removing the sauna which we both love. So jealous!!! OMG! On my bucket list...just can't this year. Enjoy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdw Posted February 4, 2023 #1614 Share Posted February 4, 2023 2 hours ago, twodjs said: So jealous!!! OMG! On my bucket list...just can't this year. Enjoy!!! Thank you, I am sure we will. Doing the Arctic on HAL Rotterdam this summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iramack Posted February 4, 2023 #1615 Share Posted February 4, 2023 2 hours ago, twodjs said: So jealous!!! OMG! On my bucket list...just can't this year. Enjoy!!! OMG is right! Since when have you not been able to pick up and go!!?? LOL! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouse456 Posted February 18, 2023 #1616 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Since cruise companies are fairly secretive about changes made during dry or wet dock refurbishment, it might be useful to know if and when a ship is being refurbished and whether the locker rooms are involved. Earlier warning of any "expected" changes could influence choice of future cruises. Perhaps this could be accomplished in a separate blog or reported on this blog. What do you think? The 'List of Ships with FREE sauna and/or steam' blog is very useful but is updated after the refurbishment by bloggers. It doesn't deal with expected future or newly made changes that haven't yet been noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodjs Posted February 19, 2023 #1617 Share Posted February 19, 2023 A great concept - but from where do you propose the "early warning" come? I can't see the cruise lines sharing, becauce each refurb I've ever seen is a downgrade to the spa facility, no matter how they try to spin it. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybeachboy Posted February 19, 2023 #1618 Share Posted February 19, 2023 I have been looking at cruises out of Southampton, for this & next summer, the number of ships with single sex sauna/steam facilities is dwindling rapidly, which impacts my choice of cruise line & pushes me back towards land based holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdw Posted February 19, 2023 #1619 Share Posted February 19, 2023 15 hours ago, ouse456 said: Since cruise companies are fairly secretive about changes made during dry or wet dock refurbishment, it might be useful to know if and when a ship is being refurbished and whether the locker rooms are involved. Earlier warning of any "expected" changes could influence choice of future cruises. Perhaps this could be accomplished in a separate blog or reported on this blog. What do you think? The 'List of Ships with FREE sauna and/or steam' blog is very useful but is updated after the refurbishment by bloggers. It doesn't deal with expected future or newly made changes that haven't yet been noted. I agree, we are booked on Emerald Princess leaving in 2 weeks time and recently found out through this site that they have removed the free sauna and steam. This is very disapointing and had we known we would not have booked this ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonygcharles Posted February 19, 2023 #1620 Share Posted February 19, 2023 2 hours ago, billybeachboy said: I have been looking at cruises out of Southampton, for this & next summer, the number of ships with single sex sauna/steam facilities is dwindling rapidly, which impacts my choice of cruise line & pushes me back towards land based holidays. Cunard Queen Victoria has free Sauna, PO Ventura has both [ when working] From Southampton Just got off Azura that had both too But shes in the canary Islands atm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaLifter Posted February 19, 2023 #1621 Share Posted February 19, 2023 38 minutes ago, tonygcharles said: Cunard Queen Victoria has free Sauna, PO Ventura has both [ when working] From Southampton Just got off Azura that had both too But shes in the canary Islands atm What about QM2 or QE? thank you Joshua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdw Posted February 19, 2023 #1622 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Just now, JoshuaLifter said: What about QM2 or QE? thank you Joshua QE has free single sex sauna QM does not have anything free only the spa which is coed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaLifter Posted February 20, 2023 #1623 Share Posted February 20, 2023 13 hours ago, alexdw said: QE has free single sex sauna QM does not have anything free only the spa which is coed Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouse456 Posted February 20, 2023 #1624 Share Posted February 20, 2023 (edited) On 2/18/2023 at 10:31 PM, twodjs said: A great concept - but from where do you propose the "early warning" come? I can't see the cruise lines sharing, becauce each refurb I've ever seen is a downgrade to the spa facility, no matter how they try to spin it. . Inferences can sometimes by drawn. For instance the Carnival Freedom is going from Florida to Barcelona September 21 to October 4 and then returns to Florida from Barcelona on October 21. And online, there is a comprehensive list of upcoming refurbishments for only $399 🙂. And there are occasional online articles on upcoming refurbishments but schedules are changed and online articles are often not dated so it is sometimes difficult to determine if they are current. ( Was considering the Freedom from Florida to Barcelona and then returning on the same ship, but the chances of having the s/steam refurbished on out in Barcelona kept me from considering it seriously.) Edited February 20, 2023 by ouse456 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare natefish95 Posted February 21, 2023 #1625 Share Posted February 21, 2023 On 2/19/2023 at 10:20 AM, alexdw said: I agree, we are booked on Emerald Princess leaving in 2 weeks time and recently found out through this site that they have removed the free sauna and steam. This is very disapointing and had we known we would not have booked this ship. Where did you hear that? The deck plans still show the sauna and steam room. This thread is good for the most part, but people also post a lot of incorrect information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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