Westerdam finished March 14...7 days

[bobpell]

Sixth floor suite forward of mid elevators

Boarded at 11:30 and in room by noon...bags arrived at 1 PM

Ship...

Officers observed helping clear tables around sea view pool

Officer removed paraphernalia from a chair hog's chair at same pool!!

Book exchange in the Crow's Nest almost non existent

Caneletto served wine in stem less water glasses??!!

Joel in the Pinnacle was professional and pleasant

Room...

I removed bath tub drain as it wouldn't go up or down. Wasn't fixed after it was reported. Bathroom floor grouting was missing.

Bathrobes were clean but badly frayed around collars and sleeves

Curtains and bed skirt were replaced all along our deck through out the cruise.

Ports...

Port side faced town or beach in Turks, San Juan and HMC

Took the trolley ride in Turks. Lots of fun but also lots of roadside litter.

6 ships in St. Thomas and over 19,000 milling tourists.

[kazu]

thanks for the synopsis.

 

Did you have a good time:confused::D

[LUPY48]

Thanks for your quick review. We also had Joel in the Pinnacle. Excellent.

Many times I saw Officer's cleaning tables at Sea View.

Our bathtub didn't drain either.

Our curtains were replaced mid cruise too.

Loved my first HAL experience. (Westerdam...Feb. 28-Mar.7)

[1of4]

We will be boarding the Westerdam soon. Thanks for reporting chair hogs won't be tolerated and we may have new curtains and bed skirts.

[frankc98376]

Wine in "water" glasses.... they are going for the true Italian feel I guess. Have many glasses of wine in Italy in small "water" glasses.

We've been using stemless wine glasses at home for some time. Has cut way down on spilled wine.

[zoncom]

Glasses probably Reidel, or ripoff of.HAL must be upgrading.

[solocanadian]

I like the new stemless wine glasses. They are all the rage now. They are not water glasses. Really cuts down on tipping a stem glass over and spilling wine all over the nice white table cloth.

[bobpell]

Yes we thoroughly enjoyed our tenth HAL cruise.

We booked same one next year...364 days and counting

First time for stem less wine glasses. It does seem safer...just caught us off guard.

My wife told me to tell all the ladies the costume jewellery in the Signature shop was better quality than last year and a higher cost too. I wouldn't know!!

Just the facts, as Jack Webb used to say!!

Hope everyone a smiley cruise

Bobpell

[Vict0riann]

And stemless wine glasses fit in the dishwashers better!

 

Glad you had a good cruise. We're looking forward to another spell on the Westerdam!

[Susie51]

I enjoyed your concise review.

[PathfinderEss]

Thanks for your report, glad to hear you had a good time.

[puppycanducruise]

Thanks for posting your concise review.

Glad it was a good cruise.

 

[Alcarondas]

Thanks for sharing. Glad to see that my own positive Westerdam experience the week before was not an aberration, but rather the standard, it seems.

[B Russo]

I come from an Italian family and we never used stem glasses at home. LOL but what would you expect from us:):):) Dagos

[erewhon]

Thanks for commenting on your Westerdam cruise.

[0bnxshs]

Glasses probably Reidel, or ripoff of.HAL must be upgrading.

 

I haven't found Reidel on HAL yet and do keep looking.