mamaofami Posted December 24, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Some preliminary thoughts and more tomorrow. The ship is beautiful. Lincoln Center, just added had a quintet playing in mall and beautiful concert setting. The atrium has lost the staircase and revolving skyline. It was decorated with a pretty Christmas tree and it had a gingerbread village with trains running through it. Very impressive. When we embarked (very fast) we headed to the lido where the staff were just standing around the salad bar talking to each other. A senior officer had to telll them what to do. Then service was very good and as soon as they saw I was walking with a cane, someone rushed to carry my food outside and then went back to get me ice tea. Our first dinner was in Tamarind. Most of the food was very good, but my DHs steak took two tries to make it rare and they missed. Manager was very apologetic and refunded his dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted December 24, 2017 Author #2 Share Posted December 24, 2017 The second night was at Pinnacle and a huge success. We had lamb chops and steak and both were delicious. My chocolate volcano was cooked perfectly. Prior to dinner we had drinks in Pinnacle bar that were watered down. We mentioned it the next night and they were better. The Pinnacle is larger than on other ships I’ve been on and very pretty. We were with friends who had just gotten married. They are foodies from NY and claimed it a 5 star restaurant. More about excursions tomorrow. I asked staff who was Captain and no one knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted December 24, 2017 #3 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Enjoying your report. Looking forward to the ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM64 Posted December 24, 2017 #4 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Looking forward to hearing the rest.😊. We will be sailing on the NA in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted December 24, 2017 #5 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Thanks for your comments. Did you ask an officer the name of the Captain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobchico Posted December 24, 2017 #6 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Some preliminary thoughts and more tomorrow.The ship is beautiful. Lincoln Center, just added had a quintet playing in mall and beautiful concert setting. The atrium has lost the staircase and revolving skyline. It was decorated with a pretty Christmas tree and it had a gingerbread village with trains running through it. Very impressive. When we embarked (very fast) we headed to the lido where the staff were just standing around the salad bar talking to each other. A senior officer had to telll them what to do. Then service was very good and as soon as they saw I was walking with a cane, someone rushed to carry my food outside and then went back to get me ice tea. Our first dinner was in Tamarind. Most of the food was very good, but my DHs steak took two tries to make it rare and they missed. Manager was very apologetic and refunded his dinner. Do you mean that the glass circular stairway in the atrium is gone? What did they replace it with? No stairway in the Atrium sounds strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimiq Posted December 24, 2017 #7 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Do u have a picture of the new Atrium ? I preferred the Eurodam to the NA but that might change after this dry dock. Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 24, 2017 #8 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Enjoying your report and I will continue to follow. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted December 24, 2017 Author #9 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Do you mean that the glass circular stairway in the atrium is gone? What did they replace it with? No stairway in the Atrium sounds strange.I haven't been on NA before, but the officer fixing the train on the gingerbread village was upset v about the stairs being gone. I do have a picture and will load it later. Sent from my SM-G900V using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted December 24, 2017 Author #10 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Thanks for your comments.Did you ask an officer the name of the Captain? If the Pinnacle manager counts,then n yes. Sent from my SM-G900V using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted December 24, 2017 Author #11 Share Posted December 24, 2017 If the Pinnacle manager counts,then n yes. Sent from my SM-G900V using Forums mobile app If they had cruise logs, I would have known. Sent from my SM-G900V using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUU Posted December 24, 2017 #12 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Those staircases always seemed to me to be more dangerous than useful. This post may have been entered by voice recognition. Please excuse any typographical errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted December 24, 2017 Author #13 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Back to the food for a minute. The pizza at Sea View pool was very popular and a twenty minute wait with long lines. Room service breakfast came exactly as ordered and even a bit early. We always keep money to tip in our robes. PORTS We stopped in Nassau where DH took the ship tour to Atlantis. He went on river rides in the lagoon and down some slides even though his daughter asked him not to. He thought the ship charge of $139 was well worth it. I stayed onboard and hung out at the back of the Lido reading. I was surprised at how many people were still on the ship. HMC DH got off and went for a swim. He was happy to see that bar gone. The water was warm and he enjoyed it. I stayed onboard because I don’t like getting into the tenders. Entertainment We didn’t get to the show in the main ballroom, but loved the LincolnCenter Concerts. The musicians were excellent. Whenever we passed BBKing, it was filled. The piano bar was directly across from the casino which I found funny. They had two players and I apologize to Ruth C but I only got the first name of Will who said he was new. The casino was packed every night and I didn’t detect any smoke at all. Is that a new rule? Happily DH won money so it was a success. Cabin We were in 7139 on the stern and I loved it. It was bigger than most aft cabins I had bee n on and the veranda felt bigger too. It took a while to figure out we needed to keep the key in a slot for the lights to work. The beds were great as always. Finishing up, it was a very nice tease of a cruise and I was sorry to leave. Next year, Nieuw Statendam is doing a four day and I’m thinking about it. Our friends who had never sailed HAL were very pleased also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted December 24, 2017 #14 Share Posted December 24, 2017 I haven't been on NA before, but the officer fixing the train on the gingerbread village was upset v about the stairs being gone. I do have a picture and will load it later. Sent from my SM-G900V using Forums mobile app That makes me sad but I suppose there is a good reason. Are you able to comment on whether there were changes to the suites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted December 24, 2017 Author #15 Share Posted December 24, 2017 That makes me sad but I suppose there is a good reason. Are you able to comment on whether there were changes to the suites? I don’t know anything about the suites. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted December 24, 2017 #16 Share Posted December 24, 2017 I don’t know anything about the suites. Sorry. Thank you. I appreciate you sharing what you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted December 24, 2017 #17 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Those staircases always seemed to me to be more dangerous than useful. This post may have been entered by voice recognition. Please excuse any typographical errors. Those glass stair steps were dangerous. DH didn't see the last step one time and fell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted December 24, 2017 #18 Share Posted December 24, 2017 mamaofami HMC -- which bar is gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida_gal_50 Posted December 24, 2017 #19 Share Posted December 24, 2017 mamaofamiHMC -- which bar is gone? I was wondering the same thing. Hopefully it's the pirate bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizer Bill Posted December 25, 2017 #20 Share Posted December 25, 2017 You picked a high traffic time of the year. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted December 25, 2017 #21 Share Posted December 25, 2017 I was wondering the same thing. Hopefully it's the pirate bar. I hope so as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted December 25, 2017 #22 Share Posted December 25, 2017 If the Pinnacle manager counts,then n yes. Sent from my SM-G900V using Forums mobile app Thank you for your reply. Surprised that the Pinnacle Grill Manager did not know the name of the Captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted December 25, 2017 #23 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Whenever we passed BBKing, it was filled. The piano bar was directly across from the casino which I found funny. They had two players and I apologize to Ruth C but I only got the first name of Will who said he was new. Thank you for remembering, Carol. Now that HAL doesn't have any real Piano Bars left I am a lot less interested in the piano entertainment at night. The Prinsendam is as close as HAL comes to a piano bar, and that isn't set up for a proper one. The thrill is gone, as the lyric says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUU Posted December 25, 2017 #24 Share Posted December 25, 2017 We didn’t get to the show in the main ballroom, but loved the LincolnCenter Concerts. The musicians were excellent. Whenever we passed BBKing, it was filled. From earlier reports of these changes on other ships, we're looking forward to these changes most of all. It sure sounds like they are major bonuses. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ2002 Posted December 25, 2017 #25 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the NA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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