A-Z .... The ABC and D Islands on the Zuiderdam

[scubacruiserx2]

9 minutes ago, carlyshenk said:

We're on Zuiderdam in February.  Enjoying your review and especially the photos!  Thanks for taking the time!  Have fun!

 

 

Well thank you . The Zuiderdam is our favorite so far and we did enjoy the Captain and crew . We sailed with the same Captain to Antarctica on the Zaandam last December and to Norway , Iceland , Scotland and the Baltic in June , our best year for cruising !

[scubacruiserx2]

We were not to excited at the first nights offerings for dinner and we saw a 25% off offering at The Pinnacle Grill so we booked dinner there . When we went to wash up we noticed that we had no warm or hot water in the bathroom so we asked our attendant Risman if he could  have it fixed .

 

 

Edited December 26, 2019 by scubacruiserx2

[scubacruiserx2]

The MDR menu for day 1 from the TV

 

 

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

Dinner at The Pinnacle was delicious and the service was great . We never had the cheese bread before and it was a winner . The only thing that I didn't care for was the Lobster bisque which was too salty for my taste .

[puppycanducruise]

Loving your review and great pictures.

Looking forward to reading more.

Thank you!

[scubacruiserx2]

After dinner the water was still too cold to bath in . We called it an early evening and the rocking ship put us asleep . I awoke early and took a short walk around and to fetch some cream for DW's coffee when she woke up . 

 

 

[cat shepard]

Happy Holidays! Great to see you back with a review and pics! Looking forward to your next post.😎

[scubacruiserx2]

22 minutes ago, puppycanducruise said:

Loving your review and great pictures.

Looking forward to reading more.

Thank you!

 

Thank you for your kind words . We've been trying to do this review for about a week but Photobucket the photo sharing service has been down for more than a week and thousands of our photos disappeared . I prefer to use them as we can post larger photos and I just discovered yesterday how to upload them to CC directly . I guess the old dog can learn some new tricks if they are easy enough . 😊

 

[scubacruiserx2]

3 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

Happy Holidays! Great to see you back with a review and pics! Looking forward to your next post.😎

 

Thank you and we hope that you and yours have great holidays also .  😊

[Copper10-8]

Enjoying your review on good 'ol Zuidy! Keep up the great work! Question please; did Zuiderdam retain her Atrium bar and stairway from Deck 1 (Atrium) to Deck 2 after her dry-dock (before you embarked)? Also, from your pic of the Crow's Nest, it appears she got the EXC Central modifications with 'the Hub’, ‘Destinations Display’, ‘Virtual Bridge’, ‘Theater EXC’ ‘Journeys Ashore’ and ‘the (very small) Library.’ Also appears her Lido got a "freshening up" as far as decor and furniture. Enjoy your voyage to the ABCs

[scubacruiserx2]

We didn't notice an Atrium bar but the stairway was there . We think that there was new tile in the atrium and in the Lido . Also the Digital Workshop was moved to the old screening room .

[Copper10-8]

1 hour ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

We didn't notice an Atrium bar but the stairway was there . We think that there was new tile in the atrium and in the Lido . Also the Digital Workshop was moved to the old screening room .

 

Thanks, much appreciated. If it's still there, the bar was located underneath that set of stairs. On at least one of the Vistas, Westerdam, it and the stairs were removed post dry-dock 

[scubacruiserx2]

We were thrilled that breakfasts were in the Pinnacle as it was our favorite way to begin the day .

[scubacruiserx2]

After breakfast we went to the Neptune Lounge to see if they could help us get some warm water . We were surprised to see Ann Margret who we had as as a concierge a couple of years ago in Alaska on the Eurodam 

 

 

Edited December 27, 2019 by scubacruiserx2

[3rdGenCunarder]

I like the new decor. The old rippled pattern in the bright colors was a bit much. New Lido looks good, too.

 

I hope you get your warm water!

[ottahand7]

10 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

Thanks , and yeah a rather large shopping cart that holds over 3,000 passengers ! We have cruised on the Caribbean Princess 5 times .

My impression also.  Looks like a grocery cart.  

[ottahand7]

The motion sensitive floor lights are a nice addition.  The small light in the bathroom is a help too.   No more stubbed toes moving around at night.   

 

[scubacruiserx2]

10 hours ago, 3rdGenCunarder said:

I like the new decor. The old rippled pattern in the bright colors was a bit much. New Lido looks good, too.

 

I hope you get your warm water!

 

We did , the 3rd day was the charm .

[scubacruiserx2]

9 hours ago, ottahand7 said:

The motion sensitive floor lights are a nice addition.  The small light in the bathroom is a help too.   No more stubbed toes moving around at night.   

 

 

We had 2 of the lights . The one under the closet in the bed room and a second in the dressing area just before the bath room . Yes , they were very nice .

[scubacruiserx2]

The ship , the officers and the MDR menus

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

Neither of us like the Pinnacle's Lobster Bisque.

 

Over all the years we sailed on HAL, it was rare when we had the same captain.

[Krazy Kruizers]

My post above somehow did not take yesterday.

 

Just got caught up with your latest reports and pictures.  Lots of changes since we were on her a few years ago.  Many years ago the colors were awful.

[suec12]

Thank you for the menus! I'll stay tuned for more.

 

Our usual brand is Celebrity that has very good beef and lamb in the MDR's. Not so good fish or pasta. We have sailed HAL and Princess two times each - my impression is that they both do a much better job with fish / seafood and pasta / risottos. Would you agree? 

 

Thanks again for posting the menus! 

[scubacruiserx2]

33 minutes ago, Krazy Kruizers said:

Neither of us like the Pinnacle's Lobster Bisque.

 

Over all the years we sailed on HAL, it was rare when we had the same captain.

 

We used to dive for all of our Lobster and I found a recipe that we like and so that's our standard . We can always seasoning but we can't take it out once it's been added .

[kazu]

17 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

After dinner the water was still too cold to bath in . We called it an early evening and the rocking ship put us asleep . I awoke early and took a short walk around and to fetch some cream for DW's coffee when she woke up . 

 

 

 

 

 

I am surprised to see you got the regular HAL bag and not the CO bag. (Neptune Suites are supposed to have Club O benefits.

Enjoying your review and glad you got hot water at long last!