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Topic: Veendam Photologue Now Online

shipcafe
First Class Passenger
Member # 3959

posted 01-26-2007 11:55 PM

Hello Everyone,

As a nod in the direction to Veendam's rare journey to Europe, I have published a photologue of her on my Internet site. You can find a link to the photologue on the main page of my site as one of the newest features.

I hope that you find it useful and/or interesting in your future travel planning aboard Veendam!

Have a Great Day!

www.shipcafe.net

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 01-27-2007 06:33 AM

Thanks Steve You don't again.
Youre photologue of cruiseships are the best around on internet.

The Veendam looks wonderfull, and inviting.

Greetings Ben.

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cruiseshipluver
First Class Passenger
Member # 5104

posted 01-27-2007 01:04 PM

Indeed, Steve, you did a great job as usual. Thanks for the visual fulfillment.
Bart does a very good job too Maasdam, let us not forget his work too!
cruiseshipluver

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shipcafe
First Class Passenger
Member # 3959

posted 01-27-2007 07:06 PM

Yes I must interject and say that Bart has truly the most professional Internet site for highlighting contemporary cruise ships . . .!

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 01-27-2007 07:21 PM

Great photos Steve, much appreciated. The wonder of the net is, that whether I be in the UK, Outer Mongolia, or on Antarctia I can still enjoy the ship tours. Bart does a fantastic job, and so do you, along with others. The beauty is that being half a world apart it's not that often you get to see the same vessels; and the rest of us can just enjoy the whole lot without getting out of the seat

Pam

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 01-28-2007 07:30 AM

quote:
Originally posted by cruiseshipluver:
Indeed, Steve, you did a great job as usual. Thanks for the visual fulfillment.
Bart does a very good job too Maasdam, let us not forget his work too!
cruiseshipluver

I agree with you. Afcorse Bart have a wonderfull site to.

Greetings Ben.

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BigUFan
First Class Passenger
Member # 1382

posted 01-29-2007 03:17 PM

Nice work, Steve. I was looking for a good photologue of Veendam, as, since she cruises regularly out of Tampa, she's a viable option for a 7-day voyage with HAL.

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BigUFan
First Class Passenger
Member # 1382

posted 05-12-2010 09:29 AM

If anyone's interested, and as it seems I couldn't find this posted elsewhere (and I did search), Steve has updated his Veendam photologue to encompass the refurbishments.

Nice job as always, Steve. It was of particular interest to me, seeing as I will be sailing on her in 2 months.

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shipcafe
First Class Passenger
Member # 3959

posted 05-12-2010 10:30 AM

quote:
Originally posted by BigUFan:
If anyone's interested, and as it seems I couldn't find this posted elsewhere (and I did search), Steve has updated his Veendam photologue to encompass the refurbishments.
Nice job as always, Steve. It was of particular interest to me, seeing as I will be sailing on her in 2 months.

Thanks! Wow the original post goes back quite a while.

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 05-12-2010 05:53 PM

Very nice to see a ship not re-decorated in various shades of brown! I like color!

Posts: 2243 | From: Watsontown, PA | Registered: Feb 2000 | IP: Logged

deck chair
First Class Passenger
Member # 3249

posted 05-13-2010 11:31 AM

Hi Gang

Great photos! I sailed on VEENDAM in 2000 and it was a great ship. Not so much today!

Stein Kruse, the current CEO of HAL has butchered this ship. The retreat concept has eliminated a lot of out door deck space. (If you don't believe me, check out the original deck plans and compare to today's VEENDAM.) Club HAL has eliminated even more. Good luck finding a deck chair if you want to sit outside. The very shallow pool does not work as water sloshes everywhere in even normal seas. And too, can any normal person even sit on one of those low sitting crowded chairs by the tip toe pool? Most of the chairs in the lounges are very small and no doubt uncomfortable for the average American. This is especailly true judging by the photos of MIX.

The lanai staterooms with their reserved deck chairs means many non lanai passengers will find it difficult to find a chair and watch the sea go by. With the expansion of the spa, the view from the crows nest has been compromised if you are looking forward. No way will I ever sail on such a ship.

And I don't even want to get into the overworked waiters and cabin stewards or the reduced number of high quality musicians in the various lounges.

Thanks.

Deck chair

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BigUFan
First Class Passenger
Member # 1382

posted 05-18-2010 10:13 PM

Gee, I'm not liking the sound of all that, though I can definitely see how the Retreat is a crock. All it really seems to be is a cover-up, and not a good one at that, for a blatant attempt at shoehorning more passengers than is practical into this ship. Hey, maybe that's why the chairs appears tighter.....

Funny, I know some folks who went on her last year and said they had a great time.....to each their own, I guess. We'll soon find out.

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shipcafe
First Class Passenger
Member # 3959

posted 05-18-2010 10:58 PM

Some friends just sailed on the newly enhanced Rotterdam this past weekend and reported that the Retreat was fantastic! They would have told me if they felt otherwise.

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BigUFan
First Class Passenger
Member # 1382

posted 05-24-2010 11:26 AM

Well, we'll see. Clearly one has little to do with the other, as the structural add-ons to Veendam were not made to Rotterdam. But the idea of the removal of 50% of the pool capacity on a ship that is in Bermuda in the middle of summer does not appeal to me. That mid-ship pool is going to be overcrowded at best. I guess I'll keep my fingers crossed. If need be, I'll just beat a hasty retreat (no pun intended) into the comfort of air conditioning. And yet, I should be more than able to deal with the heat by now, seeing as I've lived in Florida for almost 6 years.

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