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Last Edited October 8, 2011
Handicapped Staterooms Last Edited October 8, 2011
Video Pages Added December 3, 2009
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ms AMSTERDAM
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Deck 7 - Navigation Deck - Staterooms 7001 - 7058
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Passenger capacity:  1,380 Crew members:  615

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Staterooms:  SB 7057 & SB 7058 are wheelchair accessible with a bathtub & shower. [ [ Large Interior Staterooms-† [ [ Large Interior Staterooms [ [ Category: "I" [ [ 2 lower beds convertible to 1 queen-size bed, shower. Approximately 182 sq. ft. [ Large Interior Staterooms include the following amenities: [ Luxurious beds featuring Sealy® Premium Euro-Top mattresses and finely woven cotton linens. Deluxe waffle weave and terry cloth bathrobes for use during your voyage. 100% Egyptian cotton towels. Premium massage shower heads. 5X magnifying make-up mirrors and salon-quality hair dryers. Fragrant soaps, lotions, shampoo and other bath amenities from Elemis Aromapure. Complimentary fresh fruit on request. Elegant ice bucket and serving tray for in-stateroom beverages. Flat-panel TV and DVD player. Ice service, shoeshine service and nightly turndown service. [ ] † This Category DOES NOT qualify for One Touch 24 hour Concierge Service or Neptune Lounge Access. [ [ [ Approximately 182-293 sq. ft. Large Ocean View Staterooms-† [ [ Large Full Ocean View Staterooms [ [ Category: DD* [ * This category has more than one view type. Please use stateroom number on deck plan to verify view. [ [ 2 lower beds convertible to 1 queen size bed, shower.  [ Large Ocean View Staterooms include the following amenities: [ Luxurious beds featuring Sealy® Premium Euro-Top mattresses and finely woven cotton linens. Deluxe waffle weave and terry cloth bathrobes for use during your voyage. 100% Egyptian cotton towels. Premium massage shower heads. 5X magnifying make-up mirrors and salon-quality hair dryers. Fragrant soaps, lotions, shampoo and other bath amenities from Elemis Aromapure. Complimentary fresh fruit on request. Elegant ice bucket and serving tray for in-stateroom beverages. Flat-panel TV and DVD player. Ice service, shoeshine service and nightly turndown service. ] † This Category DOES NOT qualify for One Touch 24 hour Concierge Service or Neptune Lounge Access. [ [ Approximately 140-319 sq. ft. [ [ Deluxe Verandah Suites [ [ Category: SA & SB** [ SA 7057 & SB 7058 are wheelchair accessible with a bathtub & shower. [ ** SB 7047, SB 7050, SB 7051, SB 7052, SB 7053, SB 7054, are Staterooms with a Shower only. [ [ 2 lower beds convertible to 1 king-size bed, whirlpool bath & shower, large sitting area, dressing room, private verandah, 1 sofa bed for 2 persons, mini-bar, refrigerator, floor-to-ceiling windows. (Neptune Lounge Access) One-Touch 24-hour Concierge Service is available when the Neptune Lounge is closed. [ **  A special Suite guest lunch event on cruises over 7 days in length. A very special amenity exclusively for guests cruising in a Deluxe Verandah Suite or Penthouse Verandah Suite, the industry-leading Neptune Lounge features a private place to relax, socialize with other suite guests and enjoy the personalized service of a concierge. The fleet-wide lounges provide worktables, large screen television, library, sofas and chairs, refreshments throughout the day and wi-fi for a small charge. One-Touch 24-hour Concierge Service is available when the Neptune Lounge is closed. [ [ Approximately 568–644 sq. ft. Penthouse Verandah Suites [ [ Category: PS 7001 & PS 7002 [ [ Stateroom with 1 king-size bed, oversize whirlpool bath & shower, living room, dining room, dressing room, private verandah, pantry, 1 sofa bed for 2 persons, mini-bar, refrigerator, guest toilet, floor-to-ceiling windows. (Neptune Lounge Access) One-Touch 24-hour Concierge Service is available when the Neptune Lounge is closed. [ **  A special Suite guest lunch event on cruises over 7 days in length. A very special amenity exclusively for guests cruising in a Deluxe Verandah Suite or Penthouse Verandah Suite, the industry-leading Neptune Lounge features a private place to relax, socialize with other suite guests and enjoy the personalized service of a concierge. The fleet-wide lounges provide worktables, large screen television, library, sofas and chairs, refreshments throughout the day and wi-fi for a small charge. One-Touch 24-hour Concierge Service is available when the Neptune Lounge is closed. [ [ [ [ [ [ [ Approximately 1,181 sq. ft. a [ On Eurodam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Westerdam, Oosterdam, Prinsendam, Zuiderdam: Every single Stateroom has a cooler (HAL does not like to use the word refrigerator as they don't get as cool as some medicines that require "refrigeration" need... but they will get beverages cold...) [ On the rest of the HAL fleet (and note the above says NIEUW AMSTERDAM... NOT  Amsterdam ) If it has a verandah, it has a cooler!  [ [ To make the Stateroom Pages themselves less graphic intensive they are divided by Deck Number. Please click on the Deck Number to see the stateroom photos for that particular deck.  [ [ Deck 1 Dolphin Deck - Staterooms 1800–1964 Deck 2 Main Deck  - Staterooms 2500–2715 Deck 3 Lower Promenade Deck - Staterooms 3300–3433 Deck 6 Verandah Deck - Staterooms 6100–6228  Deck 7 Navigation Deck - Staterooms 7001–7058 Amsterdam Main Information Page [ Page 2 - MISCELLANEOUS PHOTOS FROM THE AMSTERDAM Page 3 - HANDICAPPED (HC) STATEROOMS ON THE AMSTERDAM BACK TO HAL STATEROOMS & CABINS MAIN PAGE

PENTHOUSE VERANDAH SUITES [ [ "PS 7001" & "PS 7002" are Penthouse Verandah Suites: Staterooms with 1 king-size bed, oversize whirlpool bath & shower, living room, dining room, dressing room, private verandah, pantry, 1 sofa bed for 2 persons, mini-bar, refrigerator, guest toilet, floor-to-ceiling windows. (Neptune Lounge Access) One-Touch 24-hour Concierge Service is available when the Neptune Lounge is closed. Approximately 1,181 sq. ft. [ Penthouse Verandah Suites include the following amenities: [ Luxurious beds featuring Sealy® Premium Euro-Top mattresses and finely woven cotton linens. A variety of firm, medium and soft pillows. Deluxe waffle weave and terry cloth bathrobes for use during your voyage. 100% Oversized Egyptian cotton bath towels. Premium massage shower heads. 5X magnifying make-up mirrors and salon-quality hair dryers. Fragrant soaps, lotions, shampoo and other bath amenities from Elemis Aromapure. Complimentary fresh fruit on request. Elegant ice bucket and serving tray for in-stateroom beverages. Flat-panel TV and DVD player with Complimentary DVD library. Fresh flowers. Complimentary laundry, pressing and dry cleaning throughout your cruise. Premium duvet, oversize bath towels and soft, cotton bathrobes and slippers. Gorgeous corsages and boutonnieres for the first formal night. Hors d'oeuvres served before dinner each evening on request. Binoculars and umbrellas for your use on the cruise. Cocktail party with ship officers. Priority boarding for tender ports of call. Special disembarkation service. Priority dining and seating requests. Exclusive daily breakfast service for suite guests only. High tea service in suite on request. A special Suite guest lunch event on cruises over 7 days in length.  Neptune Lounge: A very special amenity exclusively for guests cruising in a Deluxe Verandah Suite or Penthouse Verandah Suite, the industry-leading Neptune Lounge features a private place to relax, socialize with other suite guests and enjoy the personalized service of a concierge. The fleet-wide lounges provide worktables, large screen television, library, sofas and chairs, refreshments throughout the day and wi-fi for a small charge. One-Touch 24-hour Concierge Service is available when the Neptune Lounge is closed. (IRL_Joanie's Note: It has been mentioned by Suite guests that there is at least one (1) lap top computer for the use of guests in the Neptune Lounge. The regular Internet and connection fees would still be applicable.) The Neptune Lounge is ONLY for Deluxe Verandah Suite and Penthouse Suite Guests. [ [ DELUXE VERANDAH SUITES [ [ "SA" and "SB" are Deluxe Verandah Suites: 2 lower beds convertible to 1 king-size bed, whirlpool bath & shower, large sitting area, dressing room, private verandah, 1 sofa bed for 2 persons, mini-bar, refrigerator, floor-to-ceiling windows. (Neptune Lounge Access) One-Touch 24-hour Concierge Service is available when the Neptune Lounge is closed. Approximately 568–644 sq. ft. [ SB 7057 & SB 7058 are wheelchair accessible with a bathtub & shower. Approximately 568–644 sq. ft. [ Deluxe Verandah Suites include the following amenities: [ Complimentary laundry, pressing and dry cleaning throughout your cruise. Premium duvet, oversize bath towels and soft, cotton bathrobes and slippers. Gorgeous corsages and boutonnieres for the first formal night. Hors d'oeuvres served before dinner each evening on request. Binoculars and umbrellas for your use on the cruise. Cocktail party with ship officers. Priority boarding for tender ports of call. Special disembarkation service. Priority dining and seating requests. Exclusive daily breakfast service for suite guests only. High tea service in suite on request. A special Suite guest lunch event on cruises over 7 days in length. Neptune Lounge: A very special amenity exclusively for guests cruising in a Deluxe Verandah Suite or Penthouse Verandah Suite, the industry-leading Neptune Lounge features a private place to relax, socialize with other suite guests and enjoy the personalized service of a concierge. The fleet-wide lounges provide worktables, large screen television, library, sofas and chairs, refreshments throughout the day and wi-fi for a small charge. One-Touch 24-hour Concierge Service is available when the Neptune Lounge is closed.  (IRL_Joanie's Note: It has been mentioned by Suite guests that there is at least one (1) lap top computer for the use of guests in the Neptune Lounge. The regular Internet and connection fees would still be applicable.) The Neptune Lounge is ONLY for Deluxe Verandah Suite and Penthouse Suite Guests. [ [ LARGE OCEAN VIEW STATEROOMS-† [ [ Full Ocean View Staterooms [ [ "DD*" are Large Full Ocean View Staterooms: 2 lower beds convertible to 1 queen-size bed, bathtub & shower.  Approximately 140-319 sq. ft. [ * This category has more than one view type. Please use stateroom number on deck plan to verify view. [ † This Category DOES NOT qualify for One Touch 24 hour Concierge Service or Neptune Lounge Access. [ Large Ocean View Staterooms include the following amenities: [ Luxurious beds featuring Sealy® Premium Euro-Top mattresses and finely woven cotton linens. Deluxe waffle weave and terry cloth bathrobes for use during your voyage. 100% Egyptian cotton towels. Premium massage shower heads. 5X magnifying make-up mirrors and salon-quality hair dryers. Fragrant soaps, lotions, shampoo and other bath amenities from Elemis Aromapure. Complimentary fresh fruit on request. Elegant ice bucket and serving tray for in-stateroom beverages. Flat-panel TV and DVD player. Ice service, shoeshine service and nightly turndown service. [ [ LARGE INTERIOR  STATEROOMS-† [ [ "I" are Large Interior Staterooms: 2 lower beds convertible to 1 queen-size bed, shower. Approximately 182-293 sq. ft. [ † This Category DOES NOT qualify for One Touch 24 hour Concierge Service or Neptune Lounge Access. [ Large Interior Staterooms include the following amenities: [ Luxurious beds featuring Sealy® Premium Euro-Top mattresses and finely woven cotton linens. Deluxe waffle weave and terry cloth bathrobes for use during your voyage. 100% Egyptian cotton towels. Premium massage shower heads. 5X magnifying make-up mirrors and salon-quality hair dryers. Fragrant soaps, lotions, shampoo and other bath amenities from Elemis Aromapure. Complimentary fresh fruit on request. Elegant ice bucket and serving tray for in-stateroom beverages. Flat-panel TV and DVD player. 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TONS of storage-- We could have brought 4 more suitcases to fill all of the drawers & storage space-- honestly I think 50% of our storage space was not used and this includes one closet solely housing our double stroller and another with the froggy bathtub for the cruise (7051 didn't have a bathtub  (IRL_Joanie's Note: Shower Only)-- sorry no pics of the bathroom). We had our steward empty our fridge so we could put water & milk cartons for the little ones inside.

Great lighting, didn't use the hairdryer, comfortable chairs and bed. The room decor was great & well kept minus the cigarette burns to the carpet & furniture. Lots of hangers-- too many in fact w/ the laundry service we had to keep sending them back. Great to have the menus each day-- but with the sale advertisements and everything else-- I felt like we were at home receiving junk mail and wasting trees. Alarm clock., TV & DVD player worked great. Didn't bring an IPOD and never got around to hooking anything into the TV so no comment on able or not.

Location-- we loved it. easy access to aft elevators and also to back exit w/ stairs up to Lido deck. Little bit of a walk to Neptune lounge but we have been used to much larger ships so seemed like a short walk to us. I would definitely prefer SB aft vs SA forward-- as we were so conveniently close to the aft elevators for lido restaurant, main dining rooms, kings room, Club HAL, pool, sports deck, etc.-- for us the majority of what occupied our time was in the aft-- we did go to the shows, spa & gym-- but still would have preferred aft fs forward.

We did have vibration noise briefly once-- this was resolved with DH placing some cotton balls behind one of the picture frames to prevent the clanking noise. Otherwise there was the normal ship vibration that we felt anywhere forward, aft or midship but not a nuisance to us.

No noise from chairs being moved on the deck above as others has posted- but this was alaska. However it was August and we did have exceptional weather and the roof was frequently open- but still no noise from above.

We did have trouble with our door not locking for 3 days and one other room maintenance issue- but these were resolved within an hour after advising the hotel manager (came back to our room twice to have it not locked).

Laundry service-- excellent haven't worn a pair of pressed pants for about 15 years and likely won't again until we cruise HAL. We sent laundry off every 24-48 hours and was always returned within 24 hours. Same with dry-cleaning. They did lose a couple of articles of clothing but located them once I let them know description of what was missing- I had read posts before on keeping track of the items you send- otherwise I likely would have never known they were missing- I don't think it was intentional seeing as it was the 2nd socks to a pair, toddler clothing, etc.
Neptune service- excellent, Steward- excellent. They did forget our corsages on formal night but sent us a lovely bouquet of flowers instead.

Sunbathed by Cruise Critic Member: tamsocal
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DD 7056 Large Ocean View Stateroom   Deck 7 Navigation Deck
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Stateroom Description only:  I don't have a picture but I can tell you that we were very disappointed in the room. When you walk into the room, the bathroom is on the left and has a small shower...no tub. On the right is the desk and the TV sits ON the desk so you will not have much space...just enough for a laptop. To the right of the desk are three VERY small closets. They are approx.18 inches wide, at the most! One of the three is actually a half closet with a safe. There are three draws under the desk. There is no chair in the room and no room for a chair! There is a stool which opens for storage.

When you walk into the cabin, the bed is in front of you and to the right. The bathroom "cubicle" extends approximately 6 feet toward the back wall on your left. Between the cubicle and the back wall is a love seat that juts out about 2 feet. There is no way that two people can watch the tv on the loveseat...one person will be facing the wall to the bathroom!!

Another issue with the room is the window. During the day, no one can see in; HOWEVER, at night anyone can see in unless you close the curtain. Also, if you have trouble sleeping with lights on, please know that on the back deck there are some VERY BRIGHT lights that are on all night.

If you are only in the cabin for a week or so, this room is ok. It is in a great location for the back swimming pool and cafe. It is quiet at night unless someone goes out the back doors to the deck! Beware...the doors are heavy and they slam constantly!

We were in the cabin for 84 days!! Definitely not enough room for two people. The worst thing was that my agent charged the same rate as HAL published!! This room is really meant for one person.

By the way, we did a cabin crawl and looked at many other cabins. This room had less closet/storage space than any other cabin we saw. Even inside cabins have more room! (IRL_Joanie's Note: This is an aft partial view stateroom.)
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SB 7057 Deluxe Verandah Suite Stateroom    Deck 7 Navigation Deck (This is a Handicapped Stateroom)
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Loved the room. Very quiet. The balcony was shorter but longer (room was larger)  Handicap room. (IRL_Joanie's Note: this is an aft Port Handicapped Wrap Around Stateroom/cabin)

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SB 7058 Deluxe Verandah Suite Stateroom    Deck 7 Navigation Deck (This is a Handicapped Stateroom)
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Description Only: We were on the Amsterdam in May/June on an Alaskan cruise. We had one of the 2 deluxe suites on the Navigation deck. Loved the Navigator Lounge but those suites do not have what I would call wheelchair accessible bathrooms. The door, once you're in the curtained off dressingroom, to the bathroom opens to a tub on the right and very little room for a standard manual wheelchair to get around the door to the sink, toilet and shower. My husband had to keep picking up the back of my chair to move it to the right until we could, barely, clear the door and get to the 'accessible' part.
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We're in S7040 this month on the Rotterdam and I am hoping they changed something when they stretched it. Otherwise I'm going to ask if the bathroom door can be removed. Their website's drawing does not show they moved the sink/vanity to between the tub and toilet and then put the roll in shower where the sink was. Both the cabin and bathroom doors are wide enough but you just can't get around the door once you open it in to the bathroom on the Amsterdam. We did love the extra space of the deluxe suite but if the Rotterdam is still the same way after their drydock last year we'd think a bit before sailing HAL again.
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On the plus side was the absolutely wonderful tender service HAL provided. They would load me and the spouse and another non-walker on one deck and then lower the tender to the normal level using the divits to board everyone else. On return, they reversed the process. I did not miss one port and I am positive in an emergency the HAL crew can get the disabled safely off their ships. Not so sure about our regular line that just plain bans non-walkers from tender ports.  May/June 2011
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