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HOLLAND AMERICA'S EURODAM CRUISE REVIEW |
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you need to know about Holland America's Eurodam
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10-DAY COLORS OF CANADA & NEW ENGLAND
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September 01,
2009 Itinerary:
New York, New York; Newport, Rhode Island;
Boston, Massachusetts; Bar Harbor, Maine;
Halifax,Canada; Sydney,Canada;
Charlottetown, Prince Edward; Saguenay, Canada;
Scenic Cruising Saguenay Fjord;
Quebec City, Quebec
More Eurodam Destinations
( calendar - view itineraries)
Eurodam Deck Plans
More Eurodam Cruise Reviews
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The 86,700-ton,
2,104-passenger
Eurodam marks
Holland America
Line's new
Signature Class
vessels. The
ms Eurodam
furthers the
evolution of
sophisticated
mid-sized ships
with 11
passenger decks,
a new topside
Pan-Asian
restaurant and
lounge
surrounded by
panoramic views,
an Explorer's
Lounge Bar, a
new Italian
restaurant
adjacent to the
Lido, elegant
luxury jewelry
boutique, new
atrium bar area,
an enhanced and
reconfigured
show lounge and
a new
photographic and
imaging center.
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Following
in the
Holland
America
Line
tradition,
the
ms
Eurodam
features
an
exquisite
art
collection
based on
the
theme,
"The
Dutch
Golden
Age - An
Inexhaustible
Tradition".
Highlighting
works by
Dutch
masters
and
contemporary
artists,
some of
the
pieces
featured
include
17th
century
watercolor
maps by
famed
cartographer
Johannes
Vingboons,
photo
realistic
oil
paintings
by
artist
Jan van
't Hoff
and
The
Nightwatch,
Two
Minutes
Later,
a
contemporary
reinterpretation
of
Rembrandt's
famous
painting.
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Where
Eurodam
Sails..
Eurodam
will
sail
series
of
Canada/New
England
sailings
from New
York. In
late
fall the
ship
will
reposition
to Fort
Lauderdale
to sail
7-day
Caribbean
cruises
until
the end
of
April.
After
the
April
the ship
repositions
to
Europe
and the
Baltics.
Prices
for
10-day
Canada/New
England
cruise
begin at
sround
$1600
per
person;
10-day
Baltic
voyages
begin at
round
$2,400
per
person;
7-day
Caribbean
sailings
at $675
per
person.
All
prices
based on
double
occupancy. |
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When you board
Eurodam, you
notice the
traditional
touches Holland
America is
famous
for...chimes to
announce meals;
attentive,
courteous
service by the
Filipino and
Indonesian crew;
and well known
places including
the Crow's Nest,
Explorer's
Lounge, and
Ocean Bar. You
will see
beautifully
arranged flowers
on display,
priceless
artwork and
antiques, and a
full wrap-around
teak promenade
deck with padded
deck chairs. |
This ship is
truly
elegant...lots
of blues,
browns, reds,
and gold
surround the
extensive use of
crystal, marble,
inlaid woods,
and brass.
Unlike most new
ships the look
is both
sophisticated
and modern and
clearly the
designers were
going for the
"muted" look.
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| The Book and DVD library and Internet Cafe are impressive. You can surf the Internet and check your e-mail. Here's Raye checking on a client's reservation onboard Eurodam. |
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| The pool area cabanas are the ultimate place to relax surrounded by healthy refreshments and luxurious amenities. |
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Exclusive to the Eurodam
Canaletto Restaurant: their new Italian restaurant
Tamarind Restaurant and Silk Den Lounge: their new Pan Asian Restaurant and lounge with panoramic views of the ocean and Lido Pool area. Dine on a complimentary dim sum lunch or pay $15 per person for dinner; Silk Den, a soothing bar adjacent to Tamarind serves delicious Sakétinis; a casual Italian eatery named Canaletto; and a pizzeria named Slice.
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The Silk Den is a bar across from Tamarind and overlooking the Lido Pool area. It has an Asian flair and gorgeous purple and green décor with sheer curtains separating seating areas. They offer signature drinks that are unique to this bar. |
Cabanas: The Eurodam's new private cabanas are available to reserve by the day or by the cruise. Available on two decks, they are tastefully decorated, filled with amenities and provide an exquisite poolside retreat.
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Since we’ve showed you the Retreat cabanas, we thought you’d like to see the Lido cabanas too. The loungers look really comfortable and their proximity to the pool makes them the perfect place to relax. |
The Retreat: Looking for your own private oasis located high above the rest...the Eurodam's Retreat cabanas are the ultimate place to relax surrounded by healthy refreshments and luxurious amenities. This is a pay-per-day feature. Retreat cabanas are $55 on port days and $75 on sea days. Less expensive Lido cabanas are $30 on port day and $50 on sea days
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What a relaxing and refreshing way to spend a day! The cabanas include great amenities:
- use of an IPOD preloaded with music
- Evian misters
- chilled bottled water set up
- frozen grapes and chocolate covered strawberries in the afternoons
- ice cream and condiments in the afternoons
- and more!
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Spa Staterooms: Relaxation...privacy...serenity. These are the hallmarks of the ms Eurodam's spacious new Spa Staterooms, ( 56 ) located on the Panorama and Observation decks close to the Greenhouse Spa and Salon and offer special in-room spa amenities. These staterooms feature an iPod docking station, Yoga mat, pedometer to use on the ship, fitness DVD, organic robes and slippers, massaging shower heads and a mini-bar stocked with specialty water selection.
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Spa staterooms sport balconies overlooking Lido Deck, health waters and other amenities that distinguish them from other accommodations. |
More features to the Eurodam
The Digital Workshop powered by Microsoft Windows: Guests are able to show and tell" their vacation memories, learning how to share all their digital memories through email, blogging and social networking - so friends and family can see where they've been cruising even before they return home. Free workshops taught by Microsoft-trained "techsperts" make it easy and fun, even for novices
The Culinary Arts Center, presented by Food & Wine Magazine: Holland America's state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen offering interactive gourmet cooking lessons taught by our own Master Chefs or culinary guests
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Here is Eurodam's Master Chef Rudi Sodamin cooking up some treats with guests in the Culinary Arts Center. The state-of-the-art center and its show kitchen enable Sodamin, visiting celebrity chefs and the ship’s own galley team to conduct cooking demonstrations, tastings and seminars. The Culinary Arts Center features a demonstration kitchen. Flat panel TVs around the room for viewing up close. Two free cooking demonstrations are offered per week. |
Greenhouse Spa & Salon: features heavenly beauty and wellness rituals. Enjoy a facial, hot stone massage, steam in a thermal suite and have your hair and nails done for a special evening.
Rembrandt Dining Room: two-level dining features a cozy atmosphere, impeccable service and an extensive wine list. Five-course menus include continental cuisine, vegetarian and low-carb options
Pinnacle Grill: This intimate up-charge reservations-only venue offers an elegant, sophisticated dining experience. Featuring premium Sterling Silver beef, inspired seafood dishes and many select wines rated "Excellent" by Wine Spectator - as well as distinctive Bvlgari® china, Riedel® stemware and Frette® linens dinner is $30 per person, lunch is $15 per person.
Lido Restaurant: offers a relaxed ambiance for all three meals and features a variety of fresh, cooked-to-order specialties
More Dining Options: Late afternoon snacks including pizza or visit the ice cream bar for a chocolate sundae. Choose from an extensive 24-hour room service menu.
Explorations Café, powered by The New York Times: a comfortable, coffee house environment where you can browse through an extensive library, surf the Internet and check email or simply read the morning paper.
Show Lounge: features talented vocalists, dancers, illusionists, comedians and variety acts
Crow's Nest: offers sweeping 270° views during the day, and a hip, fashionable nightclub each evening
Club HAL®: Dedicated youth facilities and activities for kids ages 3 to 12; activities are supervised and age appropriate. For kids 3 to 17, the Eurodam has fun play areas, video arcade, plus a separate teen center at sea ( The Loft ) with its own sun deck, waterfall and wading pool, juice bar, and dance floor.
The Loft: designed exclusively for teens to have fun, socialize and hang out with people their own age, includes our new video editing facility for teens.
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All of Eurodam’s 1,052 staterooms provide the line’s “Signature of Excellence” premium amenities of plush Euro-top Mariner’s Dream beds, deluxe bathrobes, plush Egyptian cotton towels, flat panel TVs, DVD players, make-up mirrors with halo lighting, massage shower heads and hair dryerspersonal safes, refrigerators, and closets configured for hanging and/or drop down shelves. |
Here’s a peek at a superior verandah
suite.
There are six types of staterooms:
standard inside, standard ocean view,
deluxe verandah outside, superior
verandah suites, deluxe verandah suites,
and two penthouse verandah suites.
Eighty-five percent of all staterooms
have an ocean view and 80%
of outside staterooms and suites offer a
private verandah with attractive
wicker-look furnishings.
Stats...
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Registry: |
Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
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Gross Tonnage: |
86,700 |
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Length: |
935 ft. (285 meters) |
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Operating Speed:v
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23.9 knots |
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Passenger Decks: |
11 |
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Lower Beds: |
2,104 |
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Crew: |
929 |
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Penthouse Suites:
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2 |
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Deluxe Verandah Suites: |
60 |
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Superior Verandah Suites:
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50 |
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Verandah Suites: |
596 |
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Oceanview: |
189 |
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Standard Inside: |
155 |
Eurodam is the 13th ship
built by Fincantieri Cantieri Navale for Holland
America Line. The ship was built at the Marghera
shipyard near Venice, Italy.
More About The Spa Staterooms
.Eurodam will be the first
ship in the fleet to have these cabins. The 56
spa staterooms are so named because of their
proximity to the Greenhouse Spa and Salon and
special in-room spa amenities.
Located on the Panorama and Observation decks,
each room reflects a nature theme with walls of
soft earth-tone hues. Bright, fresh green accent
colors echo nature’s own and organic, fern-like
patterns adorn the bed runner and pillows. The
charcoal-colored carpeting ties together all of
the elements, and a water feature in each
stateroom provides a natural ambient background
sound.
Amenities in the spa staterooms include organic
cotton bathrobes and slippers, a Burmese teak
mat for bath and shower, and an invigorating
showerhead, as well as a loofah mitt and aroma
therapy bath salts. In addition to standard
stateroom furnishings, spa staterooms also
include an iPod docking station, yoga mat,
pedometer for use aboard ship, fitness DVD,
no-host mini-bar stocked with specialty waters,
a cut-fruit tray at embarkation and a spa
concierge to book treatments.
Nightly turn-down pillow gifts also reflect a
natural theme and include organic chocolate
truffles, orchids and a line of chocolates
called Elements, herbal-infused chocolates
blending delicious Belgian chocolate with
specialty herbs known for their calming and
relaxing benefits.
Guests booking any of the
spa staterooms may order exclusive packages in
advance or during the cruise for Greenhouse Spa
and Salon services.
An in-room dining breakfast card features a
selection of Greenhouse Spa breakfast items
including fresh-squeezed orange or grapefruit
juice, fresh carrot juice, plate of fresh fruit,
bran muffins, a combination of fresh fruit,
yogurt and Kashi granola, a selection of
eggbeater or egg white omelets, turkey bacon,
chicken apple sausage or an organic soy meatless
patty.
An all-day room service menu offers Greenhouse
Spa selections that vary daily based on
selections in the main dining room. Guests also
may order from the standard room service menu.
The
56 spa staterooms include two Superior Verandah
Suites, 36 Deluxe Verandah Outside Staterooms,
four Large Ocean-view Staterooms and four Large
Inside Staterooms on Panorama Deck. The 10 Spa
Staterooms on Observation Deck are all Deluxe
Verandah Outside rooms with floor-to-ceiling
windows and scalloped verandahs.
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Here is a
shot of the
production cast wearing costumes from “Dream
Park”, a bright,
high-energy show. |
Fun Facts
With
approximately 2,104 guests on
board each sailing, a lot of
food and beverages are consumed.
Here’s a selection of items,
including everything from eggs
to beer, that tickle the palates
of Eurodam guests every week.
When you actually see the
numbers, it truly is amazing
that there’s even enough space
on board to store the
consumables!
Average
weekly consumption of food on
board:
Meat and
meat products: 11,830 pounds
Poultry: 3,814 pounds
Fish: 1,875 pounds
Seafood: 2,575 pounds
Fresh vegetables: 137,500 pounds
Potatoes: 7,750 pounds
Watermelon: 2,300 pounds
Dairy: 5,500 quarts
Ice cream: 300 gallons
Butter and margarine: 1,675
pounds
Eggs: 23,040
Sugar: 950 pounds
Flour: 3,150 pounds
Rice for crew: 3,500 pounds
Assorted sodas: 362 cases
Assorted beers: 332 cases
Champagne and sparkling wines:
450 bottles
Assorted wines: 1,636 bottles
Water: 280 cases
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