Frommers | Lin Dan

Typical people Diems: $90-$195

Masdan Sailing Caribbean Sea from Fort Lauderdale (winter, spring); and New England/Canada From Fort Lauderdale, Boston and Montreal (summer, autumn).

Lin Dan Sailing Caribbean Sea From Tampa (winter, spring).

Stay Sailing Panama Canal From Fort Lauderdale and Fort San Diego (winter, spring, autumn), down From Vancouver and Seward (summer) and coastal From Vancouver (Autumn).

Veendam sail Bermuda From New York (summer, autumn).

Like all HAL ships, these four ships are very private, agile and handsome, and look very carefully laid out and easy to browse. The 55,451-ton Statendam class vessels in the Netherlands are comfortable one-third of today’s largest Megas, and are relatively ageing between 12 and 15 years old. Decoration is a soft solution to earth tones and traditional artwork. The touch of marble, teak, polished brass and millions of dollars in art and sea artifacts provide a classic atmosphere, with many decorative themes emphasizing the Dutch sea navigation tradition. The mood on the boat is low-key (though there are clothes for clothes at night), the cabin is big and comfortable, with dozens of cozy corners on the boat where you can curl and relax. And there is little more attractive on board than the smooth hull, the aft deck layered and the long sweep front deck – all covered in teak, providing passengers with a great place to watch the passing scenery.

Statendam-class boats have recently been upgraded and now feature Hal’s superior enhancements, most notably Explore the Cafe Internet Center, improved children’s facilities, Culinary Arts Center demonstration kitchen, upgraded cabin facilities, upgraded cabin facilities, a pizza and large LED movie screens, in the pool area, a new bar and a nightclub.

The cabin is spacious and spacious in 186 to 197 square feet, boring, comfortable, with bright furniture and fabrics, safe blue, beige and burgundy shades. The double beds in all cabins can be converted to queens, and in some cases kings, all with plush three-piece mattresses and 100% Egyptian cotton sheets – the most comfortable cruise bed our co-author Heidi has ever slept on. About 200 cabins can accommodate third and fourth passengers on folding sofa beds and/or upper berths. Closets and storage space are larger than the norm, bathrooms are well designed and well-lit, with all tubs except the lowest category. All cabins have personal safes and music channels, as well as flat-screen TVs and DVD players, sweaters and bathrobes, massage shower heads, lit magnifying makeup mirrors and salon-quality hairdryers. There are also some new spa cabins.

Outside the cabin there are picture windows and views of the sea, although the people on the lower promenade deck have pedestrian walkways between you and the ocean (and occasionally pedestrians). Special reflective glass prevents outsiders from spying during the day. To ensure nighttime privacy, you must close the curtains. Suspended lifeboats or other equipment will not block the cabin landscape.

The mini plug-in is larger than some of the most expensive lines on the boat (such as Seadream). Complete suite is 563 square feet, penthouse suites are spread throughout 1,126 square feet. Suite passengers can choose from three pillow types.

Six cabins are equipped for disabled passengers, and the public areas are wheelchair-friendly, with spacious corridors, wide elevators and public toilets accessible by wheelchairs.

These boats have an elegant two-story dining room at the stern, with double stairs tilting down to the lower entrance and a music balcony on top of the diners of duo or trio serenade. The lotus glass fixtures on the ceiling are charming and have two smaller attached dining rooms. Hal’s specialty restaurant, The Pinnacle Grill, has an elegant and more modern feel.

The casual indoor/outdoor buffet restaurant is well appointed with a station with salads, desserts and drinks, which helps keep the lines to a minimum, as well as a new Italian district called Canaletto. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, and its pizza and ice cream station is open until dinner. The outdoor grill on the Lido deck serves burger and other sandwich items throughout the afternoon, and a nearby station allows you to make your own tacos or nachos for lunch.

In most cases, the public areas are softened, consciously tasted and soothed. The sky deck offers a panoramic view of nearly 360 degrees, with the only downside being the roaring wind. There is a deck below, with nearly the same view available from the popular Crow Nightclub, which provides a subtle glowing pole. Bright, modern colors for banquets; and translucent white floor-to-ceiling curtains that serve as both a decor for private events and a movable fence. Cocktail bartending classes and other activities are held here during the day; after dinner, it becomes a disco and nightclub on board, themed parties and dancing. The boat’s small three-story atrium is pleasant enough and refreshing to accommodate passenger service and coastal dispatch tables as well as an office for officials.

The boat’s two-story showroom is modern and stylish, but not overdoing it. exist Stay For example, the soft golden columns gracefully blend with lovely tile mosaics, shades of blue and green. Unlike most boats where only a row of theater-like seats or sofas are available, the lower floors are configured for movable comfort groups of banquets and chairs. However, the balcony has bench seats, and the backrest makes it impossible to lean against a situation without being lazy.

The most stylish place is the Explore Cafe, a well-stocked library and internet center with coffee bar and sea views. A buzzing activity center with 12 computer stations and some plug points for people using laptops wireless. Five leather recliners work with CD players and headphone stations to face the sea through floor-to-ceiling windows, while other sofas and chair clusters are located in generous journals and bookshelfs, including titles from travel to novels, science, history, history, gardening and reference titles. When available on board, the magazine shelves have current issues with popular magazines and newspapers. If you are a crossword enthusiast, you can solve it New York Times Puzzle embedded under the glass on the room cafe table (wax pencil provided).

There is a dark and cozy piano bar, please make a request, and there is a new combo lounge called Mix, which includes three separate bars: one for martini, one for champagne and the third for Spirits and Ales. Before dinner, playing live bands for dancers before dinner at the very popular and renovated Ocean Bar, the casino is well sized and spacious, although not as pleasant as the new ones on board. A small cinema performs movies several times a day, and this space also features a demonstration kitchen for the Culinary Arts Center – the movie screen drops in front of the kitchen when it is shown.

For children, the youngest way to play is decorated with giant paint boxes in a bright but small room, while the Preteens come with karaoke machines and video games. But the lucky teenager gained an oasis, a wading pool with a waterfall, teak deck chairs, hammocks, colorful Astroturf and lamps designed as metal palm trees, all surrounded by bamboo fences. This would be a great space for group activities on sailing boats and few kids boarded.

Each boat has teak covered aft deck all over the pool, and now there is a pizzeria, bar and large LED movie screens. One deck located in the center is the second pool, with a wading pool, hot tub and a spacious deck – all under a sliding glass roof that allows for use in severe weather in Alaska or elsewhere. Imaginative, colorful tiled designs and dolphin sculptures add spices, the attractive dolphin bar with parasols and wicker chairs is the perfect place to drink and snack in the evening after a shore excursion.

The sports decks on each boat have a combination basketball/tennis/volleyball court, and the lovely lower promenade deck allows for unquestionable tours on board, walking, jogging, or just hanging out on those stylish, traditional wooden deck chairs. The ocean spa gym with windows on board features dozens of exercise machines, a large aerobics area, steam room and sauna. The redesigned greenhouse spa is an improvement, each with a thermal kit with spa whirlpools and heated tile loungers.

The forward observation deck is a huge open teak deck that can only be accessed by two stairs hidden in the front (cover) section of the promenade deck and is therefore barely used. But don’t miss it there. There is no deck furniture here, but standing in the bow and tilling the ocean on the boat is a great, great experience.