Westerdam Review

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'Dam' Near Perfection!

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InTheWASide
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Jun 2008
Cabin: Interior Stateroom

Day 1 - Embarkation Day

Embark - Perfect. We were on about 10:45, met the Guest Relations Manager Marion who is a total dear and a delight (and on vacation for the next 3 months!). After this, we stopped by the room just long enough to drop off my mom's walker for IN THE ROOM navigation and did a bit of a walking tour of the ship, which is in AMAZING shape (it should be as it's only 4 years old and a year out of drydock, right?), noticed a lot of the changes from that drydock (Explorations Cafe sharing the space with the Crow's Nest, the new "Signature Cafe" just off the shops, the Erasmus Library which was briefly turned into the Russian nicknack shop and is BACK to a library with puzzles and crosswords and just big picture books and almanacs. (I would say AT MOST there were about 100 books in there. All big, off size, collection or special interest related)... the now HUGE aft pool deck which was great for Glacier Bay day, the brilliant new layout for the shops and addition of the luxury shops surrounding the entrance to Merabella...)

After the whirlwind tour it was off to lunch in the Lido and we found a spot, although it took a little bit of hunting. We had mom in the wheelchair so she "guarded" the table and we grabbed food for 3. Mainly just soup and salad at the time, then we killed a little more time before the rooms opened up.

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Interior Stateroom

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