Cabin Review

CABIN 5105

Very good size for inside cabin- bigger than Princess, and wider than on Celebrity Solstice. Clean, freshly shampooed carpet. A sign ‘We clean under the bed’ –yes, it’s correct, I checked. Superior bed – Sealy Postuepedic Euro Plush (made especially for Holland America as a part of their bed upgrade program a few years ago). Pillow menu – ask for a soft/ hard pillow, if not satisfied with the ones given. Excellent storage area (HAL used to do longer cruises): double length dressing table with six drawers, two seater sofa (well used) with a table/ shelves unit, 3 section wardrobe with good hanging space and shelves. Light blond colours and neutral curtains. Very good cabin location, with the room attendant’s storage area on one side (no pax – quiet) and a 2 pax cabin on the other side. No noise from adjoining cabins – maybe next door people were well behaved.

BATHROOM - older style bathroom with deep sink (convenient, no splashing), newer faux marble top (HAL addition some years ago), smallish shower (no bath – it’s only in balcony cabins and upper outsides). Problems: short shower curtains causes the water to splash on the floor; poor toilet suction means that you might have to ‘help’ toilet tissues to dissolve by pouring some hot water over them; and a warning that some cabins are prone to unexplained sudden flooding from free flowing toilet water (it happened to a deck 9 cabin on our cruise to an acquaintance, and previously to a number of Aria pax, according to their reviews). So do not leave anything on the floor of your cabin.