Q: How was the food?
A: Generally the food was very good. We usually took our evening meal in the Rembrandt Dining Room – fine dining, assigned seats, white table cloth, etc. We usually took our other meals in the Lido Dining Room – casual cafeteria-style dining. We had one evening meal in the Tamarind Dining Room, their pan-Asian Dining Room. By far, the best steak that I have had anywhere was in the Tamarind. The food in the Rembrandt was usually quite good and the service was outstanding. Food quality in the Lido varied and since the Lido was open seating, frequently everyone was there at the same time resulting in a mob scene.
Q: What was your stateroom like?
A: We had an ocean-view verandah stateroom on the Navigation deck – deck 8. Deck
8 is the 8th floor of the ship. The stateroom was located as far aft as one could
go. It contained a queen-sized bed, a complete bathroom, a love seat, a chair, a
desk, a TV, and the verandah. The verandah was on the rear of the ship so, as we
were travelling, we had an excellent view of where we had been. Below is a diagram
of a typical verandah stateroom that I copied from the Eurodam’s website.
Q: Where you able to do your laundry on the ship?
A: No. The ship provided a hotel-like service where for a price they would do your laundry. We took advantage of this service twice rather than pack a month’s worth of clothes.
Q: How many pictures did you take?
A: We took 644 pictures. Of the 644 pictures, 141 are on my website’s Northern Europe Adventure pages, not counting the 9 thumbnails on the index page. I took most of the pictures; Bill took some.
Q: What was your favorite port?
A. While I have no favorite port, I prefer the ones where I got better pictures. Under the right circumstances I would go back to most of them.
Q: Right circumstances?
A: Yes, have an opportunity for a more in-depth stay.
Q: Were there any language problems?
A: The people that we met who provided tourist services, e.g. ship’s staff, tour guides, and clerks in the shops spoke understandable American English. In the Scandinavian countries, English is the common second language. The people in Great Britain have a funny accent and somewhat different vocabulary. In Warnemünde, Germany, where we were on our own, the locals did not speak English.
Q: What kind of souvenirs did you buy?
A: We bought two shirts in the ship’s store. I would have liked to add some amber jewelry to my collection, but amber jewelry seemed to be way over-priced both onshore and on the ship.
Q: What did the ship’s doctor do for your foot? How much did it cost?
A: The ship had a full service emergency room on board complete with a certified emergency room doctor (from Halifax, Canada) and several nurses. They did 3 digital X-rays which they emailed to an orthopedic specialist in Dallas, TX. The specialist confirmed the diagnosis. The medical staff provided me with an orthopedic shoe and some pain medicine - Tylenol. They also provided me with a written report and a cdRom of the X-rays for my own doctor here at home. The ship lent me a wheel chair and crutches. Because I was on a ship sponsored excursion at the time of the accident, they did not bill me for any of this care.