ms Nieuw Amsterdam — the basics, and what to ask
Mid-size at 2,106 berths: big enough to have the facilities, small enough to cross in a few minutes.
She dates from 2010, so expect a refit or two in her history. Ask about cabin condition rather than assuming — refurbished and un-refurbished cabins on the same ship can be years apart.
Fewer headline attractions than the giants, and a much shorter walk to all of them. Ports tend to be easier too — smaller ships get alongside where the big ones anchor.
Passenger-to-crew is about 2.3 to 1. Fine, but at peak times — embarkation day, the buffet at one — you will notice.
From her deck plan: an indoor promenade, a casino, a spa, an observation lounge, a dedicated kids area, a sports deck and a central atrium. That is what the layout shows — if something has been changed in a refit, correct us.
Cabins run from deck 1 to deck 11 across 8 decks. The usual advice applies and applies harder on a ship this shape: mid-ship and low is the steadiest ride, and what sits directly above your cabin matters more than the view out of it.
Anyone sailed her recently? Cabin advice for this ship is the thing people cannot find anywhere else.
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