{"id":2527,"date":"2023-08-21T08:52:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T13:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/?p=2527"},"modified":"2023-09-12T05:30:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T10:30:36","slug":"travel-blog-of-holland-america-nieuw-statendam-2023-by-warren-paul-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warrenharris.net\/blog2\/travel-blog-of-holland-america-nieuw-statendam-2023-by-warren-paul-harris\/","title":{"rendered":"Holland America Nieuw Statendam Review \/ Cabin 5023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Travel blog of Holland America Nieuw Statendam – August 2023 by Warren Paul Harris<\/h2>\n
\"Nieuw<\/a>

Nieuw Statendam<\/p><\/div>\n

We sailed on the Nieuw Statendam in cabin 5023 during July and August 2023. This stateroom<\/a> was thoroughly comfortable and we really liked the proximity to the bow. Being on the starboard side is always our favorite location. The shower is big enough for two reasonable sized adults. 5 feet long by 2 feet wide<\/strong>. So if y’all shower together, you will like the arrangement. The lighted mirrors are excellent. The foot of the bed has two large drawers that you can co-op for extra storage. Don’t forget to check these before packing up to disembark.<\/p>\n

\"Statendam-Deck-Plan\"<\/a>

Statendam-Deck-Plan<\/p><\/div>\n

Click to download the latest deck plan.\u00a0 The red arrow on the Deck 5 image below is the location of cabin 5023.\u00a0 It is a short walk to the bow and 3 decks below the bridge.
\nThe veranda has plenty of room for two people. As you will see in the slideshow<\/a>, looking down from the veranda, you find deck 4 verandas are much larger and protrude out around six to eight feet past the deck 5 veranda.<\/p>\n

The cabin has a baby refrigerator, safe and way more hangers than even we could use. The bed easily fits all your luggage underneath, unlike some other ships we have been on. I did like the necktie hangers in the closet, as we always dress up for Dress evenings. Civility does actually exist in small pockets.<\/p>\n

The ship is very musical-themed art almost everywhere.\u00a0 The slideshow highlights a lot of the art \/ decor showcasing music themes.\u00a0 The deck names reflect this as well.\u00a0 Deck 5 is Gershwin, etc.\u00a0 The downloadable deck plan will give you the full information on deck names.\u00a0 There is an especially cool reflecting piano on Deck 9 that I feature with a short video in the slideshow.\u00a0 The elevator rugs tell you what day it is.\u00a0 The staff changes them all every night, of course.\u00a0 An entertainment director on a different cruise shared a funny anecdote on this topic:\u00a0 He was at an elevator junction with a very confused guest pressing the elevator button, waiting for the elevator to open and then shaking her head.\u00a0 The trying a different elevator with the same results.\u00a0 He asked if he could help her.\u00a0 She said she had to take the Wednesday elevator and couldn’t find it.\u00a0 —\u00a0 This was on a Thursday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Continue reading below for my review of the ship overall.<\/p>\n

\"5023<\/a>

5023 Bathroom<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Stateroom<\/a>

Stateroom 5023<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Deck

Deck 5<\/p><\/div>\n

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I give this ship Four Stars.<\/h2>\n

The reasons it doesn’t get Five Stars are:<\/h4>\n
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  1. Smoking in the casino<\/li>\n
  2. Rolling Stone band<\/li>\n
  3. New York Pizza staff
    \n(see full explanation below)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Otherwise everything else is really very good.<\/p>\n

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    • Holland America, listen up! Stop allowing people to SMOKE in the casino. They are a captive audience fer chrissake. Where else are they going to go? Smokers who gamble literally have no other place to gamble.\u00a0 By allowing them to smoke in the casino, you are poisoning 3,000 people to appease the addicts. Stop it.<\/li>\n
    • We have been on sister ships to this one with the same entertainment configuration that ROCKED.\u00a0 In previous sailings the Rolling Stone venue was amazing.\u00a0 The dancefloor was packed until closing time.
      \nOn this ship, there was almost no one on the dance floor.\u00a0 The band was passable,\u00a0 Barely.\u00a0 The lead guitarist should NEVER sing.\u00a0 Awful voice.\u00a0 The keyboard player needs to up her game.\u00a0 She has a very nice voice, but misses a LOT of notes. This may be due to a monitor problem.\u00a0 I don’t know, but it was painful.\u00a0 Also…
      \nIf you’re going to play TOTO anything you had better really be on fire.\u00a0 Those are virtuoso musicians.\u00a0 The BEST in the business.\u00a0 When these guys did Africa, they butchered both the keyboard and guitar solos badly.\u00a0 Anyone who knows this song, knows the keyboard solo note for note.\u00a0 The girl on keyboards nailed the first two bars and promptly went right off the rails.\u00a0 The guitar solo was just a smear of 32nd notes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The BB King band ROCKED by comparison and the dancefloor there was packed for the most part.<\/p>\n

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      • The New York Pizza is generally good.\u00a0 Not great, but who expects GREAT pizza on a cruise ship, right?\u00a0 However…\u00a0 When you go up looking for some cheese pizza and there is nothing available…\u00a0 Then ask when it will be ready.\u00a0 The girl at the counter asks the guy making pizzas and he looks like he is preparing one for the oven.\u00a0 So she says 10 minutes.\u00a0 I came back 14 minutes later and no pizza.\u00a0 All the pizza prep guys were in the back room shooting craps or something.\u00a0 It takes another 10 minutes too get someone to come out and START making a pizza.\u00a0 Meanwhile, several sandwiches are in the oven, burning.\u00a0 So the counter girl takes some of them out, but misses one.\u00a0 By the time the prep guy arrives having crapped out, he has to try and salvage burned buns \/ bread.\u00a0 And it still takes another 10 minutes to get a pizza.\u00a0 Every other food venue on the ship has their act together.\u00a0 These people need some serious retraining.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        This is the cabin slideshow:<\/p>\n