Thread: HAL offers Private Cabanas on the Eurodam

Originally Posted by Sirdar

I suspect that this latest attempt at on board "up sell" will further marginalize the average cruise passanger who books expecting a complete experience only to realize that if you want better food etc you have to pay an additional premium. Why not just go back to selling 1st, 2nd and 3rd class tickets and provide corresponding amenities or lack thereof.

Good Point!

Seriously, I realize that the current state of the world economy is making it difficult for cruise lines to meet the bottom line without raising fares to the point where the average moderate income cruiser will no longer see this as a vacation bargain. On the other hand, deceptive pricing and practices (such as ever increasing fuel surcharges, skimping on food variety and quality) may diminish the experience to the extent that the mass market lines will shed customers and have to scrounge other markets (China and the oil rich countries) to fill the mega ships that are all the rage. As for me I'll just cut back and take one real cruise (with amenities, service and quality) every 5 years rather than every year.

You would be surprised what some people will pay -- read on the other site where someone booked an inside cabin then spent hundreds on one of HAL's new Suite Amenities packages (I have a thread on this somewhere about what they cost and what is included).

Originally Posted by Krazy Kruizers

I don't see any problem renting one on a Canada/New England cruise.

KK .... On our 10-Night Eurodam we only have one At Sea day.

Honestly, I thought it would be too cold .... You know that I nothing of taking a NE/Canada cruise ....

DH would really enjoy it! (It's no more expensive than many shore excursions.) Seriously, please tell me what to do.

Those Canada/New England cruises are port intensive,

The one set of cabanas that are going to be on the deck above the Lido Pool area could be cold in Canada/New England,.

Don't know how much protection they have.

Thanks, KK! Guess there are lots of things about Eurodam we won't know until we are actually on that DAM ship!

You sure are going to have a busy time off the ship and on the ship checking everything out for us.

Lido Cabanas Are a Nice Place to Lounge

Julie | June 24, 2008 at 9:30 am | In Photos, Latest News, Shipboard Amenities | 7 Comments
Since we’ve showed you the Retreat cabanas, we thought you’d like to see the Lido cabanas too. The loungers look really comfortable and their proximity to the pool makes them the perfect place to relax.

The cabanas are right next to the pool under the Magrodome.

There will be curtains between the cabanas giving some privacy, but at the time of this photo they hadn’t been installed.

The cabanas are behind the curtains.

Thanks, KK! Those Lido Cabanas look VERY inviting!

They don't look very private -- it appears that the curtains are only acorss the front.