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The
Asian theme is carried out tastefully in a number of capacities,
including various Bonsai trees located outside of the Vista Dining Room. |
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A
traditional staple on all Holland America Line ships, the Explorers
Lounge hosts a grand oil painting. A quality that sets Dutch
landscape paintings apart from those of other countries is the amount of
space devoted to atmosphere, focusing on ocean air and glowing sun. |
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There
are a variety of smaller intimate seating areas in which guests can
watch the sea or fellow guests. Previous Holland America Line
guests feel right at home in Oosterdam's Explorers Lounge given
her consistent design and image. |
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Oosterdam
has a dedicated Art Gallery in which pieces are displayed and guests can
preview works prior to auctions. |
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The
Art Gallery also displays elegant works for guests and staff.
Ornately lighted are two Indian hardwood architectural façades from the
18th and 19th century of Gujarat.
The Art Gallery also features a stunning copy of an Indian necklace from
the 19th century. The necklace features two amulets and they stand
for fertility and power. |
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The
Windstar Café has become very popular for guests wishing to enjoy
premium coffees and snacks. At the time of this publication coffee
products have been supplied by Torrefazione Italia, a subsidiary of
Seattle's Best Coffee. |
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Guests
wishing to experience an enhanced, premium, dining experience will find
themselves in the Odyssey Restaurant. |
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The
Odyssey Restaurant features the 'Pinnacle Grill' concept which
highlights exquisite Pacific Northwest cuisine. |
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Among a
variety of seating options, guests may also feast their eyes on opulent
design and works of art.
Proceeding forward on Lower Promenade Deck, guests will find the Queens
Lounge outside of which features a bust of Queen Beatrix of the
Netherlands. |
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Design
features within the Queen's Lounge vary in style as much as the line-up
of events that may take place there. |
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The
Queen's Lounge is anchored by a bar for guests wishing to indulge
themselves around the events therein. |
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This
sweeping corridor whisks guests from the Queen's Lounge foyer to the
public areas that are located aft. Lively paintings by Wil van der
Laan accent this and other areas in the ship portraying elements of
excitement, emotion, dynamics, and drama. |
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A unique
aft entrance corridor into the Northern Lights Nightclub features lights
that "follow" guests as they proceed. A whimsical
bouncing ball light also traces the path along the wall.
Also featured are photographs of Laurel and Hardy.
The photographs that are featured are from the 1964 compilation of
"The Crazy World of Laurel & Hardy". |
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Northern
Lights is a dedicate discotheque facility that was first implemented
aboard Zuiderdam. |
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The
Sports Bar offers a number of seating options for guests while watching
televised events. |
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Located
in the Casino is a whimsical Indian polychromed wood elephant. The
pachyderm figure is painted in muted tones of red, green, blue, yellow
ochre, and black. It rests on a platform mounted with wood wheels. |
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The
Casino offers a number of gaming options as well as striking colors and
lighting to keep all senses occupied. |
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The
Piano Bar features both cool and hot colors to match the variety of
tunes provided by the featured musician. This is a very popular
venue for sing-a-longs as well as pre- and post-dinner cocktails. |
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From
this elevator lobby, guests may choose to proceed up one deck and
continue exploring or head into the Vista Lounge. |
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Ornate
designs on the elevator doors constantly sharpen guests' senses of
discovery and exploration wherever they may go. |
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