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Completely forward on Promenade Deck is an observation deck on the bow that is accessible on Lower Promenade Deck forward. | |
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Just aft of the Vermeer Lounge is the photo gallery in which guests may browse through and purchase photographs taken throughout the voyage. | |
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Designed
to feign sentiments of a Roman Piazza is the fountain located in the
Atrium, designed by Vlarming, Fennis, and Dingemans, being sculpted by
Gilbert Lebirgre. The fountain's base represents a mythical sailing ship sailing to capture the romance of distant voyages. Above water pours from the mouth of Triton, the son of Poseidon. There are two entwined dolphins up the column and water flows from their mouths into a bowl below. Atop the column are four faces representing the four wind directions. The fountain is constructed of marble, bronze, and other materials. The approximate weight is ten-thousand pounds. |
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Just
aft of the Atrium, Front Office, and Shore Excursions Desk is the Art
Gallery. It is here where the ship's art auctioneer displays works
that he or she presents throughout the cruise. Adjacent to the Art Gallery is the wine tasting bar. The wine tasting bar is part of the Culinary Arts Center. |
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It
is here where guests can view, learn about, and sample wines that can be
purchased for consumption on board or to be shipped home. The wine bar opens up to the entrance of the Wajang Theater / Culinary Arts Center. Guests are assured to still be able to enjoy recently released films in the Wajang Theater with fresh popped popcorn. When movies are not being shown, the stage is opened to a comprehensive show kitchen fitted with premium tools and equipment. From the seating area, guests can view the action by means of flat panel plasma screens located throughout the Wajang Theater. |
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As part of the programming in the Culinary Arts Center are cooking demonstrations and classes that reflect the ship's itinerary, group events, or special occasions. | |
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Proceeding aft from the Culinary Arts Center, guest can view these 20th century wooden ceremonial staffs from Sepik, New Guinea. Figures carved on each staff represent their ancestors. | ||
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Amidships on Promenade Deck are the Hudson and Half Moon Room. These rooms are idea for group meetings and can accommodate one-hundred or forty guests individually or combined for a larger area. | |
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Guest
access is not available from amidships to Promenade Deck aft. The
ability to proceed aft involves going to Upper or Lower Promenade Deck
and returning to Promenade Deck.
Outside of the Rotterdam Dining Room on Promenade Deck are two scrolls. One depicts seven deities holding auspicious emblems and the other show seven gods standing on clouds. Both are watercolor on paper. |
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| The Rotterdam Dining Room hosts dinner each evening with four dining times available. Lunch and breakfast are also selectively available according to the Daily Program for each particular day. | |||
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These painted panels are located completely aft in the Rotterdam Dining Room and are a modern version of 'Night Watch' by Rembrandt. All of the panels, composed of acrylic paint on aluminum, compose 'The Golden Age Revisited'. | |
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Murano
glass lights on the ceiling are dotted with fiber optic lighting which
create a gracious ambiance. Six marbelized wood and gilt chandeliers are copies of the Venetian chandelier that were on the Nieuw Amsterdam dating back to the 16th century. |
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Photos and Text Copyright © Steve J. Garrod and ShipCafé |
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