The new pinnacle class ship, due to debut in 2016, will feature 32 specially designed family staterooms, ranging from 222 to 231 square feet. The purpose-built cabins, will feature special amenities such as two bathrooms and accommodation for up to 5 guests.
12 single cabins will also debut on ms Koningsdam, ranging from 127 to 172 square feet. These cabins will be available on multiple decks at a variety of forward, mid-ship and aft locations.
In addition, to the new staterooms, Holland America will bring back popular categories such as Neptune, Signature and Vista suites. These staterooms will be available in a wider range of sizes and different configurations than ever before.
Richard Meadows, executive vice president, sales, marketing and guest programs commented on the new staterooms:
A cruise is one of the most popular ways to travel as a family, and we continue to welcome more multigenerational groups each year. To help us better serve families, we are pleased to be able to offer these tailored staterooms on ms Koningsdam and the new one-person staterooms enable us to serve the growing market of solo travelers.
Additional amenities found in all suites and staterooms include Holland America Line’s signature Mariner's Dream bed with finely woven cotton linens, plush bathrobes for use during the voyage, a premium massage showerhead, flat-panel TV with video-on-demand, mini fridge, complimentary fresh fruit on request and fragrant soaps, lotions, shampoo and other bath amenities from Elemis Aromapure.
On ms Koningsdam, the “suite life” gets sweeter with larger, more luxurious quarters. A grand Pinnacle Suite is an expansive 1,290 square feet with a bedroom, living room, dining area, dressing room and private verandah with whirlpool. The two Neptune Spa Suites and 43 Neptune Suites range from a generous 465 to a huge 855 square feet. Neptune and Pinnacle Suite guests have access to the exclusive Neptune Lounge, a private place to relax, socialize with other suite guests and enjoy the personalized service of a concierge. The fleetwide lounges provide worktables, a large screen television, library, sofas and chairs, and complimentary refreshments throughout the day.
Pinnacle and Neptune Suite amenities also include corsages and boutonnieres for the first formal night, a cocktail party with the ship’s officers, priority dining and seating requests, binoculars and umbrellas for use during the cruise, a wall-unit bar, cold hors d’oeuvres served before dinner each evening on request and complimentary laundry, pressing and dry cleaning throughout the cruise and more.
My Nguyen, Holland America Line’s deputy director of interior design, said:
“Holland America Line is known in the cruise industry for providing well-appointed staterooms.
With ms Koningsdam we enhanced these qualities by including many thoughtful details that improve the functionality of the staterooms. We also adopted a color pallet that takes advantage of texture and quiet color combinations to achieve a feeling of serenity and luxuriousness in each category.”