We sailed on the Holland America Rotterdam for 10 nights in December 2022.
Our Category VH balcony stateroom -- which Holland America calls a Verandah -- was located
on Deck 4 midship, between the midship and aft elevators.
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Our room had two single beds that were converted into a queen bed.
The bed included a cushioned headboard that helped make sitting up in bed, to read or
watch TV, much more comfortable.
Two end tables were located on each side of the bed and both end tables had two drawers
and an open shelf for storage.
A phone that displayed the current date and time was located on top of one of the end tables.
Each side of the bed also had an adjustable reading light,
switches to control the room lights,
and a combo outlet with Type B and USB Type A receptacles.
The room’s temperature control system was located on the wall next to the bed.
Two wall-mounted hooks were also located on the same wall.
Underneath the bed, there was an okay amount of space for storing luggage.
And two drawers were located under the foot of the bed for additional storage, but one
of the drawers was used for storing some of the room’s additional bedding during our cruise.
The balcony for our Verandah room included two recliner chairs with matching footrests
and a small table.
Even though our stateroom was listed as having a “Partial Sea View,” the lifeboats located
outside of our balcony really only blocked our view of the water directly below us.
Next to the balcony door, our room had a desk with a good-sized, lighted mirror.
The desk area included a cushioned chair and a wastebasket;
three drawers for storage, with the top drawer used to store a hair dryer and a makeup mirror;
a combo outlet with Type B and USB Type A receptacles;
and two combo outlets with multi-type international and Type B outlets.
Between the bed and the door to the balcony, our room had a sofa with a small coffee table.
At night, the sofa was converted into a bed for our JellyBean.
When the sofa bed was in place, the area was a bit more crowded and the desk and balcony
were fairly difficult to access.
Above the sofa, two cabinets were used to store our life jackets.
The bathroom for our stateroom was located near the entrance to the room and was quite
small, like most cruise ship bathrooms.
The sink area was located on one side of the bathroom and featured a large, lighted mirror.
A trash bin was located below the sink and a shaver electrical outlet was available next
to the sink.
Three wall-mounted shelves on one side of the sink provided space for storing toiletries
and Elemis soap and lotion were available in wall-mounted dispensers on the other side
of the sink.
Opposite the sink area, the bathroom featured a good-sized, glass-enclosed shower.
Inside the shower, wall-mounted dispensers with Elemis shampoo, conditioner, and shower
gel were available.
A towel rack was mounted on the bathroom wall above the toilet.
The rack was used for storing towels, as well as hanging towels and other items to dry.
Additionally, there were two hooks mounted on the inside of the bathroom door.
Our room had two closets that were also located near the entrance to the room and the closets
were relatively standard-sized for a cruise ship.
The first closet had a lower shelf, hangers, and a full-length mirror on the inside of
the door.
The second closet had hangers and three lower shelves available.
Next to the second closet, there were three drawers available for storage.
Above the drawers, there were two cabinets.
The first cabinet had the room’s refrigerator.
And the second cabinet had the room’s safe and a shelf for storage.
The safe could be locked with a personal code.
Our room’s flat screen TV was located on the wall near the foot of the bed and was
easily viewable from both the bed and the sofa.
Below the TV, a wall-mounted organizer was available for storing books, magazines, and
other items.
The room’s TV had six different sections of content.
The “TV, Movies, & Music” section included 13 TV channels;
180 complimentary on-demand movies;
and several music channels.
The “Dining & Drinks” section provided access to some of the ship’s menus.
The “Entertainment & Activities” section provided information for some of the ship’s
scheduled events.
The “Destinations & Excursions” section included “Port Profile” videos and other
travel information.
And the “Services & Information” section included a “Ship’s Location” option
that we found very useful.
In addition to the typical ship’s location, heading, and route traveled information, the
display also included our itinerary with Arrival and All Aboard times listed for each port!
Next to the TV, a corner unit included a small cabinet for storage,
an open shelf,
another open shelf where the room’s ice bucket and some drinking glasses were located,
and a cabinet that included a glass shelf and some additional drinking glasses.
Finally, our room’s lights required a room key to stay on, but we found an old gift card
worked just as well and allowed us to keep our room keys in a wallet.