The pool area has a sliding roof to the internal pool which also has whirlpool baths. Aft of this is the Sea View pool, in an outdoor area with its own Sea View bar, from which passengers can watch the ocean. Near to the pools is the well equipped fitness area, which has its own relaxation zone for post-workout cool down.
The final area of the ship to explore is the observation deck. Here is a secluded ‘retreat’ area for relaxation, equipped with loungers, cabanas and bar facilities. Further into the observation deck there is a multiple purpose open-plan area. This part of the observation deck houses the Explorations Café; the New York Times Internet area; the Library, which includes books, magazines, DVDs, board games and jigsaw puzzles; as well as the Crow’s Nest cocktail bar; and the expansive observation area. The latter has reclining easy chairs around the windows, allowing passengers to relax and look out over the bridge and the seas ahead of the ship. Further back there are beige leather upholstered bucket seats around tables for the bar and two and three-seat leather sofas with coffee tables for reading or relaxing with coffee and a cake.
I found the Eurodam a well designed ship with good facilities and a lot of comfortable areas. To be critical, I would say that there was not as much outside deck space for passengers as I expected; the swimming pools were rather small for a ship of its size and the Atrium was rather cosy and unimpressive for an area purporting to be the centre of the ship’s activities.
Huw Kidwell & Tracy Kifford for HotelDesigns
