Join me on Deck 9, the Lido Deck, on Holland America’s Rotterdam, all decorated for the holidays. We’ll start at the main Lido Pool with its retractable roof, check out the gelato stand, Dive In and the Lido Bar, walk through the Lido Market buffet, then head out to the Sea View Pool at the aft of the ship.
Holland America Rotterdam Lido Deck Tour
Holland America Rotterdam Lido Deck tour with the covered Lido Pool, gelato, Dive In, the Lido Market buffet and the Sea View Pool and bar at the aft.
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Key Takeaways
- The main Lido Pool has a retractable roof, and even with the roof open it gets hot and steamy in there, like a greenhouse.
- There are plenty of chairs around the pool, plus hot tubs and a big screen TV that had football games on when it was busy.
- The gelato stand, Dive In for burgers and the Lido Bar are all right by the pool.
- Every entrance to the Lido Market has a handwashing station with sinks, in addition to the hand sanitizers.
- Most of the buffet is served by the crew, but there are a few spots where you’ll use the tongs yourself.
- One of my favorite spots is the salad counter, where they custom make your salad with whatever you want in it. There’s also a carving station and sushi.
- At the Sea View Pool, the side with the Sea View Bar is the smoking side, and the other side is nonsmoking.
Good to Know
If you don’t like cigarette smoke, you’re not going to want to sit at the Sea View Bar, because that’s where all the smokers are. It tends to get a little smoky over there. I wish it was the reverse, but it isn’t, so grab a spot on the nonsmoking side of the pool instead.
The Lido Pool area is a great place to grab some food from the Lido Market and just chill, or steam, whichever it may be. Desserts seem to be out all the time, so watch out.
I filmed this on our day at Half Moon Cay, with Eurodam there alongside us. Dive In was closed when I walked by, but the gelato stand was open.