Down the long hallway on the main deck to our stateroom. We are way down there, almost to the stern.
And here's our stateroom, the vanity and Dru standing by the door to the bathroom. Yes, it is ornate baroque.
By the way, the glass above the vanity doubles as a mirror and a television/computer screen. You could see the daily schedule and even watch where the boat is going captured by a camera up on the bow. And if you were a little too tired to take it in personally, you could watch the entertainment in progress up in the forward lounge. Having said all of that, we only turned it on once and that was just to find out what it did.
Looking from the entrance/closet area across the bed towards the window.
Looking back across the bed towards the closet. The entrance is the last full mirror on the right. Suitcases are still standing awaiting to be unpacked. By the way, there was more than enough space to unpack, store and hang everything we brought for our two-week stay on board. And the suitcases neatly tucked away underneath the bed, making them easily available when needed.
And there were two plush white robes as well as slippers.
The bathroom with its heated towel bar. Sink to the left; shower and john on the right.
The sink. And lots of mirrors. Good grief, there I am again!
A neat little niche that contained the complimentary water bottles. The tall bottle on the top shelf was refilled with water by the staff several times a day.
Our window. It gave a nice view of the passing scenery. The window glass fully retracted and a screen could be lower to keep out the insects. It was great sleeping with the open window and enjoying the fresh air. The thing you had to be a little careful about was you could open your eyes in the morning and look out your window to find yourself staring into the window of another boat tied up along side at someone in their stateroom staring back at you!
"Mommy, mommy, look! Isn't that Uniworld's new super ship?"
"Yes dear, it is."
"Isn't it the most elegant ship on the river?"
"Why yes, it's the finest means of travel on the river today."
"Then why does that man have his laundry hanging in the window?"
Friends and we requested and were given a brief tour of the pilot house while the ship was in port. When the boat is underway, only crew members are allowed there.
And here we have our friend Phil at the controls impatiently awaiting the opportunity to get the boat underway.
The starboard auxiliary control station.
Captain Peter explaining it all.
The river boat, by the way, has three thrusters, two at the stern and one at the bow. The two at the stern are rotatable pods with vertical propellers. The one on the bow has a horizontal impeller and ejects a water stream through a rotatable nozzle to propel the bow in the desired direction.