We booked this cruise because we were joining fellow submarine veterans for our annual convention. The check-in and embarkation was very well handled. We were told that our cabin was not ready and that we should have lunch in the Lido. The dining room was not open. The lunch was mediocre.
No. 1: Sunday, October 21, we moved into our cabin, 8026, at 12:30 and it was warm. I turned the ...
Just back from a 7 night voyage on the Holland America ms Nieuw Amsterdam from Ft. Lauderdale to Half Moon Cay, Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel, October 21-28, 2018. Commanded by Capt. Jeroen van Donselaar with Nick Reirsgard as our cruise director.
I tend to sail HAL most. I enjoy the more classic sailings with some degree of refinement, yet with a spectrum of live music and activities. I ...
We wanted to do the Panama Canal so chose this cruise. The ship cannot handle the hot weather, the AC when finally repaired (5 days no AC at all in rooms) was still not enough to cool the rooms!!!!!!!!!!
Dinning room food was very good as expected. As was the food in the Lido.
Tours were not very well organized, the usual stickers were not used. We were told just to go to the dock and find ...
My wife and I were on Holland America's Niew Amsterdam for its 18-day cruise through the Panama Canal, departing San Diego October 3, 2018 and arriving in Ft. Lauderdale on the 21st. Though we had many good-to-great experiences on this voyage we also had far too many disappointing ones.
Highlights of the good-to-great experiences are as follows:
1. The ship's decor is spectacular, a feast ...
THE FOOD
Pinnacle Grill and Tamarind are amazing, both in quality of food and service.
Main dining room and buffet also had great service, but the food was hit or miss (which is to be expected for mass production). Also to be expected: the buffet area can be a madhouse at times and finding a table for larger groups can be a challenge. The main dining room was just the opposite: most table ...
Holland America Line - Nieuw Amsterdam Sept-Oct 2018
I thought to myself what a great way to arrive in San Diego from Vancouver for those who don't care to fly, and quite reasonable especially if your prime goal was just transportation with no frills attached.
I had high expectations for this 4 day repositioning cruise which continued on from San Diego to Ft. Lauderdale which for some I ...
Convenient as if departed from Vancouver, about 1 hour from home. Good price as is with most repositioning cruises. Love Florida. Ports were poor. A morning in the industrial section of Seattle was not impressive. Several central American ports were industrial and not worth stopping at. Huatulca was the best. We missed two ports because the captain chose not to enter because of swells. Received ...
This was a cruise from Vancouver to Fort Lauderdale through the Panama Canal. The embarkation went very smoothly. I had to fly into Vancouver the day before and there was a shuttle back to the airport, which then took us to the port. It took very little time for embarkation, and I was directed every stage of the way. My room was ready as soon as I boarded the ship, which was very convenient. ...
This was our second cruise on Holland America and our first on the Zuiderdam. This cruise was chosen for the itinerary. It did not disappoint. Holland America usually has an older crowd on board which was the case with this cruise although there were quite a few families traveling with children as well.
We spent 4 nights in Copenhagen prior to the cruise. Copenhagen is a lovely and safe city ...
This was our second cruise on the Zuiderdam. This ship introduced us to Holland America ten years ago and left us with a very favorable view of the cruise line. This was our fifth cruise on Holland America with the last one being three years ago on the Eurodam Baltic Sea St Petersburg itinerary. We selected this cruise due to its low price based on lowest category Interior Guaranteed rate. We ...