Holland America Line Gay & Lesbian Cruises Reviews

The timings for meal were restrictive for us.
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Buffet breakfast was not up to standard.
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Smoking area was best we ever experienced.
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Nice ports!
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Expected more - Got a whole lot less.

Review for a Asia Cruise on Westerdam

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briansnel
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Cruising is a game of expectations as with most things in life. Having previously sailed on freestyle ships, that are often looked down on, we expected a little more from our first Holland America experience. So this review is more related to how we were disillusioned with “traditional old school” cruising. Embarkation in Hong Kong. Not a drop of water or morsel of a snack for guests waiting ...
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Sail Date: March 2024

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


HAL not what they were

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Noordam

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linesman 1
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

did this trip four years ago same ship different ports all tender ports missed ,food quality no where what it was, cost cutting all across the board...the room stewards have to attend to even more rooms and dining room staff are less...trivia in the overcrowded small bar down stairs deck two opposite the casino not in crows nest any more...waited for shore days for a beer as two to three for the ...
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Sail Date: February 2024

Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (fully obstructed views)


Had a Blast

Review for a South America Cruise on Oosterdam

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Foxtrot Whiskey
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We always bring our fun so....... Anyway, here are some thoughts on this adventure. Ship is 20 years old and showing her age. Didn't stop the fun. Beds were comfortable, water was hot and toilets flushed. Food in main dining room was excellent - I've always found the upcharge restaurants on HAL to miss the mark - the Pinnacle Grill and Canaletto's just aren't what they should - buffet was ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


Our good and Oops!

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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Zeecook
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Amazing time! Great food in all places Great service all around Ports, we love the Aqua Trax at Halfmoon Cay. We appreciated the clean up and move of clam shells down the beach. Grand Turks- Margaritaville stay- their is a beach at Port. John Glenn exhibit to the right is cool then a smaller beach behind it. Amber Cove - did a bus City tour. Tour guy Homberto was great. Stopped ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


Nieuw Amsterdam Food, NeptuneSuite/Lounge, Sundeck

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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Murphysmessage
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

Here’s what I wish I knew before I went. Excellent location for access to the front of the ship, spa, wet steam, dry sauna, hydro pool, gym, kid-free sundeck on deck 12. The food was excellent everyday except the first day in the Lido. On that day I got the lasagna from the buffet that was not very good. However I was told the lasagna in the dining room was much much better. In fact the lasagna ...
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Sail Date: February 2024

Traveled with disabled person


14 Day Southern Caribbean cruise

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Zaandam

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Name Taken
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

We took this cruise as a "back-to-back" cruise with a 15 Day Panama Canal cruise on the same ship. We changed cabins from aft port hole to aft interior. This was to try out these types of cabins, and see what the experience is like without a balcony of our own - and honestly, to see if these far less expensive cabins would serve us as well as the balcony / suite cabins. We found that the two ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


HAL offers terrific service, but needs improvement

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Eurodam

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ant711
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

The ship was clean and beautiful, everything seemed to be working, and the service was absolutely fabulous. The Eurodam is a little older now, but still very nice. On service, standouts were our cabin steward who helped our disabled mother very much in her suite, the management in the Tamarind, who went above and beyond, and the disembarkation help we received because we were traveling with a ...
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Sail Date: February 2024

Traveled with disabled person


This is not the HAL that we remember!!

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Noordam

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sunshiners
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We were very excited to once again travel on HAL. It had been a few years so were really looking forward to stopping off a several ports in NZ as well as Hobart and Melbourne. Boarding in Auckland was a breeze, everything was well planned and executed by port staff. It was all downhill from there. The weather was on most days terrible but that is what can happen in summer in NZ so we were ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Deluxe Verandah Suite


A return to cruising after 10 years for me and a first for my partner

Review for a Asia Cruise on Westerdam

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MG1664
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

To be fair the choice of this cruise was mine, to celebrate a significant birthday and then explore a part of the world I have always wanted to see. The itinerary was very attractive, as was the price when we booked. I was also drawn to the size of Westerdam, being a small ship. First things first, the lead up to the cruise was a daily argument with Holland America over needing visa's for some of ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Worthless trip in Westerdam Singapore to Yokohama

Review for a Asia Cruise on Westerdam

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Neil Mandela
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

Visa Services: told to get a Chinese visa by Holland at a cost of $1000; ship offered them for free while underway. Guest Services barely apologized and offered no compensation. Excursions: over half the guides didn't speak English well enough to answer questions or give commentary, visited sites were repetitive and boring. It was clear Holland had done no quality control on their excursions or ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


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