Holland America Line Panama Canal & Central America Cruise Reviews

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Nice cruise ship but too crowded and lacking entertainment

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Zuiderdam

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J_C
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

We went on a Panama Chanel Cruise in March 2019. Here are our good and less impressive experiences from our trip. Stateroom: We lived in a veranda on the 10th floor. Beautiful view. The stateroom was really nice. We were supposed to be 4 people in our cabin why they arranged 4 beds the first evening – 2 regular beds, one bed coming down from the ceiling and the sofa was changed to a bed. The ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom

Traveled with children


Another successful HAL experience

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Zuiderdam

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Hunt1530
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We recently returned from a partial Panama Canal transit aboard the Zuiderdam. This was our tenth cruise on a Holland American vessel and as always we were very satisfied with the voyage and especially the service. On the one occasion when we complained of an issue, after resolving the issue, Holland America staff made multiple attempts to follow up to ensure we satisfied and even sent a ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Beware of passport card and Holland American lack of service.

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Zuiderdam

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R Keiser
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Our family chose the Panama Canal 10 day cruise with Holland American. We had 6 adults and 3 children. We planned this cruise a year in advance. When we got to Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale 2 of us had passport cards and were not allowed to board the ship. The passport cards would not work, so if you are planning a cruise that requires a passport do not get the passport card and note you ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Traveled with children


Wonderful Cruise

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Zuiderdam

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debtn
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Panama Canal was the reason we chose this cruise....I found it very acceptable for an older ship....We stayed in an outside cabin...of course, smaller cabin but was sufficient...room stewards were very good as were our dining room waiters...Food was very good..the entertainment in BB Kings lounge and Billboard Lounge was absolutely wonderful...Now the negative .....we took a shore excursion in ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom


Great itinerary, but uneven experience

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Zuiderdam

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sunorclouds
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this particular Panama Canal cruise for the itinerary. The ship stopped in Aruba, Curacao and Costa Rica, in addition to traveling through the canal, which were all new ports for us. After reading reviews, I did not expect a "new" ship, but since it had been in dry dock less than 2 years ago, I figured it would be okay. My husband and I have taken about 10 cruises over the years, and ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite


Great cruise

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Volendam

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Forester Gump
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We do an annual late winter cruise every year. We've traveled mainly on HAL, and have been pleased with the smaller ships and good service. This year we did the full transit of the Panama Canal, leaving from San Diego. We splurged this year on a Neptune suite. We have had one in the past, and really enjoy the bigger room, but especially the larger balcony. They are twice the size of the ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite


Unbelievably friendly, smiling, helpful staff, all around. Best I've seen.

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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AnnieHawk
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Ship is very pretty & clean. Lovely decor and artwork. Our cabin 5090 had plenty of storage, and a bathtub! Bring a bar of your own soap if you don't like the liquid soap dispenser on the shower wall. There were inconsistencies between our cabin and our friends next door. We had a mag makeup mirror and a small note pad on the night table (which I used a lot). Our friends didn't have these things. ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Panama Canal cruise

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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EmBarked
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

As frequent travellers, we are used to backpacking, expeditions, and vacations in 1 to 5 stars resorts, all inclusive or not, on all continents, but we never travelled with a large cruises ship. Yes, we had preconceptions about cruises, on their misuse of obsolete maritime transport laws to create tax free tourist resorts. Or their bypass of immigration laws and hiring cheap labour from around ...
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Sail Date: March 2019


Ready to book again.

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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Rvod56
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Our trip consisted of a group of 8, all arriving from different destinations across Canada. We had a house rented in Fort Lauderdale for 3 days before the cruise, a lovely home within walking distance to the beach. Good thing we had 3 days, because of weather we where delayed by over 24 hours. We embarked the ship in groups and met up in the buffet for lunch. Our bags arrived quicker than ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (fully obstructed views)


Worst Entertainment I've Seen on a Cruise

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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ttcare
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Cruising through the Panama Canal was on the bucket list. HAL cruised all the way through which was the high point of the 14 day cruise. The ship was beautiful and the service overall was good, but the spa staff was highly aggressive and treatments way too expensive. Watch your bill - we had multiple charges for other people's alcohol and for things that were included in our beverage package. ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


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