Holland America Line Western Caribbean Cruise 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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Mid-Class (higher than Carnival/lower than Celebrity) Ship Meets Expectations

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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Martin Niemoller
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Super easy to book and do your homework with their easy Holland America website! We booked based on a new ship and because of the ports and itinerary. They met/exceeded expectations! The docking disembarkation, whether walk-off or tender, was flawless! Its not set up to attract a family with young kids (no slides or bumper cars, etc.), and that's good if you need a break from that. I'd say ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


Panama Canal Sunfarer Cruise

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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DeniseDallas
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Itinerary, ports of call; Depart Fort Lauderdale Half Moon Cay, Private Island, Bahamas Williamstad, Curacao Cartagena, Columbia Panama Canal Colon, Panama Puerto Limon, Costa Rica Georgetown, Cayman Islands. Arrive Fort Lauderdale The ship We found the embarkation and disembarkation very slick and efficient. My favourite lounge was the Explorer’s Crow’s nest ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


Amazing cruise, enjoyable and educational.

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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n.cartwright
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise primarily for the Panama canal. Pre cruise We flew from London Heathrow into Miami the evening before. Holland America booked the transfers from Miami to our Fort Lauderdale hotel, the hotel itself and the transfers to the ship the following day, all of which worked very smoothly, with no significant waiting around for any service. Holland America representatives were on ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


What could be better

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Nieuw Statendam

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SimonRL
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We are cruising with HAL for almost 10 years. And this is the first time we feel obliged to express some critique. We are in our 70s and we do expect that HAL will provide quality time for people like us . This time too many elements of good cruise were missing. First, the usual entertainment at night, at the main stage, was extremely poor. The three shows with dancers were at high school ...
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Sail Date: February 2024

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


Wonderful cruise with some caveats

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Nieuw Statendam

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twprincessfirsties
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

We were on a 7 night Western Caribbean cruise with scheduled stops in Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. Embarkation was fairly fast. At Fort Lauderdale, you are put in a group of 30 people and you board when your group is called, so it was about 45 minutes to board, with no issues at all with getting to our cabin. The ship itself is beautiful and well kept. We noticed that none of the ...
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Sail Date: February 2024

Cabin Type: Standard Interior Stateroom


Twelve day February 2024 cruise on HAL Rotterdam

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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mindySUE
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

Easiest embarking ever. We were on board by 11:30 am sitting at the Lido having lunch. Disembark was super quick and easy thanks to the face scanning technology at the Ft Lauderdale cruise port. This was our 7th cruise on an HAL ship, out of 57 total cruises ( other lines mostly Celebrity, RCL, Oceania). Food varied from being poor to fair in the Lido, Deck 9, to very good in the Main ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


Leisure Cruise On the Nieuw Statendam

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Nieuw Statendam

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mizzou/lincoln
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

We were on a 7 day Western Caribbean cruise on Holland's Nieuw Statendam from Feb. 4- 11. We loved the ship and were to have stops in Half Moon Cay (loved it), Ocho Rios, Jamaica (got cancelled due to damage of a Carnival Ship in their pier), and re routed to Montego Bay, Jamaica (didn't care for it), Grand Cayman ( got cancelled due to a severe storm that hit it before we got there), and finally ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


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


7-Day from Port Everglades

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Nieuw Statendam

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Doddr
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

My wife and I have sailed on about 25 cruises over the past 20 years, but never on Holland America Line, so this was a new cruise for us in many ways. Overall, the 7-day cruise from Port Everglades was very good, not outstanding, and I will provide our thoughts of the pros and cons. First, we elected an obstructed view balcony cabin on the 4th floor, and the view was indeed obstructed by the ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


Love Holland America

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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Wecruzers
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Embarkation: We chose to leave our car at “Park and Go” and it was a great decision. Quick and easy transit to the ship and a very short line and short wait to get on board. Ship’s Overall Appearance: No complaints, but not quite as “elegant” as the HAL ships of 25 years ago. Not a lot of “glitz” which to us was a good thing. Adult oriented with no water slides or kids parks. Our ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


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