Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Reviews

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Early morning entry home at Ft Lauderdale
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Walking around Nassau
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Early morning entry to Nassau.
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Alaskan Cruise/Land Journey

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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maw56
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

Chose this 12 day cruise/land journey for a 35th wedding anniversary for my wife and I. Never been on a cruise or extended vacation like this before. Cruise was enjoyable but did not know what to really expect since this was our first cruise. We had a window in our room to watch the ocean. A balcony would have been better but for a first time on a cruise and for only 3 days it was nice. The land ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom


The party is over on HAL

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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CanadianStandard
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We recently completed our annual summer inside passage cruise to Alaska (this was our 36th Alaska cruise), and 21st Alaska sailing with HAL. This year we sailed on the Nieuw Amsterdam, VQ Spa Veranda on deck 10 - the views from up top on the Panorama deck balcony are spectacular! - otherwise the Spa category isn't worth the higher price as it includes nothing else but 3 bottles of ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Spa Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Very good but HAL is cutting back

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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ravkmt
6-10 Cruises • Age 80s

Chose this cruise because we wanted to go to Iceland. The itinerary was not disappointing and our veranda cabin was excellent, with more than adequate storage. The ship is new, beautiful, and well laid out (except for the Casino’s proximity to other public venues). My wife fell in Amsterdam (before the cruise) and broke her arm. The HAL crew were extremely accommodating, from embarkation ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Spa Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Land/Sea Journey Will Make You Sick

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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feckhout
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Holland America's cruise from Skagway to Vancouver was wonderful. That is, if you were healthy enough to enjoy it. Once we were done with the aggressive land travel portion, their bus delivered us and many others to the ship coughing, sneezing, congested and worn out. Long land transports were ideal pathogen breeding grounds, and HAL was invisible with any contagion prevention. RCL does a much ...
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Sail Date: July 2019


North to Alaska with HA

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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darstamp
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This was my second trip to Alaska and my first time on Holland America. I was really impressed with this beautiful ship. It looked fresh and felt luxurious. There were plenty of elevators and lots of quiet places throughout the ship where one could settle in with a good book. The only time it felt crowded was peak times in the buffet. I liked having breakfast and lunch in the dining room. ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (fully obstructed views)


The worst entertainment I have experienced

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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bar123
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

the worst entertainment the first day on the main stage they showed the movie captain marvel on dress up night at 9;30 they showed the movie dumbo the other nights they had 6 contemporary dancers an illusionist and a comedian we have been on numerous cruises and had such a horrendous experience that it put a damper on the whole cruise the cabin was average we had a terrace on one of the higher ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Beginners' Luck & Then Some

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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keltz53
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

After dreaming about visiting Alaska for years, we East Coast frequent travelers took the plunge when my brother & sis-in-law, veteran cruisers, suggested this trip. We planned & conferred for almost 2 years on the details before booking with HAL. The experience has become one of the most memorable travel experiences we've ever had. Our sole complaints were right at the start & right at the ...
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Sail Date: June 2019

Cabin Type: Penthouse Verandah Suite


Fantastic Round Trip Cruise to Alaska from Vancouver

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jimonder
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

This cruise fit our time and budget. We also like HA cruises as we find them slightly better than the other cruise lines. HA is one of the few that sails into Glacier Bay, which is a highlight of the cruise. i would not cruise to Alaska without going to Glacier Bay. The food and service was excellent. There was a minor issue with the balcony divider that rattled, which they fixed - they also ...
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Sail Date: June 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Better than good, but not quite excellent

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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ibk31
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

PROS: Nice ship, not huge, older crowd, not crowded, many places to hang out. Good entertainment, though a couple more movies would have been nice, Comfy beds, attentive housekeeping. We loved having a balcony with a plexiglass railing. (check for that, some have metal railing and you need to stand up to see) Generally good food with lots of choices. I do like that they serve smaller ...
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Sail Date: June 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom

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Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam June 8th-15th 2019 Alaska Cruise Review

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415wcl
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

Background: This was our first cruise so it was a learning experience figuring everything out. Getting There: We had a 6 am flight from SFO to Vancouver. We took a taxi from the airport to 999 Canada Place. It was $35 flat rate for 4 people. The taxis up to 4 people in addition to the driver and have a pretty large trunk that can fit 3-4 large suitcases. Definitely recommend this for ...
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Sail Date: June 2019

Cabin Type: Large Spa Ocean-View Stateroom


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