In General: This was our second cruise (both with HAL). The flight in and hotel in Quebec were booked by us and not via HAL. The embarkation process couldn't have gone smoother. We were in our stateroom after maybe 10-15 minutes. The luggage was delivered promptly.
We went on to explore the ship and found the colour scheme a lot less gaudy than de Zuiderdam'. We got our selfs a Greenroom Spa pass because we enjoyed the spa so much on the Zuiderdam. We proceeded to visit the dining room manager because of my wife her food allergies. We notified HAL before we left and we spoke to the dining room manager. She advised us to that the Fixed seating. We would have the same stewards which would make it easier. We were seated in her sector so she could keep an eye on the menu. This worked out well. The dining room stewards were wonderful and took really good care of us.
The stateroom was a huge improvement over our first (inside) stateroom. The stateroom attendants were great. Very attentive and I can't image me being so cheerful and sincerely interested in our well being after working such long hours..
Great view. Enough closet space.