The cruise was good because the ports were good. No credit can be given to HAL staff or the ship. The crew;however, is the true Signature of Excellence. They are the Third World people exploited by a big company and forced to do the impossible.

The ship Maasdam is a worn-out tug. Constantly being repaired while you cruise. The rooms are Motel 6-shabby and in bad need of repair. My bed had some type of bugs.

Food is about par with a high school cafeteria in the Lido. No vegetables to be found. There were no onions at the pool hamburger/taco/pizza stand. One day they ran out of spaghetti and the other day they ran out of sauces. The attendant tried to give me more toppings instead of sauce which he di not have. The stations are not set up so the attendant can make it all at teh spot without running around. The sauceless spaghetti was stone cold when I got a table. Read more