This post is for anyone who is interested in cruising on Holland America's Amsterdam to Alaska. I'm writing to review our cruise in June 2007 on the Alaska Explorer cruise, 7 days RT from Seattle.

Due to time constraints, I'm not going to do the usual chronology report, but rather to give you the highlights that we hope you will find most useful:

+ : Fabulous artwork all over the ship. Clearly, HAL took care to make sure this looked like a flagship. There are sculptures, paintings, and even a working planetary clock from the 1800's (Astrolabe, seen from several decks including purser's square, with chimes and mechanical displays on the hour). Read more