Eurodam Review

EURODAM, a long way to go!

Review for the Baltic Sea Cruise on Eurodam

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Sail Date: Jul 2008

Even before we had boarded the MS Eurodam, I was in awe of her. I had been watching her blog on the H.A.L. web site [ http://www.eurodamnews.com/ ] and following along as she was put together. I sat in Ohio having my morning coffee when she was dedicated, watching over the internet as the Queen (of Holland) christened her and enjoying every moment of it. Then we were there, and there she was before us. Big, strong, beautiful, clean and shiny. All you could hope for in a new ship. Once on board, I was impressed with her dEcor, and the staff seemed H.A.L. friendly and attentive.

I was smitten with her, that's for sure. But something didn't feel right. She didn't feel like a Holland America Line ship. She felt different. I shrugged it off saying she was new, and just in service. All the dEcor, the amenities and service were there, It must be because she is new, or maybe because she is HAL's largest ship ever and I'm just not used to her. We would see of course just how things would pan out.

We had sailed during the inaugural season of the Noordam in 2006, and I had been taken by how wonderful everything was from the bed linens to the service. It had been an amazing trip in the Eastern Med., and I fell in love with Holland America Line. I had so many special "moments" aboard the Noordam and they still affect me to this day, and even though last summers cruise to Alaska on the Oosterdam had been somewhat of a fiasco (and a disappointment), I had high hopes for the 20 days we were about to spend on the Eurodam.

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Cabins 1011 and 1012 were spacious, although there were problems with the drains and 1012 is below the Piano Bar, so there was some noise. Other than that, the best inside cabin I ever had!

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