We had a great time seeing Alaska, the weather was great and the scenery was beautiful but the ship was lacking in many areas. We had cruised on Holland many times in the past and really liked Holland. We are 3 Star Mariners but we stopped several years ago and started cruising on Princess, Royal and Celebrity solely due to Holland's smoking policy. We had too many bad experiences of sitting on our balcony and being bothered by neighboring smokers so we began to sail on other lines who do not allow smoking on the balconies or in the casino. We wanted to do another Alaskan cruise so we decided to give Holland another try.
I'll list the positives first:
1) Alaska! It is an amazing cruise to do. If you haven't done one it should be on your bucket list.
The Cabins are the best part about Holland. We loved all the storage, space and large balcony.