We have been sailing with HAL since 2004, are 3-star mariners, and probably in the group often referred to here as the "cheerleaders." That being said, if this was my first voyage with Holland America, it would probably be my last.

Embarkation

This sailing was the first of the season in the Caribbean, and the ship had been swept with Noro virus on the Atlantic crossing. This wasn't our first experience boarding a ship which had the virus, so we knew there would be delays at embarkation. Read more