We sailed on the Eurodam this past March with our youngest son to celebrate his last college break before he would start grad school. We decided to go on HAL and see their new ship the Eurodam. We have sailed on 9 HAL cruises over the years. We have always enjoyed their service and their elegant approach to cruising. If you want to climb a rock wall or ice skate at sea HAL is not your cruise line. While my wife and I consider ourselves an active couple we still very much enjoy a traditional cruise experience.

Why the title of the review? We were schedule to sail out of Ft. Lauderdale on February 27th but almost did not make it. One of those big winter storms hit on the 26th and closed most of the airports in the Northeast. We were scheduled to fly on the 27th from Newark to Lauderdale. With assistance from Continental and a whole lot of luck instead we drove to Philadelphia took a flight to Houston overnight ed then got a flight to Florida Saturday morning. We did make the ship on time and had a great time.

Embarkation This seems where HAL really shines never a problem or delay on getting on board. Within minutes we were in the Neptune Lounge relaxing and almost not believing we made the cruise after the challenges the weather gave us. Read more