This was our second cruise on HAL and will probably be our last one. We left Amsterdam on a nice sunny day, but ended up missing our last two scheduled ports because of Hurricane Earl.

The Eurodam is a fine looking ship and its public rooms are very nice and comfortable. The embarkation was tedious, partly to blame was the fact that the ship left from the container terminal because of the Sail event in the main harbor of Amsterdam. It was nice seeing many tall sailing ships from our balcony as we left the port.

Our accommodations were good; we chose a veranda cabin on deck four, the Upper Promenade deck. While the cabin was comfortable, the plumbing left something to be desired with the shower going hot and cold every time we used it, and there was a small water leak on the floor of the bathroom. The cabin stewards were very good. Our veranda was larger than average for this category. Read more