We were planning on a cruise to Bermuda but Igor diverted us to Charleston, SC, Cape Canaveral, FL, and Nassau, Bahamas. Tho I was disappointed (my husband & I were celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary & his birthday, along with 10 other family members), I was happy to be traveling south and not up to Nova Scotia. The weather was great and seas tolerable. We rec'd a credit on our bill for the diversion.
The Tour Desk did a great job with providing tours on short notice and we were happy with the selections.
Our group never sailed w/HAL before and I started to research by visiting Cruise Critic, etc. Needless to say, I started to worry. A lot of complaints about the A/C, service, etc. Since I chose this line, I felt I would be the one that would be blamed for any troubles. Well folks, my sleepless nights were for nothing--all our cabins were clean, the a/c worked (a little too well in my mother's cabin but better to be cold than hot!), service was great and food was delicious. I don't like to comment on food because that is really a personal preference but all 12 of us enjoyed all our meals. Service in the LIDO was great-they helped with bringing our food/beverages to the tables, cleaned up immediately and always polite. The Rotterdam staff was accomodating to our large group and our waiter was fabulous. Within 2 days, knew what each of us wanted at dinner--no need to remind him.
#664--I was surprised with amount of closet space.