This was our third cruise, second with Holland America. Booking was directly through Holland America's website, only 10-weeks prior to departure. Assigned dining wasn't available.

Embarkation:

The ship arrived an hour late which delayed the start of boarding by about 90 minutes, to a new start time of 1:00 PM for a 5:00 PM sailing. We arrived at 1:00 PM to find what was an intimidating long line of passengers that extended out from the terminal, around the driveway and out onto the Port's main access road. Despite its size, the line moved steadily, and the total time to board the ship was only 65 minutes. Read more