The Holland America Line has always held a special place in the hearts of my family members.
It was on the Veendam that my sister's husband proposed to her - just outside of St. Kitts. My husband later proposed to me on the Westerdam as it made its way through the Panama Canal. We'd been on the Noordam back when HAL had 5 day cruises and family members had traveled on the Rotterdam (which I am looking forward to boarding one of these days). The service, food, cleanliness, cabin size and breathtaking common areas always kept family members coming back.
We were looking to really splurge on extraordinary service, elegance and comfort for my sister's 40th birthday, in addition to anniversaries and Thanksgiving. Rather than going with RC or Disney which we'd happily cruised in the in-between years, we decided to book a holiday cruise on the Eurodam. We were excited beyond words to experience a newer ship in the esteemed HAL fleet.