Last days of October, first days of November provided exceptionally good weather in the Western Mediterranean area. That of course helped in having a wonderful experience. Even in the evening the outside temperature was balmy with an oily, slick sea. I booked a cruise inclusive flight and transfer with HAL and both the embarkation and disembarkation process were impeccable and speedy. The ...
We took the Eurodam on a last minute cruise from NY to Canada in 2015 and we had a good time. Our last couple of cruise experiences weren't great as anyone who has been cruising for a while will know that cruise lines are cutting back all the time. The cruise you took ten years ago isn't the same as today. Therefore, our expectations were low. Our thoughts were that we would use the ship as a mode ...
Having sailed with cruise ships from Thomson, Costa, NCL, P&O and Cunard this is my take on our first cruise with Holland America on the Eurodam.
Overview
Although currently sailing in Europe the ship is tailored for the American market and the majority of passengers were from the USA and Canada although there was a large presence of Australians on board. I am English.
I am not ...
I've done 6 Celebrity cruises in the past 5 years with my husband and teenage son. The Equinox twice, The Silhouette twice, Reflection and The Century before it was de-commissioned. I've sailed on The Med, Alaska & The Baltic. I chose this cruise for my parents (aged 80 & 78). It was their first cruise and I decided to join them at the last minute. The reason I chose Holland America for their ...
The highlight of our cruise was supposed to be Istanbul, and some other turkish port of calls.
While I almost saw that coming given what was going on in the rather stressed out area, H-A Lines decided to pull out of all the Turkish port of calls in the very last days just prior. They did this while other cruise ships still went there. The trip was shortened about about a 1000 miles and the ...
My concept of a Mediterranean cruise is Barcelona to Venice. We've sailed with Celebrity, Princess and Azamara and based on everything I knew I was fully expecting Holland America to meet or exceed our past experiences. It was not to be.
The ports of call and HAL's shore excursions we all wonderful. But the ship design (pools and atrium), and more importantly the food and service fell very ...
Embarked in Venice for a cruise through the Greek Islands and Istanbul early June.
Its the little things that make or break a cruise and unfortunately it was a combination of little things that spoilt this cruise for us.
Embarkation in Venice was quick and efficient, no more than an hour and we were on board, Disembarkation efficiently handled, but as we left the ship the afternoon of ...
This was our 40th cruise, spread across all the major cruise lines. Our cruise had very good points along with really disappointing ones too!
First to the good ones; room stewards, dining room waiters, BB King Blues Club, Lincoln Center string quintet, fitness center, we're all outstanding.
The detractions to a good cruise were numerous as well. The size of our room was totally ...
I will preface my comments by saying that I usually cruise on Celebrity having taken several transatlantic cruises on their ships. I have heard positive comments about Holland America so opted to try them this time.
My number one, chief complaint was with the response I received from H-A home office to a request I made as to how rapidly I could disembark in order to catch a train leaving from ...