Transatlantic Bucket List with ongoing Adriatic ports. Our first cruise on HAL. The ship, staff food and amenities were on par with our other cruises but nothing exceptional. Entertainment on main stage was mediocre but HAL Lincoln Center Venue was exceptional. HAL's other on-board activities were targeted toward keeping the physically inactive mentally alert. Port excursions were both ...
Husband and I chose this transatlantic because of sailing dates and we had a future cruise deposit with HAL. Everything went smoothly from embarkation in Ft. Lauderdale to disembarkation (Expedited Early Departure) in Civitevecchia. Ft. Lauderdale's terminal traffic is somewhat of a bottleneck but once in the bujilding we breezed onto the ship and found our stateroom ready and luggage there soon ...
Had never sailed with HA before (28 cruises) and had done three transatlantic crossings so were ready for another and liked the itinerary continuing on to Croatia. Things started out great as the cabins were ready when we got on the ship around noon. First balcony room was fine but slightly smaller than ones we'd had on other lines. Great TV and wonderful shower. However, whoever designed the ...
We chose this cruise because we had a great 21 night Caribbean cruise on the Koningsdam in 2018 and because we were looking for a longer duration European cruise that included a transatlantic crossing.
Outstanding aspects of the cruise included the very high quality of onboard services and food quality. While not seeing the rationale of Holland America reworking some areas to provide private ...
The cruise was longer than expected without a cruise port for a week. I got an education for sure, and I plan to stick to 10 or 12 days. Food was just OK, nothing special to write about. However, all I can brag about was the service and attention I received from my cabana attendants at The Retreat cabana rental on a Deck 12. No kids running around. Great my era music, 60s and 70s, played ...
Holland America is our favorite cruise line and the timing and itinerary was right for us. We chose a verandah suite due to being at sea for 14 days and were glad we chose the larger cabin. We used the guarantee cabin rate and were extremely pleased to end up on the 5th deck midship. Embarkation and disembarkation were organized and flowed smoothly. About 500 guests stayed on the ship for the ...
We’ve like HAL for its more traditional nautical style and took advantage of good pricing for this transatlantic repositioning cruise. It was our first time on the new Koningsdam, and we were not sure if we would like the larger size, with 2500 passengers. Although we would still prefer the mid sized Vista class ships, the Koningsdam is beautiful and you are seldom aware of the larger crowd. ...
We are 4* Mariners and this is our first experience with the Koningsdam. Our favorite ships have been and remain the Prinsendam and the Veendam. The K'Dam is larger and offers a wider range of activities and food choices. Two new food choices stand out, dinner at America's Test Kitchen and the New York Pizza. Twice we had dinner in the Test Kitchen, and both times they were well worth the $15 ...
We chose this cruise because we love transatlantics and had been on the Norway cruise last summer on this ship. We love this ship! Meals in the dining room were excellent and the Pinnacle Grill and Canaletto meals were outstanding. We think the pizza is the best at sea, and the hamburger is the best anywhere! We enjoyed cappuccinos every morning in the Crows Nest coffee venue. All employees were ...
KONINGSDAM is our new favorite ship after 100's of days of World cruising. Great staff from Stateroom to Dining to Bars. Ship is nearly new, and It showed. April Transatlantic from Florida to Italy was ideal. We went HAL instead of flying to Italy for Holidays, a real $$Bargain$$. ON/OFF was flawless as usual with HAL. Baffled why anyone would complain. I used the Pools and Hot-tubs daily and they ...