This was our second cruise with Holland America. We have cruised on Princess, Carnival, and Celebrity. The ship was fine. It was very clean and the staff were excellent. We had an aft facing cabin on deck 7 which was really nice, and our cabin stewards were great.
Why I say it was just okay was there was nothing spectacular about this sailing with the exception of the group that played in ...
This cruise over Thanksgiving week was our 30th cruise, with 9 sailing with Holland America. My wife and I arrived at embarkation at approx. 1:30 pm. The queue was seven lines deep and it took approx. 30 minutes waiting before being checked in. Our mid-ship Veranda was clean but showed serious signs of wear and needed updates. Our Veranda furniture was comfortable but the decking was soiled with ...
Joys of Westerdam
Westerdam, November 14-21, Caribbean.
7 days of Caribbean, with two days of which simply at sea going somewhere else. In and out of FLL.
Let me start at the end. I think I have been on so many cruises that I am jaded. Been there, done that. And Westerdam offered nothing I have not seen before. In fact, it was poorer than most. Disappointed in HAL.
High points were ...
Embarkation was easy, arrived shortly after noon, parked at Park N Fly and were shuttled over to the ship quickly. Wish they would have a separate line for those that don't want to get the pre-boarding photo that the cruise lines love to push.
Went to straight to our stateroom, aft cabin 7140. Nice balcony, plenty of room for lounge chair, small chair and side table and larger chair with ...
Each year I take a cruise with some of my cousins, and some of their cousins. This year we sailed Westerdam.
We live in Southeast Georgia (Near Savannah) so we decided just to leave out early and drive down I-95 to Port Everglades instead of spending the night in Ft. Lauderdale as some of our party did.
We arrived at the port very early 8:00, so I knew that we'd have a few hours before ...
Me and my wife went on our honeymoon on the Holland Westerdam. We had just recently taken a cruise earlier in the year with another cruise line. We wanted to go a step up since this was our honeymoon and heard that Holland had a good reputation. We did not know what to expect but we left feeling like Holland did a lot of things right and enjoyed ourselves through the entire trip. I wanted to give ...
Fantastic time..always something to do, or just relax..
Pampered and made to feel like you really matter.
Food ..omg..food!!!! Always plenty..coffee a tad bitter..but the pinacalle to die for..the fresh raspberries.. the catanello..oh lala..macadamia ice cream..can't say enough
The staff Whatyu, Edgar.thank you!!!
Entertainment.. the singers and dancers great..BB King review.. ...
Headed to the Eastern Caribbean early November. We were late to embark due to flight delays but I think it worked in our favor as there were no lines or wait times to board the ship.
We specifically chose HAL as we're a bit contrarian and do not necessarily cruise to take advantage of all activities, night life and all-you can-eat buffets. Rather, we like to order room service for breakfast, ...
Overall a very good value cruise.
We booked a "guarantee" balcony and were given 4175 which is a VC second from the stern starboard side. Despite the location the cabin was very quiet with no noise or vibration problem, Balcony was larger than standard which was a plus.
Embarkation very smooth and went to the dining room for Mariner's lunch. It is a welcome alternative to the buffet ...
First let me say my husband and I are 53 and 52 and this was our 1st cruise. Checkin, check out and getting our rooms were great. It's was the food and entertainment that was a BIG disappointment. All foods shut down 9:00 or 10:00 and you could only get room service from there with maybe 10 items to pick from. Food was not anything special very average tasting and pretty much the same day after ...