Holland America Amsterdam Cruise Reviews
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- Around-the-world sailings offered
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Lovely new ship, everything is lovely and new. Public areas are really nice. Shame the smoking is still allowed in the casino and its in a public area you have to walk through, it also spills onto the deck below. However we did ...
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Sailed July 2017
We had our first HAL cruise on the Koningsdam starting on July 9, 2017. We chose the cruise because of the itinerary. We had spent a few days in Amsterdam enjoying the city before the cruise. The public transportation was easy to use ...
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Sailed July 2017
We chose this cruise for the itinerary; we wanted to cruise the entire coastline of Norway. We went to 8 Norwegian towns: Stavanger, Eidfjord, Alesund, Trondheim, Honningsvag (& North Cape), Geiranger, Bergen and Flam. Visiting Norway ...
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Sailed July 2017
2nd cruise on Koningsdam. much better this time around.
Room attendants were excellent (yamin and Sri) both deserve a bonus from HAL.
Lido food was very good, however did become very redundant.
Bathroom in room was one of the ...
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Sailed July 2017
Overall was a great Cruise for us - Myself, wife and a 7 year old. This was our first time on HAL ( after several cruises with Princess, Royal Caribbean and Carnival ). Overall a great cruise. Excellent food, entertainment and service. ...
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Sailed July 2017
We have taken approximately 25 cruises over the past six years on Celebrity, Princess and Royal Caribbean. This was our first HAL cruise. We selected Koningsdam for the itinerary and that this is the flagship of HAL. We traveled in a ...
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Sailed July 2017
Just finishing up a one week cruise from Amsterdam to the fjords of Norway on the Koningsdam. We had a marvelous time, blessed with calm seas and (unusually) nice weather. Never opened an umbrella all week, although it was misty and ...
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Sailed June 2017
This was a cruise up the Fiords, which was very colourful.
Food excellent - such dept of quality and choice. Ship amazing. Amazing pools The staff were so very polite yet on the last morning , as we were disembarking they could not care ...
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Sailed June 2017
Just returned from the Viking Saga seven day cruise to the fijords of Norway. It was a getaway for me and my daughters. None of us had been to Norway, we only had one week, and I was curious to see the Koningsdam, so it was the perfect ...
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Sailed June 2017
We chose this cruise because of the itinerary to Norway. We have been on 36 cruises over the last 22 years. After reading numerous reviews we were concerned about this Ship but could find nothing but wonderful things about our experience. ...
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Sailed June 2017
Embarkation was good. Greeted by nice friendly efficient staff. Our stateroom was very nice. It was modern, new and clean. The shower recess is the largest I have ever had on a cruise ship. The toilet is at an angle and my knees jam ...
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Sailed June 2017
We chose this cruise to experience a little of Norway and her peoples, also an opportunity to cruise with my parents.
We have been on the Rotterdam and Oosterdam before with HAL. Koningsdam is very stylish, but the red, silver & ...
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Sailed May 2017
We spent 3 nights in Amsterdam prior to embarking on a 14-day Baltic Jewels (did not do Norwegian Fjords) cruise. Fabulous city, could easily spend another week...left too many crumbs on the table. Took a city walking tour with that Dam ...
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Sailed May 2017
Family of 3 celebrating our son's college graduation. Stateroom 4143. Our 3rd cruise with HAL, our 26th cruise overall. We chose this cruise for the itinerary of Northern Europe. The first 2 weeks were very fast paced as we were in ...
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Sailed May 2017
We are Celebrity Elite Plus cruisers. Aged mid 50's travelling with 21 year old son & his girlfriend. We chose this cruise because the timing was right and because I'd been on The Eurodam last year and thought the crew were ...
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Sailed May 2017
This was our 12th sailing on HAL, the second on the Prinsendam. We choose HAL because their ships tend to be smaller - the Prinsendam is the smallest in the fleet. The fleet is immaculately well maintained, always clean as a whistle, with ...
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Sailed May 2017
We just finished a 21 night cruise through Norway and the Baltic on board Koningsdam, our first with HAL, and we were so impressed with Both the beautiful ship, its crew and its entertainment.
Our balcony stateroom was comfortable if a ...
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Sailed September 2016
The dates of travel, itinerary, ship. We were traveling with two others, so the dates of travel were important. The itinerary was new to us, starting in Amsterdam and ending in Rome, was just perfect. We were able to spend 3 days ...
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Sailed September 2016
We chose this cruise because it is a new cruise ship and we really loved the itinerary.
Overall, we thought the ship was beautiful. Our room was lovely. We liked the layout of the room, with the bed near the balcony. The shower was ...
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Sailed September 2016
They have to stop the smoking on the ship, the casino smoking goes right up into the BB King area, and infiltrates the whole entertainment area. The ship is clean and the staff remains excellent. The ship is considerably larger than ...
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Sailed September 2016
The idea of cruising on a brand new ship was exciting and it turns out it was also very worthwhile. The Konigsdam is magnificent. Her captain and crew run a tight ship. Everything from embarkation to disembarkation was on time, pleasant, ...
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Sailed September 2016
If you are hoping for something up-scale from Carnival you will enjoy HA’s new Koningsdam; if you don’t mind having to get to the popular ship events (lectures, evening entertainment etc.) at least 20 minutes early to even get ...
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Sailed September 2016
We chose this repositioning cruise because it began in Amsterdam and ports were mainly in Portugal and Spain. The ship is new and new is nice and clean. Beds, showers and TV are good. However, the ship was overcrowded. There is no ...
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Sailed September 2016
I have read some of the criticisms of this new ship .....and yes, I can see what some people were writing about ......the very few minor annoyances .....BUT COME ON !!! REALLY ??? This Billion Dollar ship was a joy to be on for 2 weeks ...
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Sailed September 2016
The selection was from a recommendation of a number of friends in regards to Holland American cruises. The MS Koningsdam was new and the cruise and port visits sounded interesting.
Over all we found the cruise comfortable and ...
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