Holland America Line Baltic Sea Cruise Reviews

The timings for meal were restrictive for us.
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Buffet breakfast was not up to standard.
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Smoking area was best we ever experienced.
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Nice ports!
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disappointed!

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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lindajoyce23
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We based our decision to cruise Holland after sailing with the line 2 times in the past and being extremely happy with exceptional service. However, I am sure a lot is the loss of crew members after COVID but also the age factor. It was not something we knew beforehand but did figure the line itself is for mature adults 50plus. The majority it appeared were over 75-95! We found on this ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


Everything we expected

Review for a Norwegian Fjords Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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Dhk68
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

We just finished a seven-day cruise to Norwegian fjords out of Amsterdam and really enjoyed the experience. The ship is brand new and looks it; the staff were cleaning the already immaculate common spaces daily. The balcony room was well laid-out and spacious. The service was excellent and food was very good as well. The entertainment worked for us because it was music-focused, and we ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


Negative customer experience

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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Monkey Bo
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

There were several things we enjoyed about this cruise - our beautiful and large Neptune Suite stateroom, the food and service in the "Club Orange" dining room, the newness and cleanliness of the ship, and some of the nightly entertainment. Our frustration and disappointment began when we learned just after the cruise that we had been charged $250 for "General Supplies", which we later discovered ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


Outstanding 1st Time HAL Norwegian Fjords, long review

Review for a Norwegian Fjords Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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Trish Traveler
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Holland America Rotterdam – Norse Legends 7 nights –Sept. 9-16, 2023 Amsterdam, Eidfjord, Alesund, Geiranger, Bergen, Amsterdam This was our first HAL cruise, and first time to Amsterdam and Norway. This was our 23rd cruise. We have previously sailed NCL, Carnival, RCCL, Celebrity and Princess. It was a fantastic cruise and itinerary! The ship is beautiful and we loved exploring a new ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


Satisfactory but lacking.

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Nieuw Statendam

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Dee54
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

I have cruised HA 15 times. Love the line. We took this cruise and extended another 14 days to travel to Egypt, Turkey, Greece etc. so we were on the ship a total of 25 days. HA has always attracted an older crowd and the ship is usually fairly full. We noticed the following during our 25 days: (1) Poor officer interaction with passengers (2) poorly trained Lido floor wait staff (3) lack of ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


Too crowded

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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Sonora5
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise very long ago ,and then, covid! So it was rescheduled and changed some ports a few times. We were excited about the ports, we had not been to any of them. We made plans to stay in Amsterdam for a week before boarding. We were ready to cruise when we boarded. Boarding was ok. Since we have 4 stars we got sent through right away when we arrived at the pier, in time for the ...
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Sail Date: August 2023


Very Nice Clean ship Very weak entertainment

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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choppers
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

Positives are cleanliness, food and employees. Negatives are entertainment and dropping you in remote tender ports without any concern for availability of taxis or busses to primary location. The entertainment in the primary show room was very disappointing and appeared to be low budget. One of the large bars has a piano and not sure why they never used it with a cello or violin for ...
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Sail Date: August 2023


Beautiful Norway

Review for a Norwegian Fjords Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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Dutch Cruise Lady
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

I booked this cruise because it was a “no fly” cruise from Amsterdam and the Norway landscape was on my “must see” list. Furthermore Holland America had a lot of promotions because of their “150 years of Sailing” celebration with the “Have it all” package. This included basic WiFi, beverages, including alcohol, specialty dining, a shore excursion budget of 100 dollar per person and 25 dollar ...
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Sail Date: August 2023


Minus one star because: not enough Vikings!

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Glicker
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

We had a great cabin - aft, veranda - that we loved. No diesel, smoke/ash and little noise from Lido above. Great views, tiny sitting area. We chose to take meclizine, starting the night before our cruise. This was the most sea we've seen on any cruise (still topped out at 2+ meters - 7-8 foot swells) and were both fine. I had anxiety but no actual motion sickness. There was an outbreak of ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


A solid mid-size ship experience

Review for a Norwegian Fjords Cruise on Nieuw Statendam

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shlomopesach
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

This was our first time on HAL; our cruising has otherwise been on Norwegian and Royal C. We chose this ship for the itinerary--Norway fjords--and for the price, which included the drink package, internet, and credits for shore excursions and specialty dining, along with an $800 flight credit. We left from Copenhagen--if you haven't been, seriously consider spending 3-4 days there before ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


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