Holland America Line Eastern Caribbean 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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Perfect 5 days solo cruise

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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stanphee
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

That 5 days solo cruise was the one just before the ship going to Europe. A lot of people took this one and the crossover (back to back). I wasn't one of the lucky ones. The deal costs less than 1000$ CDN. Stops were Nassau, Key West and Half Moon Cay. Nassau: Been there twice before and unfortunalely the pier renovation was not completely ready yet. it is now. Unless you have an excursion you ...
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Sail Date: March 2023


cruising on HAL's newest ship, Rotterdam VII

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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shipshape sam
10+ Cruises • Age 2020s

We embarked on the 18th of March 2023 and disembarked on the 29th of March 2023. It was an 11 day cruise. As an umbrella statement, the following are my thoughts and even my DW and I had some differences. Great: The entertainment, especially the music. The rock and roll, the two pianos, the blues band, the comedians had our attention every night. I do not know of another cruise ...
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Sail Date: March 2023


WONDERFUL TRIP ON NEIUW AMSTERDAM

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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Hendy59
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We have been on this ship once before on a land and sea trip to Alaska in 2019. We didn't get to spend much time on the ship so we thought we would do it again on the 7-day Southern Carribean. Although our itinerary was changed a few times we didn't mind because we love sea days. The weather was beautiful. The service was outstanding. All of the servers remembered our names and treated us ...
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Sail Date: February 2023

Cabin Type: Large Spa Ocean-View Stateroom


Nieuw Amsterdam did not disappoint - first time trying Neptune Suite

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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glorialagos
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

My friend and I were on Rotterdam last February and loved it. We want the "mature" passengers of Holland so this itinerary looked perfect for this year's birthday cruise. We originally booked a verandah on deck 4. We were offered an upgrade about 3 weeks out which we did not take, again the next week, and finally we were offered a third upgrade and we took it ($559 per person to upgrade to a ...
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Sail Date: February 2023

Cabin Type: Standard Interior Stateroom


First empty nest cruise

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Nieuw Statendam

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ruralmomof2
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

We were very excited to cruise after COVID and launching our two children off to college. We booked the cruise during their summer sale, the summer before we cruised. Our package offered a sale on the Have It All and included gratuities. We chose the Nieuw Statendam because we have always loved HAL (5/6 cruises) and we like the size of the ship and the pools. We also chose based on the ...
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Sail Date: February 2023

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


First time with HAL as a young couple- loved every minute of it

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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isabellainghirami
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

We truly enjoyed our trip. The ports of call were already a great choice ( Fort lauderdale, Sint Maarten, st Lucia, Barbados, Martinique, St Kitts, St Thomas, Half moon cay Bahamas) but we absolutely loved the ship. it was smaller than what we were used to (MSC Meraviglia, Royal caribbean), but it had everything you needed. You can't miss the afternoon tea in the dining room on sunday! Staff ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


Our first cruise on Holland and we were very satisfied.

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Nieuw Statendam

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doudy42
6-10 Cruises • Age 80s

We chose this cruise because it visited San Juan and we had not been there before. The food in the dining room was very good. We had anytime dining, but never had to wait for a table. Contrary to what other reviewers have said, we never had a problem ordering a drink. There were always waiters by the pool and even in the show room. We had room service for breakfast several times and it ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


Great Food & Entertainment but eliminate the peanuts!

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Nieuw Statendam

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YUGY
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We had done over 20 Cruises on Princess and wanted to try Holland America for their food. The food in the main dining room was quite good. It excelled in 2 of the speciality restaurants. Our major complaint about the cruise that could be easily corrected was that in several bar venues and the Crow’s nest, jars of peanuts were served. My wife has a severe potentially life threatening peanut ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Vista Suite with Verandah


Relaxing Holiday Cruise

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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Katie K.
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We have been on 18 cruises but this was our first with Holland America. We chose Holland America for the more quiet, relaxed atmosphere on the ship. We felt so good and recharged after the week long sail on Rotterdam 7. The holiday cruise exceeded our expectations. The ship was new and attractive, food selection good, staff was absolutely great, friendly and professional. The cabin was very ...
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Sail Date: December 2022


MS ROTTERDAM: traditional ship design.

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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HYP
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

MS ROTTERDAM. The newest in the HAL fleet. In design and build In the beautiful traditional ship design. Although all the Pinnacle class ships are similar in design each with its own interior style design, the Rotterdam’s main design change is its single funnel not the usual double funnel. Like all the other HAL ships it is not glitzy! It does have a subdued WOW and it’s traditional Dutch ...
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Sail Date: December 2022


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