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A relaxing B2B

Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on Zuiderdam

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4405
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Zuiderdam Boston to Quebec City b2b Quebec City to Boston 8/26/2023-9/92023 My wife and I have over fifty cruises and our favorite cruise lines are, in no particular order, Holland America, Princess and Celebrity. We would not turn down a Royal Caribbean or Carnival if the timing and itinerary were to our liking. We chose the b2b Boston-Quebec-Boston for a two week get away aboard ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Standard Interior Stateroom


Usual HAL quality

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Oosterdam

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Yvoyage01
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We made a cruise from Venice to Barcelona. Since ships are not permitted in Venice anymore , we stayed 3 days to visit Venice first, then took a train to Trieste the departure port, 2 hours away, where we stayed at the Best Western hotel. Very nice city, visited with hop on, hop off. Taxi from hotel to port was 15 euros. Embarcation was most easy. Cruise in the Adriatic sea with Dubrovnik ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite


First time on HAL

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Oosterdam

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TideWPCruiser
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

This is our first time sailing on Holland America. We did Disney, Carnival, Princess, Norwegian, and Celebrity before. Comparing to other cruise lines, the most impressive point on HAL was their services. We liked their food. We required a fixed table in the dinning room. Our waiter/waitress are very friendly and provided exceptional services. The room stewards also did an excellent ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom

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Minus one star because: not enough Vikings!

Review for a Arctic Cruise on Zuiderdam

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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


Not Quite Epic, But Worthwhile

Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Zuiderdam

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MostlyLegal
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

As one of Holland America’s Legendary Cruises (and also as one of the most expensive), the Voyage of the Vikings on the Zuiderdam, which sailed July 22-August 26, 2023, should have been nothing short of epic. It fell short of that goal, but was still very good and certainly worthwhile. This review will cover the good things we experienced, as well as the not-so-good things. THE GOOD ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite


It's not the same old Holland

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Oosterdam

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beau1377
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

It's not the same old Holland America since COVID-19. We do understand that Carnival Corporation was just burning through money during Covid 19 and you can see it in their drastic cuts. As a 3 star Mariner I must admit that it may be time to switch cruise lines. The lack of onboard entertainment is very noticeable. Now instead of production shows we watch a comedian play with a Rubik's ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Lots of good things but some improvements needed

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Westerdam

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DaronC
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We did a cruise with two other couples on the Westerdam round trip out of Seattle to Alaska. Some of the pluses: The ship was in very good shape for its age and didn't generally feel overcrowded. The indoor pool and hot tubs were nice since the weather outside usually wasn't nice. The promenade deck went all the way around the outside of the ship which was great for exercising with ...
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Sail Date: June 2023


Well Done HAL!

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Noordam

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colewade
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We chose the Southbound Glacier Discovery cruise on the Noordam because we wanted to see as much as possible of the great Alaskan coastline in a 7-day period. This included both Hubbard Glacier and Glacier Bay National Park. If you are doing this cruise, I would venture to say that arriving at least one day early is almost essential for most people in the lower 48. Connections are not great if ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Overall, I would give HAL and 8/10 and would definitely consider them again if they had better solo cruiser participation.

Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on Zaandam

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BobInCal
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

The room was spacious and clean. The ship was refurbished in 2018 and is in very good shape. The public areas are very clean and well maintained. The staff is good and efficient. There was a good selection of on-board activities. The food in the main dining room was not up to what I experienced on my last HAL cruise. I did dine at the specialty restaurant the Canaletto Restaurant. I had the Osco ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (fully obstructed views)


Great Canada New England Cruise on Zaandam

Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on Zaandam

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TRTraveller
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Taking a Canada/New England Cruise has been on our bucket list and we combined this with a celebration of a major birthday. We started on our own in Niagara falls, then spent a few days in Montreal. I would highly recommend spending some time in Niagara Falls and Montreal prior or after a CA/NE cruise! Hotel pre-cruise recommendations (Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview, Le Centre Sheraton ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite


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