The cruise was on our bucket list. We couldn't control the weather.The itinerary was changed because of bad weather and we understand that. We were assigned Veranda # 4074. This is our 5th Holland America cruise and probably our last. Our room was directly over the BBKing Lounge. The music started at 9:15pm and went to 1:15 am every night, almost vibrated right out of the bed by the base. We ...
We travelled from Australia to Amsterdam to board the ms Koningsdam on July 17, 2016, to see the Norwegian Fjord scenery. We booked and paid for a "Large oceanview stateroom" in an "Outside" location, as stated on our booking from HAL. At embarkation we were switched to a different cabin and were told this was an "upgrade". This cabin had a large lifeboat, capacity 150 persons, across the window ...
I chose this cruise because I had always wanted to cruise the fjords. I chose HAL because I have cruised them numerous times in the past, have always liked their quality and attention to the passengers. I chose the Koningsdam because it went to the fjords. The ship was recently launched. It holds 2,600 people which is way too many to be dumped into the small Norweign port cities. The lines to ...