Holland America Line Panama Canal & Central America Cruise Reviews
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Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Zuiderdam
J_C
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s
We went on a Panama Chanel Cruise in March 2019. Here are our good and less impressive experiences from our trip.
Stateroom: We lived in a veranda on the 10th floor. Beautiful view. The stateroom was really nice. We were supposed to be 4 people in our cabin why they arranged 4 beds the first evening – 2 regular beds, one bed coming down from the ceiling and the sofa was changed to a bed. The ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Traveled with children
Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Zuiderdam
Hunt1530
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
We recently returned from a partial Panama Canal transit aboard the Zuiderdam. This was our tenth cruise on a Holland American vessel and as always we were very satisfied with the voyage and especially the service. On the one occasion when we complained of an issue, after resolving the issue, Holland America staff made multiple attempts to follow up to ensure we satisfied and even sent a ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Zuiderdam
R Keiser
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s
Our family chose the Panama Canal 10 day cruise with Holland American. We had 6 adults and 3 children. We planned this cruise a year in advance.
When we got to Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale 2 of us had passport cards and were not allowed to board the ship. The passport cards would not work, so if you are planning a cruise that requires a passport do not get the passport card and note you ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2019
Traveled with children
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Zuiderdam
debtn
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Panama Canal was the reason we chose this cruise....I found it very acceptable for an older ship....We stayed in an outside cabin...of course, smaller cabin but was sufficient...room stewards were very good as were our dining room waiters...Food was very good..the entertainment in BB Kings lounge and Billboard Lounge was absolutely wonderful...Now the negative .....we took a shore excursion in ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2019
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Zuiderdam
sunorclouds
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
We chose this particular Panama Canal cruise for the itinerary. The ship stopped in Aruba, Curacao and Costa Rica, in addition to traveling through the canal, which were all new ports for us. After reading reviews, I did not expect a "new" ship, but since it had been in dry dock less than 2 years ago, I figured it would be okay. My husband and I have taken about 10 cruises over the years, and ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2019
Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Volendam
Forester Gump
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
We do an annual late winter cruise every year. We've traveled mainly on HAL, and have been pleased with the smaller ships and good service. This year we did the full transit of the Panama Canal, leaving from San Diego.
We splurged this year on a Neptune suite. We have had one in the past, and really enjoy the bigger room, but especially the larger balcony. They are twice the size of the ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2019
Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam
ttcare
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
Cruising through the Panama Canal was on the bucket list. HAL cruised all the way through which was the high point of the 14 day cruise. The ship was beautiful and the service overall was good, but the spa staff was highly aggressive and treatments way too expensive. Watch your bill - we had multiple charges for other people's alcohol and for things that were included in our beverage package. ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam
Leporello
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
We wanted to see Panama Canal, particularly the old part of it. I have done one passing in my previous career at sea more than 30 years ago, on a freighter.
Since HAL had a good itinerary suiting the best for our schedule and that there was so good ratings with HAL with travelers with similar preferences we did not hesitate to book this trip, our first on HAL.
Our preferences were quite ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam
clfarnham
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
I chose this cruise because it the most interesting, historical cruise to celebrate my retirement! Loved every minute of it. We are big fans of Holland America, especially the Nieuw Amsterdam ship. Embarkation and disembarkation always go smoothly. People! There are thousands of people in the cruise terminal. You have be patient and get a grip! You are not the only person on this ship! The ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Verandah Suite
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam
mnoretsky
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
We have only sailed on Celebrity ships before; enough to rise to the elite level which also entitles us to several perks. So why sail on Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam? We wanted to do the ocean to ocean Panama Canal itinerary in the late winter or early spring when it was cold in the Washington, DC area. Celebrity no longer offered this cruise during this time of the year. So, we reviewed ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
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