Holland America Line Panama Canal & Central America Cruise Reviews
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Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Westerdam
transafe
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
We were advised that Holland America was the only way to cruise. This is a smaller ship which was just what we wanted and the Panama Canal had been on our bucket list for some time. We extended our cruise up to Vancouver bringing it up to 19 days in total. The crew were the best we have ever encountered on any cruise line and couldn't have been more helpful and friendly. Unfortunately the ship ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2018
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a South America Cruise on Zaandam
philsailaway
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Our cruise was chosen for Itinerary which included Panama canal and reputation of HA for good food. However unknown to us the ship was due to go into dry dock at end of cruise. Presumably to cut time in dock and costs the crew were constantly carrying out noisy chipping / grinding of rusting paintwork, cutting / welding with debris falling down onto public areas. On one at sea day when I ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2018
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Westerdam
thisisliving1
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
14 of us book a cruise from our bridge club. We notified HAL we needed a table and bridge supplies and they said "no problem" Had we known they wouldn't supply anything we could have brought our own stuff. This where the bad started. LIES, LIES, LIES after they get you money your just screwed. At one point of the cruise at port the closed the kitchen for hot foods saying the power went out. MORE ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2018
Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom
Traveled with children
Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Zuiderdam
saltyrose
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
We like cruising and had the opportunity this year to cruise over Christmas - looking for R&R, we chose the Panama Canal cruise which had a number of sea days.
Staff were always pleasant but it was 50/50 as to whether a request would yield a positive result - perhaps a language problem but it felt more like a management decision to not give staff any discretion in dealing with guests.
The ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2017
Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite
Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Zuiderdam
gnbdom
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s
We chose to cruise with Holland America because their advertising would have you believe their standards are superior.
We were able to board fairly early - around noon, I believe, and probably could have boarded sooner, had we been able to arrive earlier.
The saving grace of the cruise was the service - from housekeeping to dining to laundry - those probably benefitting the least, ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2017
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam
Alberta54
10+ Cruises • Age 20s
Took a 21 day Panama Canal cruise from Vancouver to Fort Lauderdale. The ship is nicely decorated with some lovely flower arrangements & art & it is in relatively good working condition. Our cabin was well cared for but we found the pillows & linens to be in poor condition. Pillows had stains & no support. Stains on the duvet as well.Our bathroom shower curtain had black mold on it. It was ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2017
Review for a South America Cruise on Zaandam
Suej1
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
HAL used to have great service and class. This was a 34 day cruise from San Diego, Calif. to Rio de Janeiro. On the first half from San Diego there were no activities except for trivia and unhosted cards.But there were a lot of opportunities to spend your money at bingo and on all the sales going on. It was like a floating Walmart. At the pool, it was difficult to get a glass of water or iced ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2017
Cabin Type: Verandah Suite
Review for a South America Cruise on Zaandam
Grappagourmet
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
That was our second cruise with Holland America, out of tens of cruises with 10+ cruise companies over the last 20 years or so. First Holland America cruise was aboard the Maasdam, years ago, and it was a pleasant experience. We choosed this second one based upon our prior experience and because we wanted a cruise back home, from US, along South America's Pacific coast - the 34-day San Diego to ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2017
Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite
Review for a South America Cruise on Zaandam
g.rome
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
I had not sailed this portion of coast north of Valpraiso. This trip from San Diego to Valpraiso was changed or diverted from Valprqiso to San Antonio two weeks before us all being willing to npay for decent food by going to a sailing. Many of us had prepaid car and hotel reservations in or near Valpraiso that were non refundable. We spent $150 USD getting backce t way.o our hotel and rental car ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2017
Cabin Type: Verandah Suite
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Eurodam
marilynfs
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s
Very disappointed with Holland America. They were recommended to us, but were woefully lacking. No zumba/keep fit/water aerobics/dance classes/dancing, and if you wanted to do a yoga class it was charged for.
They put on 4 of the acts twice in the same week; never heard of that before.
Totally boring and with only 2 generalist entertainments staff. When we asked about it, we were told ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2017
Cabin Type: Superior Verandah Suite
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