Holland America Line Panama Canal & Central America Cruise Reviews

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OUR TRIP ON THE HOLLAND AMERICA ROTTERDAM

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam

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Jaydee oh
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

Ship is beautiful,the service was outstanding! The food was excellent in all areas of the ship!! Smoking in the casino was disgusting it reaked into the shops! Music was not appropriate for holland america crowd! Bb king and rolling stones lounge was so loud that it was impossible to have a conversation with anyone! When at sea there was terrible itinerary. Coloring for adults was the big deal ...
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Sail Date: March 2024


Good but some disappointments

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Eurodam

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cassandra44
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

We chose the 20 day repositioning cruise from Vancouver to Ft Lauderdale mainly for an opportunity to relax and be pampered..not as much for the ports of call en route. My husband has mobility issues and we didn’t expect to do many excursions ( I did 3 and he, 2). We welcomed days at sea. We chose a Signature suite because more spacious. The bathroom was lovely and we did like extra room ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Traveled with disabled person


Meh, I've been on better.

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Volendam

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ewlj
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

Meh. This was my eleventh cruise, (4th on HAL) first in 6 years. It didn't rank highly, in fact it has somewhat put us off cruising, at least for anything longer than 10 days. By about day 11, we were ready to get off the ship. We felt there had been some (post Covid?) cutbacks. EMBARKATION AND DEBARKATION (Fort Lauderdale/San Diego) Both were fantastically swift, the best we've experienced ...
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Sail Date: May 2023

Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (fully obstructed views)


Not much diversity with food, and entertainment

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Eurodam

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August1948
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We've just returned from a 10-day, Panama Canal Cruise, starting, and ending in FLL. Before I begin expressing some of my dissatisfactions, I want to give high praise, to the ship's employees. They were Excellent!!!! I have been on numerous cruises, with other cruise lines, and found this Holland American Ship, lacking. I have never experienced, an additional fee, for any dish selection, ...
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Sail Date: March 2023


Not a shining example of HAL

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Eurodam

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Katiecatherine
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

I have been on several HAL cruises before and really felt like this was my cruise line. One thing Eurodam had that I loved was their library. It was expanded quite alot and had very current authors and books. I and other passengers loved this amenity. I had recently been on a Nieuw Amsterdam ship (Nov 2022) and my husband and I really enjoyed it. Food and entertainment were just as good as ...
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Sail Date: March 2023


An Uneven Experience

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Eurodam

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Uberic21
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We wanted to experience the Panama Canal and my travel agent suggested Holland America (HAL). Our previous cruises had been on Regent, Celebrity, and Crystal and it seemed like a good fit. Don't get me wrong, we had a really good time, but there were some things about the cruise, and HAL's policies, that subtract from the experience. Our cabin needed a serious upgrade as the carpet was completely ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


Old ship Needs improvement.

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Zaandam

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mikembs
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

I chose this cruise as an option. I was offered by Holland America . The employees on the ship were doing the best that they could although I think most of them were brand new. The main reason for my review is the “orange package”. It was not what it appeared to be. Getting on and off the ship it worked wonderfully, but on the ship not so much. There was not a dedicated line for shore excursions ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom


Great itinerary poor line/timing.

Review for a South America Cruise on Volendam

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BobN1947
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This trip was all about the 33 ports and Antarctica. HAL is recovering from COVID like everyone but they seem to expect pre COVID world to return. Nice if incompetent staff. Many things done superbly and just as many SNAFU'S. 5 star passengers who waited many days with no hot water, heat or flushing toilet. I was lucky as cabin worked well throughout the journey. Overpriced spa, who pays $245 for ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom


Below Expectations

Review for a South America Cruise on Oosterdam

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allesca
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This was a good itinerary, combining two cruises to sail through the Panama Canal, see the west coast of South America, round Cape Horn and visit the Falkland Islands before ending in Buenos Aires. I hadn’t sailed with Holland America before, but they came highly recommended by several friends so I was expecting it to be at least on a par, or better than, Celebrity. Sadly not so. Veteran HAL ...
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Sail Date: November 2022

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Very Disappointing....30-day Oosterdam cruise

Review for a South America Cruise on Oosterdam

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cocodog
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We had planned this trip for several months then, the night before we were to leave, COVID started shut everything down(1999). We had been waiting for this trip to reappear on Holland's schedule, we were very excited that it was finally happening! (Nov. 19, 2022). We had cruised with Holland 3 previous times and had been satisfied with our trips. Let me begin by saying the crew/staff were for ...
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Sail Date: November 2022

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


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