The thing that topped off and overall bad cruise was a bogus charge of $70.21 for the use of our mini bar which we did not use. We attempted to have this charge reversed via our credit card company but HAL responded saying the the mini bar was not included in our drink package. Overall there were too many people on the cruise which made for a feeding frenzy at each and every meal. There was a ...
Convenience was the reason for this cruise., sailing out of down town Seattle.Check in involved 4 check points, sometimes repeating what was previously done. It took our group nearly 4 hours to check in & board!
This is a ship with some age
Our rooms were on the small side.
The air quality poor as the Airconditioming struggled to cover the room.
Bathrooms very small.
Dining room ...
To be fair the Holland America Alaskan Cruise trip was very nice. However, the process and the people you had to deal with to start the cruise were prohibitively painful.. First of all we understand that Holland America is short staffed and their people are under trained. However, almost no one has authority or the desire to help others or to do the right thing.
There is an old adage that I ...
I contracted COVID in June 2022 on the Koningsdam incurring $4000 of expenses that Holland America promised to reimburse in writing and they did not fulfill their commitment. It's been months of aggravation. Every customer service phone call involved 1-3 hours on hold. Every call resulted in requests for me to "be patient", etc. and I never got reimbursed. Before you commit to a cruise on Holland ...
My wife and myself have cruised six time on Holland and never had a problem, But this cruise was REALLY bad!! The offer on the cost of the cruise was good but we signed up for the orange card, You were to receive priority boarding, Never happened. We stood in line for 3 hours, No body at the dock new a thing about the program. We finally boarded and went right to our cabin, My wife's cousin was in ...
Our first cruise, saved and planned as was supposed to be our big special holiday and feel let down by Holland America, they were recommended by family members who raved about how great they were but not a good impression. Most staff amazing, helpful and friendly. Then go to get a mojito from pool bar and rude, patronising and belittling bar waiter left me in tears, I could not return back to the ...
We have been on other Holland America ships, pre-pandemic, and found them to be excellent sailing options.
Unfortunately, nearly everything went wrong on our April 30, 2022, Alaskan Cruise on the HAL Eurodam, including:
Multiple and confusing revisions to the itinerary;
Hours-long wait in line to board;
Hour-long wait to be served at Service Desk;
Poor food quality at Main Dining ...
Paid for services not provided. The whole week the food was cold 95% of the time, fries cold like they just came out of the fridge, no options for food allergies or representatives did not understand, advertised room service but no one answered. I got sick the first day as food representative told me food was gluten free and turns out it was not. Days on port were cut hours and excursions ...
Thought it might be better for our age 65. It was so boring and everyone on the cruise was asleep between 7-9 pm. Activities were designed for people in a nursing home. Food was terrible and two meals had hair in them. Laundry service ruined my pants and under garments Entertainment was bad and had the same shows often. Excursions were canceled and we were not notified until the moment we ...
I have sailed with HAL for the past sixteen years. Do realize thing change and not for better but this was dreadful! Service & provisions are bare minimum. HAL cut out a lot of things, small & large, that used to make it to stand out of all large cruise lines. Smell of cigarette smoke from the casino spread out through the ship. YUK! Cabin was barely cleaned: dust all around, dirty drapes, poorly ...