We came from New Zealand (7 of us - all adults) and boarded the cruise ship in Rome. The process was straight forward and ran smoothly, the staff were both welcoming and very helpful. Once we were on board we visited our rooms, to find our bags arrive shortly after us. The rooms were very clean and tidy and well laid out. We had four rooms all next to each other, so they kindly pegged back all ...
MS Koningsdam - A Review
I cruised Koningsdam for 24 days from 10/18/2018 to 11/11/2018. She is about 2 years old and appears to be in very good physical condition and is well maintained. That said, Koningsdam is a mixed bag of good, bad and ugly...in this writer's experienced opinion.
THE GOOD
By all appearances, the ship is being kept very clean. Wear and tear has not yet begun to show ...
This is my 27 cruise. My third on HAL. We chose this cruise for the great itinerary and Koningsdam being a fairly new ship. The experience was wonderful.
The quality of the food and selection were some of the best we have had. There are several dining options. We had "anytime dining" and never had to wait for a table in the main dining room. The lines in the Lido Buffet for breakfast and ...
We only took the 10 day cruise r/t Rome to Dubrovnik, Kotor, Corfu, Olympia, Athens, Santorini and Naples. We did not said back to Florida. We chose it because of the itinerary and because we like Holland (HAL). The port in Rome is far from the airport and we went a day ahead so had to arrange our own transport. Embarkation and disembarkation went smoothly and quickly. . Koningsdam is their ...
We had a most enjoyable cruise on the Koningsdam, I would highly recommend visiting Europe in October as the crowds are less and the temperatures more enjoyable. A port-intensive cruise we only had two sea days to explore the ship. It is obviously in very good shape considering it is only a year old. We enjoyed the many venues both in dining and entertainment. Dining service was quite good and ...
Koningsdam suited us perfectly. We’d a private transfer from the airport to the ship which took about 50 minutes. Embarkation was easy and our luggage didn’t take long to arrive.
Food was plentiful and delicious. Didn’t use any of the specialty restaurants, only used the Lido for breakfast & lunch and the open dining for dinner. No problem to get a table for two. Staff were all friendly and ...
Konigsdam nice, ports great. 2nd HAL cruise. Music venues great, all performers top rate. Dorines pre port talks were informative and excellent. Service and food excellent. Could get veg options easily when desired - loved portabella sandwich at Dive In. Culinary Arts meal fun for a change. Pinnacle lunch nice option on sea day. Cannaletto great food. Cocktails fairly priced shipwide we ...
Itinerary was great. 12 days was my longest cruise thus far but the best way to see a good number of the Greek islands and tick off Rome Athens and Venice as well.
Shore excursions were generally expensive and I would recommend you pre book online directly as they generally weren’t value for money. Be prepared to be a little bit adventurous here otherwise you will get caught up with the ...
We embarked for our cruise in Civitavecchia on 9/28/18. We flew into Rome that morning and used Holland America's transfer to get to the port. We were very happy we opted for the transfer with Holland America, simply for ease of use. There were Holland America Employees directing us as soon as we left the terminal to point us toward baggage claim and where to catch our bus.
We decided on ...
This was our 34th cruise and first on HAL. We embarked at civitavecchia in late September for (2) 10 night cruises. We arrived 4 days earlier in Amsterdam and flew to Rome from Amsterdam on a morning Easyjet flight. We took the subway to Rome trastevere station and then the hourly train to civitavecchia and stayed in a B&B.
We arrived at the cruise terminal at 11:50 and was in our room at ...