Holland America Line Westerdam Cruise Reviews

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The timings for meal were restrictive for us.
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Buffet breakfast was not up to standard.
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Smoking area was best we ever experienced.
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Towel animal zoo, done by all the stewards.  So fun!
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Expected more - Got a whole lot less.

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briansnel
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Cruising is a game of expectations as with most things in life. Having previously sailed on freestyle ships, that are often looked down on, we expected a little more from our first Holland America experience. So this review is more related to how we were disillusioned with “traditional old school” cruising. Embarkation in Hong Kong. Not a drop of water or morsel of a snack for guests waiting ...
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Sail Date: March 2024

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


A return to cruising after 10 years for me and a first for my partner

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MG1664
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

To be fair the choice of this cruise was mine, to celebrate a significant birthday and then explore a part of the world I have always wanted to see. The itinerary was very attractive, as was the price when we booked. I was also drawn to the size of Westerdam, being a small ship. First things first, the lead up to the cruise was a daily argument with Holland America over needing visa's for some of ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Worthless trip in Westerdam Singapore to Yokohama

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Neil Mandela
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

Visa Services: told to get a Chinese visa by Holland at a cost of $1000; ship offered them for free while underway. Guest Services barely apologized and offered no compensation. Excursions: over half the guides didn't speak English well enough to answer questions or give commentary, visited sites were repetitive and boring. It was clear Holland had done no quality control on their excursions or ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Great Destinations!

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DylanR
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

This cruise was chosen based on the itinerary and not the ship. If you are looking at this ship for entertainment purposes, there are other ships to consider, this one only provides a few entertainment opportunities.   If you are going for the destinations rather than the ship, then this ship will serve your purpose if you go in with the mindset that this is an older ship and the ports are the ...
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Sail Date: December 2023


Worst Experience in South East Asia

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LoganManila
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

I choose this cruise because I was looking forward to exploring and getting to know SE Asia. It was a terrible experience overall. The ports of call were in dirty, large cities where it was difficult to get out of the city areas without taking long bus rides. The tours were long, boring and we could barely understand the guides. When we went to the shore excursion desk, they didn't know anything ...
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Sail Date: December 2023


too many disruptions & disappointments

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prins
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

our 2 week Indonesian explorer was disappointing. some issues we experienced: - the airco of our cabin (incl the complete corridor incl our neighbours) was not cool enough. esp. at night the cabin temperature was way too hot. we woke up in the middle of night sweating. HAL did inroom measurements and acknowledged that it was up to appr. 20% higher than it should be (24 degrees vs 20 degrees). ...
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Sail Date: November 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Not my favourite, but met most of my needs/wants

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TheSuiteLife4Me
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

My mother and I selected this cruise date / itinerary 12 months before departure. It included Japan and Hong Kong which were key to our travel desires. Let’s start with the challenges. We booked a “Guaranteed Oceanview Room”. Mistake. Should have selected our room at reservation. We were upgraded to a Verandah room directly under the pool deck. The deck scraping at odd hours was not ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Some hits, some misses

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RDMACKAY
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Westerdam is an old ship. It appears that the latest refresh was for the main areas as they were all very nice and clean. The cabin certainly could use a refresh. The bathtub is very shallow so there is no way an adult can take a bath in there. The food was as expected although it appears that the meals in the main dining room have shrunk about 40%. There appears to be less waiters with ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (partial sea views)


Ship needs more refreshing

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karing2000
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Stay away from balcony room The bathroom stinks of mold and mildew. They have tried deep cleaning but I fear it’s under the bathtub and walls. Other cruisers say their room is fine so I guess I got stuck they need to take out tub and replace with shower. The mold caused allergies that made my entire 26 day cruise less pleasant. The dining room dinners were great but the lido buffet awful. The ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


A bit of a Westerdam disappointment

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When and How
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We had sailed the Westerdam a couple of times before and felt that it was one of the best ships of a very good line. The ship itself is still very good indeed, so why were we disappointed? Alas, just about every staffer we encountered seemed unfamiliar with their job. Standing in line for the front desk, a staffer came out and asked who needed service, but obviously everyone did if they were in ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


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