We had an absolutely delightful cruise and would not hesitate to take the beautiful Statendam again. This is our second time sailing her to Hawaii, once before her restoration and once after. HAL did a terrific job enhancing this ship, including a major overhaul to the ship's spa and exercise area, major work on air-conditioning, adding an expanded coffee bar area (rivaling, or even better than Starbucks), putting flat-screen tvs, luxurious pillowtop mattresses and DVD players in every single room (insides included).

Embarkation was smooth and flawless, even though we arrived very early (11:00am). We were among the third group to board the ship. However, plumbing was being worked on and no one could go to their cabins until around 3:30pm. Minor inconvenience.

We booked an inside cabin on the Main deck up in the very front. Exceptionally dark rooms and great for sleeping on this itinerary. Read more