WHY THIS CRUISE?

We wanted to try out the new class of Holland America ships, particularly since we had just sailed on RCI's newest, Brilliance of the Seas, and our cruise prior to that was on the then-newest HAL ship Volendam. So, we thought it would be an interesting comparison. Additionally, the cruise stopped at St. Kitts, a port we had not been to before, so this was a plus. We wanted to sail later in the month, but the ship was chartered (by a gay-lesbian group, we were to find out later!) for the week of Feb. 22, so we booked for the week of Feb. 15.

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