This cruise had a great itinerary and a nice length, 11 days. It visited a bunch of "saint" islands: St. Martin, St. Kitts, St. Vincent, St. Croix, plus a few other places: Martinique, Barbados and Half Moon Cay. The stops were great, and we enjoyed the usual friendly camaraderie of Holland America patrons.

The "at sea" days were also pleasantly filled with on-board activities. The entertainment in the evening was very good. They seem to have finally learned that the show does not need to be pitched at 140 decibels to be enjoyable.

There were a lot of complaints about the air conditioning, however. Our cabin was barely cool enough for sleeping, even though the thermostat was always set as low as possible. Others said they had no air conditioning at all. Read more