As a faithfull cruiser on Holland America Line, I found the selection of food on this cruise was poor. You can always fall back upon the "staple" items on the left hand side of the menu, but they get a little boring after awhile! I wrote to Holland and told them there must have been a sale on braised beef and small shrimp as they appeared regularly on the menu. I also found there tended to be more deep fried selections than there have ever been before.

We selected a lanai cabin for the first time and were disappointed in that also. It tended to be small and the deck chairs we had outside our cabin seemed to constantly have a drip from the tender above. If this is a problem for this cabin, why were the chairs not moved over some or the cabin taken out of the lainai category? We were exactly centre ship.

Those things aside, the staff continues to amaze me with their constant smiles and good attitudes. Some passengers are a nightmare for them to deal with, yet the smile and good relations continue. Read more