Kiel Canal and Baltic Treasures
Holland America and the Prinsendam scored another slam-dunk with their cruise from Amsterdam round trip to the Baltic on August 7th. The cruise really showed that small cruise ships still have an advantage over the huge ships that seem to be flooding the market these days. My wife and I arrived in Amsterdam at 9:30am on embarkation day and were having lunch aboard ship before noon. There was a short line at the terminal, however, it moved quickly compared with the 3500 person cruise ship we sailed transatlantic on in May.
When we arrived at our cabin we were pleasantly surprised to find a new bathroom with a six-foot tub. This was a first in all my years of cruising. I had cruised on Holland America a number of times and expected a small tub but this was spacious. I don't know if I can ever go back to a shower that is hardly big enough to turn around in.