Maasdam Review

4.0 / 5.0
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Small ship, very well run, excellent dining in Lido

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Kona52
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Dec 2016
Tirohanga Trail at Picton
Port Chalmers
Melbourne
Akaroa, hiking up the Children's Bay trail

This cruise was our 6th overall and third with Holland. We did our first 3 cruises with Princess but they were full of noisy and unruly children whose parents did not even try to control them. The staff and crew of our Princess cruises did not seem to care that many of the children were running amuck with no parental supervision. We found that Holland caters to a more mature clientele and that suits us just fine. I believe that there were only 5 or 6 children on the Maasdam out of 1138 passengers. The service was outstanding and the port stops were more than satisfying. I particularly want to give a shout out to the management and crew of the Lido dining room as well as the people who ran room service. We like to hike and found several very nice trails at Mauganui, Picton and Akaroa. These trails were all within walking distance of the port. I have seen some not so good reviews of the Maasdam but all I can say is that these folks would probably complain if their heads were in a vise.

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Wellington

Not a fan of large cities. The botanical garden is a must see and it is free.

Picton

The Tirohanga Trail affords beautiful views of Picton and is easy to locate. About 3 to 4 hours of hiking.

Dunedin

Stayed in Port Chalmers and enjoyed the city and it's people who were all friendly

Melbourne

Large city with a fly problem. They were everywhere.

Christchurch

Hiked the Children's Bay Trail.

Tauranga

Hiked up Mount Mauganui. Nice little beach town.

Burnie

Burnie Park is a must see.

Napier

Our least favorite port.

Auckland

OK for a port city. We stayed at Shed 23 and walked to our ship.

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