Being of Dutch heritage, I was looking for a cruise that either started or finished in Amsterdam. There, we toured around to see the places my parents grew up and thoroughly enjoyed the sights, sounds and tastes that the area had to provide.

It was very easy to take public transit to the port to catch our ship and we boarded with no issues. Our stateroom was quite nice, however the balcony had a fair bit of corrosion when you looked up and down from the vantage point. It was obvious that it was painted over, but the corrosion was not properly treated prior to painting. It's now at the stage that it requires a good grinding during a dry-dock. (Or shutting down a few staterooms during a cruise to repair)

The stateroom itself was kept clean and orderly by our stateroom attendant and we were very happy with him. Read more