We chose hal again after a year off while traveling the ccl's princess line. Looking forward to traveling by ship we chose hal. Why? Because of our travels on noordam, oosterdam, and koningsdam. Princess has a nice product, this time we were looking forward to hal's genteel and calm demeanor. It delivered. From embarkation to debarkation each staff member we encountered meet us with a smile and a warm greeting. From our cabin stewards (nadi and budi) to our dining room stewards (krishna and dian) we were met with the utmost professionalism. A big thank you for outstanding service! While food is quite subjective; we found the dining room dishes varied and well prepared. The lido offered nice selections and up-to-par with a good cafeteria. Coffee in the dining room seemed to be tastier. Probably me, but that is my take. :-) we had the established wang wang a couple of times and each mixologist knew the recipe. All and all well-done oosterdam crew!
Just right, clean and tidy.