We are New Zealanders and chose this cruise as it left from Auckland and we had cruise credits to utilise. We have travelled on several cruise lines and this was our first Holland America cruise and our last.
Embarkation was at 2.40 pm and with the Verifly app was very quick we were on the ship in 15 minutes. A Negative Pre boarding COVID test was a requirement.
Our first impressions of the ship was that it was immaculate inside and out and the crew were very welcoming. The cleanliness of the ship remained through out the cruise. Crew were constantly cleaning. We went to our aft cabin on deck 9 and were very impressed with the generous size of the balcony.