Maasdam Review
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We have just retired, and this is our fifth cruise on HAL. We've been to Alaska twice, Panama Canal, and the Western Caribbean. We love cruising on HAL because of the service, cuisine, and other passengers.
We flew into Montreal a day early and were met by the HAL representative who gave us vouchers for the rather "wild" taxi ride to our hotel - The Hyatt Regency. We had a large, very clean, quiet, modern room and enjoyed this beautiful hotel very much. There was also a HAL representative in the lobby to answer any questions. She told us of the three-hour bus trip to Quebec City (because of the high water), but, luckily, we were not surprised as I had been reading about it on CC.
We walked downtown to a great restaurant - Restaurant Julien, 1191 Rue Union. The service was superb as well as the French menu. Downtown Montreal was bustling with lots of people and activities.
Cabin Review
Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Cabin 373. The cabin itself was fine -- good bed, good size, etc. The bath tub was tricky -- Our shorter friends found it difficult to get in and out. Our only complaint was the location. Never again will we book a cabin that is underneath "white" space on the deck plan. The noise from the kitchen above our cabin was unreal!! Thank goodness for ear plugs!! I'll never forget the "galloping elephants, bowling alley, and furniture moving". It was awful.