We were celebrating my parent's 50th wedding anniversary on the Amsterdam. We have previously taken cruises on Carnival, Royal Caribbean and HAL. The overall cruise was quite enjoyable. The itinerary was fabulous and we had excellent weather. But the Amsterdam had its ups and downs.

The Ship

We had an outside cabin on Deck 2 (Main Deck). The cabin had tons of closet space. The bathroom was good size and we had a couch and sitting table. I have a bad back, so by the end of the cruise I was getting rather sore from the bed. We were below the walking track on deck 3. Each morning, at 5:30 AM, someone was above us dragging the deck chairs. This was quite annoying. The TV was very limited. Fox News, CNN, ESPN, Cartoon Network and a few movie channels. The cabin steward (Putu) was very good. Read more