Overall a wonderful cruise, although we were very dissappointed with some aspects of the Prinsedam, compared to 8 other Holland ships we had cruised on. The main reason we decided on Prinsedam was 1)..we had always heard it was the "Flagship" of the Holland Fleet and 2).. the Holy Land itenary perfectly fit our interests, as we are devoutly Catholic. The cruise started at Cittivichia Italy, and ports included Cairo/Alexandria, Ashdod/Tel Aviv Israel, Kudassi Turkey, Crete, Olympus Greece, and a few other Greek ports.

Entertainment: Not as good as we had experienced on other HAL Ships.

Food: In Rotterdam was good, however Lido was sub-standard for HAL. Lido tables are wooden with uneven ceramic tile inserts ...causing the plates to constantly wobble and vibrate. The only solution was to put you cloth napkin under the plate to eliminate the vibration noise while eating. It is unbelievable that a professional interior decorator would have chosen the tile tables for the Lido. Also the Lido serving lines were simply too small, and the dining areas were also too small/crowded. And the Lido food quality was lacking. The deserts were poorly prepared, and some were old, used meal after meal obviously. Not like HAL at all. But the main Dining Room was very good, excellent service, and the food was very good too. Read more