I sailed with HAL several times and always held them in high regard. I don't try to look for problems nor do I like to complain. I have always considered HAL to be at least 4 stars in all categories and have never been disappointed. However, this is no longer true based on my last 14 day cruise with them (2 cruises back to back).
I would like to give them credit for the fine four piece string ...
We were so excited to be back on a Holland America Line (HAL) ship after a few cruises with Royal Caribbean and Celebrity. We missed the classic European charm of HAL. The little Dutch/European touches -- fine dining at breakfast -- with classic European or Asian breakfasts, the ginger served after dinner, escargot on formal nights etc. Oh, we were so disappointed. We were 11 people on the ...
When we were looking to book a cruise, the review of between 4 and 4.5 attracted our attention, we also liked the displayed itinerary Holland American listed. We had a well maintained and spacious suite, access to the Neptune lounge was convenience, the fitness center though small but well kept with decent equipment. I just didn't like the limit selection and quality of their seafood (baby shrimp ...
This is just our second cruise so we are by no means any experts so read this review with that in mind.
Check in was smooth and easy we were a bit late from delayed flight so we checked in around 2:00PM and it was not that busy.
We also were able to access our cabin right away. Went to the LIDO for lunch and it was not so busy which we found out later in the cruise was not the norm. If you ...
We booked this cruise because we were joining fellow submarine veterans for our annual convention. The check-in and embarkation was very well handled. We were told that our cabin was not ready and that we should have lunch in the Lido. The dining room was not open. The lunch was mediocre.
No. 1: Sunday, October 21, we moved into our cabin, 8026, at 12:30 and it was warm. I turned the ...
Holland America Line - Nieuw Amsterdam Sept-Oct 2018
I thought to myself what a great way to arrive in San Diego from Vancouver for those who don't care to fly, and quite reasonable especially if your prime goal was just transportation with no frills attached.
I had high expectations for this 4 day repositioning cruise which continued on from San Diego to Ft. Lauderdale which for some I ...
A Celebrity Cruiser tries Holland America to Alaska
(warning this is long)
We just returned from a seven day Alaskan Cruise (Vancouver return) on Holland American’s Nieuw Amsterdam. We were a group of 10 ranging in age from 50 to 90. We chose Holland America because they had the itinerary we liked the best with generous port times, particularly in Skagway, where we wanted to take the ...
This cruise was an option on an Insight Gold Tour and overall it was acceptable but not that exciting and the three stops were a somewhat welcome relief from being confined on the ship.
Embarkation and disembarkation was not a problem though the lines for embarkation were longer that we would have expected.
Dining room food was of a very high quality as was the service and there was very ...
Cruise booked to follow on from a Calgary to Vancouver self drive holiday. The scenery in British Columbia was fantastic.
Anyway, I was not intending to post until I saw a customer had a similar issue with HA regarding their gluten free offerings also during May. (Ours 19th to 26th).
I am coeliac so have to be gluten free. HA were pre advised.
The problems I experienced came twofold. ...
For my wife and me, this was our 24th cruise (8th on a Holland America ship). BE FOREWARNED --- if internet access is important to you, you need to choose another cruise line or be prepared to deal with HORRIBLE (virtually non-existent) Wi-Fi service. We had also been on the Nieuw Amsterdam several years ago, and the internet access was much better even back then. Every other cruise line used ...