Holland America Line Zuiderdam Cruise Reviews for Senior to the Mediterranean from Rome (Civitavecchia)

We booked our first HAL cruise (22 night Mediterranean) with a little apprehension after reading the many mediocre reviews on this site. I will preface this review by saying that my husband and I are both 47 and our main concern was that the ship would be old and tired and the clientele ready for the nursing home! We have cruised with Royal Caribbean on 5 previous occasions, and with Celebrity ...

Chose this cruise for the wonderful ports and the dates as it was my 60th. Stayed in a Neptune Suite on deck 6 and it was perfect. Initially after booking I had read quite a few negative reviews, but to the contrary we couldn't fault anything. The food was excellent with plenty of choice. The Pinnacle Grill was well worth a visit for the most wonderful steak. We could also breakfast there (part of ...

Holland America’s 11 day western Mediterranean cruise proved to be quite interesting. The main attraction were the ports of call; and even though security concerns necessitated a last minute change of itinerary with Sardinia replacing Tunisia, it turned out to be quite an experience. The revised charts took us from Rome to Barcelona via Naples, Palermo, Olbia (Sardinia), Livorno, Calvi (Corsica), ...