Absolutely fantastic!! We love HAL. Everything was exceptional - organized embarkation was very fast, ports of call were great, service was exceptional, all activities and meals were all fantastic, and we can't ...

Sail Date April 2016

travelcookie_7

6 Reviews Written

1 Helpful Vote

Wine Cruise but no special wine events

Celebrity Millennium

British Columbia

I admit it, I've become a travel snob and thought the wine themed cruise would be special on Celebrity but it was not. I asked around and found out the wine themed events were for wine groups that booked the cruise ...

Sail Date May 2012

traveltilidrop

10 Reviews Written

34 Helpful Votes

Dawn of a new era? No, but perfectly adequate

Celebrity Millennium

British Columbia

This was our first trip on the Millie, and also our first repo. We had sailed before on the Century, which had immediately felt like an old friend, as well as Century's sister ship, Mercury, now renamed and sailing ...

Sail Date May 2012

SeaDawg61

1 Review Written

Celebrity Pacific Coastal Cruise 2012

Celebrity Millennium

British Columbia

Prior to this cruise I did my homework if you will as much as possible prior to sailing for this being a first time cruise by catching up on reviews and as much information as possible from this site. As a first ...

Sail Date May 2012

Cyberchomp

4 Reviews Written

9 Helpful Votes

Finally Solsticized!

Celebrity Millennium

British Columbia

The Missus and I booked a quickie on the Millennium from San Diego to Vancouver for a number of reasons. First, there aren't that many short West Coast cruises anymore. Second, it was an easy way to ...

Sail Date May 2012

Palms2007

2 Reviews Written

4 Helpful Votes

Will stick with Solstice class on Celebrity

Celebrity Millennium

British Columbia

This was our second cruise on Celebrity, the first being on Solstice in the Caribbean in January, this year. I've been following the progression of the "solsticizing" of the Millennium on the Celebrity website, so ...

Sail Date May 2012

Jeff Betz

12 Reviews Written

17 Helpful Votes

Keeping up with the Jones

Statendam

British Columbia

We took a four night cruise on HAL Statendam from San Diego to Vancouver. This was the final leg of a Panama Canal cruise originating in Fort Lauderdale. We greatly enjoy San Diego and the timing wasn't right ...

Sail Date May 2012

Harusame

1 Review Written

Pacific Coastal Cruise (Repositioning)

Statendam

British Columbia

My elderly mother and I just returned yesterday from a 4-night cruise on HAL's Statendam. As some background, I, by no means, am a seasoned cruiser, though I hope to be one day! This was my second cruise and my ...

Sail Date May 2012

andeesue

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

3-Night San Diego/Vancouver May 2012

Westerdam

British Columbia

I live in San Diego and have dear friends in Victoria, so it seemed like a no-brainer to take advantage of the great price for this short cruise to Vancouver. I also took it as an opportunity to see how I'd fare in ...

Sail Date May 2012

Vibratone64

1 Review Written

Nice Cruise but be prepared for the upsell

Oosterdam

British Columbia

We were fairly impressed by the Oosterdam, in that it is a beautiful ship with nice decor. I expected it to be tacky from the other reviews but did not find it so. Everything looked very modern and functional. I ...

Sail Date April 2012

vovulya_49

2 Reviews Written

Back to Century

Celebrity Century

British Columbia

Before writing this I looked through existing reviews of the ship. It seems that there is a slight misconception about Celebrity Line. IT IS NOT PREMIUM! It costs about the same if you look at Carnival's or ...

Sail Date May 2011

ledodeck01

7 Reviews Written

3 Helpful Votes

Celebrity Century- You Can Choose Better

Celebrity Century

British Columbia

Our first impression of the ship was amazement at the poor condition of the ship and lack of maintenance particularly in the private guest areas like the balconies. (See attached). Balcony furniture had peeling ...

Sail Date May 2011

CTLeeA

6 Reviews Written

3 Helpful Votes

Back to the Milli

Celebrity Millennium

British Columbia

Embarkation at SD was delayed due to a death during the preceding cruise. Celebrity did it's best to make us comfy but it's an old, un air conditioned terminal. An annoying thing was that when we arrived by taxi ...

Sail Date May 2011

scottb80

2 Reviews Written

5 Helpful Votes

Celebrity Millennium Wine Cruise

Celebrity Millennium

British Columbia

Celebrity Millennium - May 3rd Wine Cruise - San Diego to VancouverI want to start this review by saying that my wife and I took this cruise to unwind and relax. Since we have visited almost all of the ports that ...

Sail Date May 2011

BubbaIU

3 Reviews Written

No rating

West Coast Wine Cruise

Celebrity Millennium

British Columbia

- Stayed at the Embassy Suites Downtown prior to cruise. Hotel was really close to the port and we were dropped of by Enterprise at the pier after turning in the rental car Downtown. - Embarkation in San Diego was a ...

Sail Date May 2011

pnskid

6 Reviews Written

4 Helpful Votes

Embarrassed - Shoulda listened

Zuiderdam

British Columbia

I have been on 86 cruises in 35 years (I am not 50 yet - I started young!). My very first cruise was on the old Rotterdam with my grandparents. I've spent a total of 38 days onboard Holland America. To say it isn't ...

Sail Date May 2010

ElliottKitsap

2 Reviews Written

San Diego - Vancouver (our first cruise)

Oosterdam

British Columbia

This was our introduction to cruising, and we booked through a local Pacific NW travel agency. The deal seemed pretty good: about $1000 for two of us, including airfare from Seattle to San Diego, transfers from the ...

Sail Date May 2010

blueyesdm

3 Reviews Written

First Cruise on Holland - Will be our Last!

Zuiderdam

British Columbia

This was mine and DH's first cruise on Holland America. Prior to this we did a 10 day on the Radiance and decided to hop on this repositioning cruise to make our way back home to Seattle. We have cruised many times ...

Sail Date May 2010

tazmi2

2 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

Nightmare at Sea

Veendam

British Columbia

Embarkation: SanDiego: *Disorganized and no restroom/had to use a port a potty in the parking lot*Issued a letter by a HAL greeter stating that there had been an outbreak of NorVirus and offered to give us a ...

Sail Date May 2009

chachaham

6 Reviews Written

Not as good, but nice

Ryndam (Retired)

British Columbia

Not as good, but nice. This was our second outing on the Ryndam. We continue to cruise two to three times per year and really enjoy the venue. From big ships with all the trimmings to the small ships which offer ...

Sail Date May 2009

Phamer55

4 Reviews Written

Serenade of the Seas - Pacific Coastal

Serenade of the Seas

British Columbia

SERENADE OF THE SEAS, PACIFIC COASTAL CRUISE, MAY 21 - MAY 28, 2006 OVERVIEW This was another great cruise vacation. I went with my wife, our 5 year-old son, our two good friends, and their 7 year-old son. We ...

Sail Date May 2006

Qualicum

1 Review Written

No rating

Ryndam - Pacific Coastal

Ryndam (Retired)

British Columbia

We took this short re-positioning cruise to introduce friends of ours to cruising. We specifically needed a cruise departing from California and coming back to Vancouver (where we live), and Holland America and the ...

Sail Date April 2006

San Diego Cruzer

2 Reviews Written

Ryndam - Pacific Coastal

Ryndam (Retired)

British Columbia

This was our first repositioning cruise, and our 2nd on HAL and our 8th cruise overall. Overall enjoyed our cruise and would do both a repositioning cruise as well as sail on the Ryndam again. The ship looked very ...

Sail Date April 2006

cujosmom

3 Reviews Written

3 Helpful Votes

Infinity - Pacific Coastal

Celebrity Infinity

British Columbia

Review - Panama Canal - Celebrity Infinity - December 7-21, 2003 Dec 6 - San Antonio to San Diego - Flew to San Diego a day early in case there were flight delays or other problems plus we wanted to embark as ...

Sail Date December 2003

Kroozer92

1 Review Written

Carnival Elation - Pacific Coastal

Carnival Elation

British Columbia

Four first time cruisers here. We chose the Elation because we all live in San Diego and we received a great rate, we are best friends and all could get this time off at work. This was a 5 day cruise with stops in ...

Sail Date June 2007