San Diego to the South Pacific Romantic Cruises Reviews

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Mixed Feelings on our First HAL cruise

Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Koningsdam

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ChrisBA
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

Warning, if you are one of the “IheartHAL” clan and constantly excusing any service issues to protect your diminishing loyalty benefits , please don't read on. You wont like it! Like to share a recent experience on HAL Koningsdam. For balance we are in our early sixties, well travelled and cruised ( 30 plus sailings) but first time on HAL. We wanted to visit South Pacific and unlike most ...
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Sail Date: February 2024

Traveled with children


Wonderful Cruise!

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Koningsdam

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TTBrad
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

This 35 day Hawaii/French Polynesia cruise was our longest ever and our 19th cruise overall on many different lines (Carnival, Celebrity, Cunard, NCL, Princess and Royal Caribbean). We flew from Ontario to San Diego 3 days before the cruise and stayed at the Old Town Inn which was a great location to tour the city. We walked to historic Old Town and took the trolly tour to all the popular ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


Cruise great! Shows horrible!

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Koningsdam

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Umbarger
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

This was a fantastic 35 day cruise. Everything was not perfect but nothing in life ever is. We flew into San Diego a day early and stayed at the Wyndham Bayside hotel that is right across the street from the pier. The next morning we went right across the street to board the cruise. They were calling 4 and 5 star mariners first. Since we were 4 star we went right in. We had to wait ...
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Sail Date: February 2024

Traveled with children

Traveled with disabled person


Route actually travelled: 45 days round trip San Diego including 16 ports of call: 5 stops in Hawaii, 1 in Samoa, 2 in Fiji, 1 in Tonga, 1 in Cook Islands, and 6 in Polynesia.

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Zuiderdam

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Harbor1492
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

1. Itinerary kept being changed before and during the voyage mainly due to islands with Covid-related issues such as lack of tourist infrastructure for two years. During the cruise, stormy weather also affected some scheduled ports, especially tendering operations. We were about 1,700 passengers, mostly from the US but a large group from Canada and a few from other countries. Due to the length ...
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Sail Date: October 2022

Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite


Extremely disappointed

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Zuiderdam

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captain sarasota
10+ Cruises • Age 90s

I relied on HAL's reputation for excellent food and service and it's reputation for activities for adults and entertainment on previous very long cruises. This cruise was 35 days long, with many, many sea days. I was soon disillusioned. The food was almost always served lukewarm and , for example, never was the toast at breakfast in the dining room served even remotely warm. Frequently, ...
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Sail Date: February 2022

Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (partial sea views)


3.75 stars Average - Good 2/27/2022 • 35-day Hawaii & Tahiti

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Zuiderdam

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canaturelover55
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Background: Nov 2021 we went on our second HAL1 week Mexican Rivera cruise on the Koningsdam from San Diego. Fun, high energy good cruise. Would repeat. In June 2015 we were on our first Holland America cruise on the Zuiderdam for 33 days: 29 ports, 13 countries from Barcelona to Rome. Inside cabin. We had a wonderful time with the ports, fellow cruisers, food, music etc. we would ...
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Sail Date: February 2022

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Could be better.

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Zuiderdam

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AnneFrank75
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Holland America Zuiderdam 27th February 2022 Reviews are tricky at the moment as the Covid story still affects everything and some criticisms are because of this but I have ignored all Covid excuses in the write up. The cruise was from San Diego to Hawaii then on to French Polynesia then San Diego; 35 days with about half at sea. Being met at airport; getting into hotel; transfer to ship; ...
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Sail Date: February 2022

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Great Cruise. Very Poor Food

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Eurodam

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rboggia
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We are loyal Holland American cruisers and within a few points of 4 star Mariners. This 28 day cruise was a great disappointment when it came to the quality of the food in the Lido and for the most part, the main dining room. We have been on the Eurodam before and just couldn't believe how poor the dining experience has become. We used the Lido for breakfast but nothing else and eventually gave ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Unfair compensation to passengers for ship breakdown

Review for a World Cruise Cruise on Regatta

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Mauriceriordan
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

The ship broke down after leaving Honolulu, had to be towed by tugs back to port. Stuck in Honolulu for three days. Missed 40% of ports of call on the San Diego to Papeete Cruise. Feelings of insecurity, uncertainty and disappointment. Oceania offered $500 shipboard credit on cruise in 2018/19 as compensation and that's all. No respect or empathy for passengers. Trying to benefit from passenger ...
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Sail Date: November 2017

Cabin Type: Penthouse Suite


Regatta went totally dead in the water on hour out of Honolulu and was towed in

Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Regatta

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sfernald
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We found what we believed to be and should have been a once in a lifetime 18 day paradise cruise to the South Pacific. It was an anniversary so we went big and purchased a Vista Suite. Left from San Diego on Nov 1 for a wonderful 5 day cruise aboard the Regatta to Honolulu. Schedule was one day on Honolulu, then to Kauai for a day, Maui for most of a day, a 4 day cruise to Farakova then to ...
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Sail Date: November 2017

Cabin Type: Vista Suite


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