San Diego Holland America Line Westerdam Cruise Reviews

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The timings for meal were restrictive for us.
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Buffet breakfast was not up to standard.
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Smoking area was best we ever experienced.
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Towel animal zoo, done by all the stewards.  So fun!
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Sizzler has better food

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Westerdam

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thisisliving1
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

14 of us book a cruise from our bridge club. We notified HAL we needed a table and bridge supplies and they said "no problem" Had we known they wouldn't supply anything we could have brought our own stuff. This where the bad started. LIES, LIES, LIES after they get you money your just screwed. At one point of the cruise at port the closed the kitchen for hot foods saying the power went out. MORE ...
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Sail Date: January 2018

Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom

Traveled with children


The GOOD & The BAD

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Westerdam

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XFFDFire Capt
2-5 Cruises • Age 80s

On March 4, 2017, my wife and I disembarked from an 18 Day round trip cruise from San Diego, CA. to Hawaii aboard the Holland America cruise ship ms Westerdam. First let me tell you what we liked about our journey, because I also want to let you know what we DID NOT like, and why we were very disappointed in this overall cruise experience. The 2 young men, Rozi and Nana, that ...
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Sail Date: February 2017

Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite


Bored to Tears

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Westerdam

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lindastarr
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

From January 7-31, a friend and I spent 24 days aboard Holland America’s Westerdam on a Collectors Cruise to Mexico and Hawaii, followed, three land-days later, by a 15-day cruise through the Panama Canal aboard the Island Princess (February 3-18). Below are my thoughts about the two cruise lines. It was apparent on all three cruises that, with the exception of some very weak and generally ...
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Sail Date: January 2017

Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom


Ship beyond its "Best Before" date.

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Westerdam

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rmacleod141
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

My wife and I (a senior couple) chose a back-to-back on the Westerdam in January to Mexico and Hawaii to try to get away from the cold, wind, and rain of a Victoria January. We had sailed once before with the line, on the old "Noordam" in 2003. That trip had been a disaster - the ship was long after its "Best Before" date (and was retired within a year). We had been promised an early dinner ...
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Sail Date: January 2017

Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (fully obstructed views)


Holland America is slipping.

Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Westerdam

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majam3
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This is our 12th cruise 2nd on holland America Embarkation and disimbarkatio not we're very smooth The Westerdam is a worn out ship no matter where you go on the ship there are items in disrepair Our was mini balcony suite and was very nice This ship has a lack of entertainment We never really what was going Normally the cruise director is all over the ship with activities but ...
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Sail Date: November 2016

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom

Traveled with children


Circle Hawaii Tahiti Marquesas but minus Fanning and Cook Islands

Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Westerdam

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be_a_cruiser
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

Since I was a child I wanted to go to French Polynesia because a cousin of mine was there for 6 months and he told us wonderful things about the life in the Island. I also particularly wanted to visit Kiribati (Fanning Islands) and Rarotonga in Cook Islands but the weather was so bad that we could not visit these two places. Let me start saying that my friend with whom I travel and I became 4 ...
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Sail Date: April 2016


Never Again

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Westerdam

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barrycher
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

Lets start at the beginning: the embarkation was flawless with the exception that you had to walk up a lot of stairs if you weren't lucky enough to get an elevator within a decent time frame. Next the cabin, it was a great cabin but I had a problem with the cabin steward from the first minute. We were in 5184, a perfect aft cabin with lots of space on the outside. The inside was normal HAL ...
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Sail Date: October 2013


Westerdam

Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Westerdam

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Gall
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We always wanted to go to the south pacific and this was an affordable cruise with Holland America an round trip from San Diego. We had a great time visiting all the ports and overall enjoyed the cruise. However, we will not be cruising on this line again do to the demographics of the ship. If you are over 75 this is the cruise for you. Fellow Passengers: The passengers were definitely ...
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Sail Date: October 2011

Cabin Type: Standard Interior Stateroom


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