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jaxgang
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
WE decided to spare Captain Mark Rowden’s blushes.
The gallant Yorkshire-born skipper of the Holland America Line’s Westerdam had probably had enough after his vessel was apparently, as the late Frankie Howerd might have said, verily thrice whupped by the Island Princess.
Yet earlier, the Island Princess had been the butt of the jokes around his own ship.
One of Westerdam lecturers ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2018
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Westerdam
Belmont123
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
We had not cruised with Holland America before so we gave it a try. The ship was quite, the bathroom was bigger than the shower rooms on other ships. There were no lectures or line dancing for my wife during days at sea which if it had of rained there would not be much to do. The shows were not very good only the ventriloquist was worth seeing very funny. the food in the main restaurant in the ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2018
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Westerdam
TahoeSierra
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
I will start by saying that I have never been on a cruise that I did not enjoy. We have taken over 40 cruises with 8 different lines. When I write reviews, I tell em as I sees em. We chose this cruise because it started by going to several islands in the Caribbean before entering the Panama Canal. This is very unusual and seldom done by other cruise lines. We had booked two southern ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2016
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Westerdam
DeeVeeCS
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
My wife and I booked a balcony stateroom on deck 6. This was our first cruise with Holland America and our 7th overall.
Rather than trying to comment on every aspect of the experience, what I will focus on is what we particularly liked or what we particularly disliked.
Liked:
• The embarkation/disembarkation process – it was the smoothest we have ever encountered.
• Our room had an ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2015
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Westerdam
aginglawyer
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s
PROS: 1. The dining staff and cabin staff are wonderful and will do anything to help you. Cheerful and sincere. 2. There are few lines for anything, even with a relatively full ship. 3. Embarkation and disembarkation at all ports is handled very well and, again, almost no waiting. 4. There are many venues on board for your amusement, from good classical music to games to culinary ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2015
Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Westerdam
lomimu
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s
This was both a Panama Canal and a repositioning cruise. We were expecting an older demographic, given that it was HAL and a longer Panama Canal cruise...but we had severely underestimated. With over 2,000 passengers, there were just three children on board. A 71 year old woman came up to me (I'm in my mid-40s) and said "you're one of the young ones! I feel really young with this crowd!!" It was a ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2012
Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (fully obstructed views)
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Westerdam
greatamerguy
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s
I booked this cruise less than 3 weeks before sailing. I was vacationing on the West Coast and decided to hop on a reposition of a ship leaving Alaska headed for the Caribbean. This was my first trip through the Panama Canal and I was looking for a cruise that had a great itinerary and that would end in FL where I live. Because of a scheduling conflict, I was not able to book a departure from ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2009
Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Westerdam
blue cruiser
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s
this is our 10 on holland america and second on a on a vista ship. first the negatives. the ship is very well laid out and there our lots of lounges, but i found it hard on this cruise to find a quite area to read in. as there was always it seemed somthing going on and the libary now is closed and you now have a internet center, libary,bar, cafe and bingo hall all in one room crazy, the queens ...
Read MoreSail Date: May 2009
Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite
Traveled with disabled person
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Westerdam
gbsims
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s
This was my 13th cruise, and my 3rd on Holland America. One of the main reasons I chose HAL was my past experience of their large, comfortable staterooms. The Westerdam was a big disappointment in that area. Although we were promised a large inside cabin with a sofa and chair, we received a cramped cabin with two beds, a small desk and no sofa or chairs. The shower and the rest of the bath were ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2008
Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom
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