Calm Seas and Sunny Skies

Item: Eurodam
Rating: 4.7
Author: fndannen

Eurodam Cruise Review to Hawaii

fndannen

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

17 Night Circle Hawaii (San Diego Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 20, 2019

Ship: Eurodam

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Eurodam: Big, newer, clean, comfortable ship for big water of Pacific. Crew and staff outstanding. Minimal miscues in food and service. Felt a little crowded, but our previous cruises have been on smaller ships with fewer passengers.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Awesome meal at Canaletto-Chef Giovanni did a great job.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

HAL has stepped it up.

Children's Programs

Our kids didn’t go.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Outstanding room stewards, wait staff, and bar tenders.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

All very clean from our experience.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Very good. No issues at all.

Ship tip

Big ship, more passengers, more people at everything going on.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

San Diego, California

5 out of 5

Great! Ran the San Diego Half Marathon the day after we returned to port...an added bonus for me.

Thumbs Up 2

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

Great shopping town. Waikiki beach was fun for the afternoon.

Thumbs Up 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

4 out of 5

Dockside industrial, but we were on a tour and saw more of the island. Gorgeous.

Thumbs Up 2

Lahaina, Maui

4 out of 5

Very nice. Lots of shops and local color.

Thumbs Up 2

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Really liked Kona. Small beach next to tender dock. Beautiful town...home of Ironman championships. Very cool. Toured historic and cultural sites. Scenery amazing.

Thumbs Up 4

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Very nice. We were there when farmers market was open. Toured the botanical gardens...beautiful.

Thumbs Up 4

Cruise Kilauea Volcano

4 out of 5

Happened in middle of night, but not much to see...all quiet right now which is a good thing after viewing aftermath of lava flows.

Thumbs Up 2

Ensenada, Mexico

3 out of 5

Visually pretty port, but stayed on ship here.