Great HAL cruise as usual!

Item: Koningsdam
Rating: 4.7
Author: jlr5473

Koningsdam Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

jlr5473

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

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21 Night Midnight Sun & Viking Sagas (Amsterdam Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 10, 2018

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1022

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Another wonderful Cruise with HAL! Several days of chilly, rainy weather could not ruin our enjoyment of Western Norway & her beautiful fjords & mins!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Eat dinner early so you can go to several of the music offerings each evening!

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Ports of call

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

Wonderful museums; great biking in city & surrounding countryside; must do canal cruises, including hop on hop off options.

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Haugesund

3 out of 5

Didn't book shore excursion; walked harbor promenade & enjoyed free panorama movie at Scandic Maritime Museum, but should have taken excursion to Bukkoy or Karmoy Islands instead.

Thumbs Up 2

Eidfjord, Norway

3 out of 5

Tiny town with easy walking; another good port to take an excursion booked in advance.

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Bergen, Norway

5 out of 5

Lots to see & do in & around Norway's 2nd largest city! We rode Hop on/off bus & rode funicular up Mt Floyen for great views & nice restaurant or try fish & chips or fish soup at the fish market.

Thumbs Up 5

Flaam, Norway

4 out of 5

Get free maps of hikes in Flam Valley; great views from popular Flam Railway round trip to Myrdal & back; don't miss exhibits in Railway Museum.

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Geiranger, Norway

4 out of 5

Several popular bus tours up winding roads; we took another Hop on/off bus & hiked to Westeras Farm where we saw ponies, sheep, goats & llamas & had tea; hoped back on bus to ride farther up man to lookout stop with great views!

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Molde, Norway

4 out of 5

Opted to walk city including outdoor Romsdal Museum of 40 relocated bldgs, some with narrators describing various times & customs. Missed option of tour to Haholmen Island & Atlantic Ocean Road; "City of Roses" blooms in July.

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Honningsvag, Norway

5 out of 5

Best weather we could hope for north of the Arctic Circle! HAL offered great shore excursions for Stappen Island Bird Safari, a King Crab Safari (catch & eat), & a RIB boat & IceBar combo, but we opted for local bus tour to the top of Europe at the North Cape

Thumbs Up 3

Stavanger, Norway

5 out of 5

Once again we opted to sightsee independently by Hop on/off bus with stops in Old Stavanger, the magnificent cathedral, the Stavanger Museum

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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