It was in the top 1% of best cruises we have ever taken and this was our 26th cruise

Koningsdam Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 90

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Koningsdam

7 Night Mexican Riviera (San Diego Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 28, 2021

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4091

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

We have taken 26 cruises now covering most of the other cruise lines and we have now found our home on HA Pinnacle class ships. We booked a trans Atlantic cruise in Oct of 2023 on the Rotterdam while on the Koningsdam.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
So quick and without confusion or issues

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Best food I have had on a cruise to date

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Trivia, cultural presentations & cooking demos. All we very enjoyable.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The band in the Rolling Stone venue was superb.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Were over-the-top happy we were on their ship and could not do enough for you.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
This ship was just a great design for us and it is now our cruise line and ship type going forward. I have never seen a ship so clean and well run.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was a good size for us, bed very comfortable, the cleanliness first rate, and for the first time on a cruise we had more storage than we could use. The abundance of electrical plugs and USB's was very much appreciated.

Ship tip

Use the ecxcellent laundry service. You can carry less suitcases and the cost is such that it was cheaper to use than paying for another suitcase on the aircraft.

Ports of call

San Diego, California

5 out of 5
We did not do an excursion as this is the third time we were in San Diego. I Iove this as a cruise port. Its easy to get to, has very nice waterfront area, great restaurants, and so close to reasonably priced pre-cruise hotels that we walked to the ship from our Hotel pulling our bags with us. It took 11 Min. Try that in Florida ports.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
It was very nice we had been there before so we did not take an excursion.

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5
It was very nice we had been there before so we did not take an excursion.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
It was very nice we had been there before so we did not take an excursion.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It was very quick and efficient, Holland America did a great job in making sure the process to get COVID tested to get back home was well done and easy.
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

4Goodtimes    3 years ago

Great review. I couldn't agree more about Holland America. Thanks for sharing.

AuntPinkie    3 years ago

Appreciate your feedback!

javawoody    3 years ago

Thanks for sharing, glad you found a home

cruising2004    3 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.

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