It was another great HA cruise and we got to remove an item from our bucket list. The ship was great as were all of the crew that we met. We have another cruise set up with them scheduled for early next summer. The pace of ship board life is a bit slower on Holland America cruises and as seniors, that is what we like.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Embarkation was swift and problem free as have all of our Holland America embarkations been.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
The food selection and variety were good. I do wish that they would skip a few of the extra ingredients they always seem to put into the morning fried potatoes. Potatoes and a few onions are all that's necessary.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
We did enjoy out time in the pool areas
Entertainment
4 out of 5
We only attended a couple of the evening shows, preferring to find our own entertainment. Sitting out on one of the pool decks in the evening with a drink or two is enjoyable to us. The BB King lounge should not be missed if you like blues music.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
As usual, the HA staff the we interacted with was excellent, especially our cabin attendent
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Ship was very clean and I believe recently redecorated.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
We had a veranda cabin on deck 8. It was large enough for us and well appointed.
The canal transit was something on our bucket list. The entry was as interesting as we had hoped. The narration provided on the public address system was excellent.
The slow cruise thru the lake becomes a bit tedious after a few hours but this can't be helped due to strict speed limits on ships. However, we can now say that we have done it!
This is basically a big city and the ship ties up right across the highway from a Walmart of all things. W did find a small and quaint shopping area not far from the ship.
San Diego was pretty typical of the big west coast city. Been there before so no big deal. Our post cruise hotel was right down on the marina and very nice.
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