Excellent 5 star experience

Rotterdam Retired Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Rotterdam Retired

10 Night Holy Land Sojourn (Athens Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 31, 2013

Ship: Rotterdam Retired

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2672

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

The ship was beautiful and the food was fantastic. The ports were well chosen and the staff were friendly and professional. I have cruised only  5 other cruse lines, but this is my first time on Holland America. It will not be my last!

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

Look for Internet onshore. The ship's wifi was expensive. On this particular cruise we were able to use accessible public transportation for excursions- much cheaper, just as interesting and provided a bit of adventure.

Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete

5 out of 5

Alexandria (Cairo), Egypt Did not visit port

Cancelled- Crete was a poor substitute.

Port Said, Egypt Did not visit port

Ashdod, Israel

5 out of 5

Haifa, Israel

5 out of 5

Antalya, Turkey

5 out of 5

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

glomarrone    7 years ago

I finally got to the Holy Land myself. 

glomarrone    10 years ago

It was good to read that you enjoyed the entertainment and activities on board.  I have read two other reviews that said that they were lacking.  Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.