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Rotterdam Retired Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York
7 Night New England & Canada Discovery (Boston To Montreal)
Sail date: September 24, 2016
Ship: Rotterdam Retired
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: 3395
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
We booked this cruise in hopes of seeing the fall colors in Canada and New England but the warm weather had delayed this. Otherwise, the cruise had no issues. It's an older ship (1997) but well maintained and all the systems were working well. One thing to be aware of, bring a plug strip if you intend to plug things in - there is only 1 115v outlet in the cabin and the TV was plugged into it.
We enjoyed the food in the Italian restaurant and the steak/seafood restaurant (Pinnacle Grill). Reservations in advance are a must for both of them. The ship was full but we didn't feel crowded even on the Lido buffet lines. Food was decent but not outstanding (optional restaurants were excellent). Decent variety on menu and decent selection in Lido buffets. Nice pastry and dessert items as well.
Staff was plenty friendly and competent. Shows were OK nothing spectacular but we had a wonderful concert violin and pianist who would outstanding.
This was our first HAL cruise and we will go on them again.
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Ports of call
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island