Rotterdam Retired Cruise Reviews - Reviews

I don't think my booking on Holland America Rotterdam is worth the money that we paid given the poor condition of the bathroom.

A great cruise with a great itinerary. We enjoyed every day. The only down side was the extremely poor disc jockey (who was listed as the assistant cruise director) in the Crows Nest. She was absolutely clueless on how to read what people would dance to.

We really enjoyed this cruise we called it a mystery cruise as the weather was bad and we had to go to different ports and got to spend 5 days in Ireland. We weren't sure what ports we were going to, it was actually fun. The caption mad sure we were safe and that's all that mattered. Would definitely cruise Holland America again.

It was a great cruise. Loved the scenery. Saw whales, dolphins, sealions and the Northern light. The prins Christian Sund is the absolute highlight.

The cruise was fantastic. Just not much going on on the Rotterdam. Loved Tallinn, Estonia. Took two tours using ShipMate and they were fantastic. No issues what so ever.

Perfect cruise, with a perfect crew and cosy ship!

The best ship of the Holland America Line fleet. Very clean, great cabins, great crew and yummy food. We stayed in Vista Suite 6240 with a very large balcony.

Over all trip was fabulous. I do have a complaint on the nail service I received. There is a 14 day chipping guarantee. My nails began to chip on day 2. I would not have mentioned this, but 6 days later 4 of my nails are chipping. I would like to discuss a refund for on this service.

the cruise worked for us with my husband's physical limitations. Great room and placement on the ship and near elevators. Staff extremely helpful and couldn't do enough for us. They made the cruise ..special!

Very enjoyable...it was made so by the good service of all members of the crew. It did cater to an older clientele.

Holland America is a great way to cruise the food was excellent and staff very attentive

I have sailed on over 100 cruises and this was Holland America's last roundtrip sailing from Tampa so I decided to give it one more try. I am glad I did as it was very relaxing and smooth sailing. Food was way above average. Hardly any kids on board but many older people. The onboard stores were pitiful as there was nothing to buy except expensive jewelry, liquor or HAL cruise clothes. They did have "happy hour' every night where you could buy your second alcoholic drink for $2. I hope HAL comes back to Tampa again.

Embarkation/debarkation fast n easy; vista suite very nice; bars were great with no long waits; MDR very good and on point; Pizza bar best on boat so far; Lido buffet quite good, no trouble finding seats; no chair hogging on deck 8 aft pool area; Canaletto mediocre; Pinnacle Grill was spectacular food and service; great room stewards; not alot for kids to do but that's great so there isn't many kids. Great boat for relaxing and reconnecting with significant other. WONDERFUL VACATION OVERALL!!!

Good but look around first. Good value, slipping on the dinning room. not much entertainment or activities, no art auction

I want to say how impressed we were with the Pinnacle Grill. The food was surpassed only by the service. Deny and his assistants were perfect. From the first presentation to the end of desert everything was perfect. I could do this every night. We have a large party cruising (10) and we all love it.

Having only cruised 3 times this was the best cruise we took. We met many fun loving people on the ship at the Crows Nest, shared dining table with others during dinner and met folks on the excursions. This is a mid-size ship 1400 guests so it never seemed crowded. We read that only "old" people cruise on HAL. This was not true on this cruise although it was during spring break. We met families and older people but also teenagers. This was not a party ship like some on Carnival can be. Not being derogratory about Carnival as we have had fun crusies with them. HAL felt like a step above although not as stimulating. Did not like the port of Costa Maya and next time would take a tour of Roatan Island. Overall an excellent cruise.

This was a solo cruise for me and my second time on the Rotterdam (and HAL). I booked this cruise primarily for the itinerary and it was the best value for the timeframe I needed, including airfare. I was not impressed with this ship the first time, so my expectations were not very high for this cruise. The itinerary was very good, but nothing else really stood out as special. Being solo, I did not eat in the dining room or any specialty restaurants. I realize food is very subjective, but overall I found the food at the Lido just average. The buffet set up is a nightmare (and was on my previous cruise as well). I have never been on another cruise line that uses workers to serve the food at the buffet. There was no starting point for the line and people were coming from both directions and the servers seemed to just serve whoever walked up with no rhyme or reason. Once you did get a servers attention the seemed to be rushing you and handing your plate back before you had a chance to see what was further down the line. I also never saw any trays being used, so if you got a salad, entree, sides, dessert and bread, you had to juggle several plates or take one at a time to the table and return to stand in line again. The one upside was the Dive In burger and fries was by far the best food I had all week. The entertainment on this ship is also lacking, in my opinion. There is no venue for nightly upbeat music and no live band for sail away parties or poolside. The main nightly entertainment was hit or miss - a comedian who was ok, a comedy magician that was ok, a BBC movie with live music and 2 different performances by Post Modern Jukebox. I thought the 2nd PMJ performance was much better than the first, but sadly the theater was only about 35% full since many did not seem to care for the first night’s performance, as I saw several leave early. Overall I had a good time as my primary purpose was a solo getaway to spend some time in ports I enjoy. I might sail this ship, or HAL, in the future if the itinerary and price was right, but overall I will probably stick with Carnival or Royal Caribbean for most of my cruises in the future due to the better food and entertainment options.

The cruise director was very straight forward and did not try and act like a comedian, as some other's have done. The entertainment was good and the food was excellent. We were very lucky to have good weather and smooth sailing for the whole cruise. I was in a party of 8, most all my family and a few others. We ALL enjoyed it and had a good time. Would go on Holland America Rotterdam again.

The cruise was exactly what I needed - a break from every day routine. All staff members was friendly and helpful. Food was exceptionally good.

I have told at least 40 people already about our trip on the cruise 🚢. I am guessing that they got the picture and want to try it.