Amazing first Holland cruise

Rotterdam Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 20
Helpful Votes: 331

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Rotterdam

10 Night Southern Caribbean Seafarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 15, 2023

Ship: Rotterdam

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8182

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Very clean ship! The worker to passenger racial is amazing. The live entertainment at The Rolling Stones Club, BB King, billboard on board, and the Lincoln Centre were top notch! To us it just seems like Holland American cruise line goes over and above on the little things. The other cruise lines that we have been on seem to neglect. We have been on Costa, Carnival, Royal Caribbean. This was our first time on Holland and it was our best cruise so far!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
My wife and I had a 2 o’clock arrival time. I had filled out verifly and checked in on line a couple weeks before. Boarding only took us about five minutes from the time we entered the terminal to when we actually step foot on the ship. The fastest Embarkment that we have ever experienced!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Amazing selections of food. Probably the first time that I’ve ever experienced the Lido food was at the same quality if not better than at the MDR

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All the music venues were amazing! Our favourite was The Knights of Music! For our cruise there were two comedians. And the production show dancers were very good

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Amazing staff! We did not encounter any negative staff member. They go over and above for you.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean ship! Our ship was at 95% capacity and it was spotless

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Very nice walking glass shower almost large enough for two people. The bed is large and firm. Nice 42 inch flatscreen TV. And there were five 110 V outlets and 4 USBs

Ship tip

Very nice ship. The layout might take a little bit to get used to. seems different from a lot of other cruise ships I’ve been on. And if you want to see a theatre show. The 7:30 show was almost always at 100% capacity. The 930 show was at half capacity

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Awesome beach!

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
Bonaire is always a beautiful port to visit.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We carried our luggage off and this process was very quick. Only took about 10-15 minutes and I was in my truck

Traveler Photos

MDR crepe from the lido
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7 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Debbiiee16    1 year ago

I sail on the Rotterdam in 18 days Will be my 7th HAL cruise. Was on NCL last time for a themed cruise, but certainly prefer HAL.

javawoody    1 year ago

Glad it was amazing

samboney194    1 year ago

Thanks for your review. We're doing a similar cruise in Nov.,'23. Looking forward to it!

cdavid46    1 year ago

Have not cruised on HAL but your review may push me to give it a try. Enjoyed your review.

karlgrgurich    1 year ago

Nice to have found your new favourite cruise line, I’m sure

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your cruise.

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