A great experience
Rotterdam Cruise Review
Contributor Level:
First Mate
Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 88
Review summary
Visiting WWI & WWII sites were very moving. The 15 Days on such a great ship was thoroughly enjoyable. Can’t wait until I’m back on HAL again.Embarkation
We booked Club Orange and had priority boarding so we were on in minutes.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
The food is always excellent on HAL and the Club Orange dining room is well worth the upgrade cost.
Onboard Activities
The activities are aimed at the older crowd as is the cruise line. The cultural presentations and activities were a highlight for me. A word of caution for all, there are no high energy activities or resort style facilities like RC and NCL do your research to avoid disappointment.
Entertainment
The music volume needs to be lowered a bit but it’s a minor issue. The quality of the rock band in the Rolling Stone Rock Room was not as good as it has been on my last 4 Pinnacle class ship cruises.
Service and Staff
This area is one of the best aspects of cruising on HAL. All crew members go out of their way to make you feel welcome.
Ship Quality
The amount of cleaning on this ship is borderline pathological 👍. I saw a crew member using a flashlight to shine on a glass surface at an angle to spot and errant smudges.
Cabin / Stateroom
Great showers in all room on this HAL ship class.
Ports of call
I went to Ypres and toured WWI sites it’s a must do for history buffs.
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Portland (Weymouth), England, UK
This port was a surprise to me. I was expecting just some English countryside sites but I went to Corfe castle and was very impressed with the tour and our guide.
Disembarkation
Very well organized and went as smoothly as could be expected
13 Comments
Ladyjunecliff 1 year ago
Thanks for the detailed review. Well worth the time to see where history occurred and so many lost their lives. Glad you were able to enjoy such a wonderful cruise. We are going on HAL in a couple weeks to the Panama Canal. Curious, did you arrange your own airfare or use HAL to book it?