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Rotterdam Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Rotterdam

14 Night Atlantic Sunsets & Exotic Isles (Ft. Lauderdale To Rotterdam)

Sail date: April 13, 2024

Ship: Rotterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5046

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Traditional cruising for the modern world. Rotterdam has an understated comfortable elegance with all of the modern amenities that travelers could expect to find on land. Most importantly HAL respects its history and that is noticed in details throughout the ships design. Truly felt like I was on an ocean liner and not a theme park on the water. Don’t be mistaken entertainment and music onboard was top notch. 14 nights in all and the food never disappointed. Excellent quality, service, and attention to detail. If you are looking for a more relaxed vacation experience with fine dining and evening entertainment HAL should be on your radar. I’m Diamond plus on Royal Caribbean but HAL has definitely earned my new business. Age 40 here as a point of reference. (HAL gets a lot of slack on age demographic lol).

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 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

Don’t overlook movie snacks available in the evening at NY Deli and Pizza

Ports of call

Ponta Delgada, Azores

5 out of 5

Brest, France

3 out of 5

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Portland (Weymouth), England, UK

3 out of 5

Le Havre (Paris), France

5 out of 5

Dover (London), England

5 out of 5

Rotterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Flowers / Digital frame not included :)
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8 Comments

Ladyjunecliff     5 months ago

Transatlantic crossing, not a long theme park ride. Like that!

Gwbigdog     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Ruby13     6 months ago

Glad you had a good time. Thank you for sharing.

BPRD2696     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

cruising2004     6 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful time! Thank you for your review.

HeavySeas     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

javawoody     6 months ago

Thanks for the review

Starboard5     6 months ago

Yes, “an ocean liner, not a theme park”!

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