Rotterdam Cruise Reviews - Reviews

We are very experienced cruisers, but this was our first post pandemic cruise. It was surprisingly carefree with no masks and with easygoing policies both at sea and at the ports. The new Rotterdam is attractive with designs to ensure guest comfort. The music and entertainment are contemporary and of high quality, a change for the better by Holland America. Everyone dressed nicely but casually, even for the so-called Gala nights. Only the smallest minority wore neckties or “dressy” outfits to dinner. Then later when the entertainment began, most guests were wearing shorts.

Great weather. Staff aboard the Rotterdam were excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed our three weeks.

Been traveling to these islands for over 50 years. I went to get out of the cold.

We had another fantastic HAL cruise. The service was fantastic as usual and the food was delicious!

This is a nice relaxing voyage that I take every year.

Ship and crew were very good, but they all wanted to up sell you at restaurant's, bars, photos, casino , wifi and shops. The new big ships really don't visit the old cities. The islands have built new docks away from the old cities filled with gift shops and bars. You need a taxi or bus to get to most of the cities.

Looking to book another Holland cruise asap! Great experience with this cruise line. Didn't realize it was an older average cruiser but so glad it was! Loved it and made some new friends.

Much better than the Eurodamm will never sail Eurdam again

Beautiful ship, very well organized program and itinerary, lovely crew. Holland America Line is first class! Highly recommended.

Cruse was good except for the lack of vegetarian choices

First time trying Holland and was excited. However, Holland’s culture of doing just enough, along with frequent missteps, chaos and focus on the cruise line vs passengers made it feel like a low-budget first time cruise line. “Rotten”dam. Do not recommend.

Good overall. We liked the ports that were full days.

Overall, I was disappointed in the level of service from Holland America. I would have expected exceptionally service from everyone on Holland; what I thought was more of a high-end cruise line. I was wrong! Due to this experience on Holland America, I will not be a repeat customer of Holland, nor would I recommend Holland to friends or family.

Beautiful Ship with a Very Friendly Staff who appear to be Enjoying their Jobs. Very Nice Modern Staterooms.

Great cruise overall and we felt we got good value for money. We visited a lot of ports so really enjoyed the itinerary. The room was lovely and very comfortable and staff on the ship were excellent. The only real issue we had was the dining room as it was almost impossible to get in, had few options nd felt rushed.. We also had Covid when we disembarked which was a bummer. There were plenty of sanitizing stations and hand washing basins around the ship but nobody advising people to use them unlike other ships. We did use them regularly but still ended up with Covid. Overall a great time was had and we would do it again.

4 at sea days with not much to do other than trivia, the pool and the spa. The spa took too much of “me time” to push their products. Never went back because of that. Shops on board were mediocre at best unless you were looking for a high end handbag. Effy totally dominated the 2nd deck shopping and way overpriced. I worked in the jewelry industry (not retail) so I know what items are worth. Sales personnel wouldn’t come anywhere near to the item’s value

This was a wonderful cruise in celebration of my 70th birthday and also a nod to thankfulness for a so far successful battle against cancer. The cruise was relaxing and fun, and the excursions were interesting and entertaining. There were no excruciatingly long bus rides (as with other cruises) to get to excursions--most were accessed within 30 minutes or less. The staff of the Rotterdam was great.

Perfect relaxing vacation with a variety of activities

The shop was new. The cabin was nice and the amazing and cleaning crew was outstanding.there was a lot of entertainment in the evening but mainly designed for older audience. We are in our 30s and didn’t belong in the music genre. The food was awesome and lots of different choices. The pool was clean and never crowded. We had hot tub to ourself almost every day . I hope in the future there is more entertainment for younger folks.

I named this cruise, an eventful one because we had to hide out from hurricane Nicole near the coast of Cuba. During that, we picked up 14 migrants on a sinking makeshift craft and had the US Coast Guard retrieve them. After our first stop at Ft. Lauderdale, two critically Ill passengers had to be dropped of at Grand Turk, due to all if this we missed two ports. There was an emergency need for a blood donor on board. However, with all of this, the Captain and the entire crew managed to roll with the punches and created an enjoyable cruise for us. We were very impressed!