Solid Premium Experience
Westerdam Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)
28 Night North Pacific Crossing/Japan & China Collector (Vancouver To Shanghai)
Sail date: September 30, 2018
Ship: Westerdam
Cabin type: Suite
Cabin number: 8027
Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review summary
I only cruised for 14 nights...from Vancouver to Yokohama. Overall it was an excellent Premium category experience and the Westerdam's refurbishment was excellently executed. Service was good, though I didn't feel it was particularly personalized (though many learned my name, particularly after I made a $200 gift to the Crew Welfare Fund). The Signature Suite was excellent, large and everything worked well. That said, the extra cost wi fi was so slow (much slower than I've experienced on Celebrity on the same itinerary) that it was extremely frustrating and - wi fi being important to me - would prevent me from again booking the Westerdam (or other HAL vessels, assuming the wi fi is not up to competitive standards).Embarkation
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Ship tip
Book the Rudi Sel De Mer pop up in the Pinnacle Grill. I regret having bought the Elite Beverage package as the better (only 2) white wines by the glass were only available in the main dining room and pinnacle grill, not at the other bars, and no bar tender outside the pinnacle grill offered to get them for me.
Ports of call
Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia
Cross International Dateline Did not visit port
Shimizu, Japan Did not visit port
Osaka, Japan Did not visit port
Beppu, Japan Did not visit port
Hakata, Japan Did not visit port
Busan (Pusan), South Korea Did not visit port
SASEBO, NAGASAKI, JAPAN Did not visit port
Dalian, China Did not visit port
Tianjin (Beijing), China Did not visit port
Qingdao, China Did not visit port
Shanghai, China Did not visit port