Westerdam Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The best of our 8 cruises. Good food, entertainment and very clean. The virtual vessel tour and Q&A with the master were an added bonus.

it is our first cruise experience, the most relaxed vacation ever! We enjoyed so much of the service, the entertainment, and best of all, the food!

Fun experience to have Christmas at sea. We had a Christmas Carole song along. Ship was decorated nicely.

Honestly, I do not think I would take another cruise on this ship. Too old (both ship and clientele). Plus the allowance of cigarette smoking in large areas really turns us off. Shopping on board was not good and service staff in these areas were not friendly or helpful at all.

A good cruise line. Services for what was offered was excellent. Daily activity offerings were lacking and could improve. Eight days a sea was long and could have used an additional one or two stops at ports in the Atlantic to break up the lack of anticipation and activities on board. All in all, the stops in Spain were excellent and the cruise was relaxing, just not Fun.

Very pleasant Trans-Atlantic with great course selection, however, spent much of the time out of cabin due to noise and annoying vibrations. Food, service, entertainment, and crew disposition similar and consistant to other HAL cruises. It would have been nice if we had stopped in Funchal on return.

Wonderful time of year to visit the Mediterranean, weather was great! Would have enjoyed visiting Corfu or Croatia. Enjoyed Retreat cabanas. Staff considerate.

We were happy to have this adventure but mom was exhausted. So much beauty to see. Pompeii was the best excursion for me. The water everywhere was so clear and blue. The mountains so beautiful. MS Westerdam is a fantastic ship and we had an awesome crew.

This was a trip of a lifetime. Had not been to any of these ports with the exception of Rome and Venice. All parts of the trip was amazing. All of the ports were stunning. We especially enjoyed Montenegro, Malta and Croatia.

My husband and I traveled with two other couples and stayed in the Neptune suites close to one another and used the Neptune lounge several times a day. I highly recommend Holland America the ship is large but you never feel it there is space for everyone on board and you never feel crowded. The food was absolutely delicious with beautiful presentation every day ..The staff was considerate, kind, and professional. I'm already planning my next cruise 😍

I lack more entertainment.Food should improve. The shows only some were of quality The attention in the dining room was very good. Crew in the bedrooms were excellent

The ship was beautiful, unbeknownst to us the ship was in drydock 3 weeks before we boarded, all new decor was very tastefully done, our suite was gorgeous with a very large, (55inch I think), flat screen TV. The bathroom had 2 sinks, large jacuzzi tub and separate shower. The food was good, the staff wonderful. We went to Albania, Greece and Italy and did several of the tours all very interesting, guides very well informed, however several were very strenuous, the terrain is very hilly and uneven surfaces, if you see 3 people in the box for that tour it is VERY strenuous! I don't think I realized that fully. Disembarktion  was the easist i have ever done. This was our 33rd cruise and I can't wait to go back on the Westerdam.

The entertainment staff was excellent.  I enjoyed the games and contests.

Food was too salty and garlicky for my tastes causing swollen ankles and bloating.

This was the last Westerdam cruise before drydocking, and the repairs started several days before the cruise was over.  Certain areas became unavailable and chairs were pulled in two days before the cruise ended.

The entire staff of servers and cabin attendants was wonderful, as were the front desk employees.

The itinerary was lovely and the two excursions I took through HAL were fine.

Outstanding staff, entertainment, and food. Would have liked more on-board educational offerings especially about the ports visited. A highlight was presentations by captain and crew about ship operations, their backgrounds, and living conditions on-board.

The reason for the cruise was to take in the Panama Canal.  The weather was wonderful for the whole cruise which made sailing for 19 days very enjoyable. So what in the world would you do for 19 days onboard a ship?  We took excursions in most every port which we enjoyed even though we have been to some of the countries prior.  After hitting 3 excursions in a row we were happy to have time at sea to recoup and relax under the warm sunshine with a ice cold drink in one hand and a book in the other!  We dressed for dinner and were happy to be seated with many different couples from around the world which made conversation very enjoyable indeed.  Everyone of the crew on board were helpful and alway patient.  Food was exceptional and my hat off to the head chef, great food prep. Oh, the Panama Canal, it is amazing and if you read the book you need to take a cruise to see it!!  It's amazing or did I just say that!  

If you're looking for both a relaxing time with lots of sea days and active adventures on shore excursions Holland America's San Diego round trip to Hawaii is for you.

The crew and staff of the Westerdam were wonderful, helpful and friendly. Meals in the main dining room were very good and excellent in the specialty restaurants. Enjoyed the entertainment and America's Test Kitchen live and on TV.  Currently the Westerdam needs some maintenance work on decks and in public areas, but it is going into dry dock in April. Plus the service staff do a great job of keeping everything in great shape. Deliberately chose very active shore excursions so we enjoyed relaxing on the outbound and return sea days.

Joan and Chris K

overall, good, cabin attendants excellent.  Your time dining needs work, you had to take their times or wait up to 45 minutes.  So glad about the non-smoking on balconies

The cruise was outstanding! Great crew and plenty of time in ports to see the sights. The food was good with plenty of choices to eat healthy. Our at sea lectures with Greg Redfern were outstanding. Ship needs some chipping and painting.

The food and the evening entertainment were great.

The staff were incredible.

Would have liked a second day in Puerto Vallerto.

The bridge room was very small - only 4 tables.  Many people came to play and had to leave because

the tables were full.

Food and Entertainment (was really Bad) plus most of the time everyone was trying to find out what was going on. Not organized. Loved the little girl from Germany she was a huge help when we went down to the main lobby.

we left the ship when we arrived in Maui, sick 3 days from food I had ate.