Holland America Reviews

It was nice to have so many ports of calls. the ship was nice, but they were lacking activities to do

Just returned from a Christmas Cruise on HAL! Great weather, great time, but especially the outstanding crew! Each are nicer that the last one you met. Very courteous and eager to please. Since I work full time one cruise per year is my limit and I have already booked a 12-day cruise for next Christmas/New Year's!

Carol Brocksmith did an excellent job on booking this trip for us and staying in touch. Could not have been happier with the entire experience. Happiest crew I think we have ever sailed with. Food was excellent. Will definitely be re-booking in the future with Holland America Line.

Holland America does it right! Smooth sailing! We had a great time. Staff was wonderful !

Service and food was horrible as a whole on the boat, we considered leaving the cruise after just two days, we left five days early with no regrets of leaving our veranda room and driving 15-hours to get away from Holland America. STAY AWAY!!!!!

We really enjoyed our Holland America cruise primarily to see the Panama Canal and several countries in South America. There are quite a few sea days since the ship is navigating an entire continent (almost) . There were plenty of activities onboard on sea days so we never got bored. We highly recommend this cruise.

Had a great time. Staff was friendly, plenty of things to do. Food was a little better than i expected. Can't wait to go on another cruise.

We saw everything from beaches, to the Panama Canal, to deserts, to ancient Inca culture, to the Andes Mountains, to the Magellan Straits to Cape Horn, to the Falkland Islands, to historic Uraguay, to lively Buenos Aires.

Holland has lower their standards. Staterooms are smaller and the food was not as good as it user to be.

Some side trips, as advertised, were cancelled due to scheduled maintenance or closed on the day we were to visit. Shore trips were cancelled due to lack of transport. It seems that Australia is not yet fully geared up to handle large ships. No complaint about service on the ship but the Captain could have been more forthcoming on the state of Covid on the ship.

De wachttijden in het restaurant was te lang soor tekort aan personeel.

Beautiful ship, outstanding staff, delicious food and beverages

Aruba and Curacao are prime ports to visit. On board, the most disappointing aspect was that the buffet food was repetitive (for example, I loved the lamb curry the first night this rare treat was served, but I did not expect that it would be served the next night and the night after that, too, and the nightly fish dish tasted like the same fish served the night before and the night before that with just a slightly different sauce or seasoning). The salad bar had limited selections, almost always the same, and even the desserts had very little difference from every other night's desserts.. I recall when Holland America's buffet was a delightful variety of international tastes every night. Balcony cabin was comfy, as always. Cabin stewards Edhy and Anwar were top notch. Noticed rust in a lot of locations, especially around the pool, and the movable roof over the pool screeched when opening and closing. Overall, a nice cruise but a bit disappointing to veteran HAL cruisers such as us.

Holland America dropped the ball. Nothing at all was brought up on the cruise, except shore excursions, about the Amazon river

It was a first cruise for us. Loved accommodation; outside cabin with a veranda, loved "open dining" option; meeting different interesting people at ever meal; loved sport activity (pickle ball court). Interesting artistic program in first class theatre. Interesting excursions in ports of call with very good knowledgeable guides. Thank you Avoya Travel, in particular Becky Shehan for professional and quick service.

The highlight of our cruise was the Namib desert and the creatures that live in that harsh environment. Our other favorite stop were the Cape Verde Islands.

Awesome adventure