This was our first experience with Holland America, having cruised before on Royal Caribbean. What can I say....we LOVED this amazing, beautiful ship and her exceptional crew.
Embarkation was very smooth, with our cases delivered promptly.
One thing that really stood out to us was the feeling of space on this ship - there were never crowds or queues anywhere!! I think the explanation is that there are so many different areas to go on the ship - it took us our whole cruise to find all the different places you could sit/lounge!!
Wonderful cabin - just in the right spot for us and has the benefit of being inter-connecting with 148. It is located quite near the laundry, but we didn't hear a thing from it.