Holland America Line - Nieuw Amsterdam Sept-Oct 2018
I thought to myself what a great way to arrive in San Diego from Vancouver for those who don't care to fly, and quite reasonable especially if your prime goal was just transportation with no frills attached.
I had high expectations for this 4 day repositioning cruise which continued on from San Diego to Ft. Lauderdale which for some I ...
Pre cruise.
I flew to san diego on norwegian air and another sadly i did not know i had to pre book meals so all i9 had for 9 hrs was snacks! I stayed in a hostel to save money which was ok.i did maritime museum,san diego zoo and midway.
Embarkation.
I left hostel 1000 and was surprised to go onboard by 1130 and cabin was ready and luch was in the dining room.
Cabin.
I originally ...
Saw this cruise on a tv show with Jane McDonald and thought it looked very good.
Decided to do it so booked it and also had 3 nights in Vancouver to get over jetlag and make Vancouver part of the holiday .We never did any of the excursions offered as we found them to be a little too expensive so did our own thing when in port and still saw a lot ...
We wanted a short break so sailed from Vancouver to San Diego. We arrived into the bus-train station and used the nearby Skytrain to get to Canada Place, which was very easy to use and inexpensive. We checked in at 1:00 and had no wait to check in or go through customs although the NA was the only ship in port that day.
We enjoyed the small port of Astoria, where we used the antique tram. In ...
We had just a great time last year on our repositioning cruise (Princess Line) that we decided to go for a 2nd repositioning cruise this year. A short cruise is perfect way to take a break from our hectic work schedules and spend some family bonding time with our 2 twenty-something years old children.
We wanted to try Holland America Line, as we heard about their reputation of great customer ...
As this will unfortunately be a review of our rather poor experience with Holland America, I'll start out with the things I think they did well.
I really loved the decor, especially the amount of comfortable seating to be found in the common areas of the ship. Being a social person, it's nice to be able to sit and people watch or read a book in a fabulously stylish yet comfortable chair. It's ...
My husband and I are currently living in Vancouver, Canada. At the end of the cruise season, we found this extended weekend itinerary. Also, this trip occurred a couple weeks before my husband's birthday, so it gave us the opportunity to celebrate early.
Embarkation
Getting to the pier at Canada Place is super easy. We took the SkyTrain and got off at Waterfront Station. It's about a 5 ...
Wasted vacation of my life. Got the worst cruise ever. Thought we'll have some relaxing ang fun cruise but it was the opposite. I'd been to other cruises and we had a great time and met with some fun people. We don't go on vacation very often and spending all this time and money is a big waste.
First of all, we did not have a good sleep because of the loud noises of the wind panel, we got too ...