Hadn't cruised since last fall and the So. American ports was something new and the e-mailed price was very good.

Much of the HAL experience is excellent as always. Dining Room, Cabin Stewards and Bar staff do a great job.

Am a 4 star mariner with HAL and have witnessed a continual reduction of standards. Evening dinning menu choices were just OK. Number of options have been reduced a good deal. Flavor was lacking on such items as crab, lamb & beef. Crab was described as "King Crab", but legs were less than 1/2" in diameter, dry and tasteless. Leg of lamb had no taste. Beef was at times good, not always. Have typically looked forward to the evening dinning experience. Not so much this time. Read more