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About Your Ship: Amsterdam

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Departs Vancouver (Canada Place) aboard Holland America Line – Amsterdam

Sailing Date(s): Jul 2013, Aug 2013


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	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Lusurious cruise only on surface. by Kris from Illinois Sailing date: Sep 2007 Pros: Clean public areas. Need more attention to basic needs like woring bathrooms and maintenance problems. Great day trips and entertainment. Ship Details: Dining/Food Soft drinks should be free and should be readily available. The only place to get them was at the bara or in the dining room. Couldn't get a diet soda prior to 10 AM. Many Americans have a diet coke with breakfast instead of coffee. Stateroom Quality Bathroom toilet backed up and overflowed 4 times during cruise. Not enough towels for both of us. Over half of all the washers on the ship were broken. The fruit basket delivered to our cabin had overripe/bad fruit in it. Ship Staff Quality Fitness staff concentrate on guests who really didn't need as much help. Entertainment & Activities Entertainment: The show in the theater were excellent. The passenger talent show was awesome. The lounge piano player played great, he just couldn't sing at all!!! The name that tune games were fun and the different themes each night made it more fun. Read this user's port of call reviews: Cruise Glacier Bay; Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Cruise Glacier Bay Breathtking beauty in glacier bay. Amazing. Juneau, Alaska Nature upclose and personal in Juneau. Great. Don't Miss: Whale watching and Mendenhall glacier. Ketchikan, Alaska Ok. Lumberjack show and Totem Bight good, not great. Sitka, Alaska Great wildlife quest in Sitka. The best wildlife expedition of the cruise. Don't Miss: The wildlife quest (sea otters, eagles, harbor seals, whales). 8 out of 12 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Excellent dining experience and overall by James from Nevada, US Sailing date: Aug 2007 Pros: The indoor pool with the cover that could be opened or closed depending the weather days. The dining room experience was very pleasant and the food was excellent. Good value and an excellent dining experience with a friendly staff, but they need to stop charging for sodas. This cruise is geared toward an older crowd. If you are looking for a slow paced relaxing cruise, this is for you. There are not a lot of activities geared for a younger crowed, but this cruise is more about the destinations; the ports were beautiful. Ship Details: Dining/Food Excellent food selections and quality. Stateroom Quality There is only one plug in the entire cabin; warm and very stuffy. I suggest an outside cabin. Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Activities: Not enough activities for families; rather dull. Just gambling and bingo, not very exciting. Of course the scenery is beautiful. Children's Programs Not enough activities for families. However, the scenery is beautiful and that is the entertainment. Read this user's port of call reviews: Cruise Frederick Sound; Juneau, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Cruise Frederick Sound Beautiful. Especially enjoyed the ranger's narration while approaching the glacier. Juneau, Alaska Beautiful. Enjoyed a great bus tour and have a wonderful day. Sitka, Alaska Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Group All in all a good trip. by Mac from Little Rock, AR Sailing date: Dec 2006 Pros: The back deck. It was a great trip. Ship Details: Entertainment & Activities 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Ship Review by Holly from St. Helena, CA, USA Sailing date: Sep 2006 Pros: Food and dining room staff. Ship Details: Entertainment & Activities 13 out of 16 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Great sight seeing opportunities. by Paul from Riverside, CA Sailing date: Aug 2007 Pros: I thought the ship was pretty clean. It was a great trip. I learned a lot about Alaska and saw some great places, and wildlife. I did not do a lot of pre-planning, actually I believe the cruise line has it figured out pretty well, we went with the flow. Ship Details: Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Cruise Frederick Sound; Juneau, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Cruise Frederick Sound I can't believe this is sea level. It is hard to belive but I saw it with my own eyes. Juneau, Alaska Fish jump. Whales. Don't Miss: Go out to the glasier. Sitka, Alaska I used to think a rainforest was a tropical thing. Take caution walking in the woods if your afraid of ghosts. Don't Miss: Fishing. Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska I'm glad it was a guided tour. Beautiful. Don't Miss: The blue ice. 17 out of 24 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Relaxing, beautiful and easy trip. by Marnie from Honolulu, HI, USA Sailing date: Aug 2007 Pros: That it is not a "party" ship -- that the "forced fun" is kept at a minimum -- that it is classy and dignified and elegant, but not snobbish. Oh, and the food. We were able to carve out our own experience on this cruise -- leaning more toward long walks on the promenade decks, sunset- and whale-watching, than lounge shows, casino or movies. We were able to "get away" from the crowds, with the manageable population and size of the ship and appreciate the ocean and views in relative solitude. We ate when we were hungry, more what we wanted (avoiding certain areas on the dressy nights) and had a simply wonderful time. Service, appointments, food, shopping, all delightful. We want to go again (and again). Ship Details: Dining/Food We ate every meal on the Lido deck at the buffet -- being from Hawaii we didn't have the wardrobe for the fancier places -- food was amazing and we were never disappointed. Room service breakfasts likewise were excellent -- eggs over easy as of they just came off the griddle -- amazing. Stateroom Quality Very comfy, great use of space, lots of storage. Ship Staff Quality HA's reputation for superb staff is not overrated -- friendliness was sincere, helpfulness not intrusive, allover top notch. Read this user's port of call reviews: Juneau, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Juneau, Alaska Mendenhall Glacier & Whale Quest. From our guide on the Mendenhall Glacier bus to the marine biologists on the Whale Quest, every one was knowledgeable and friendly. This shore excursion was fantastic -- plenty of time at the glacier, with bears and salmon -- and Allen Marine's whale watching operation is perfect. Amazing vessels, wonderful commentary, once-in-a-lifetime chance to go to the whales -- in a boat that has no propellor and won't harm them. Breath-taking -- hospitality par excellence, staff sharing an experience they love -- you can tell. Sitka, Alaska Sea Otter & Wildlife Quest. Allen Marine makes its own water-jet-driven (no props) vessels which are amazing -- they can maneuver for best viewing and are large and comfy. The staff is very knowledgeable and friendly -- this really is an adventure and you feel it -- we saw whales, seals, sea lions, sea otters (the stars of the trip), eagles and even an eagles' nest. Photographic opportunities at every turn. Hot drinks and smoked salmon on crackers. We had a wonderful time, recommend this operation to all. Go for it! Don't Miss: Sea Otter & Wildlife Quest. Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska 6 out of 7 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Group Had a wonderful time; wish there had not by Linda from Missouri Sailing date: Jun 2007 Pros: The size of the ship; big enough for a good time; not so big that there are too many people. Ship Details: Dining/Food Good table attendants. Stateroom Quality Comfortable. Ship Staff Quality Wonderful cabin staff. Entertainment & Activities Activities: Would like to have been offered more 1 hour informational classes about the area where we were cruising. Entertainment: The entertainment group was very good; it would just have been nice to see something else. Children's Programs This is where I have the most complaint; in everything I read before the cruise about the Amsterdam, it indicated that the clientele was a more mature group. That is why I chose to cruise with this company. Boy howdy, was I ever surprised with the number of rug rats running around and the people who had brought babies and strollers on a cruise! Others who I visited with about this were in agreement that they had made arrangements for their kids and were on vacation. Read this user's port of call reviews: Juneau, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Juneau, Alaska Side excursions a must. The trip to the glacier was awesome. The salmon bake-lots of fun. Don't Miss: The dog sled tour. Sitka, Alaska Loved sitka. Delightful, beautiful place; want to spend a month there every summer. Don't Miss: The upstairs cafe. 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Ship Review by Pez from USA Sailing date: Jun 2007 Pros: Size. Ship Details: Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Cruise Glacier Bay; Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Cruise Glacier Bay Juneau, Alaska Ketchikan, Alaska Sitka, Alaska 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Wouldn't change a thing. by Patricia from Sparta, MI Sailing date: Jun 2007 Pros: The over-all luxury, the wonderful food and the helpful and pleasant staff. My husband has been talking about taking an Alaskan cruise for a few years. We couln't have made a better choice with our cruise. The accomodations exceded our expectations as far as roominess pleasant decor. The ship's staff were all very accomodating and eager to please. The selection of shore trips was great. A very pleasant and restful experience. Ship Details: Entertainment & Activities Activities: Because of physical limitations we didn't participate in many activities. Just some bingo. Read this user's port of call reviews: Cruise Glacier Bay; Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Cruise Glacier Bay We didn't leave the ship. We spent the day sailing amid the glaciers. Juneau, Alaska We went on the whale watching excursion. We are not shoppers. Don't Miss: The whale excursion. Ketchikan, Alaska Sitka, Alaska 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 18 - 29 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple I loved the Amsterdam. by Kacie from Bloomington, IN Sailing date: May 2007 Pros: Great service. The level of service and quality of food was better than I'd experienced anywhere in my travels. I'm definitely going on another cruise with Holland America, and potentially aboard the MS Amsterdam, if our schedules mesh. Ship Details: Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Cruise Glacier Bay; Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Cruise Glacier Bay Juneau, Alaska Ketchikan, Alaska Sitka, Alaska Town overall seemed very touristy. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
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