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About Your Ship: Maasdam

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Departs Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades) aboard Holland America Line – Maasdam

Sailing Date(s): March 28, 2014


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	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside New England 1st week of July by Richard W. from Palmdale, CA Sailing date: Jun 2011 Pros: Comfort and class Excellent trip with good weather in every port. Dining was excellent. Entertainment was excellent. Shore excursions were just as expected. Ship is in excellent shape and staff was very attentive to our needs. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Bar Harbor, Maine; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Quebec City, Quebec; Sydney, Nova Scotia; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Bar Harbor, Maine Halifax, Nova Scotia Quebec City, Quebec Sydney, Nova Scotia Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 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: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Excellent First Cruise Experience. by Charles from Annandale, VA Sailing date: Aug 2007 Pros: Smaller size relative to some other cruise ships. The fact that you are allowed to bring your own wine and champagne. I would not take a cruise on a line that does not permit this. Overall experience was very pleasant. Comparable to a visit at a 4-5 star hotel. We enjoyed the relatively smaller ship (approx. 1200 passengers) and expect that we would not enjoy anything larger. The shore excursions were well organized and conducted. Ship Details: Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Newport, Rhode Island; Portland, Maine; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Saint John, New Brunswick Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Newport, Rhode Island Nice Introduction to Newport. A place we had always wished to visit. Would have preferred a longer day to give more time for tours of mansions, and just walking around. Don't Miss: Ocean walk. Portland, Maine Recommend Excursion to Kennebunkport. We enjoyed the basic excursion to Kennebunkport. Sufficient bus touring to get a feel for the area and a look at the coastline, and plenty of time to walk around and do some shopping. Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax an unexpected pleasure. Beautiful waterfront development and impressive historical fortress (Citadel). We had an very nice excursion to Peggy's Cove, which is beautiful, but the large number of tourist (in additional to cruise boat passengers) detracts from the overall charm. However, it is possible to obtain excellent photo vantage points that obscure the crowds. Halifax is one place we wished we had more time to explore. Don't Miss: The waterfront, the Citadel and Peggy's Cove. Saint John, New Brunswick St. John is St. John. I have been to St. John several times on private sailing trips. It is a nice enough town, but much less impressive than Halifax. The most interesting feature is the St. John River and the Reversing Falls. I have been throught the falls twice by boat, but had never seen the water actually reversing, as we did on our shore excursion. Don't Miss: The Reversing Falls. 5 out of 6 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Couple Very friendly. by Alan from PA Sailing date: Jan 2007 Pros: It was quiet. Would go again. Ship Details: Entertainment & Activities 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 65+ Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple 11 Days of Bliss. by Robert from Virginia Beach, VA Sailing date: Oct 2006 Pros: The staff. We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary by going to sea on the HAL ms Maasdam, sailing from Norfolk, VA for the Southern Caribbean. The cruise exceeded our expectations which were already very high. The ship was beautiful, the staff were superb and the shore excursions great fun. We will go again in a couple of years and are already looking forward to the experience. Ship Details: Entertainment & Activities 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 65+ Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple The Holland America - Maasdam. by Marlene from Ohio Sailing date: Jan 2007 Pros: The food and the staff were great. We also liked the perks of the wine and the specialty dining reservation that was provided with our reservation. We liked all of the stops except Half Moon Cay which is owned by Holland America. Ship Details: Entertainment & Activities 0 out of 0 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 service. by Donna from LaVale, MD Sailing date: Nov 2006 Pros: Plenty of food, and great entertaining. Had a wonderful time, and will pass this information onto others. 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: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Very pleasant. by Barbaa from Richmond, VA Sailing date: Feb 2006 Pros: The small size. We always enjoy Holland America. We like smaller ships that cater more to adults than children. The staff is very good and accommodating. 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: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Interesting Trip. by John from Iowa, USA Sailing date: Jun 2006 Pros: The New York Times Internet Cafe. We loved it. Very relaxing place. We went in Early June. The weather wasn?t good for most of the cruise. I would go a little later in the season. We liked the trip but we thought Alaskan Cruise we took the year before was little more scenic and enjoyable. Cruising is such a nice way to see different places without having to move your stuff to next city. We like the idea of going back on the ship for meals and going out again. 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 65+ Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple One of our best experiences. by Danq from Darien, IL, USA Sailing date: Jan 2007 Pros: Overall I can't think of just one. 1st class top to bottom. Ship Details: Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Willemstad, Curacao; Roseau, Dominica; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Willemstad, Curacao Roseau, Dominica The people are great. Came back feeling good. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Very casual and relaxing. Leaving was hard. Don't Miss: Take in all you can with the time alloted. 8 out of 15 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 65+ Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Ship Review by Norma from Canton, Ohio Sailing date: Jan 2007 Pros: It's relaxing atmosphere. The entertainment in the lounges was superb. Ship Details: Entertainment & Activities 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
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