Holland America Cruise Line

Launched in the 1870s when the original Rotterdam made its inaugural trans-Atlantic crossing from Rotterdam to New York, the Holland America Line as it is known today is one of the oldest companies in the passenger shipping business. A major player in Alaska through its subsidiary Westours, HAL was acquired by Carnival Corporation in 1989. Up to now, the company has offered its premium cruises on mid-sized ships, but as part of an ambitious newbuilding program five new 84,000 gt superliners will enter service with Holland America until 2006.

• Danny McGee  Veendam  Alaskan Cruisetour

  My wife and I took our third cruise in late August, 2009. I was told by everyone since my wife and I started doing the cruise scene three years ago, that Holland America was the cream of the crop,... read more

  11 users found this review helpful.
• Jessica  Eurodam  Caribbean

  The Experience was wonderful. We traveled to Grand Turk (which was hit pretty hard by the hurricane), San Juan (absolutely fantastic), and St. Thomas (pretty). We enjoyed the cruise but the... read more

  17 users found this review helpful.
• Ray Niacaris  Noordam  Eastern Mediterranean

  Mediterranean cruise July 8-18 2009 Line: Holland America Ship: Noordam This was our second cruise; the first was with Carnival, Elation to the Mexican Riviera. If you want an... read more

  43 users found this review helpful.
• Trevor and Janet Harrison  Oosterdam  Eastern Mediterranean

  Having been on Celebrity Constellation earlier this year, I was somewhat worried what I was going to find on Holland America (having been with them over 5 years ago). Why should I have worried?... read more

  13 users found this review helpful.
• BOB  Maasdam  Boston - Boston

  Holland America did a good job on this cruise. The stops were excellent with two exceptions. Two of them were villages of only a few hundred people and there were no tours, cars, buses to get out... read more

  6 users found this review helpful.
• Nel  Zuiderdam  Alaska

  This was our first cruise experience and we loved it. The inner passage Alaska cruise was almost totally smooth all the way and while the ports of call were nothing to write home about if since we... read more

  13 users found this review helpful.
• Judy Johnson  Oosterdam  Eastern Mediterranean

  We thoroughly enjoyed our recent experience aboard the ms Oosterdam cruising the Eastern Mediterranean. We are no strangers to cruises; this is the eighth time we have traveled by ship, once before... read more

  12 users found this review helpful.
• Natalie Reyfman  Noordam  roman empire Rome-Croatia-Corfu-Ephesus-Santorini-Athens-Messina-Rome

  Noordam was truly a terrible experience. The worst thing was the children's pool. During our 10 days on the cruise it was only cleaned once and only after we complained to the ship's staff about... read more

  5 users found this review helpful.
• Jim Thornton  Prinsendam  Northern Europe

  The MS Prinsendam is one of Holland America's smaller ships that carry 793 passengers and a crew of 443. It was built in 1988 as the Royal Viking Sun for the Royal Viking Line and in less than two... read more

  4 users found this review helpful.
• Del  Volendam  Sydney to Auckland

  Everything was great except the daily bingo entry was very expensive and only about half of the money collected was returned to the players in prizes. The food was excellent and well suited to... read more

  11 users found this review helpful.
• Gena  Zuiderdam  Alaska

  Holland America is NOT worth the extra money. The worst food and service I have ever had on a cruise! OK decor. You would think if you had champagne delivered they would put it in an ice... read more

  17 users found this review helpful.
• K Gustafson  Noordam  Rome-Croatia-Corfu-Ephesus-Santorini-Athens-Messina-Rome

  This was the absolute best cruise of all for a family! The ports provided a buffet of sights for our grandsons and a real opportunity for them to see a brief, but comprehensive, view of the ruins.... read more

  4 users found this review helpful.
• Vicki Woolman  Amsterdam  I Can Do It at Sea

  The service, food and accomodations were excellent! I felt like we were eating at a 5 star restaurant every day. It was beautiful and delicious. I was happy that the portions were small (like most... read more

  9 users found this review helpful.
• CGARR  Westerdam  Alaska

  My husband and I greatly enjoyed our Alaskan cruise on the Westerdam. The itinerary was very good and we went on fantastic excursions to enable us to capture a true Alaskan experience. The service... read more

  14 users found this review helpful.
• Mike Taplin  Eurodam  English Channel

  The cruise was generally satisfactory but we came away feeling slightly disappointed with some aspects of the service and the general lack of atmosphere. The food in the main restaurant was OK,... read more

  9 users found this review helpful.
• Kuske  Maasdam  Canada

  We wanted to see Montreal and Quebec so we picked Holland America because they are the only cruise line that offers this itinerary. We enjoyed Quebec and Bar Harbor the best. Sydney and Prince... read more

  11 users found this review helpful.
• Deb C  Amsterdam  Alaska

  First time on Holland America and to Alaska. The weather and ports were wonderful. Sitka and the Glacier was the best part of the entire trip. The staterooms were as big as they were on the Disney... read more

  16 users found this review helpful.
• Kris  Oosterdam  Mediterranean

  We traveled from Venice to Barcelona through the Greek Islands. We went to some wonderful ports of call but had our trip marred by horrible Holland America customer service. Our cabin was... read more

  20 users found this review helpful.
• josh  Noordam  Roman Empire

  The service was OK, our room was clean but the best thing was the meals. They were delicious, and much better than I expected. The room was excellent. It was clean and the hallway was very... read more

  4 users found this review helpful.
• rod brammeier  Zaandam  alaska inside passage

  I booked this cruise 1 month before leaving. It was a beautiful ship with excellent service. The main dining room food was excellent, but the breakfasts were mediorce to poor. The frozen triangles... read more

  15 users found this review helpful.
• Woody Wood  Zaandam  Alaska inside passage

  We enjoyed a two week Mexican 'Riviera' cruise on Celebrity's Mercury three years ago. It sailed from and to San Diego and we met many passengers from there. As we reviewed vacation ideas for this... read more

  13 users found this review helpful.
• Bernice Alkoc  Volendam  Singapore to Hong Kong

  We had some very bad experiences on the Holland America Volendam. The hoiday was a disaster. The toilets, both in the cabins and the public areas, were blocked almost as frequently as they were... read more

  13 users found this review helpful.
• Gary Charles  Westerdam  Alaska

  This was our first time on a cruise. Glacier Bay was a most incredible experience and well worth the trip. As to the ship, we were not impressed. The staff who cleaned our room and... read more

  4 users found this review helpful.
• Elizabeth Libero  Westerdam  Alaska

  I was very disappointed with cruise. Positives: The room and staff were wonderful. The trip started off with key not fitting door. When I would go to Lido they had no trays, no good desserts,... read more

  2 users found this review helpful.
• Ernest Carlton  Rotterdam  Transatlantic

  This was the best cruise of the 38 we have taken over the last ten years. This was a leg of the Holland America 2009 World Cruise and they did it right. We could find no way to improve any aspect... read more