Maasdam on July 9th

[beart72]

HI.. setting sail on July 9th on Maasdam... I am doing a roll call in the roll call section of these postings.. so if your going please reply to that...
Also, any info on your opinions of the Maasdam if you have been on the ship would be great..
Mid 30's, 2 kids :)
Terri

[Lisa63]

Hi Terri,

We were on Maasdam last summer, and my review may be found here:
http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=7533

Our itinerary was a bit different than the one you will be traveling, yet some of the ports are the same. I hope you will find our impressions of the ship useful. I'll be happy to answer any questions.

[beart72]

Thanks so much for your reply!
I read all of the info on your rating and I appreciate your sending me the link..
I started to get a bit scared because so many people I saw said they'd go celebrity vs. HAL. But I see you've done both...
Which was your favorite of the 2 and for what reasons?
We actually picked HAL because of the destination.. We wanted to take a summer cruise and we wanted New England (I can live without the minimal stops in Canada) There was only 2 lines that go there in the summer months..
HAL and I believe its princess... But when I saw the child activities and trampolines ect on the other line I said HECK NO!
I like a line that has some small kids programs, but not one that caters to them, I don't want to be surrounded by others peoples undisciplined monsters :)
So the idea that HAL my have less children on board made me happy :)
Anyhow, thanks again, I enjoyed reading your info.
Terri