nanlaur

In case anyone is still checking...the reason we were late leaving on the Zuiderdam was because of a "catastrophic failure" of one of the lifeboat davits. Couldn't leave without those critters working!

I agree. Hmm, maybe I need to go into training. Only a month until we sail. Plus there will be Panama buns in the mix.

Whew, what a relief.

Don't forget the sticky buns over by the waffle station. Unless...horrors!...they are no longer offered. Well that would just ruin MY cruise 😵

I'd definitely take the Caribe balcony. It's a lot bigger, so the covered portion is about the same size as the whole Aloha balcony. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

Another thing to consider in your research is that Holland America seems to market toward groups. Last year we were on the NA with an Inspirations group that occupied more than half the rooms on the ship. It impacted our cruise experience significantly. Check out April Update: HAL Dry Docks, Charters & Groups (by Ship) (https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2620185) for the latest list of known groups on the HAL ships.