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Yes, I too was hoping it would be something much more interesting when I saw it advertised, so I had to check it out! Oh well..

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2977662-live-from-rotterdam-dec-3-22-daily-mini-review/?do=findComment&comment=66614126

Glad it helped! I find that when you look at the excursions on a booking, sometimes the reviews are there and sometimes not. So I try the general (no booking) site too and often they are there. But we all know how bumpy the website maintenance is! Plus, in Jamaica many of the tours are the same from 3 different ports, so you can try looking at Falmouth and Montego Bay, too.

https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/ca/cruise-destinations/caribbean-cruises/caribbean-ports/ocj/29320 You might try reading this, it has 37 reviews, several are recent. I found it searching excursions on the general HAL site.

We had no issues on a couple of Rotterdam cruises in OV, more toward aft section . Nice and quiet!

So glad to hear that your family enjoyed the cruise! Very unfortunate to have a suitcase stolen, but you managed to recover really well! Was there ever anything found?

The dreaded polar vortex has descended upon us; we are -30°C tonight.. I am reading every thread about the Caribbean right now!!😄

Thanks for your comments! It's a shame about the Morimoto lobster though. I had it in December on Rotterdam and it was very good- in fact I wished there could have been more sauce because it was so tasty! Glad to hear that the cod was good. I. had the XO halibut and it was very nice also.

We really like photo excursions and haven't done one in Cozumel yet, so we're glad to hear you liked yours! Was the open air bus comfy enough? p.s. - how do you keep finding those ominous looking water creatures with the pointy snouts...!?!😄

I'm good with that!!

Beautiful looking spot! I will definitely consider it next time Roatan is on the itinerary. Although that fish swimming in the water looks rather menacing..😲.. Did you swim or snorkel there?

We had a missing lotion dispenser on Koningsdam earlier this year; actually, the lid was still barely hanging there but no dispenser! I removed the lid. That was 6 months ago, so obviously these things are proving to be not up to the challenge of the use they get, and HAL is pretty slow to respond to this need. We'll have to see who reports in the future of the "new" dispensers installed..hopefully something a little nicer than the "portable" one they gave you!😄

After a long day of airports and planes, we have made it home safely. If you have a Rotterdam cruise in your future I hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Merry Christmas and Happy holidays to all.

We enjoyed the tortilla soup, I had the lemon shrimp mafaldini (which I have had on a few cruises, and this one was the best), and DH had the brisket. Pear strudel for dessert.

We capped off our cruises with 1 more meal in Club Orange. The staff in CO have been wonderful to us.

Took a few photos around ship, then did some packing. There has occasionally been smoked salmon in the Dutch Cafe on this cruise, if you like that.

Yes it was pretty gray out this morning! All aboard from Half Moon will be in about 40 minutes.

And, a bit more art:

Guess who made another appearance today! :

One of the shop ladies has fun changing up the cute factor!:

Santa is hanging around the aft stack:

Had the Gala menu again tonight. Had the escargot, sunchoke soup and tortelloni. All good!