Returning to Holland!

[kdkstormy]

We cruised Holland in 2014 for my hubby’s 50th to Alaska.  Since then we have been on a few Celebrity cruises.  (Enjoyed the no smoking indoors)

 

We have been planning a bucket list trip Florida to Vancouver for spring 2025.  Holland has had their itinerary out for a while.  Celebrity finally released theirs last week.  Did a price comparison with Celebrity, Princess and Holland.  Holland won by a landslide.

 

We forfeited our $200 future cruise deposit from Celebrity but saved over $3500 CDN booking with Holland.

 

LET THE EXCITEMENT OF PLANNING BEGIN 🙂

[oldbluff]

Good for you! You will both enjoy this sailing. Make those memories.

[ski ww]

Welcome back, we've done that one & really enjoyed it.

[puppycanducruise]

Good for you!

Enjoy!

[deliver42]

I'm a celebrity fan, but Holland has better itineraries and much better pricing.

[Lady Arwen]

 Congratulations!  We just did the same.  Our last HAL cruise was 2018 on Koningsdam and then we sailed mostly Celebrity and Princess.  Just cancelled our Princess cruises for 2024 and 2025 and booked with HAL instead.

We’re very happy to be back and looking forward to many more terrific HAL ships in the future!

[YourWorldWithBill]

Welcome back! Which ship are you on?

[kdkstormy]

Nieuw Amsterdam

[Ken the cruiser]

13 hours ago, kdkstormy said:

We cruised Holland in 2014 for my hubby’s 50th to Alaska.  Since then we have been on a few Celebrity cruises.  (Enjoyed the no smoking indoors)

 

We have been planning a bucket list trip Florida to Vancouver for spring 2025.  Holland has had their itinerary out for a while.  Celebrity finally released theirs last week.  Did a price comparison with Celebrity, Princess and Holland.  Holland won by a landslide.

 

We forfeited our $200 future cruise deposit from Celebrity but saved over $3500 CDN booking with Holland.

 

LET THE EXCITEMENT OF PLANNING BEGIN 🙂

Congratulations! Did you book an aft-facing veranda? For us that's the only way to cruise through the Panama Canal. 😉

 

Update: Sorry, I just noticed you later mentioned you were on the Nieuw Amsterdam and there isn't any left. We're trying HAL again as well and booked an aft-facing cabin on a PC cruise in Apr 2025 on the Eurodam which there are some left on Deck 6. 

 

Edited December 6, 2023 by Ken the cruiser

[kdkstormy]

36 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said:

Congratulations! Did you book an aft-facing veranda? For us that's the only way to cruise through the Panama Canal. 😉

 

Update: Sorry, I just noticed you later mentioned you were on the Nieuw Amsterdam and there isn't any left. We're trying HAL again as well and booked an aft-facing cabin on a PC cruise in Apr 2025 on the Eurodam which there are some left on Deck 6. 

 

We did book the last aft on deck 7 - others are available on other decks 🙂

[Ken the cruiser]

1 minute ago, kdkstormy said:

We did book the last aft on deck 7 - others are available on other decks 🙂

Great!! You are going to have an awesome time!!

 

[Haljo1935]

Welcome back!! LOVE Alaska!!

[seacruise9]

Hi, 

 

I recently returned to Holland America (Rotterdam, Nov. 24 - Dec. 3, 2023) after a long absence. I was very pleased with the cruise and had a wonderful time. 

 

Chuck