joe Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Holland America worst cruise line. Beware they will take you money. land and sea cruise worst cruise I've been on. They took our money and every aspect of the cruise went wrong and they won't work with us. We lost 10,000 dollars. Don't book with Holland America you wl loose. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Making a statement with no data to explain what happened is unfair to the cruise line, and to future travelers. I'm sorry you feel you had a bad experience with Holland America. We sail exclusively with HAL and have been on 9 cruises with them, including sailing to Alaska on the Eurodam 3 weeks ago, and we leave for a 21 day sailing in Nov. on the Rotterdam. We have never had a bad experience with this cruise line, and the staff and crew are all amazing. What ship were you sailing on, and what went wrong? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike S Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 I agree no data no complaint. We have been there and it was a good cruise. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanneB Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I do not think Holland America is exceptionally bad. They are okay. I had friends who went on Holland and they are are quite happy with the cruise. Very elegant and classy cruise and itineraries. You have to present more data on how you lost $10,000. That is a lot of money, I am certainly curious about what went on your cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd 46 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 We went to Alaska with Holland America. They were Covid obsessed requiring masks at all times. They had mask monitors at the entry of all venues. Everyone vaccinated and Negative Covid test. Yet our welcome gift was a mask. Never again. We have sailed on three other cruise since Covid without masks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanneB Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I think the mask requirement for indoor events will soon be lifted. This will not be permanent of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNW Cruiser Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 12:09 AM, Todd 46 said: We went to Alaska with Holland America. They were Covid obsessed requiring masks at all times. They had mask monitors at the entry of all venues. Everyone vaccinated and Negative Covid test. Yet our welcome gift was a mask. Never again. We have sailed on three other cruise since Covid without masks. Apparently, you seem to be more of the "whatever happens, happens" type of person and health and safety issues of are of minor concern. However, if you had done your research, you would have known what to expect as it was posted on their website in multiple locations. Given that the majority of passengers on HAL ships are in the older age groups, and may be more susceptible to health issues (covid), having the mask protocol was the only safe way to cruise in the early part of the Alaska season. We sailed in September and there were no mask mandates or mask police, but if there had been, my health, and that of my fellow cruisers, is far more important than the inconvenience of wearing a mask. As it happens, an announcement today stated that Carnival Corp has now dropped all health protocols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJB Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 2 hours ago, PNW Cruiser said: Apparently, you seem to be more of the "whatever happens, happens" type of person and health and safety issues of are of minor concern. However, if you had done your research, you would have known what to expect as it was posted on their website in multiple locations. Given that the majority of passengers on HAL ships are in the older age groups, and may be more susceptible to health issues (covid), having the mask protocol was the only safe way to cruise in the early part of the Alaska season. We sailed in September and there were no mask mandates or mask police, but if there had been, my health, and that of my fellow cruisers, is far more important than the inconvenience of wearing a mask. As it happens, an announcement today stated that Carnival Corp has now dropped all health protocols. But masks that the majority of people wear don’t work. We’ve known that from the beginning. Well at least I have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emrys Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 10/12/2022 at 1:51 PM, joe said: Holland America worst cruise line. Beware they will take you money. land and sea cruise worst cruise I've been on. They took our money and every aspect of the cruise went wrong and they won't work with us. We lost 10,000 dollars. Don't book with Holland America you wl loose. Hey @joe, maybe you could let us know what issues you came across and what happened? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norma Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 We've been on 3 HAL cruises and enjoyed each of them. The food is great. The dance performances outstanding. The classical quartet a joy to listen to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall James-Vargas Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 @norma I'm so glad to hear about your positive experience with Holland America Line! Which ships have you cruise on? I always feel like each ship has it's own culture. I love it when the staff seems engaged to be a part of the cruise crew. For me, it always makes for the best cruise vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeatownColin Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Something must have happened for you to vent here, but you said nothing about what happened, nor produce any data. This post probably sounds better in its original Russian, when typed by a RusBot. On 10/12/2022 at 5:51 AM, joe said: Holland America worst cruise line. Beware they will take you money. land and sea cruise worst cruise I've been on. They took our money and every aspect of the cruise went wrong and they won't work with us. We lost 10,000 dollars. Don't book with Holland America you wl loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall James-Vargas Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 @SeatownColin I would appreciate more context here as well! @joe Would you be able to expand on some details of your experience? Were you able to complete your Holland America Line cruise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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