Tag: Holland America Cruiselines
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What the hell Holland America?
We’re back cruising again! This cruise is fundamentally different than the dozen or so others that we’ve been on, as it’s the first one “sailing” north that we’ve been on, and by north I mean we’ll end up at Denali National Park in Alaska and not dealing with tropical heat. In fact, parts of Denali…
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Hard to dislike Holland America
It’s been almost a year since I’ve been on a cruise. I’m getting antsy. Holland America cruise lines must be reading my mind. Once a week or so I get a mailing from them offering discounts on a private sale for one or more of their cruises. Most recently they sent me their full cruise…
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2021 cruising report
So we’re out here in what is still known by some as the West Indies. More specifically, we’re in the leeward islands of the West Indies, one of the few places in the Caribbean we haven’t hit before on a cruise ship. This is our fourth consecutive trip with Holland America, but our first cruise…
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Pandemic cruising … again
Is it crazy to cruise during a pandemic? Maybe, but for me our planned December cruise now officially booked is not our first pandemic cruise. There was also our theme cruise in March 2020. We were on a ship that was literally one of the last ones let back into the United States before cruising…
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Cruising in the midst of a coronavirus panic and economic upheaval
Aboard the M.S. Nieuw Amsterdam, off Haiti, March 9, 2020 Markets are plunging and authorities are pleading for people not to get on cruise ships. So of course we are on a cruise ship. We merrily set sail on Saturday along with close to a dozen other cruise ships out of Fort Lauderdale. We’re on…
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Cruising for a difference
Is there really that much to distinguish cruise lines? This cruise is our fifth, and each has been on a different cruise line. In general, one won’t complain about the food on any cruise line. That certainly is not the case here on Holland America’s ship the Noordam, wending its way in a leisurely fashion…
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