Cruise Reviews

Nieuw Statendam Verandah Balcony Stateroom Review

By: Sherry Laskin · February 1, 2019

This was something new for me. I've stayed in Holland America standard balcony staterooms (called "verandahs" on Holland America) several times. ...

By: Sherry Laskin · January 18, 2019

As a fan of Holland America’s 2016 Koningsdam, I jumped at the chance to spend a week aboard the cruise line’s newest and sister ship to the ...

By: Sherry Laskin · December 4, 2018

Here's my Celebrity Edge ship review following the inaugural cruise. Those inaugural cruises, usually only 2 nights, don't give you much time to ...

By: Pat Woods · October 22, 2018

Cruising the New England coast on Victory II On a sunny September Sunday we felt privileged to gaze at beautiful Portland Head Lighthouse on the ...

By: Sherry Laskin · September 2, 2018

A transatlantic crossing is not your ordinary cruise. Try to imagine a cork bobbing around in an triple-sized olympic swimming pool. That's kind ...

By: Sherry Laskin · June 19, 2018

Have you ever tried to jam everything you've put off doing throughout your cruise into the last couple of days and nights? I have, for ...

By: Sherry Laskin · June 19, 2018

On a recent 14-night transatlantic crossing aboard Holland America Koningsdam, I had a chance to really get to know this new vessel stem to ...

By: Sherry Laskin · June 7, 2018

These, the ninth and tenth days of our 14-night Holland America transatlantic crossing aboard Koningsdam, felt like crunch time. Every ...

By: Sherry Laskin · June 1, 2018

Today's Photo of the Day aboard Holland America Koningsdam was a bout of sheer luck and timing. That's what I always say when I catch a perfect ...