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For us, it is a big shame HAL is getting rid of Lincoln Center. We are on our mid 40s, and we love listening to them before our dinner. It's one of the things that make HAL special. Not the best news for us...

i'm sorry to bother you with this, but we will be in the same situation next summer and for us, being Spanish, it sounds weird to leave our luggage in a hotel you are not staying in. How do you do that? Who do you ask for permission? How much do you usually tip? How do you ask for the service? Too many questions for newbies 😅. Thanks in advance!

I totally agree with you. It's completely insane coming back from a Shore Excursion and finding just the Burgers open. Remember, not all the HAL fleet has a New York Deli Pizza available, so it's just a burger! And mostly all the shore excursions finish after 2PM.

When we did our first cruise with Holland America on the Koningsdam, we were quite surprised to discover there were plenty of films available dubbed to our mother tongue, Spanish. Two years later, on the Zuiderdam, all the Spanish dubbed films had dissapeared, and, by now, they haven't ever been back. It wasn't so difficult or expensive to maintain that feature for foreign passengers. If not, leaveing customers the opportunity to use of of those dongles would be a good option, IMO.

New York Deli Pizza is delicious. Of course it's not like the pizza you would eat in Italy, and also not like the pizza you would have in NY (thank God), but still delicious. Pizzas from all the other Class ships are not the same level, and I also don't like them. But saying New York Deli Pizza is not a good pizza for a cruise line, it's not true.

First cruise was aboard the sparkling new Koningsdam on 2016, when we were 38 years old. Since then, we are now 3 star Mariners and waiting to receive our bronze medal very soon. It is very curious how you get hooked to cruising and Holland America when you try it for the first time. We have sailed since then MSC and Princess, and they don't compare to the quality and service Holland America offers.

Hello, I have been upgraded from an average Interior to E201 Premium Oceanview cabin, which is quite nice, but I have noticed it is just above the theater, hereby I don't know if it's going to be noisy. Any experiences on this cabin or anywhere near? Thanks in advance!