We thought Eurodam was our favorite ship, but....

Now we are certain of it!

We took a quick 7 day cruise out of FLL to the Western Caribbeanover Thanksgiving. This was our 3rd time sailing on Eurodam, for atotal of 40 days in all. Once again Eurodamhas proven that she has one of the best crews at sea. And the recent facelifthas her looking clean and refreshed.

Here’s a few of the reasons we love her:

· Quick & efficient embarkation anddisembarkation.

· Friendly crew

· Condition of the ship

· Never felt crowded

· No waits at restaurants for open seating anddining was at a comfortable pace

· Pleasant fellow cruisers

· Extra touches (such as Mariner Reception onembarkation day)

· Waitstaff circulating the Lido to providebeverages or assistance

· Great bartenders in Crow’s Nest and a nice happyhour crowd

· Digital Workshop classes were good andaccessible

Things happen when sailing on a ship. I think we all get that. But how these things are handled is truly theissue. Here are some examples:

Embarkation- Therewere 7 ships in Port Everglades when we arrived. Our shuttle took us past the craziness of theother 5 ships boarding Sunday, and then past the relatively calmer boardingarea in front of Koningsdam. When wearrived at Eurodam the scene was controlled and orderly. We literally walked straight up to the deskwith no wait.

In minutes we were ushered up to the lounge and werenotified that there would be a delay due to a Coast Guard drill. Updates were provided periodically so no onewas left wondering what was happening. There was ample seating, A/C, ice cold water & rest rooms so it wasa comfortable wait. Boarding startedjust after noon as we were told to expect, and we were on board at lunch in thedining room in a blink.

Plumbing Issue-There was a problem in the whole section of our deck in the wee hours onemorning. We called. It was fixed in a reasonable amount of timeand there was no repeat problem.

And that’s pretty much it for issues. Everything else was smooth sailing. Even disembarkation was one of the fastestever. Our slot was “walk off 8:30- 9:00AM” and they called us a little early. There was no line at all. We just walked straight up to the ship’s exitand were 2nd in line at customs. In and out.

We’re already thinking about when to sail her again.

Glad you enjoyed the cruise and the ship.

Keith

It feels good when things go right. We agree. She's an outstanding ship.

Thanks very much for your feedback. We sail on her Dec.10. steve

Thank you for taking the time to write your review and observations.

Glad you had another wonderful cruise on the Eurodam.

Thank you for taking time to express how much you enjoyed the Eurodam. She is a wonderful ship with outstanding crew!

Denise:)

Thank you for taking the time to post your comments.

Glad you had a good cruise.

We love the Eurodam too.

Great news as this is our first time with Holland America departing 1/14/18! So excited:D

Enjoyed the recap of your recent Eurodam experience, and it was great to hear!

We are booked on our first Eurodam sailing next year, and can't wait!

Great to hear about a positive review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

Allan

Now we are certain of it!

 

We took a quick 7 day cruise out of FLL to the Western Caribbeanover Thanksgiving. This was our 3rd time sailing on Eurodam, for atotal of 40 days in all. Once again Eurodamhas proven that she has one of the best crews at sea. And the recent facelifthas her looking clean and refreshed.

 

Here’s a few of the reasons we love her:

 

· Quick & efficient embarkation anddisembarkation.

 

· Friendly crew

 

· Condition of the ship

 

· Never felt crowded

 

· No waits at restaurants for open seating anddining was at a comfortable pace

 

· Pleasant fellow cruisers

 

· Extra touches (such as Mariner Reception onembarkation day)

 

· Waitstaff circulating the Lido to providebeverages or assistance

 

· Great bartenders in Crow’s Nest and a nice happyhour crowd

 

· Digital Workshop classes were good andaccessible

 

 

 

Things happen when sailing on a ship. I think we all get that. But how these things are handled is truly theissue. Here are some examples:

 

Embarkation- Therewere 7 ships in Port Everglades when we arrived. Our shuttle took us past the craziness of theother 5 ships boarding Sunday, and then past the relatively calmer boardingarea in front of Koningsdam. When wearrived at Eurodam the scene was controlled and orderly. We literally walked straight up to the deskwith no wait.

 

In minutes we were ushered up to the lounge and werenotified that there would be a delay due to a Coast Guard drill. Updates were provided periodically so no onewas left wondering what was happening. There was ample seating, A/C, ice cold water & rest rooms so it wasa comfortable wait. Boarding startedjust after noon as we were told to expect, and we were on board at lunch in thedining room in a blink.

 

 

 

Plumbing Issue-There was a problem in the whole section of our deck in the wee hours onemorning. We called. It was fixed in a reasonable amount of timeand there was no repeat problem.

 

 

 

And that’s pretty much it for issues. Everything else was smooth sailing. Even disembarkation was one of the fastestever. Our slot was “walk off 8:30- 9:00AM” and they called us a little early. There was no line at all. We just walked straight up to the ship’s exitand were 2nd in line at customs. In and out.

 

 

 

We’re already thinking about when to sail her again.

What a nice rev iew. thank you for sharing this with us.

We sailed Eurodam 3 or 4 cruises and reall y liiked the ship, Maasdam and Noordam are myffavorites but Euro dam is high up on my list. ;

Good to hear about the Eurodam. We're doing the same Caribbean itinerary at the end of February. Our first HAL cruise was in August and we've booked two more already.

I was recently on the Eurodam for a 19 night cruise from Vancouver to Ft. Lauderdale and it was a wonderful

cruise. Captain John Scott and the entire crew were terrific..