New to Holland America but not new to cruising

[DizzyDallasDi]

We (my boyfriend and I, ages 27 and 28) are considering the Veendam to Bermuda April 22. I have cruised numerous times (see my signature below) and my boyfriend has cruised 3 times before. We like the level of personal service on Royal Caribbean and Celebrity, and thought Norwegian was good, but not great.

 

We are very fun-loving, easy going people, and are of the mindset that if you don't enjoy yourself on vacation there is something wrong with YOU, not the vacation! :cool:

 

Having never sailed Holland America before, what can we expect? Has anyone sailed HA and either Celebrity/Royal/Norwegian and can make some comparisons for us? I have heard that it tends to be an older crowd, and I believe the ships are smaller. Aside from that, we're not sure what to expect.

 

As a side note, I have food allergies so if anyone can specifically speak to the way allergies are handled on HA, that'd be even better!

 

Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide. :)

 

I don't have anything to add that hasn't already been said. I just wanted to get my avatar out there next to yours. :D

 

Have a great cruise!!

[Kosi]

While I love HAL ( we are older), It does not offer a lot of entertainment, fun type things. Where on NCL , Carnival, RCL, and Celebrity seems to offer more of that. BUT I believe the service on HAL is second to none. And yes, I think you will look around , and see you are the youngest on the ship.

[RedSox5]

I don't have anything to add that hasn't already been said. I just wanted to get my avatar out there next to yours. :D

 

Have a great cruise!!

 

:p

 

Just glad it's not a Yankees avatar :eek:;)

[RedSox5]

While I love HAL ( we are older), It does not offer a lot of entertainment, fun type things. Where on NCL , Carnival, RCL, and Celebrity seems to offer more of that. BUT I believe the service on HAL is second to none. And yes, I think you will look around , and see you are the youngest on the ship.

 

We're fine with that. We're not looking to be entertained 24/7 and usually do our own thing on the 'at sea' days anyhow- we enjoy laying out in the sun, wandering around the ship, etc. and rarely take part in the scheduled entertainment on board aside from watching one or two of the production shows and something silly like the Newlywed game, etc. Thanks for your reply!