Review: Japan on Westerdam April 2019 - Cherry Blossom Cruise

[Miaminice]

Dear Friends,

 

We took you along on our cruise in April 2019 by posting our daily reports. Now we have combined the photos etc. as a travelogue on our blog/website.

Maybe you will enjoy reading it again - or for the first time.

 

Sit back, relax and travel to beautiful Japan with us!
http://www.travelandcruise.net/travellove_en/Our-Trips/HAL-Westerdam-Japan-01/hal-westerdam-japan-01.html

 

 

Enjoy!

 

Oliver

Edited September 25, 2019 by Miaminice

[DeeniEncinitas]

23 minutes ago, Miaminice said:

Dear Friends,

 

We took you along on our cruise in April 2019 by posting our daily reports. Now we have combined the photos etc. as a travelogue on our blog/website.

Maybe you will enjoy reading it again - or for the first time.

 

Sit back, relax and travel to beautiful Japan with us!
http://www.travelandcruise.net/travellove_en/Our-Trips/HAL-Westerdam-Japan-01/hal-westerdam-japan-01.html

 

 

Enjoy!

 

Oliver

Oliver!

LOVED, LOVED, it! OMGOODNESS such a wonderful well put together outstanding 

documentation of your cruise. From the beginning at the airport going to Japan and the fantastic pictures of all the people and the food blew me away!! My husband on business has traveled over there and enjoyed it I have never been. The timing of the year with the great weather👍 Was perfect! Sorry for the long Thank you, but I enjoyed this over my coffee this am and I’m ready to cruise over there.

Denise😊

[Krazy Kruizers]

I absolutely enjoyed everything -- beautiful pictures.

 

Japan was on our bucket list many years but then DH had a heart attack and 2 unsuccessful surgeries -- so that ended going there.

[DeeniEncinitas]

9 minutes ago, Krazy Kruizers said:

I absolutely enjoyed everything -- beautiful pictures.

 

Japan was on our bucket list many years but then DH had a heart attack and 2 unsuccessful surgeries -- so that ended going there.

😞I’m sorry KK to hear that! I sure hope DH is much better now!

Wasn't this a great report? I felt like I was there!

Denise😊 

[cowmilker]

Your photos are fabulous and now I want to go to Japan. 🙂

I suspect you might be aware of this by now, but the reason that HAL doesn't allow you to self-serve most things in the buffet is to keep us all well.  In our opinion, this is a huge plus for HAL and it means we eat in the buffet more often than we do on any other cruise line.  It's not a negative. It's a positive.

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

30 minutes ago, DeeniEncinitas said:

😞I’m sorry KK to hear that! I sure hope DH is much better now!

Wasn't this a great report? I felt like I was there!

Denise😊 

 

So did I.

 

We were fortunate that we traveled as much as we did before he had the heart attack.

[freestyling]

Wonderful report and pics. Reminded us of our cruise last year on the Volendam. Thanks for taking the time to post

[Sir PMP]

Great picture story, you were so lucky to catch Mt.Fuji, the last time we were in Shimuzu, we only saw a grey skyline..

[kazu]

Lovely pics and blog.

 

Thank you for sharing.  Especially appreciated as we are heading there next year.

 

It sounded like you were happy with triplelights and had a great time 😄 

[cat shepard]

Spectacular! Thank you for circling back and sharing with us.

[Miaminice]

4 hours ago, cowmilker said:

Your photos are fabulous and now I want to go to Japan. 🙂

I suspect you might be aware of this by now, but the reason that HAL doesn't allow you to self-serve most things in the buffet is to keep us all well.  In our opinion, this is a huge plus for HAL and it means we eat in the buffet more often than we do on any other cruise line.  It's not a negative. It's a positive.

 

 

Oh, don’t get me wrong... it was not a complaint but only an observation.

[USN59-79]

Thank you for such a well done review.  We were on the same cruise and it brought back so many wonderful memories.  We stayed on the ship and took her back to Vancouver and a couple more ports in Northern Japan.  We will be on her again in December- 14 days from and back to Hong Kong.  

[St Pete Cruiser]

We were on the cruise as well, and we are so happy we chose it.  Our friends wanted us to do the Maasdam in July with them, which was much pricier, and they ended up too warm and too humid to enjoy many of the ports and sights.  I'll take take cool/dry over warm/humid for traveling.

[erewhon]

A wonderful review, thank you.

[Taters]

What beautiful photos.  It makes me even more excited for my upcoming Transpacific cruise from Yokohama to Vancouver in April.  Thank you! 😊

[Miaminice]

Thank you all for your comments!

 

If you like to see more af Japan and different places, please also read the travelogue of our previous cruise to Japan:

 

https://www.travelandcruise.net/travellove_en/Our-Trips/Celebrity-Millennium-Japan/celebrity-millennium-japan.html

[Miaminice]

6 hours ago, fyree39 said:

¥4000 for an apple?!!

 

More like the whole box.... 😁

 

Edited September 26, 2019 by Miaminice

[dodo bird]

Thank you for posting your review.  I read it again and admired your photos.  It just took my breath Away for a second time.   Now Japan is on my bucket list.

[BSR]

Great review and nice pictures.