Cruising from Amsterdam

[MAVIP]

On 4/4/2023 at 12:00 PM, asebastian said:

That's interesting you mention that. We've book a cruise for July next year (Viking Passage with HAL) and the itinerary states departing at Ijmuiden instead of Amsterdam! Ijmuiden is not particularly easy to get to as it doesn't seem to have a direct train connection, and only bus travel to anywhere close to the cruise terminal is offered. Perhaps it would have been much easier to go from Rotterdam if the ship cannot get into Amsterdam itself. Just hoping that the departure port changes before our cruise!

Could you please be more specific about your cruise? I cannot find a HAL cruise from IJmuiden in July next year (2024). Which ship and which dat f.e.

[Tampa Girl]

On 3/24/2023 at 8:34 AM, terrydtx said:

I know this is a HAL forum but here is our experience with the Amsterdam cruise port. Our September Celebrity Apex cruise has moved from departing in Amsterdam to Rotterdam because of water issues in Amsterdam.  If anyone books a hotel in Amsterdam, make sure it is cancelable in the event this cruise is moved to Rotterdam. Several in our Roll Call made this mistake and are stuck in hotels near the Amsterdam cruise port and will have to take a private transport to Rotterdam on the morning of departure. We are staying in Amsterdam for 3 days prior to our cruise and taking a private transport to the Rotterdam cruise port.

 

If you don't mind, what was your private transport to Rotterdam, and what was the fare?  We will be staying in Amsterdam for 3 days before sailing from Rotterdam  in July.  Thanks for any  info that you can give.

[VMax1700]

7 hours ago, MAVIP said:

Could you please be more specific about your cruise? I cannot find a HAL cruise from IJmuiden in July next year (2024). Which ship and which dat f.e.

Found it!

Departs JUNE 29th (so almost July 🤣)

https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/find-a-cruise/E4T21B/U445.html

[Sir PMP]

On 3/22/2023 at 10:31 AM, Frankzal said:

12will be cruising out of Amsterdam on Aug 26 on the Rotterdam. 
 

Does anyone know if HAL offers a pre-cruise hotel with transportation to the cruise port (I can’t find anything in the cruise planner).

 

we will be taking the train from London on Aug 25 (actually, we are getting off the QM2 in Southampton on the25th).
 

For anyone familiar with Amsterdam:

 

How far is the Amsterdam rail station from the cruise port and/or hotels? Our train is scheduled to arrive about 11:30 pm. Will taxis be available at the train station?

 

Our only experience with Amsterdam is getting off a river cruise and taking the train to Germany, so any input would be very helpful. 

 

 

 

 

The river cruise ships are right next to the cruise terminal and from there it's 10 minutes to the centraal station, so basically what you did but in reverse, with a lot of luggage you can take a cab.

[terrydtx]

1 hour ago, Tampa Girl said:

 

If you don't mind, what was your private transport to Rotterdam, and what was the fare?  We will be staying in Amsterdam for 3 days before sailing from Rotterdam  in July.  Thanks for any  info that you can give.

We are using Welcome Pickups for our AMS transports. From our hotel in AMS to the ship in Rotterdam is 209 euros for the 4 in our party. It is mini van. We are also using them after our cruise in Athens and Santorini.

 

Welcome - Making travel easy, friendly, personal (welcomepickups.com)

Edited May 27, 2023 by terrydtx

[Tampa Girl]

3 hours ago, terrydtx said:

We are using Welcome Pickups for our AMS transports. From our hotel in AMS to the ship in Rotterdam is 209 euros for the 4 in our party. It is mini van. We are also using them after our cruise in Athens and Santorini.

 

Welcome - Making travel easy, friendly, personal (welcomepickups.com)

 

Thank you very much for the info.  

[MAVIP]

On 4/4/2023 at 12:00 PM, asebastian said:

That's interesting you mention that. We've book a cruise for July next year (Viking Passage with HAL) and the itinerary states departing at Ijmuiden instead of Amsterdam! Ijmuiden is not particularly easy to get to as it doesn't seem to have a direct train connection, and only bus travel to anywhere close to the cruise terminal is offered. Perhaps it would have been much easier to go from Rotterdam if the ship cannot get into Amsterdam itself. Just hoping that the departure port changes before our cruise!

See #49, #51 and #53.    Part of the answer is: m.s Rotterdam leaves the same day from the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal.