Holland America

Advantages: total relaxation, luxury and service
Disadvantages: this one attracted an older crowd

...had done many cruise's with Holland America, and although the service was generally good, we were assured that it was not upto the usual standard, I personally did not have any issue with any of the service I received but we were told that the new members of crew would have to do much better by the time they set sail from Los Angeles, as the world Passengers were extremily demanding. I suppose I would be if I'd paid the vast amounts they had. We ...
...the places we stopped as i'm not including a review of the ports of call, we sailed down to San Andreas Island, onto San Blas Island, then We sailed through the Panama Canal, this was a truelly aw inspiring event, the ship had a Professor onboard, who held a series of lectures on the construction of the canal. It took the best part of a day to completely traverse the canal, on entering the locks these take you up to Gatun lake, then another series ... Read review

Advantages: Food, service, entertainment, room service!
Disadvantages: Better suited to age 50+

...went on a cruise with holland America from venice all the way around Europe to Copenhagen and we had a great time! We were slightly worried as a couple in our twenties that we would be the youngest on the ship...and to be honest we were! But that did not prove to be a problem at all! The average age was around 50, but everyone was very friendly. The food was a very high standard and there was lots of it all the time! The staff were always available ...
...fancied some of the complimentary room service in the early hours of the morning! We went on the Veendam and the quality of the ship and the entertainment on board was very good. It is one of the smaller ships but there was plenty to do. Overall, very highly recommended. ... Read review