We LOVED Nieuw Statendam, But We HATED This!

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We spent two weeks on the Nieuw Statendam this summer and thoroughly enjoyed the ship and the crew. We aren't interested in the crazy shows and antics on many cruise lines but find HAL's mix of entertainment, great food and excellent service fit our preferences perfectly.

Well done, Dan and Jay. You seem to get better every time. I will be looking forward to going on the ship next year sometime, great information and all round😊

What an exciting 2024 you have in store guys, congratulations. We’re looking at HAL for an Alaska cruise and this vlog has just re-emphasised why. Yet another superb video. 🙏

Incredible video, and what a ship! Thanks for sharing!

Hopefully I get dinner out the way to watch you lovely couple .it’s been a pleasure to watch you both on here as I have mentioned already we’re on Britannia cruise 🚢 in September 2024 .excited stuff .when it’s your first it’s so nice to see what it’s like with tuning into your vids .thanks so much 🥰😊

Love your filmography and narration, well done Dan and Jay. And congrats and good luck for your wedding next year, it’s clear you’ll be in safe hands with HAL!

Hey, great stuff on this, really well put together. I know how much you love Holland America so glowing review was not a surprise, shame the most expensive restaurant was such a let down. Your best ship ever! Looks like at some point I need to get on!

Looking forward to this one - I'll be spending some time onboard Holland America soon, so really keen to understand what it was that you guys hated!

nicely shot video. Things I noticed: I think it's LEE-do. I've never heard it pronounced 'LYE-do'. And you needn't get a drink to get the complimentary food at Grand Dutch Cafe. As a sidenote, HAL ended their official relationship with Lincoln Center Stage and it's unclear to what extent they still feature the classical musicians. I think that certain ships don't have them at all. Some may still have them--but it's no longer called 'Lincoln Center Stage'. I enjoyed watching them, but I guess that as HAL tries to connect moreso with people under 60, LCS was deemed expendable. It's a shame. The musicians are incredible and it is probably thrilling for them to get to have this contract-based career playing music. We have two teens and we all like HAL. Their food is top-notch, the ships are attractive, people are well behaved. We do quite a bit of afternoon trivia, also did a nice marguerita-mixing type class. And sometimes we just relax--but we don't have to have the slides/rockwalls and similar things.

Superb video, and what a wonderful vessel to be married upon.

What a beautiful ship. Never tried Holland America before but this has made me give them consideration.

Lovely video, and completely agree that Rudi's was a let down. Hopefully, Morimoto will change that. We'll done.

Beautiful ship. Can’t wait to sail on her xx

Looks beautiful!

Your videos are amazing. I really like it. I am a new subscriber to your channel. Can I talk with you Dan?

I like this ship. I don't understand why you hate one thing on ship.

Wait…I sounds lovely, so was the WE HATED THIS some sort of click bait? Shame on you!