We just got off the 18 day Hawaiian cruise on the Koningsdam a couple of days ago. I already miss it! We liked Tamarind the best too.

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Nice, Surly :) Koningsdam is great. Glad you also liked Tamarind.. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Your video tour exceeded my expectations. I love how you showcased Holland Americans exceptionalism.

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Cidney! That’s very kind of you to say. I’m glad you enjoyed the video, and took the time to make a comment. We have a good deal more contact coming out, so stay tuned.😊 Thank you for watching!

Excellent professional quality video and great comments! I will know exactly what to expect in January. HAL needs to pay you to use this. It's the most informative thing I have found so far. Thanks for providing it.

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Barry! That’s very kind. Our style is definitely more documentary/Ken Burns than “hey make loud noises and look at me”. It would be nice if Holland America paid for it, but every single video we’ve ever done is always out of our own pocket, without any commercial backing (it’s nice to stay unbiased, if a little poorer 🤣). You’re very welcome, and feel free to ask any questions about the video or any other of our travel content on our channel. Thank you for taking time to make comments, and thank you for watching! (we are off to Antarctica on an expedition cruise next week, so do stay tuned to our channel/subscribe for that!).

Thanks for the high quality video, unobtrusive music and clear, succinct descriptions.

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Hello David, you’re very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it. Have a great time on Konningsdam when you get on her. Thanks for watching and making time to comment ☺️

Great video thanks! We sail on her the week of thanksgiving out of San Diego. We love HAL and are very much looking forward to our trip.

@InnocentsAbroad

7 күн бұрын

Hi Kobe.. love the user name (what a loss of talent 🙂‍↕️🏀). Glad you liked this video. We quite like HAL, and love they are based from our hometown much of the year. Have a great cruise, and thank you for taking time to leave a comment!

@kobeeight8244

7 күн бұрын

@@InnocentsAbroad awe someone finally understands my username! Yes I agree such a loss of talent 🏀. SD is our hometown too well…Valley Center in north county. So convenient for us to cruise especially since my husband won’t fly ✈️ But it’s ok we just like being on a cruise 🚢. Thanks for the reply. Happy cruising🚢

Sailing on the Koningsdam December 17th and looking forward to my first cruise on HAL. One of the best videos I've seen of a cruise ship... thank you for the tour!

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Hi Thomas..thank you for the kind comments. You're very welcome, glad you enjoyed it! This too was our first HAL cruise (our 4-part vlog series starts Dec 9); I hope you like the line. If you happen to appreciated nature, do not miss BBC's Earth in Concert that will be held on the World Stage at least once in your voyage. Our episode featuring that is Ep 4 (Dec 30 premiere), so you'll already have cruise, lol. Thanks for watching!

Man this ship is amazing. I just got my contract to play in the B.B. King Blues Club from September till December. I’ve been wanting to come to this ship for awhile!

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Hi Myles! Glad you liked our tour. If you want to see any of the bands jam ‘live’, have a look at the Vlog series we did on this trip. The ship really is amazing, and in our hometown, San Diego, half the year. Have a great contract, and thank you for watching!

@Vanhockeymom

4 ай бұрын

My favourite place on HAL ships to listen to music. Sorry I’ll miss you as I sail in April

We're sailing on Koningsdam for 11 nights in October 2024. After 3 cruises on Nieuw Amsterdam, it is pretty incredible the changes to the newest class. After a bad experience on Celebrity, HAL seems like the best fit for us in the mass market. Looking forward to also trying Azamara and Viking Ocean.

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Hi there! I think you'll love Koningsdam, lots and lots of music choices on a HAL cruise. Sorry you had a bad experience on Celebrity... that's certainly unusual for them not to meet expectations. Thank you for taking time to comment!

We are going on her in february 2024 , for 35 day in the Pacific ocean. Can't wait. Thx for this video.

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, Valpi. She is a lovely ship! Thank you for watching and taking time to comment :)

@hoggersouthawk

Жыл бұрын

Our friends and ourselves are going on this cruise as well. Haven’t been on Holland America since the days of the old Maasdam back in the early 90’s. Sounds like it is a marvellous ship - really looking forward to the adventure.

@donhenderson8631

11 ай бұрын

We're looking forward to it too 😊!

@pierrevalliereseafan

11 ай бұрын

I change my destination. @@donhenderson8631

@nancym1207

11 ай бұрын

We are going at that time too

That was the best ship walkthrough I've seen. Excellent camera work, lots of information - well done! We're booked for an Alaskan cruise in May on the Koningsdam and can't wait

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Paula, that’s very nice to say! Holland America are excellent, especially in Alaska where they’ve been for a very long time. Have a great time! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment 😊

@creativereindeer

Жыл бұрын

Heartily agree it’s a great walk through and my husband and I are also excited for May!!

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

@@creativereindeer Thanks! Have a wonderful cruise and thank you for watching 😊

Very well done video - looking forward to our cruise on her in Feb 2024. Thanks for sharing your wonderful video😊

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. We certainly try to produce quality over 'sensationalism' - glad you enjoyed, and have a great time on Koningsdam! Leaving from San Diego? It's our home, reach out and say hi (see the socials' contact under our 'About' tab of the channel). Thank you for watching, Harry, and taking time to leave a comment!

@donhenderson8631

11 ай бұрын

We'll be joining you!😊

I agree with your assessment of the culinary offerings on the Koningsdam 100%! The Tamarind is an experience that every mariner should try. I guarantee you will be amazed by the cuisine and the service. My wife and I are sailing again to Hawaii in October and will visit Tamarind on at least three occasions then. We have sailed HA countless times over the past 14 years, some voyages 45-55 days. If the food and service were not A-1 we would not continue doing so. Thankyou very much!

@InnocentsAbroad

Ай бұрын

You’re welcome, Wayne! Sailing to Hawaii will be a great trip, especially from our hometown I’m assuming you’re leaving from San Diego. Have a wonderful voyage, and thank you for commenting !

Enjoyed your great video of this beautiful ship. Have sailed on her many times and find something new to enjoy each time. Looking forward to sailing on Koningsdam again in the spring of '24. Happy cruising!

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Janice! That’s very kind 😊 We loved this ship, it was our first HAL cruise and now- we’ve two more booked. Boarding Cunard QE in two days- happy cruising to you, too!

Thank you. Looks fabulous.❤️🇦🇺🇺🇸

@InnocentsAbroad

9 ай бұрын

You're very welcome, Annie. She really is a very nice ship (Love the Pinnicle Class)!

Another great ahip tour video. HAL konningsdam is impressive. Thanks for showing us around 😊

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Thank you, Arthur. We quite liked the Pinnacle Class of HAL :)

I'm going on this ship at the end of May. Thanks for the tour!

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome, JDB. Thank you for watching and making comments!

We are sailing on her in April 2024 and looking forward to it. We’ve sailed on numerous HAL ships, but this will be the first on her. We loved the Eurodam and looking forward to a new class of ship. If possible, book a Neptune Suite. They are awesome and you’ll never look back. Thanks for sharing and safe sailings.

@InnocentsAbroad

11 ай бұрын

Hello 😊 Apr 2024… Hawaii or opening Alaska? It’ll be a wonderful experience either way. Happy to document and share our travels- Ty for the Neptune Suite advice, though I’d rather go Vista and have more cruises😁. Thank you for watching and commenting! Happy cruising to you!

@Vanhockeymom

4 ай бұрын

Us too! San Diego to Mexico to Hawaii to Vancouver. See you at the dueling piano bar lol

Thanks for a preview. We were on the Koningsdam a few years ago. I spent many happy hours on the Music Walk. I've found HAL a step better than Princess. We eat at the buffet most of the time. Less formal and at our own pace. I've only been on one cruise since the Covid shut down. That was a Princess trip to Norway, and things just didn't seem back up to speed.

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, Steve. Loved the Music Walk! I think most if not all cruise lines not back to preflight 2020 performance. Hopefully, soon. Thank you for watching 😊

Thanks for the wonderful tour. We are so excited to take this exact cruise line and ship to Alaska this summer. Looking forward to vlogging this for our channel. Great filming and editing very informative! Thx!

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! You’re going to have a great time, especially in Alaska. Holland America has been up there longer than anyone else. It’s a great choice for Alaska. Thanks for taking the time to comment!

@justramblinaround

Жыл бұрын

@@InnocentsAbroad It was recommended so many times we had to do it. Stay in touch!

We were on Koningsdam for 17 days January 14th, and have already booked our next cruise for 10 days November 25th in the same room. In March she goes in to dry dock in my hometown of Portland Oregon.

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Cool.. didn't realize Pax had a dry dock! Thanks for watching :)

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing. We are booked for January 4, 2025. Looking forward to it.

@InnocentsAbroad

Ай бұрын

You’re welcome, Darrell! Glad you enjoyed our Konningsdam tour! You’ll have an excellent time on her, and, given the time of year, it’s probably from our home town in San Diego ☺️

Thank you for much needed infor. My Bride just booked tickets for July 10th lol 😀🇨🇦 Walk on and enjoy, lol . We have not been on a true vacation in Wow, when our 3 sons were like young , they are men now time lol. Excited

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Hi Rio, you’re very welcome; glad you enjoyed it so much! Tickets for July, sounds like you two are going to Alaska! Have a lovely time! Thank you for watching and making a comment.

I’m so excited about sailing on this ship in April. Set sail out of San Diego on April 5 to Mexico then to Hawaii then home to Vancouver. I can’t wait! 61 days to go! This is my third HAL cruise. First on the Zuiderdam to Alaska, second on the Nieuw Amsterdam thru the Panama Canal, Ft Lauderdale to Vancouver, now this one on the Konigsdam.

@InnocentsAbroad

4 ай бұрын

Awesome, long itinerary! Enjoy☺️

What a lovely looking ship Bob. Great presentation as always (only a small glimpse of Holly though this time 😢) The cabana area is a bit odd being so overlooked, especially as it’s charged. I’d want a bit more privacy. Love all the music venues though, I’d definitely find my favourite amongst them as you did.

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Hi Pete, Sorry about Holly... she appears quite often in the Vlog series.. Ep 1 (Sail Away) releases tomorrow at 5pm PST. The cabana area is not just weird, but obtrusive. From a filmmaking standpoint, if you stand at the opposite end of the pool on deck 11 (to the left of the guy sitting just prior to the court entry), you can't film forward without that 'retreat' being smack in your way at mid-depth; it's blocky. The music made the cruise for us; I just wrapped editing on Ep 4 (finale), it releases Dec 30, and is probably the last 12 mins of 23 or so.. mostly music. Thanks for watching!

I sailed on her mid-November & although the new Pinnacle ships have more rooms, it's been at the expense of the Promenade deck and open public spaces. Other than that, she was perfect.

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. I don't disagree with you, S Oyl, it would have been nice to have a bit more open space- imho, so much of the ship is 'inward-based'.

Nice tour and looks like a beautiful ship. How many passengers? You’ll have to educate me on HAL. The Neptune and Pinnacle levels-what do they include exactly, and how much extra are they? And costs of specialty restaurants? Music walk looks like something I’d enjoy, but I’ve mainly cruised Regent and Oceania, where everything is included, except alcohol and gratuities on Oceania, so trying to gauge the extra costs. What kind of drinks packages do they have? How expensive are excursions? Special hydro bath and heated lounge area of the spa?

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

It was a pretty ship! 2,400 passengers appx. Neptune & Pinnacle levels have varying perks, mostly, Pinnacle is full-on, most things included. You'll have to look at HAL's website to see for certain. The Spec Dining varied from about $29 to $45; it was very good eating! The drinks package was about $40/day I think- we got it as a perk on the 'Have It All promotion , so we never paid for a drinks packager, per se. Excursions averaged about $40-$200.. we mostly took the high double-digits ones. For all that up-to-date- information, please see HAL's website. Thank you very much for watching :)

Thanks for the walkthrough we are on an Alaska cruise in May… can I ask what the sound track to the video is?

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome, Dee. Thank you for watching and making comments 😊 The music is an edited loop of “Born to Change”, by ‘My My Snake Eyes’.

Looking forward to a cruise on this ship.Just wondering about the music that accompanied the video? I have started to collect some easy listening instrumental songs to have as background music when entertaining and I loved the music used in this video.

@InnocentsAbroad

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, Saucy! Glad you enjoyed the music. After the visual storytelling we really try to use in our Vlogs, it's the music that curated to (hopefully) match what one is seeing. I have access to 30,000 songs, and keep about 650 on my hard drive for quick use. The source has to be, of course- ok for use without copyright infringement, something a good KZreadr ought to be concerned with. I can’t remember each track from this particular ship tour, but one is “Born To Chang” by artist ‘My My Snake Eyes’. My pay-for-rights serve is Epidemic. Give them a look and see if you can build your own library! Thank you for watching and commenting. Enjoy your cruise!

Twin sister of the Rotterdam isn’t it. I’m a big fan of the Pinnacle class ships. Thanks Bob!

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, Hetty! You are correct, I believe Koningsdam was first and Rotterdam is the newest, the third in that class. Nice to see you in Gary’s chat today, and thank you for watching!

Loved your tour and am going on Koningsdam to Alaska this summer…guessed you were at Catalina at the beginning as that old casino is unforgettable 😜. Did you go to afternoon tea? Are there still Happy Hour times during the day? Thanks again

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Thank you that’s very kind! I think you will love Konningsdam, especially Alaska. That trip was part of a four - part Vlog series, part two is all about Catalina . If you look at our channel 4, the Holland America, California, Sherry’s, which is visible right at the “homepage“, you’ll be able to see your dedication to Catalina specifically. We did not go to the afternoon tea, but there are still happy hour times held . Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 😊

@ms.m9337

Жыл бұрын

@@InnocentsAbroad oh yes, I’ve watched the whole California series and am looking forward to your Mediterranean trip from a few years ago…I worked on RCL as youth staff in the Med around 9/11…crazy times

Was hoping you would show us Deck 1, Main deck. The meeting rooms might be small, but aren't they available?

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

They were available, but did not warrant the video to show them, given the breadth of the subject- the ship’s main areas. Thank you for watching 😊

We are going to Alaska in May and Hawaii in Dec. What are they doing at drydock? Any cabin upgrades?

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

I don't track HAL's scheduled maintenance, sorry! Any comment on the video's content? Thank you for watching, Mary :)

We find HAL is far superior to princess in most ways. We made the unfortunate decision to cruise to Hawaii on the Crown princess mainly because we wanted a Vancouver departure. We were very disappointed and would not cruise on princess again.

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Hi Evelyn, that's a fair observation; I quite loved Princess, but the 'good old days' through the early 2010s before they really started to get so big. I don't mind the Royal Class ships, but what we certainly have come to mind is the degradation of service, which, even post C-19, other cruise lines seem to be handling rather well. Completely agree with you that we'd very likely choose HAL over Princess (and we have), between the two - for future cruises. Thank you for watching and making time to comment!

Looks more upscale and modern than I would expect for HAL. Is it similar to princess in terms of service and food

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Hi Neil, These Pinnacle Class ships are very modern. Similar to Princess in terms of service and food, especially in other than the MDR. See our Koningsdam Preview video for a talk about how the dining went. Thank you for watching!

What’s the “fee” for the private relaxation area?

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

We did not use it, so did not look it up, I’m sure it’s available if you look directly on Holland America’s website 🙂 Thank you for watching, Cheri.

It seems like many of their ships have very low ceilings....feels claustrophobic.

@InnocentsAbroad

5 ай бұрын

Vaulted high ceilings they aren’t. Sorry they’re too closed in for you, but thank you for watching 😀

@conveyor2

Ай бұрын

It might be useful if you mentioned your height...

I just came back from Koningsdam Mexico cruise. The buffet is a little bit better than a good cafeteria food and so much less choice than other cruise lines. The main dining room is decent but selection is very limited. I was disappointed because I heard so many good reviews from KZreadrs. Maybe I should start a channel and be more honest.

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Luke. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of KZreadrs who are less than honest, sometimes, just for the attention or sponsorship. Thankfully, most folks (cruise community) do not fall into this category. If you search our Holland America playlist, you will see the review we did of it, about nine minutes in length, a week before this ship tour aired. Stick around with us, you’ll find us completely sponsorship- free, doing every trip out of our own pocket, and if something isn’t rosy, we will say so. Fortunately, our overall experience was very good, but it was not perfect.

@lukejohnson5195

Жыл бұрын

@@InnocentsAbroad since you been on both cruise lines, what is your opinion on Holland America buffet and main dining room vs Celebrity cruise.

@InnocentsAbroad

Жыл бұрын

Luke, regarding the main dining room, in my opinion, there is no contest; Celebrity are better organized - in our personal experience. Regarding the Buffay, there about even, but keep in mind, we’ve only been on one Holland America cruise to compare.