Holland America Line Rotterdam - Full Ship Tour
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
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Welcome to Rotterdam, the flagship cruise ship from Holland America Line! She was built in 2021, and so is the newest cruise ship in the fleet too!
Rotterdam is the third Pinnacle Class cruise ship in the Holland America fleet, and in this video I'm going to give you a full, detailed ship tour of this ship. We'll cover every public venue, deck by deck, starting from the bottom and working our way to the top.
I was onboard Rotterdam for a 21-night cruise (a 12 night, followed by a 9 night, so 'back to back') from Fort Lauderdale, into the Panama Canal, and around the Caribbean. I'll cover each venue, and also offer you some tips and advice from my experience onboard, to hopefully help you to have the best time possible on the ship yourself!
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Fraser. This is a wonderful presentation of MS Rotterdam. Actually, it is the best videography I have ever seen of the ship. The narration is perfect. The quality of the flowing images is flawless. I have sailed on Rotterdam before, but you have showed new angles and perspectives in a new light. As time goes by you keep getting better and better. …. Well done indeed!
Hello! Wow, this is one of the nicest comments I’ve ever received on any of my TH-cam videos - you’ve made my day! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video - thanks so much for the positive feedback!
I've been on Rotterdam twice last year and the next cruise, again on Rotterdam is coming up in May. Thanks so much Fraser for this wonderful clip. This is the best description of the ship. The descriptions are spot-on! I've actually missed so many parts of the ship in the last cruises. Learned a lot from you 🙏🙏🙏
Wow - I love that you’ve learned from this video even after being on the ship twice before - that’s great! Thanks so much for watching, and thank you for taking the time to leave me a comment - it’s so appreciated!!
I been on several Holland American ships they aren't what I would call a typical cruise ship or an ocean liner they are a cross in between... They don't have all that flash of a cruise ship or the elegance of an ocean liner.... They still have the luxury and quality food and very friendly crew members plenty of bars, restaurants, and fine evening live entertainment shows and bands...
Robert, thanks for watching! I’d agree - I was really impressed with my first taste of Holland - Rotterdam’s absolutely gorgeous, and really understated in parts!
What a lovely collection of bars, restaurants etc. Another in-depth guide Fraser. 🙂❤️
Thanks Colin! She’s an absolute beauty - what a ship!
I love your presentation and content! I have trouble hearing your vidoes...OK I'm old, but I can hear other youTubers fine. I've turned my volume up all the way, so I don't think it's my computer > Well darn I am sorry, because I'd like to watch more of your content
Hey, thanks so much! I believe my microphone is quite quiet in some of my videos - don’t worry - have increased the volume in my newest videos. Hopefully that helps - thanks so much for watching!
Yay this video is so well made, very detailed, thank you
Thanks so much! 😊
That was fun, it looks like a great ship. I did laugh when you came to Park West, I’ve a whole bunch of photos of me with those MARVELOUS ‘All dogs go to heaven’ paintings or prints or whatever the heck they are. Minus points for the smoky casino, terrible places! Gym-wise, NCL does chilled towels too
I’d love to say I’ve personally benefitted from the chilled towels in the gym, but I’m no liar, haha! She’s a wonderful ship, but I’d love that casino to turn no smoking - I just think it would annoy so much of their target audience though, unfortunately!
Thanks, as always, for following along!!
Thank you for the tour. It was wonderful meeting you onboard! I hope you have safe journeys and I’ll check out your other videos! 🙂
Heyy! Thanks so much for tracking me down and following along - how good to see your name pop up! So great meeting you - hopefully we’ll overlap at sea again at some point!
We love HAL and after your excellent video, we can't wait to go back on the Rotterdam in august this year. The staff, the fellow passengers, the food (especially the pinnacle grill), the differtent country's we will go to......142 days to go! This is going to be the first time in a inside cabin but i think it will be a great cruise again! Thank you for sharing your video.
Ah, I’m so glad you found me and enjoyed - I’ve got so much more coming from my time on this ship, including a cabin tour of my inside cabin.
It’ll be a few months yet, but watch this space! I’m glad you’re here!
That was a very nice look at one of my favorite ships! Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks so much for watching, and taking the time to comment!!
I loved the dueling pianos in the Billboard on Koningsdam. Need to check out Rotterdam. Fantastic. BB Kings and Rolling Stone room were great as well
Yeah, the duelling pianos are always such fun - great to hear you enjoyed them too. Thanks for watching, Denis!
Great review Fraser! From your coloring buddy Bradley from this cruise!
Bradley, hello! Thanks for stopping by - bet it’s weird seeing the ship you were on via your screen now…!
Hope you got home safe and sound!
Excellent, always very informative.
Thanks, Joyce!
Excellent tour!!
Thanks so much, Tom!
Beautiful! Thinking of trying HAL.
I’d recommend! I have a full series from this ship coming up - watch this space!!
Beautiful sharing have a good day take care ❤❤❤
Thank you!
Hi, Thanks for posting. I looked at it long time ago and today. Before I was thinking about taking cruise with this ship or her sister ships. It was funny. I was on Maasdam in 2003. She was smaller and had 1,200 passengers. She had two swimming pools. I think 4 hot tubs. She was not crowds when I was on her last time. Few passengers show few videos of ship. Swimming Pool and some area were very crowds. I think she need three pools because she have 2,668 passengers. Twice more passengers than Maasdam. She carry same number of passengers as Queen Mary 2 but QM2 is bigger.
Wow - this is so interesting. A ship I’ve never come across before - thanks for commenting!
Enjoyed your videos, but....You missed the library!
Hey! Oh, I kicked myself when I realised this - sorry!
Fraser, as ever a great vlog. Looking for your thoughts.... Wondering if you think the HAL product will vary significantly on whether it departs from the US or from Europe/UK ? Understand you have only seen 1 side of this but happy for you opinion on all things cruising! 😊
Hmm, good point, although it didn’t feel very ‘american’ to be, so I’d be surprised if it were different. I wonder if the music might be a bit different, but that’s about it!
I will be on Rotterdam in May for a Baltic cruise, but didn't add Have it All. Will I be missing out on a lot? Is the food in the MDR and Buffet of high quality? Will I regret this?
Hey! I enjoyed Have it All, but it’s not critical for your experience - don’t worry! Have a look at the perks though - I found it very good value to add on there!
I’ve got a HAL Dining guide - just search ‘Fraser at Sea Holland America Dining Guide’ and it’ll come up! 😊
They allow smoking inside the casino, or half the casino at least? What prevents the stinky smoke smell from permeating the areas around the casino? Or is it an issue? Are they allowing smoking anywhere else too?? That is one impressive spa....looks like a true thalassotherapy (looked like it had a cold plunge). Daaaaaamn.
No smoking elsewhere inside - only the designated outdoor areas! There is a non smoking section of the casino, and this is actually a separate room to the main gaming area, so does stay pretty clean in there.
Hope you’re enjoying my channel!
@@FraserAtSea course I am! I'm watching them all and practically commenting on all of 'em LOL Even way way way far back! (But I do have to admit that in the beginning I had to sometimes rewind and replay 'cause though I lived in London for a few years, I only visited Scotland a few times LOL)
Did you see any Pilates equipment in the gym?
I’m sure they did have actually, but I didn’t use it so don’t quote me. They had a full fitness studio - I think it was in there for classes!
Too bad you don't include $$$ prices for all the amenities not included in the price 😮😢 ie thermal spa...special dining prices and the like !
Yeah, they do cost extra! I have vlogs coming from my time on this ship that you may find useful - stay tuned! 😊
To be clear, most of the alternative dining sites are at an ADDITIONAL cost. For example the Grand Dutch Cafe.
Yeah, good mention - some do have additional charges. Thanks so much for watching!!
The grand Dutch has NO additional costs!. Only, Pinnacle grill, Tamarind, Rudi Sel de Mer and Canaletto
reviewing stuff he didn't try or know about. What
When did I do this?
@@FraserAtSea The Gym. Which is understandable. I am one of maybe three cruisers in the universe who actually wants to do daily free-weights routines in a spacious gym on a cruise ship.
My advice, you need to obtain a Thesaurus. During your video you keep using the same adjectives over and over again, to describe venues. Use of a Thesaurus will help you expand your vocabulary and not reuse the same adjectives as much. Frankly, during the first few minutes of the video I was ready to stop viewing because your narration with the same verbiage over and over was very annoying to me and a lot like 'nails on a chaulkboard'.
I wish you had included some views of the different cabin types and what they looked like inside. That would have been helpful in deciding what type of cabin to book. Also you didn't mention anything about the ship infrastructure like how crowded or slow/fast the elevators are, if there are restroom facilities to use, outside of your cabin, etc.
Clifford, thanks for your comment, and for the feedback. Cabin types etc will follow in due course - I’m working through my content currently, so ‘stay tuned’ if you’d like to see more.
Thanks for the feedback re: my use of basic vocabulary too - you’re actually the first person since I started the channel to be offended by it - I’m glad you didn’t stop viewing as a result.
Have a good day.