http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/diamondlady Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:15:18 GMT Reviews by diamondlady http://www.viewpoints.com/Holland-America-Line-Zuiderdam-Eastern-Caribbean-review-892c0 I have been on 5 cruises since 1995. Our very first cruise was with Holland America on the M S Nieu Amsterdam. It was wonderful. Had all the nice touches such as real china on the lido deck for lunch rather than the plastic stuff you get other places. There was a woman in the public restrooms handing real terry towels etc. — As we needed to take 2 other business couples on a earned cruise for them, I chose Holland America again based on the first experience. We sailed the Zuiderdam and will never make that mistake again. — It was the birthday of one of our clients during the cruise so I had ordered flowers to be brought to the table for dinner. I did this on-line ahead of time and prepaid. I also ordered a cake. The flowers were sent to the room minus the balloons and I had to inform the head waiter to get the cake, as he had no information on it. — The front desk knew about these arrangements as I double checked upon embarkation to make sure things went... Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:15:18 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Holland-America-Line-Zuiderdam-Eastern-Caribbean-review-892c0 diamondlady 2