Holland America Rotterdam 9-Day Southern Caribbean Cruise Review – Day 5: December 2, 2025
Day five on this 9-day southern Caribbean cruise found us visting one happy island — Aruba — bright and early, with Rotterdam docking in Oranjestad just…
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Day five on this 9-day southern Caribbean cruise found us visting one happy island — Aruba — bright and early, with Rotterdam docking in Oranjestad just…
Day four brought us to our first port of call on this 9-day segment of my 21 straight days on Rotterdam. If you’re just joining —…
Day 10 already and it’s hard to believe we’re wrapping up the final port of this 12-day Caribbean run on Holland America’s Rotterdam. We’ve hit some…
Day 9 already, and this cruise is flying by. So far on this 12-day Rotterdam sailing, we’ve checked off Half Moon Cay, St. Maarten, St. Lucia,…
Today is Day 8 of this 12-day Caribbean cruise on Rotterdam, and we’re spending it in Bridgetown, Barbados. We’re docked at the Port of Bridgetown Cruise…
Day 7 on Rotterdam brought us to Scarborough, Tobago, where we pulled up to the pier right around 8am and started disembarking shortly after. On the…
Day 5 on Rotterdam and today we’re finally off the ship and docked in St. Maarten — our second stop on this 12-day Eastern Caribbean cruise.…
So while reading Scott’s recent day 3 post aboard the Rotterdam, it hit me — I completely forgot to do my day 7 review and trip…
Day 5 onboard Holland America Line’s Zuiderdam and today we’re visiting Grand Cayman, our third stop on this 7-day western Caribbean cruise. So far we’ve had…
Today we woke up pulling into Willemstad, Curaçao — and what a colorful welcome it was! Looking out over the port, the vibrant buildings and bold…