I am sailing with Holland America at the beginning of March to sail to Japan and Taiwan. I was…read morereally excited about this cruise. My sister and I cruise often - having been on more than 20 cruises with different cruise lines. However before even going on the cruise I am feeling very disappointed. The prices for drinks are astronomical - even including water! They do not allow plastic bottles of water but talk about cans and cartons. Whoever saw water in cans or cartons! Mind you they are offering 6 16oz bottles of water for $27.60. What a rip off! The drinks packages are also a joke. Upwards of $50 dollars. for a 14 day cruise that makes $700 each!!!! The wine package for 6 bottles is over $200. I have never known such packages at such prices. This is going to be my most sober cruise - maybe the odd glass of wine with dinner!
I shall never cruise with Holland America again. They are going to have to work exceptionally hard to make this cruse one that i shall remember for the right reasons - not the rip off ones.
Dorothy.
