Review 14-Night Transatlantic Cruise + Travel Insurance During Hurricane Season | Holland America Line

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Doug Parker

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4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Rick shares his review of a 14-night transatlantic cruise on Holland America Line's ms Oosterdam. This was a one way eastbound from Port Everglades, Florida to Barcelona, Spain. Dan Skilken from TripInsurance.com breaks down buying travel insurance during hurricane season.

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0:00.0	This is Cruise Radio.
0:02.2	I cruise a lot and I always sail with travel insurance.
0:05.2	You should too.
0:06.2	Get a free quote today at Tripinsurance.com.
0:09.2	Here we go.
0:11.1	Broadcasting from the Tripinsurance.com studios in Jacksonville, Florida.
0:15.4	This is Cruise Radio.
0:17.5	Earlier this year, Rick took a transatlantic cruise.
0:20.2	It went from Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, all the way across to Barcelona on Holland America's Osterdam, and he's here to talk all about that cruise for 14 nights. Hey, Rick. Hey, Doug. It's great to talk to you again. Yeah, I was going to say it's been probably what, a couple years since we chatted yes it has excited to have you back on here
0:38.2	you're you're up in the indiana area if i remember correctly yes southern indiana yeah there you go so
0:44.3	you had to make your way from up there down to port everglaze but before we get to the ship we're
0:48.8	going to take a step back here what made you want to take this transatlantic cruise on holland america
0:53.2	line well a couple of reasons uh one i this transatlantic cruise on Holland America Line? Well, a couple of reasons.
0:55.1	One, I love transatlantic crossings, but we have done three of them, and always on
1:01.7	Kynard Line's Queen Mary, too, which is great.
1:05.4	But I've wanted to see some of the stops on the southern transatlantic and it's longer. So I had the time,
1:16.0	the prices were reasonable for it. And we just decided to go for it. Awesome. Any pre-cruise
1:23.1	time down in Everglades before boarding? Well, I'm always nervous. I try to never go in on the day of sailing. So we flew down the day prior. Didn't really have too much time. But I love the Fort Lauderdale area, so it was great to go down and just relax a little bit and not have the stress of getting over to the pier the next day. Now, when you go down there for pre-crues or post-crues, where do you tend to stay?
1:48.4	Because you can spend, you know, a couple extra dollars and do like the Marriott Harbor
1:52.1	front right there on the ocean or save a couple bucks and stay more inland.
1:56.2	Which one of those do you do?
1:57.2	We usually stay either on Las Olas at the Riverside or at the La Meridian
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