We had read several reviews of the Westerdam - some were good, some were bad. We had previously cruised Alaska on Celebrity's Summit, and loved it. I'm happy to say that the Westerdam was just about as good.
The ship is huge, but it is very easy to navigate. It does take a long time to walk from the front to the back, but it helped in burning off the excellent food! If the Summit's food was a 9.5, I would rate the Westerdam's as an 8.75, almost a 9.
The food in the dining room was consistently well prepared, with excellent choices and nice serving preparation. The portions were small, but you could order anything you wanted - even doubled on a favorite appetizer or entree. We almost always had breakfast at the Lido restaurant buffet, which was consistently good and fresh. Eggs were made to order, ham steaks were sliced to order, and the sausages were yummy! We had dinner up there once when we were too tired to dress for the dining room, and they were serving much of the same good food.