INTRODUCTION:
We set out on 19 April 2002 for a 7-day Western Caribbean cruise on HAL's new ZUIDERDAM. For me, this was my first HAL cruise, though other members of our party had sailed HAL numerous times. ZUIDERDAM has been a very controversial vessel and I was quite looking forward to seeing her first-hand and forming my own opinions about this ship, as well as sampling HAL for the first time.
SHIP BACKGROUND: