Zaandam Review
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We had cruised on Zaandam in 2010 on a Circle Hawaii cruise.. we met a couple from the Roll call, and have cruised with them in 2012 and this cruise plus my brother and Sister in law, who also cruised last year with us.
We boarded Amtrak from Edmonds, WA to Vancouver, there were the 4 of us on the train, and would meet the other couple on board. (they were Canadians).
We arrived at Amtrak on time, and took a taxi to the ship, the cost for 2 was around $10.00 (we needed 2 taxis for all the luggage).We arrived at the ship and check in was smooth and easy! We were able to go to our cabin immediately and drop off our carry on luggage, our cabin had a red ribbon on the door, I questioned the steward, and his reply was that it had been a "show" cabin. We then went to the Welcome back Mariner lunch. We met up with our Canadian friends and had a wonderful seat in the very back of the dining room, next to the windows. after lunch we went to our cabins and unpacked.
Cabin Review
Large Interior Stateroom
our cabin was an upgrade for us, a nice surprise! We were located on the lower promenade deck with just one other cabin next to us. We had the elevators just around the corner, and the door to the deck also around the other corner. We found our cabin to be in an excellent place, the only drawback was the door to the promenade deck was slammed sometimes and we could hear it.the bed was comfortable, the air conditioning didn't seem to cool the cabin much, but it was a little warmer than usual in Alaska. the gangway was just one deck below us, and we never found a line to get off or on the ship. It was easy to access the lido from our cabin, straight up to the lido, and the crows nest. a little difficult to get to the MDR, but easy to get to the office.