Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) to Europe Holland America Line Noordam Cruise Reviews

The Noordam is an attractive ship in the size range that we prefer (60 to 100 thousand tons) and sports the features that we particularly like about Vista Class ships - a proper walkaround promenade deck, a classic forward observation lounge and abundant oudoor and lido space. These ships never feel crowded. (We gathered from several disgruntled parties whom we met on board our cruise that HAL ...

My wife and I renewed acquaintences with Noordam this April, taking the repo cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Barcelona with a couple of ports along the way. We remembered the Noordam as being a very good ship and quite comfortable. However, along the way, there has been some serious upgrading. The ship is now exceptional! The Good: Staff of all levels were unfailingly helpful and uniformly ...

BACKGROUND: My wife and I have taken 6 cruises, all on HAL. This is only our third HAL ship, so comparisons are a bit limited. This was a 26-day "combination" cruise of 16 days Transatlantic, plus 10 days Mediterranean. STATEROOM: This was our first disappointment. Ever since our first cruise, when we booked an outside room on the Veendam, we have always booked the "inside standard". HAL has ...