Holland America Line Australia & New Zealand Cruise Reviews
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Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Noordam
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10+ Cruises • Age 70s
We needed a cruise to return home to Sydney & the Noordam was leaving at the right time.
We have never sailed on a HAL ship before, it was not our first cruise.
Found the ship very nice, inside cabin very roomy & great service from our room stewards,
The Buffett section was very nice & a good variety of food with exceptional service, the dinning room was also very good, liked the bit you ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2016
Cabin Type: Standard Interior Stateroom
Review for a Transpacific Cruise on Noordam
Sivad80
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s
Cruising to New Zealand was number one on the list and the words of my wise Mother before she passed away, "Do it sooner rather than later!" Prompted us to book. We had only every taken one other cruise and that was on the Zuiderdam in the Caribbean. Since the Noordam and Zuiderdam are sister ships we pretty knew what to expect as far as the layout and age of the ship. Although many more ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2016
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Noordam
gram247
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
We chose this cruise because we were traveling to Sydney to see family. My cousin suggested a tour of New Zealand, which we took by bus. - It was with APT Tours & was wonderful
After a 3 week stay in Sydney we wanted to take a leisurely trip back to the US via Vancouver, BC
There are not enough accolades to give the Noordam & her crew. From the moment of embarkation until we docked in ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2016
Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Westerdam
Scrapnana
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
As usual, I had a great time on the cruise. We had some problems but I felt that most were handled very well.
Problems first....
Probably the very worst was the embarkation in San Diego. Getting checked in was awful. First there was a line to go through security (took me 30 minutes), then a line to register your wine if you were bringing any on (15 minutes), and then the worst - checking ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2016
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Westerdam
Robertson7
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s
This was a terrific cruise! We need an accessible cabin and ours was great! Our stewards were polite, kind, and very attentive. The dining room staff were great...always remembering our names and our drinks! Food was terrific, both in the dining room and in the buffet. Service all over the ship was beyond. The staff was always friendly, smiling, ready at all times to help out. Our captain ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2016
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Westerdam
Traveling Dot
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
We had planned this cruise before my husband died, but he had made me promise to go even without him. I had mixed feelings but continued on with the cruise.
I arrived in San Diego two days before the cruise and was able to tour the city before the cruise. I was also able to go to a pre-cruise dinner with some of my new Cruise Critic friends.
Embarkation went smoothly for me but from what ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2016
Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (fully obstructed views)
Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Noordam
MboroCat
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
We booked a 14-day Australia and New Zealand cruise on the Noordam about 6 weeks before departure because of the incredible deal being offered. We had never sailed with Holland America before, and we were not disappointed. The Cruise Critic overview of this line is pretty accurate. It is a different experience from Carnival, NCL or RCL, as the entertainment options are more limited and the ship ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2016
Cabin Type: Standard Interior Stateroom
Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Noordam
DanyC
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s
This was our 2nd cruise with HAL. Last one was on MS Oosterdam in Dec 2014, which was good but some aspects were definitely lacking. By comparison the MS Noordam is far superior in every way. First & foremost, the food was perfect & we ate every dinner at the Vista dining room. Had same table every night, same wonderful servers & wine steward, all gracious, friendly, eager to please, accommodating ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2015
Cabin Type: Superior Verandah Suite
Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Noordam
happytwentyfour
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s
NOORDAM was a beautiful ship and we enjoyed our cruise tremendously! It was our second venture onto Holland America Line and as we did with our transpacific cruise in 2014 we would highly recommend HAL. This trip was to New Zealand one of the most beautiful countries in the world. The people are friendly and the scenery spectacular.
The service aboard could not be faulted, the cabin ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2015
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Noordam
kahrah01
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s
At our friends' urging for us to try cruising, and not wanting a daily docking, we went all out with this 25 day, 10 port cruise. It took two days to get the gist of the routine, but by day three, we were hooked.
HAL definitely met our expectations and pleasantly so. We knew the average age would be senior and often less mobile, but that was ok. This was our first retirement getaway and we were ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2015
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
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