Holland America Line Noordam Cruise Reviews for Family to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

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HAL Standards Slipping?

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mactig
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

Just completed an 11 day cruise on Noordam from Venice to Civitavecchia. This was our fourth HAL cruise and the second time on the Noordam. Again it was a great experience but there were one or two areas where we felt HAL's usual standard of excellence were perhaps slipping. First the suite. It was 6177 - a Deluxe Verandah right at the back of the ship on a corner with wrap around balcony for ...
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Sail Date: July 2014


Another Great Cruise With HAL

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andy183
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

We are a family with 2 teenage children and have enjoyed 4 cruises with HAL. There must be something quite satisfying about a HAL cruise which keeps us coming back. Venice is a fantastic place to visit and from which to embark, the sail out passed the island and St Marks etc. is something to behold. We booked cabin 4015 which has a more spacious balcony but has a metal balcony front (not glass). ...
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Sail Date: July 2014

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom

Traveled with children


Amsterdam

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ToniV
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

From Toni Vitanza -- who cruised on Noordam June 20 from Rome -- I am a flight attendant with 17 years of experience and I have frequent cruiser status with several cruise lines. This cruise was probably my seventh or eighth Med cruise. But this was our first time to cruise with HAL and I am afraid we have been spoiled. Since returning from our cruise, I have already told several passengers on ...
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Sail Date: June 2014


First time cruisers

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Tibetan
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

My wife & I returned a few weeks ago from an excellent 11 night cruise on the Noordam. Normally I wouldn't submit reviews, but after reading a few of the other Noordam reviews on Cruise Critic I feel I have to add my opinion as I cannot believe that some of the recent reviews are genuine. We have no other ship to compare the Noordam against being first-timers, but we were blown away by ...
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Sail Date: June 2014


A wonderful experience

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Surfari1
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

My wife and I decided to celebrate our 25th anniversary on the Noordam last month. We had looked at the Holland America website and joined up with the HAL community forum, but were still not prepared for the high standard of service and luxury we were exposed to on the ship. Our stateroom was large enough despite being a standard one and the portholw was larger than we expected providing a good ...
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Sail Date: August 2013

Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom


11 Night Med Cruise with HAL

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beave30
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s

Overall, it was a very nice 11 night cruise from Istanbul to Athens. There were some disappointments due to changing ports of call from when we booked the cruise, but that was just due to political unrest vs. the cruise line. So HAL should get some credit for ensuring guest safety comes first. Stateroom It was always clean, big enough for us and the balcony was nice. It was very similar to the ...
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Sail Date: August 2013

Cabin Type: Deluxe Verandah Suite


Fabulous Itinerary on board a good ship

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Wombournewalkers
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

Just returned from an 11 night Ancient Mystery tour on MS Noordam (2nd time on board the same ship). Fabulous itinerary made even better by the changes, due to recent disruptions in Egypt, from Port Said & Alexandria to Ashdod & Haifa in Israel ' even more of a bonus that HAL gave us $100 pp. as compensation. Primarily we always chose a cruise based on itinerary / ports of call & Holland America ...
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Sail Date: August 2013

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom

Traveled with children


The Vacation of a Lifetime

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Beepsmom
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We received a brochure in the mail from Holland America offering us a 50% discount on a truly amazing 26 day itinerary cruising the Mediterranean. This was a dream itinerary including a large number of ports that were on our "bucket list". It was an offer we couldn't refuse! We booked through our local AAA travel agency. We arranged everything through Holland America, including the airfare and the ...
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Sail Date: April 2013

Cabin Type: Superior Verandah Suite


My Favorite So Far!

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DAVIDPEZAK1
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

As opposed to some of the other reviews I read on this cruise there's only one or two negative comments I can say about this boat. I read how the food was terrible (these people clearly don't know food) I read the entertainment was terrible (these people clearly don't know entertainment). Its clear to me, that the British look for small minuscule things to complain about rather then take in the ...
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Sail Date: October 2012

Cabin Type: Deluxe Verandah Suite


Wonderful Cruise on MS Noordam

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Happy New Cruiser
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

My wife and I were looking for a wonderful honeymoon experience and we definitely found that on the MS Noordam Roman Empire Cruise. This was the first time cruising for both of us and after only being home a few days we are looking to book our next cruise already. Our trip began with a little hiccup. Our flight into Rome was cancelled due to mechanical failures. This caused us to miss the ...
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Sail Date: August 2012

Cabin Type: Superior Verandah Suite


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