Holland America Line Zaandam Cruise Reviews for Fitness to Australia & New Zealand

For us, this cruise was "A trip of a lifetime". The hints and suggestions that we received from other Cruise Critic participants were very helpful as we prepared for our cruise. Our cruise started from Sydney, Australia after a long plane ride from Los Angeles, and a night spent at the Jolly Swagman's Backpacker Hotel. At 10am, on our day of departure, we were able to drop our bags at HAL's ...

This was a good way to get home and see some places I had never seen for less than a one way business airfare. I enjoyed the many sea days but didn't find any ports I wanted to go back to. Food and service was good, excellent most of the time. The chef, Jock, was great, and so patient.His cooking demos were a highlight.I also enjoyed meeting the onboard florist.Fascinating and so ...