Holland America Line Zuiderdam Cruise Reviews for Senior to Canada & New England

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Many good points but too many negatives

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have fun will travel
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise for the itinerary, especially Iceland and Greenland and because we have had 3 very good cruises with HAL in the past. There were many good features. Most of the ship has been beautifully refurbished, the food was good, staff very helpful and it seems a happy ship. Great itinerary, Iceland was brilliant, sunny and fantastic scenery. The sun really does shine at midnight in the ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


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Irajustus
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We were on this boat and the main reasons were to visit greenland and island. At first the good: the food we compare with celebrity and princess, hal is a little bit better. The speciality restaurants are not much better. The service in the pinnacle grill is arrogant and the maitre too and not friendly. The food was OK , there is the murano celebrity much better. Very good was the fitness trainer ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Not impressed

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Sparks0202
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Typically cruise on Princess but wanted to try this due to itinerary. Hard not to compare Princess against Holland America. On the positive side we like the larger bathroom. Also the staff is great. On the not so positive side: The ship itself is old and is not well maintained compared to Princess ships except for cabins. Too much up selling in all areas. For example, Consistently being asked if ...
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Sail Date: October 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Probably our last HAL cruise: Positives and Negatives

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OBX-Cruisers
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

We had 3 choices for this itinerary from Canada to Ft. Lauderdale (inc. Zaandam from Montreal & either Zuiderdam or RCL AOS from QC), but we chose the Zuiderdam because of its sail date that would allow us to spend my wife's birthday with our friends in Quebec City. We are 3 star Mariners on HAL and will probably stop there and not choose HAL again when compared to the significantly better ...
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Sail Date: October 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Good Food and Excellent Service did not make up for many issues

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TickChick
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We selected the 12-day Canadian Maritimes cruise for the itinerary; the Zuiderdam was the only ship that offered it. We found the food quite good, and the cabin, dining, wine staff, and dining captain service excellent. We had a Verandah stateroom on Deck 6, and it was large-with lots of storage and a huge bathroom with soaking tub and double sinks. Our balcony was large, though we were not able ...
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Sail Date: September 2019


Disappointing

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rrobo
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

We have traveled with Holland America for many years...have been on the zuiderdam three years ago and was very happy. We picked the Canadian cruise from Boston to Quebec City because of going to New Foundland. Even though we got to the pier at one o'clock ,the embarkation took over two hours, because the Coast Guard had a inspection. We were in a veranda cabin, it was very nice, except the ...
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Sail Date: September 2019


Nice ship

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wgolow
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We went early and explore Quebec City before the cruise. Our hotel-Hotel Le Priori was centrally located and we walked everywhere. Go the the L'Oriyin restaurant which offered organic and local food. The pier was just two blocks away from our hotel and we walked to the ship on embarkation day. The ship was nice and clean with lots of space for quiet reading and sitting. However, there were ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Zuiderdam Sept 13, 2018 10-day Colors of Canada & New England Cruise

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karsta
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

We chose this cruise because we wanted to explore New York for 3 days prior to embarking on our cruise. Embarkation did not go smoothly as we had to utilize Brooklyn Terminal instead of the original Manhatten terminal as the Zuiderdam had sustained some damage and had to be repaired in the Brooklyn Terminal. This made our cab fare more from our hotel where we stayed for 3 nights to the terminal ...
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Sail Date: September 2018

Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom

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First Time HAL Disappointed Us

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arizonasunlover
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We've been on about 5 cruises with HAL because we feel they offer good value for the price as well as good service, food and itineraries. This time we were very disappointed in our cabin which was supposed to be only partially obstructed but turned out to be fully obstructed by machinery and a tender boat. We were also very disappointed with the food quality which we would rate mediocre at best. ...
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Sail Date: September 2018

Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (partial sea views)


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pitch
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

Chose this cruise because it stopped in Canaveral and we could disembark there rather than going to FLL. Other than that, the ports were pretty ordinary - Princess had better ports from Quebec to FLL and would have taken Princess except for the preferred disembarkation at Canaveral. We did lose a whole day by doing that. We were forced to disembark at 7:45. They did take our bags to the gates, so ...
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Sail Date: October 2017

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


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