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Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Zaandam
RetiredFLRN
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
I took this trip with three girlfriends and had a great time. While the ship is older and our bathroom had orange and pink tiles, the rest of the ship was fine.
We enjoyed the trivia each night! The lido pool was packed with folks who reserved chairs and left…..oh and kids doing cannonballs in the pool. Meals were wonderful and the spa was excellent. We were able to get two massages and a ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2023
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Zaandam
jim87
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Chose this ship for the itinerary. Big mistake. Dated in all ways.So lacking in accessible features I can't believe it's ADA compliant. They are carrying wheelchair guests off the ship by hand. In the tiny casino you may earn enough points to qualify for free drinks while playing. But....
Good luck finding a server. Few activities on seadays. You are expected to amuse yourself.
Entertainment ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2023
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Traveled with disabled person
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Zaandam
Jotravels
10+ Cruises • Age 50s
This is long overdue! We’ve been on 3 cruises in 12 months and have used cruise critic for so much information. I decided it was time to jump in and give back! The three ships we’ve sailed on in the past year were Holland Americas Zaandam, Seaborne Oddessy, and Oceania Vista.
We sailed on the Zaandam with a group of 8 people, family and friends. We wanted the iconic experience of going through ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2023
Cabin Type: Verandah Suite
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Zaandam
CruisingPoof
10+ Cruises • Age 40s
This was a 14 day Panama Canal journey from San Diego to Fort Lauderdale. Zaandam is a smaller ship and doesn't have a lot of "bells and whistles" but has a lot to offer. Passengers were on the older side and only 14 or so children on board. Staff and crew were excellent. Never a long wait for a drink or to get something from the Lido buffet.
Pools and hot tubs were never really very ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2023
Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite
Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Zaandam
mikembs
10+ Cruises • Age 50s
I chose this cruise as an option. I was offered by Holland America . The employees on the ship were doing the best that they could although I think most of them were brand new. The main reason for my review is the “orange package”. It was not what it appeared to be. Getting on and off the ship it worked wonderfully, but on the ship not so much. There was not a dedicated line for shore excursions ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Zaandam
guayames
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
We choose this cruise due to the ports and sites it covered. We were not disappointed! Although a couple of the ports we wanted to sail to were exchanged, we were not unhappy with the changes. The boarding and disembarkation were perfect. We learnt a lot from excellent conferences. The food and entertainment were par for what we xpected from this great cruise line. Our cabin stewards cabin 2572 ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2022
Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on Zaandam
TOrjg
10+ Cruises • Age 50s
This was our first time cruising on Holland America (HAL), we usually cruise on NCL & we chose the ship because it sailed further upriver on the St.Lawrence. While smaller than the smallest of Norwegian ships, the Zaandam carries only 1,432 passengers compared to our favourite ship, the Gem which carries 2,394 passengers. The demographic of the passengers was also much older than NCL ships, with ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2022
Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on Zaandam
Jimgerlv
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
My wife came to America in 1952 on a HAL ship, so we kept using them for vacations. Mostly we really enjoyed the ships we were on, but the last ship (Zaandam) was not as enjoyable as the others. They all had excellent food and steward service. For us, we had the following problems:
1. Our shower kept changing water temp while using-not extreem, but annoying.
2. Our TV kept freezing or ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2022
Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on Zaandam
moosegrin
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
This cruise from Boston to Montreal was to see some new sights in Canada. The ports of Bar Harbor, Charlestown, Quebec were interesting. Sydney and Montreal not so much. The common areas of the ship appear to have been refurbished in the last few months, but the cabins are showing a lot of age with only one electric outlet per cabin and an in room TV that is essentially useless and too ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2022
Review for a Canada & New England Cruise on Zaandam
jim_mve
10+ Cruises • Age 2020s
We signed up with this cruise three years ago before Covid started. We were cancelled twice and finally able to go this month. We had so much trouble with reservations, Covid requirements and all the APPs that we had to download. We had trouble with boarding times and then found out at the Dock that they didn't even care what time we boarded. The ship was old and creaky. There was only one ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2022
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