Holland America Line Zaandam Cruise Reviews
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Featured Review
Relaxing, Enjoyable Cruise
"We booked this cruise at the last minute (just a few weeks before sailing) since I realized our three college-age daughters would be available for the week before starting summer jobs. We had two ocean-view cabins,..."Read More
ohiomary
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Age 60s
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Review for Zaandam to Antarctica
AKJonesy
6-10 Cruises
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Age 60s
We've been on a number of cruises with HAL and sailed on 6 different ships. I wasn't too thrilled about being on Zaandam due to it's smaller size but understand that the larger ships don't go to Antarctica.
This was a first voyage on Zaandam, and even though it is a BIT smaller than what we've sailed on, I was pleased overall. I think I was a bit surprised that the food quality seemed to be ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2019
Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (fully obstructed views)
Review for Zaandam to South America
Qila
First Time Cruiser
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Age 30s
We (Married couple in our 30's, no kids) choose this cruise because of the itinerary, because of Antarctica. Because we really wanted to see penguins in the region where they belong. And this was the only affordable way to do it.
It was our first cruise ever. We know now that cruising is not our favorite way to travel, and I'm sure we will wait at least another 30-40 years before we ever book ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2019
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Review for Zaandam to South America
discusdoc
10+ Cruises
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Age 70s
My wife loves cruises; this was our 4th cruise this year (Oceania, Royal Caribbean, Princess, and Holland America). We enjoyed this cruise the most— largely because of the destinations. The lake regions of Chile and Argentina are spectacular and going around the Horn was a treat. Buenos Aires and Montevideo are beautiful, interesting cities. We enjoyed seeing the penguins on the Falkland ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2019
Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite
Review for Zaandam to Canada & New England
ouiornet
First Time Cruiser
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Age 30s
We booked quite late, so missed out on a verandah cabin, we had a cabin on the lower promenade deck with a window view. The room was fine, but you do need to fully unpack suitcases because there is not room to have them out. The room was super clean. The room attendants so helpful. Go to the talks on the first day, they are very helpful about shore excursions and the ship layout. We didnt book any ...
Read MoreSail Date: August 2019
Review for Zaandam to Canada & New England
mrnbriscoe
2-5 Cruises
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Age 40s
I think this particular cruise is all about expectations. We read the reviews... older boat, older crowd, not the best entertainment, etc, etc. Because we already knew this going in, we had a wonderful time! We took out 12 and 5 year old kids and we had 2 oceanview staterooms (2525 and 2529).
Pros:
The food was overall very good. The buffet tasted like normal cruise food, but the dining ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2019
Traveled with children
Review for Zaandam to Canada & New England
Marilynfromohio
6-10 Cruises
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Age 70s
There were 2 couples sailing on this cruise (fifth we have done together), we chose it for the itinerary. The embarkation was flawless. We arrived at the cruise terminal and we finished all the paperwork and were boarding the ship by noon, half hour or so. The ship is older but quite lovely and well maintained. We were in Vista suite 7050 and our friends were next door. The room steward opened the ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2019
Cabin Type: Verandah Suite
Review for Zaandam to Canada & New England
ohiomary
10+ Cruises
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Age 60s
We booked this cruise at the last minute (just a few weeks before sailing) since I realized our three college-age daughters would be available for the week before starting summer jobs. We had two ocean-view cabins, which were midship and had a connecting door between the rooms. This was our first cruise on Holland America. It definitely was an older age group than we had sailed with on prior ...
Read MoreSail Date: May 2019
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Review for Zaandam to South America
Frankietrep
10+ Cruises
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Age 70s
We recently travelled on the zaadam for three weeks although we enjoyed the cruise It was spoilt by the lack of entertainment at night, not much going on in the day either, no sail away parties, no fun around the pools, the ship was like an old folks home! We are entering our 70's but that does not mean that we want to be in bed by 10pm. The ship was like the Marie Celeste after dinner. There were ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2019
Cabin Type: Verandah Suite
Review for Zaandam to South America
Haligonex
6-10 Cruises
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Age 60s
Tried to put new adventure into the cruise life but the main reason was to sail Cspe Horn and see Ushuaua. And..... weather canceled so we went to some backwater ports of little interstate not history. Sad.
Do not let yourselves get booked into cabin 1964. A loud, smelly place really unfit for habitation.
Ship was nice for relaxing, cards, stage shows. Happy hours were really necessary ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2019
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Review for Zaandam to South America
Gr8tCruising
10+ Cruises
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Age 70s
We wanted to travel around Cape Horn, something I thought I would probably never get to do. Had been looking at various cruises with this itinerary for quite sometime and they seem to fill up quick or had a pretty steep price/person. Then we saw this cruise offered at a rather reasonable rate and jumped on it. Holland America is not my first choice of cruise line but have cruised them prior and ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2019
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
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