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Great Service, older ship
"This cruise had an average age of cruisers of about 70 years old and younger cruisers may enjoy a ship with more active activities such as waterslides or larger pools.One item I wish I would have known is that even though the ship does not have self laundry, you can buy unlimited laundry services at a reasonable price...."Read More
Hooperk
6-10 Cruises
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Age 70s
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Review for Zuiderdam to Caribbean - Western
qizhouguo
10+ Cruises • Age 50s
The mainstage performances were the worst that I had in my 10+ cruise experiences. There were all male performers for the entire trip with very low quality. Obviously, the ship chose to save the cost of using low profile performers. The cruise entertainment director did a very poor job. Also, my first time use luggage case was damaged in the transport from the room to the dock. The food ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Traveled with children
Review for Zuiderdam to Caribbean - Eastern
R'man
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
Zuiderdam was our first HAL experience. It was our worst overall ship and cruise experience ever.
We were greeted in our cabin bath by a gush of brown water from the cold tap, which lasted two days. There were leaking pipes around the ship, faulty A/C systems, and some of the worst shipboard food. When spaghetti and meatballs were the highlight...but don't expect any Parmesan to top your ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom
Review for Zuiderdam to Caribbean - Eastern
SSUnitedStates
10+ Cruises • Age 2020s
I've sailed with Holland America three times in the past, all prior to the COVID pandemic. The Westerdam, the Nieuw Amsterdam, and the Eurodam. Each ship impressed with it's service, food, comfort, and laid back style. I am not a fan of the mega ships that are out there and Holland America tends to run in the mid-size ship category.
Oh yes, the mega ships at other lines are very ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite
Review for Zuiderdam to Caribbean - Eastern
FloridaCPA
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
This was the worst service I’d ever experienced on a ship. They didn’t seem to have enough crew for sailing at full capacity.
Food in the main dining room was quite pedestrian, with emphasis on inexpensive foods such as chicken and pasta. Portions were consistently small. Traditional sides such as garden salad and baked potato were not available. There were even fewer menu choices on the ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Standard Interior Stateroom
Review for Zuiderdam to Hawaii
Harbor1492
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
1. Itinerary kept being changed before and during the voyage mainly due to islands with Covid-related issues such as lack of tourist infrastructure for two years. During the cruise, stormy weather also affected some scheduled ports, especially tendering operations. We were about 1,700 passengers, mostly from the US but a large group from Canada and a few from other countries. Due to the length ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2022
Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite
Review for Zuiderdam to Alaska
n.cartwright
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
Took the Alaskan inside passage cruise with Holland America line as part of a larger Canada vacation. This was a vacation held over from 2020.
We had a fantastic time on the Zuiderdam and the entire cruise went smoothly.
Firstly, Holland America and our travel agent honoured the 2020 prices, including a drinks package which gave us a considerable saving on the current prices.
We were also ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2022
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Review for Zuiderdam to Alaska
kathryn821
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s
Although we have travelled internationally often, we had only previously taken one cruise on Princess to the Caribbean years ago. Covid travelling restrictions left us eager to try something different. As Canadians, we figured that taking a cruise from Vancouver, B.C. would be easiest for us, so we flew from Toronto area to Vancouver the day before our July 6th, 2022 departure for 7 day inside ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2022
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Traveled with disabled person
Review for Zuiderdam to Alaska
Mary Seas
10+ Cruises • Age 50s
As experienced cruisers on HAL and in Alaska, we looked forward to the 19-day land cruise starting in Vancouver on the Zuiderdam for three nights with 9 days crossing from Skagway through the Yukon to Denali and reboarding the Nieuw Amsterdam for a 7 day southbound cruiseincluding Glacier Bay. Seemed well designed . But HAL did not consider that most of the travelers were over 60 and expected ...
Read MoreSail Date: June 2022
Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite
Traveled with disabled person
Review for Zuiderdam to Alaska
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mahi mahi
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
We booked this cruise in March, right after cancelling a European cruise on Osterdam that was to leave June 1st. We were anxious about rising covid numbers and different protocols for the countries on the itinerary, not to mention flying Toronto to Barcelona and spending 2 days there before the cruise plus 2 days in Venice post cruise. There were just too many "what ifs". We had been to Alaska ...
Read MoreSail Date: June 2022
Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite
Review for Zuiderdam to Alaska
shug77
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s
This ship was part of the package we booked. Overall it was great, food and drink service was pretty good. The excursions left a little to be desired - one of our three was amazing (the most expensive), the other two were a major disappointment and not worth the money at all. The dog-sledding and helicopter trip was fantastic, yes it was expensive but, to me, well worth the money. The other ...
Read MoreSail Date: June 2022
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
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