Noordam Review
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Noordam – October 20/13 Mediterranean and Tran-Atlantic cruise
We love cruising and we particularly love cruising on Holland America ships. We'd had a lovely long cruise in the spring and did not plan on this holiday but the magic word 'Sale' appeared and we could not resist. We have taken more than a dozen trans-Atlantic cruises in the past so there had to be new (to us) ports of call to tempt us. This cruise fitted that requirement.
One of the biggest expenses for us in the airfare. I spend many hours researching flights on line and finally determined the most economical way for us to get from eastern Canada to Greece was to fly from Halifax on Icelandair to London, spend a night in London and then fly to Athens on BA the following day. Instead of paying out $3500 per person to Air Canada - it cost us $800 per person and we flew in a lot more comfort!
Cabin Review
Our cabin was a VB category balcony cabin. It was on deck 6 on the forward port side. We considered it an ideal location - handy enough to the elevators but not so close to hear any noise from them and far enough away from the Lido and the dining rooms so that we would get some exercise walking back and forth to meals. Our cabin was large, comfortable, nice sitting area inside and a couple of chairs and tables out on the balcony. My husband spent many happy hours reading out on the balcony. There was lots of storage room for all of our clothing and all the miscellaneous stuff we lug along on every cruise.The bathroom was the largest we have ever had on a ship - there was a bathtub which made showering a pleasure as there was more room to move around compared to the usual shower cubicles.Our cabin was quiet, comfortable and one that we would happily have again anytime.