This was our 6th cruise and the third aboard ms Noordam, our last cruise was back to back on this ship on the Med. And we really enjoyed that.
So based on our previous Hal experience we booked Alaska on the Nieuw Amsterdam... EXCELLENT.
The Noordam was a 29 night PACIFIC CROSSING and our expectations were high based on Hal experiences.
Go to the market place. Go by water taxi, very friendly place. Try your French.