Noordam Review

Noordam TransAtlantic Repositioning Cruise / October 2011

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Sail Date: Oct 2011
Cabin: Superior Verandah Suite

As a traveller, I would like to know what to expect if I signed up for this Cruise next year, day by day. Hence the following format. This was our day-by-day experience on the Holland-America Noordam this past month:

THE SHIP: THE NOORDAM: clean, roomy, beautiful. Staff very helpful, friendly and happy. Cabin ready for us and perfect, thanks to our ever-attendant cabin stewards SANDRI & YUDI.(We took a Superior Verandah Balcony cabin on the Navigation (8th) deck, on the Starboard side, so we could see the Mediterranean Coast for the first half of the journey.) Pillow-topper mattresses and pillows with three varieties of softness per person, were a treat. Plenty of closet space, plenty of desk space. Signed up for Internet, and used it from the cabin: just propped open the cabin door to get a good signal. (My #1 complaint: I had to spend $100 for 250 minutes of relatively SLOW internet access. In this "day and age" I feel internet should be free.) Our bath had Jacuzzi-type jets, shower had great showerhead, and we had two sinks: lots of room. Cabin had flat screen LG-brand TV, and DVD player (we brought some of our own DVDs, but it totally was unnecessary, as the ship had a readily-available library of over 900 DVDs, current and all-time favorites, at no cost.

The Culinary Arts Center, sponsored by Food & Wine Magazine, was a treat. Would you like to learn the finer points of making a Steak Diane or Chocolate Mousse? The Center is the place to go, with classes once or twice a day, every day. Some classes are free, some have a nominal cost, usually including a wine refresher.

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Superior Verandah Suite

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Good clear view balcony on the top passenger deck, midships. whirlpool tub, shower, two sinks, large bed, six pillows, pillowtopper mattress, desk, slider doors(double) and window. Quiet location, plenty of closet space.

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