Noordam Review

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simchabayla
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Dec 2011
Cabin: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom

First, the good stuff. Check-in and boarding were great --fast, efficient. Our cabin was ready and our luggage came at a reasonable time. No problems.

Food. Disappointing. We could see the effects of cost-cutting. We did not use the Pinnacle Grill so we can't rate that, although others told us it was excellent. We did have dinner at Canelleto's, the Italian optional dinner choice, which was outstanding in food and service. The problems were with the dining room and especially, the Lido buffet.

We opted for open seating, so had different servers each time. Some were good, some not, but that is to be expected. The problem was the choices. There was rarely anything outstanding being served. I can't actually remember any of the meals. We did notice that the prime rib serving was rather thin and the steak sometimes "chewy." It was never served as ordered. We ordered rare and usually got medium.

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Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom

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6006 Near the front of the ship. Great if you enjoy the motion of the ocean. We loved it. Very quiet.

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