Southern Caribbean Noordam Southern Caribbean Cruise Reviews

Let me begin by saying that by no means are we rookie cruisers and we are both over the age of 60.  We have cruised on Regent Seven Seas, Celebrity, RCI, Carnival, and NCL but never cruised on HAL.   I have been wanting to do this particular cruise for the last 3 years because we hadn't been to several of the ports on this itinerary.  I had also been told that the food and service was better on ...

So this is late but as I'm currently looking into another cruise and spending time cruise critic reminds me that I never posted my review. We stayed in room 7142 category SB. The room was located in the back of the ship and had a wrap around balcony. The room we had was a fabulous room and the room steward was perfect. One perk of this type of room was a private lounge area that provide snacks ...

HOLLAND AMERICA WAYFARER SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE ON NOORDAM. The private garden tours led by Andre Viette were fabulous. The only positive aspect of the trip. Embarkation was slow. Once on the ship there were very few crew members available to ask for directions. The ship smelled like mildew. The ship maps kind of matched the ship layout. We had a verandah room in the forward of the ship ...

Embarkation- The embarkation in New York was very smooth. The previous cruise got in late to New York due to bad weather and we still were able to board before 1:00. Overall Experience- I am writing the review as a warning to others with children thinking of booking a Holland America Cruise - I would seriously reconsider. We were booked on a Easter Holiday cruise, where 450 kids were expected on ...