The Noordam is a much larger ship (2,000+/- passengers v. 1,200-1,500)than I'm used to but is certainly not of the mega variety which I avoid like the plague. At times, it did seem a little too big but it did not detract from the legendary, friendly and efficient service.Nothing ever seems crowded except one day when it seemed the entire boat was taking one of the land tours in Tunisia and there ...
We took the 10 day Mediterranean Enchantment Cruise which left on May 19, 2009 from Civitavecchia (Rome) Italy. This was our first cruise and were a bit apprenhensive as we had never cruised before. Needless to say it was wonderful, the ship and staff were top notch. Food was excellent and was very relaxing. We will definitely cruise with Holland-America again. The ports we went to were ...