San Diego Holland America Line Zaandam Cruise Reviews
4.0 / 5.0
5 Awards
Cruiser Rating
4.0
Very Good
94 reviews
Ratings by category
| Cabins | |
| Dining | |
| Entertainment | |
| Public Rooms | |
| Fitness Recreation | |
| Family | |
| Enrichment | |
| Service | |
| Value For Money |
Most helpful review
Zandaam - Horrible
"We chose this cruise for a girls getaway because it was a short cruise and was fairly inexpensive. However, I would have gladly paid more if everything could have been improved. The food in the dining room was, on..."Read More
lgnelson13
2-5 Cruises
•
Age 60s
Filters
1-10 of 94 San Diego Holland America Line Zaandam Cruise Reviews
Review for Zaandam to South America
ilsun
2-5 Cruises
•
Age 60s
The cruise offered a chance to circumnavigate South America with mostly interesting ports. Speedy embarkation, The ship has sophisticated/muted interiors and an outstanding display of art & musical memorabilia throughout the ship. Cabin 6180 looked fine, spacious with all amenities but when the ship was at sea a creaking/grating noise came from the junction of the veranda & the ceiling, the noise ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2017
Departure Port: Ilulissat
Cabin Type: Verandah Suite
9 Helpful Votes
Review for Zaandam to South America
Suej1
10+ Cruises
•
Age 70s
HAL used to have great service and class. This was a 34 day cruise from San Diego, Calif. to Rio de Janeiro. On the first half from San Diego there were no activities except for trivia and unhosted cards.But there were a lot of opportunities to spend your money at bingo and on all the sales going on. It was like a floating Walmart. At the pool, it was difficult to get a glass of water or iced ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2017
Departure Port: Ilulissat
Cabin Type: Verandah Suite
13 Helpful Votes
Review for Zaandam to Pacific Coastal
lgnelson13
2-5 Cruises
•
Age 60s
We chose this cruise for a girls getaway because it was a short cruise and was fairly inexpensive. However, I would have gladly paid more if everything could have been improved. The food in the dining room was, on several occasions, cold. The service we received was normally very good except for the lobster night when we had a horrible server - Handri - he acted as if we were inconveniencing him. ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2017
Departure Port: Ilulissat
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
22 Helpful Votes
Review for Zaandam to Pacific Coastal
Jellybelly
2-5 Cruises
•
Age 60s
we chose this cruise because we just wanted a short getaway and one that did not involve a long distance plane ride. We ate dinner every night in the dining room and sat at different tables with different people every day which was OK. It is cool to get to meet people for different places. We ate breakfast most days in the dining room and sat with other people. We had food at the Dive Inn a couple ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2017
Departure Port: Ilulissat
Cabin Type: Verandah Suite
7 Helpful Votes
Review for Zaandam to Pacific Coastal
naomiafc
6-10 Cruises
•
Age 50s
This is my 3rd Holland America cruise, the first two were also short - but both were great with good food and impeccable service. First I will say that my room steward was STILL amazing; Heri ! Room 3410. Without him this would have been a total loss. I went with 3 girlfriends a a short fun vacation. Well, all fun that was had - was created by us. It started with cranky front desk people with ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2017
Departure Port: Ilulissat
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
10 Helpful Votes
Review for Zaandam to South America
dockman
10+ Cruises
•
Age 70s
I did the 37 day cruise Oct 2, 2016 from San Diego to Buenos Aires on the Zaandam and have a few comments.
As a four star mariner i have done quite a few HAL cruises. This was my second time on the Zaandam. The first was last year YVR to Valparaiso also on the Zaandam.
Embarkation at San Diego:
For me it was fine but as four star I got to skip a big line of very frustrated looking people ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2016
Departure Port: Ilulissat
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
31 Helpful Votes
Review for Zaandam to South America
lilybay
6-10 Cruises
•
Age 60s
I had wanted to do the South America cruise but was not willing to fly all that distance and back. I loved the length of the cruise and the experience of traversing the entire pacific coast form San Diego south and around Cape Horn.
There are always things you can find to complain about if you want. I generally prefer to focus on what is good and then I am happier. There would have been little ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2016
Departure Port: Ilulissat
Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (partial sea views)
1 Helpful Vote
Review for Zaandam to South America
pweath
10+ Cruises
•
Age 60s
I came back to Holland after my experience on the Regal Princess. Holland has always been my favorite but she would be priced somewhat higher for balconies because she has fewer that other cruise lines. One thing you could always depend on was the service and the food. I am now traveling alone since loosing my husband.
This ship had many single cruisers traveling alone. The cruise line gave a ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2016
Departure Port: Ilulissat
12 Helpful Votes
Review for Zaandam to South America
Lodemark
10+ Cruises
•
Age 70s
Check in was a breeze as we were in a Neptune suite. Others complained of a disorganised shambles and taking up to 3 hours!
Suite appeared very nice, but the bathroom DEFINATELY needs a serious upgrade compared to other top suites we have had on other ships.Toilet was blocked. Bedding was great, very comfortable and plenty of pillows. For the size of suite TV needs to be bigger. Use of Neptune ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2016
Departure Port: Ilulissat
Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite
15 Helpful Votes
Review for Zaandam to South America
Deck Cargo
First Time Cruiser
•
Age 70s
32 days on the Zaandam from San Diego to Buenos Aires
Overall the cruise was very enjoyable, even taking into account that 4 of the ports were cancelled, 1 due to unrepaired earthquake damage to the port and 3 because of adverse weather. Holland America did arrange for visits to 3 alternative ports; however 2 of these were not very interesting.
The crew were 50% Indonesian, 30% Filipino and ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2015
Departure Port: Ilulissat
107 Helpful Votes
Find a Zaandam Cruise from $999
Reviews of Zaandam Cruises from Other Departure Ports