Seattle Holland America Line Noordam Cruise Reviews

Overview: We questioned the inconsistent remarks on Cruise Critic before the cruise. Unfortunately we must confirm inconsistency of food and service. Not what we expect from a premium cruise line. This review covers only the ship, not the great excursions and fantastic scenery, nor the rainy weather in Sitka. We are a 60 year old couple with eleven previous cruises; first time on HAL and our ...

This is not the Holland America of old, and that is not a good thing. We sailed on the old Noordam in 1999 to Alaska and 2000 to Europe. At that time, I felt that Holland America was a step above the other mainstream cruiselines. Their food and service were superlative. That doesn't hold true anymore on the new Noordam. The food was such a disappointment. The flavors were bland, the selection was ...

Background: My wife and I are both in our early 40s and we traveled with our 16 year old son. My parents (late 70s) were with us as well. We have been on 30 prior cruises on most of the major lines. This was our first trip to Alaska. We traveled to Seattle two nights early to spend some time in the area. Seattle is a great city with plenty to do and excellent dining. We enjoyed great weather ...

Just back from our first cruise to Alaska, first cruise with HAL and first cruise with "as you wish dining". We are in our mid 40's, middle class lifestyle and have sailed with Carnival and Royal Caribbean many times and travelled without our teenagers. Embarkation: Wonderful! We arrived at 11:00am and were on the ship by 11:20am. Cabins were not ready til 1:00pm so off to the Lido we went for ...