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wayfaring girl
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
After many years of travelling to exciting destinations to celebrate special occasions, we were challenged to come up with a really special trip to celebrate our 49th wedding anniversary. We have sailed on Holland America many times, so our first thought was to explore possible itineraries on one of their ships. It didn't take us long to settle on a 14 day cruise to Hawaii from San Diego. ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2013
Cabin Type: Verandah Suite
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Zaandam
SailorMom37
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s
SO much to tell after two weeks! I'll try not to be ridiculously verbose...
We sailed out of San Diego. This is a great port to cruise in and out of. The airport and the cruise terminal are so close together, and many hotels between the two have free shuttles. We stayed at both the Hampton Inn (Downtown) and the Holiday Inn on the Bay. Both were great, with the only exception being the ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2013
Cabin Type: Verandah Suite
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Zaandam
vaugirard12
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
We chose this cruise because of all the days at sea. Titled "Hawaii Circle Cruise" the emphasis is definitely on cruise rather than Hawaii. Though we enjoyed our time in the islands, we spent more time getting there (and back) than touring. We knew this going in and were ready for the relaxation cruising affords-- no phones, no internet (unless you want it) and no TV. No access to work ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2012
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Zaandam
332266
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s
We have sailed to Hawaii on the Zaandam before. We were thrilled to see Michael Headla was still the cruise director and Kainoa DelaCruz was still on as the explorations expert. These two gentlemen are fantastic ambassadors for HAL. They set a bar that we have yet to see met on any other cruise we have taken. We found there was value added on this cruise, compliments of the explorations team. An ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2012
Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (fully obstructed views)
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Zaandam
safetydoe
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
My husband and I went on a cruise in late March 2011 with Holland America from San Diego, California to Hawaii and back to San Diego. The cruise was great, very relaxing, great food and great entertainment. The ship was clean and it continued to be cleaned throughout the cruise. Our room was clean, spacious and with plenty of drawers and closet space. Our ship crew was always polite and ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2011
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Zaandam
AukeBay
6-10 Cruises • Age 20s
Embarkation was a breeze; arrived at terminal before 11:30 a.m. and was on board by noon. The cabin was available by 1:00 p.m. We had an ocean view cabin on deck 1. It was clean, comfortable and well maintained. The only problem (toilet failed to flush one morning) was taken care of promptly. Being on the lower deck does have some drawbacks when it comes to accessing the public areas. We got a lot ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2011
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Zaandam
bdaycruisers
6-10 Cruises • Age 80s
A relative drove us to the port and our bags were collected. We entered the terminal, filled out a form, and waited for our number to be called before boarding. It took about one-half hour.
We boarded the ship and had lunch in the Lido. We ate breakfast and lunch at the Lido every day except for the "Mariner" special lunch in the Rotterdam dining room one day. We liked sitting "outside". The ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2010
Cabin Type: Verandah Suite
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Zaandam
FunForUs
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
This was our third HAL cruise. We went into San Diego one night early. We stayed at the Bay Club Hotel & Marina, which is on Shelter Island. December is an especially nice time to stay at the here because of the marina and many of the boats are decorated for Christmas. The Bay Club has a lovely view anytime, but especially nice in December. They also provide a complimentary full breakfast buffet, ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2010
Cabin Type: Verandah Suite
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Zaandam
airgunnerusn
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
We enjoyed the Zaandam very much - it was the perfect size- about 1400 passengers I think. One of the real pluses of the 14 days was that every at-sea day (9 of them if you count getting to Ensenada in the evening the last night) our guide Kainoa gave two talks - 1/2 hour in the am and about 45 minutes at 2 pm - on Hawaii, which is his native state. He talked about everything from geology, to ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2010
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Zaandam
socal mommy
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s
My husband and I took our two children on the 14 day voyage to Hawaii. After reading all the negative comments about the Zaandam I was greatly relieved by the wonderful experience we had.
The ship is well used but is charming. I did not find it disgusting I found it well used. The staff was amazing and constantly cleaning or repairing things. My only critique would be at that time the ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2010
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Traveled with children
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