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Good, but not Holland America's usual standard
"We found the food there to be also quite good, although croutons were another item that missed the ship, so if anyone ordered a salad, croutons were not available.Service was better on my previous Holland America cruises, although the service and quality of that service on this cruise did improve as the week went on...."Read More
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Review for a Africa Cruise on Zuiderdam
sTd2010
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Itinerary- Africa at the top of my bucket list. Most ports were readily available to walk through. Ship tours ranged in price- from inexpensive to YIKES! Even though I now travel solo, I was comfortable and at ease. Staff on board exceptional- always willing to answer questions, give directions when we got lost or needed more information. Cabin stewards were always going the extra mile to make ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2023
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Zuiderdam
R'man
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Zuiderdam was our first HAL experience. It was our worst overall ship and cruise experience ever.
We were greeted in our cabin bath by a gush of brown water from the cold tap, which lasted two days. There were leaking pipes around the ship, faulty A/C systems, and some of the worst shipboard food. When spaghetti and meatballs were the highlight...but don't expect any Parmesan to top your ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Zuiderdam
SSUnitedStates
10+ Cruises • Age 2020s
I've sailed with Holland America three times in the past, all prior to the COVID pandemic. The Westerdam, the Nieuw Amsterdam, and the Eurodam. Each ship impressed with it's service, food, comfort, and laid back style. I am not a fan of the mega ships that are out there and Holland America tends to run in the mid-size ship category.
Oh yes, the mega ships at other lines are very ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Zuiderdam
FloridaCPA
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
This was the worst service I’d ever experienced on a ship. They didn’t seem to have enough crew for sailing at full capacity.
Food in the main dining room was quite pedestrian, with emphasis on inexpensive foods such as chicken and pasta. Portions were consistently small. Traditional sides such as garden salad and baked potato were not available. There were even fewer menu choices on the ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Standard Interior Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Zuiderdam
nodumblond
10+ Cruises • Age 2020s
Hub and I booked a balcony cabin rather last-minute -- back surgery on his part necessitated us letting go a steal of a deal on Empress of the Seas and rebooking a different trip. We were looking forward to sailing on HAL again, as we appreciate the relative calm on board (we drop the average cruiser age by 20 years when we embark) and had not been on a Dam ship in four years.
(As background: ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2020
Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Zuiderdam
Forseti Cruiser
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
We've cruised with Holland America at least 4 times and chose them because of their excellent service. This cruise stopped at their private island first, then Grand Turks, Amber Cove and Key West. The service was excellent, as usual, and the food was good. The entertainment, however, was sorely lacking. The first night, there was no show in the main stage area. For 6 nights, the main entertainment ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2020
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Zuiderdam
KruzinAl
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Had an awesome cruise, 7 day Caribbean.
ship is from 2002 but renovated in 2017/18
My wife and I have sailed primarily Royal, Celebrity, Princess, NCL, Carnival and my wife Cunard in the past, over 40 cruises.
1900 passengers and 9 decks with lots of elevators.
many were on 2, 3 and 4 week back to back cruises
we are 65 and 68 so almost felt young!!
An older mix, say average age ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - All Cruise on Zuiderdam
StevenLaChance1
10+ Cruises • Age 50s
We chose the Zuiderdam for a romantic, relaxing cruise. We were very disappointed with many things about the Zuiderdam and Holland America as a company. First, let me start by saying the Holland America has some serious operational and procedural issues which need an outside consultant to fix.
Embarkation: You know you are in trouble when getting on the ship is the best thing you can say about ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Large Interior Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - All Cruise on Zuiderdam
CasaFenice
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
I am missing a single day to become a *** three star mariner with HAL. I crossed the Atlantic twice: once on the Noordam and once on the Koningsdam from and to Civitavecchia, plus three weeks on the New Amsterdam (which is still my favorite vessel in terms of decor and style). Firstly, the ship voyage was often unexplainably rocky - even when there was not particularly rough seas. This made me ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Zuiderdam
KEHJMT
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
We did two seven day cruises back to back on the Zuiderdam, coming back to Fort Lauderdale in between. We like Holland America because of the extra large verandas and the fact that their ships aren’t overwhelming. Big enough to offer enough to do but not so big we feel lost in crowds.
We also signed on with Holland America in part because of their offering for America’s Test Kitchen. We ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
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