Holland America Noordam

Pros: See a lot of the world without constant packing and unpacking.
Cons: Port calls were short and hurried.

Mrs. G and I closed our front door behind us last night and collapsed. We just returned from a wondrous journey to a part of the world we had not yet visited. We cruised with Holland America Lines and quite literally went from Holland to...

Pros: The accommodations, entertainment, food, service, and staff.
Cons: The food contained calories!

Our odyssey continued as ms Noordam slipped from her mooring at Katajanohha Quay in Helsinki, Finland. [This is the thirteenth in a series of postings on our Scandinavian holiday and sequentially follows my December 13th posting, “Our 2001 Sea...

Pros: A great cruise at good value.
Cons: Older ship.

My wife and I have sailed on the Noordam twice: November 2000 from Istanbul to Rome, and June 2002 in the Baltic Sea; both were ten day voyages.

The Noordam is the oldest ship in the Holland America fleet, built in 1984. It carries 1,214...

Pros: Beauty, food, service.
Cons: State of the ship

My entire life I have wanted to see Alaska. I have had dreams of living in Alaska. It still is a dream to go back to Alaska. Thus, when my father-in-law gave us an Alaskan cruise four our honeymoon I was elated. Even though my husband's entire family...

Pros: Stellar Service; Amazing Food
Cons: Seedy Ship; Elderly Orientation

In June 1998, my wife and I took an Alaskan Glacier Discovery cruise from Vancouver to Anchorage on the M.S. Noordam. My father had given us the cruise as a wedding present, and it was a sort of second honeymoon for us. We came away with mixed...

Pros: Food
Cons: None

The Holland America Noordam was my first cruise I've ever been on. Which led to many more to come. Me, and a couple members of my family set out to go to Florida, and take off to the South Caribbean. And what a trip it was. There was just about anything...

Pros: great service/no tipping/wonderful food
Cons: none except that it has to end

My very first cruise was with Holland America on the Noordam.We sailed from Vancouver British Columbia up the inside passage to Alaska.The scenery was breathtakingly beautiful.Our cabin contained everything that we needed for comfort and convenience.We...

Pros: Great Food
Cons: None

The Holland America Noordam was my second cruise ever. And it was either my favorite or second favorite. Anyway my grandparents, and some other family members headed down to Fort Lauderdale to take off to the blue oceans. When I got on the ship is was...

Pros: beautiful ship, scenery, friendly staff, 5 star food.
Cons: rough seas

My husband and I took the South America cruise in February, 2000. It was a 17 day cruise and we were celebrating our honeymoon. The cost of our cruise, including excursions, was approx. $14,000. The cruise sets off from Rio de Janeiro, with a one night...

Pros: The Noordam's food was excellent. The best food of our three Holland America cruises.
Cons: The Noordam needed refurbishing badly. The stateroom was smaller than others we've had.

This was our third Holland America cruise. We went in November, 2000. The cruise was called "Empires of the Eastern Mediterranean" and covered a several fascinating ports. We took a Vantage tour on the Noordam, two people for $6200, which included...

Pros: Service
Cons: Doesn't last forever

The cruise on the Noordam was my third cruise experience. It was clearly my best cruise experience. My Dad and I booked passage on this cruise and sailed in January of '98. We sailed from Tampa on a 7 day itinerary that made stops at Grand Cayman,...

Pros: Small ship, "Cozy" and friendly, very elegant, very few kids
Cons: Less options available from the larger ships, bad weather

We went on the one-way glacier cruise from Anchorage to Vancouver B.C. It was the last cruise of the season for this ship, in mid-September. The weather was somewhat crummy ... we had to have our port-hole closed one of the nights because we were...

Pros: A dream.
Cons: none

I just concluded my cruise on June 1. I booked an inside room, lowest deck, and a single. Even though there was no porthole, the room was large, clean and comfortable. Never once felt cramped or trapped. The Steward was great.
Speaking of the...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing

After I have been on many cruises, I have decided that this one was the best. The food was absolutely fantastic! It was without a doubt the best food I have ever had. The staying rooms were very nice, but they could have been a bit larger. A room for...

Pros: Excellent Service
Cons: Excellent Service

I took the Inner Passage cruise around ten years ago, and so my memory of specific details might not be precise.

1.The scenery was magnificent, and the side trips were very pleasant. I mostly did not do the "canned tours, preferring...