September 2016 - 10 Night Colors Of New England & Canada (New York To Quebec) Cruise on Zuiderdam
Great trip to Northeast US and Canada
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June 2016 - 12 Night Fjords & Highlands (Copenhagen Roundtrip) Cruise on Zuiderdam
Cool Cruise
Weather was good (and cool). Sights were excellent especially fjord boat trip out of Stavanger and Hop on/Hop Off out of Oslo and Belfast. Third time in Edinburgh is not enough. Need a week to see everything, Almost too many ports...needed more sea days to rest. Food on board is great and service was excellent. Norway and Denmark are expensive.
Noordam
Sail date: October 13, 2019
Overall, this was an excellent trip. We like sea days and had plenty of them. Ports were good for the most part, with some better than others. Food, crew, staff and atmosphere on the ship were superb. HAL is more like cruising should be instead of the mega-ships that want to bring amusements and the town atmosphere to sea instead of emphasizing the cruise aspect.
Prinsendam
Sail date: June 17, 2019
Great views and the ports were very scenic and comfortable. Costs in Norway are very high. Excursions were good except in Stavanger. Good time of the year and the crew of the Prinsendam was awesome.
Zuiderdam
Sail date: June 22, 2016
Weather was good (and cool). Sights were excellent especially fjord boat trip out of Stavanger and Hop on/Hop Off out of Oslo and Belfast. Third time in Edinburgh is not enough. Need a week to see everything, Almost too many ports...needed more sea days to rest. Food on board is great and service was excellent. Norway and Denmark are expensive.
Zaandam
Sail date: May 07, 2018
Staff was very supportive of passengers' needs and overall outstanding. Food was excellent in Dining Room, Lido and Pinnacle. Entertainment was above average. Ports were excellent to outstanding.
Zuiderdam
Sail date: September 07, 2016
Great trip to Northeast US and Canada
Crew good, ship good, food good, ports good. The only down side was that the foliage hadn't turned. Too early and too dry. Temperatures were warmer than normal throughout the cruise. Book later if you want to see changing colors. Otherwise everything was fine. People at the ports were friendly and helpful. Some ports had more to do than others unless you booked an excursion from the ship or on your own.
Prinsendam
Sail date: May 06, 2017
Culinary arts was good. Service was excellent. Intimacy was best because of size of ship and lower number of people. Activities were of the right level. Able to relax and decompress.
Cruise tips
City not great.
Small, isolated island with great beaches and some hiking.
Great city with tons of things to do. Got of ship here and spent 2 full days getting around the city and seeing things. Free city tour was great.
Big city. WWII museum was excellent and very inexpensive.
Small, poor island. Took local tour to get a flavor of the island.
City ok, but not cup of tea.
Nice port. Too touristy for us.
Isle Of Pines (Ile Des Pins), New Caledonia
Hiking to Nga Pic was great. Nice beaches.
Ok, but too touristy.
Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia
Lots of things to do in the area from outdoor to shopping. Public transport is good and inexpensive.
Many things to do and public transport is good and inexpensive.
Noordam
Applies to any ship: Be kind to other passengers by coughing/sneezing in your sleeve and contiuously wash your hands. Treat the crew the same way you would want to be treated.
Excursion hike to waterfall was great.
King Crab demo and campfire/tasting was great.
Excursion: Food and History of Stavanger was poor value: $110pp and worth about $40pp. Guide was not from Stavanger, the food was little and presented in 2 sessions instead of spread out and no one to explain what we were eating and how it was prepared. Visited a couple museums and the guide seemed to try to fill in time - and not very well. Very disappointed.
Prinsendam
Staff is excellent. Small size affords the opportunity to meet and know other passengers and crew.
Book separately from ship.. Better value
Nothing special
Invergordon (Inverness & Loch Ness), Scotland
train into inverness is easy
Tynemouth is nice place. Didn't go into Newcastle, but train is easy
South Queensferry (Edinburgh), Scotland
Excellent. Train into Edinburgh is easy.
Portree, Isle Of Skye, Scotland
good hiking close by
Book fjord trip on own
Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Quaint town. good museum worth seeing
Hop on/hop off is good bet. Titanic museum is good - but pricy
Zuiderdam
Good ship.
Hop on/hop off is good
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Crew good, ship good, food good, ports good. The only down side was that the foliage hadn't turned. Too early and too dry. Temperatures were warmer than normal throughout the cruise. Book later if you want to see changing colors. Otherwise everything was fine. People at the ports were friendly and helpful. Some ports had more to do than others unless you booked an excursion from the ship or on your own.