Time for this ship to be refurbished

Noordam Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Noordam

7 Night Glacier Discovery Northbound (Vancouver To Anchorage)

Sail date: September 04, 2016

Ship: Noordam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7085

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We were in an SC class suite and was very disappointed in the condition of the room and its facilities.  The bathroom floor tiles were missing a large amount of grout.  Some entire sides were empty.  The outer door lock on our veranda door was nearly corroded away from sea air and salt water.  The deck was very rusty.  

The Main Dining Room food was good, as was the service,  and entertainment was surprisingly good.   A lot of the crew looked tired, not as outgoing as other HAL crews.  Will probably take a break from HAL cruising for awhile.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Not enough activities on sea days that didn't have a cost associated with them.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
In review narrative.

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

1 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
An amazing experience!

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

3 out of 5
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

Ally1    8 years ago

If I'm paying 5000$ pp for a cruise, I want grout. Actually, I'd prefer to have all tiles and grout 😉

SvetlanaS    8 years ago

Just wondering, how much time needed to spend to notice missing grout in the bathroom?...

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