Xmas 2 years ago

Item: Noordam
Rating: 3.9
Author: teamflames

Noordam Cruise Review

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 27

Helpful Votes: 601

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

Australia & New Zealand

Sail date: December 21, 2017

Ship: Noordam

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Fantastic snorkeling, fun Xmas and nye. Lovely staff

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Oh Sydney you should be better than this

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Hal has some of the best cocktails at sea. Loved the cafe. Pizza and burger top notch. Mdr hit and miss like all major lines

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Erin the assistant CD was lovely. Lack of activities compared to other lines. Fun nye party.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Love Jo Little. Lots of Xmas themes

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Guest relations useless. Bar staff good but not at prioritising guests who were first in ordering

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Older than Koningsdam but still lovely especially crows nest and promenade

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Tiny cabin with old equipment

Ship tip

Older more mature (ie boring) crowd

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Mare Isle, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

4 out of 5

Great beach

Thumbs Up 0

Luganville, Vanuatu

4 out of 5

Got a private taxi and avoided rip off tours. Got in blue hole and river the back way thanks to the local chief!

Thumbs Up 0

Mystery Island, Vanuatu

3 out of 5

Jellyfish on our day and cruise ship has banned private enterprise

Thumbs Up 1

Isle Of Pines (Ile Des Pins), New Caledonia

5 out of 5

Amazing beaches

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Champagne Bay, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

4 out of 5

Gorgeous beach

Thumbs Up 2

Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu

3 out of 5

Waterfalls are ok

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

1 Comment

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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