Nice cruise but definitely room for improvement

Item: Noordam
Rating: 4.1
Author: hagerrc

Noordam Cruise Review

hagerrc

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 7

Helpful Votes: 132

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

14 Night Australia & New Zealand (Sydney To Auckland)

Sail date: March 11, 2023

Ship: Noordam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7050

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Nice cruise though I now prefer Celebrity over HAL. Entertainment was average at best.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Pinnacle Grill

4 out of 5

Breakfast service was not up to expectations. Don’t order French Toast they need some lessons on that one.Dinner was very good and service was much better.

Ocean Bar

2 out of 5

Service was horrible

Canaletto

3 out of 5

Nice but portions were small and selection left some to be desired. Location is poor.

Explorations Cafe

4 out of 5

Liked their coffee but layout is not well designed.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Activities were sparse and mostly indoors on lower decks.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Two comedians, one terrible, one very good. The dancers did the same show in the World Stage on two different nights. The male dinging group was very good. The woman with the accordion was a novelty act for two nights, we skipped the second. There will only two lounges that had music. The two piano team was not worth listening to. The band was pretty good depending upon what they were playing. All in all, disappointing.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5