Rainey cruise, No cigar room as advertised.

Item: Noordam
Rating: 4.2
Author: doctraveler

Noordam Cruise Review to Alaska

doctraveler

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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7 Night Glacier Discovery Northbound (Vancouver To Whittier)

Sail date: July 07, 2024

Ship: Noordam

Cabin number: GUAR

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

probably will not go on a holland cruise again because of the misinformation about the Oak room I do not like being misled.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

easy getting on ship

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Drink package "have it all" was worth it. There is a difference in the specialty restaurants.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

not many cruising days to use thse and it rained most of the days not in port.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

ok shows I am not much for the "song and dance"

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

treated well by staff well trained

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

no large open area like a Royal Caribbean ship But a smaller comfortable ship

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

good size cabin I miss the in room coffee. Room service was very slowfirst time so did not repeat

Ship tip

If you are a cigar smoker, this is not your ship. The Oak Room is NOT for cigars anymore. Unknown when the change occured but nowhere did this change appear on line , on the Holland web site or in any conversations I had with Holland. This was the reason I chose this ship.

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