Noordam Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Never thought I could say I would enjoy a cruise this long, but i did. Once you have processed how long you will be there, you just enjoy and relax. Plan your excursions with the ship, not on your own. Liability if something goes wrong is much easier to manage. Sea days were filled with activities, and there is something for everyone. I do not recommend taking small children, but there is much to do. Booked another long cruise already. Smooth sailing enjoyed snorkeling for the first time in Bora Bora and swam with sharks.

Mixed language, background and age cruise, which we love the diversity. Upscale and refined, even for an older ship

We loved the Denali experience so much! The tundra wilderness tour was amazing! We had perfect weather and saw 4 of the big 5.

Hard to say anything negative about Alaska - the views are always amazing and there's no shortage of places to relax. With that said, we were beyond disappointed with this trip. The cruise portion was great as always, but the land portion was a huge let down. We were very excited to go to Denali and have 3 days "on land" to really explore Alaska. The extra money for the land part was truly a waste; we didn't get to do anything even though we had full days/overnight at each stop. Lost luggage, broken train engine, canceled excursion (without refund!!) and 8 hours sitting in hotel lobby - we will be cruise only to Alaska from now on. Tip - take the money you would spend on land package and upgrade your cabin or extend your cruise.

This ship Is tired and old fashioned. There was no evening life on board. All bars deserted by around 11pm. Certainly not the life and soul of the party

Would recommend anyone who has never visited NZ it will allow you to see what you would do on land as the ship does not stay long in port for you to explore but all cruise lines do this We were a small group of 4 people

The cruise was very good ,the Captain.crew and everyone was very friendly,ports of call excellent,traveled with my granddaughter and a great time was had by all ,good group of 16,17 year olds on board, Thank you ms Nooradam and HAL

Best cruise yet. New Zealand is beautiful and the people are so nice.

We had a great cruise & enjoyed visiting such great ports from Sydney to New Zealand. The crew & staff of the ship made it a special experience. Ship had to institute safety protocols due to norovirus, on day 2 of our voyage which lasted the rest of the trip. Only downside of the cruise but the staff & crew handled it well. Thank you to Lexie, the wonderful club HAL staff member who was fantastic with our kids! Also to John who was a friendly & outgoing bar staff who always made a point to say hello to our family & entertain our kids with a magic trick. Our kids nicknamed him Johndini....after Houdini :) Room stewards were also very friendly, helpful & accommodating. While this cruise line seems to generally accommodate a more mature age group, our family was made to feel welcomed & appreciated by the staff & crew of the Noordam.

This was a bucket list trip for us and we were not disappointed. New Zealand is a very scenic country and all of the locals we met were very warm and welcoming. Enjoyed Australia as well and are very glad we had four full days to explore Sydney before the cruise began. The Noordam is a midsized ship that is getting older, but the recent refurbish gave the ship a newer feel (we also sailed on the Noordam in 2014 and it seemed more worn at that time).

Thoroughly enjoyed this cruise - very relaxing! Good food, great entertainment, good service!

I was disappointed by the lack of protocols on dealing with the norovirus. I had heard from a friend who took the ship back to Sydney and they never did lift the protocols they finally put down on the cruise I was on

Definitely recommend this Alaskan cruise on the Noordam. The ship, staff, and service made this trip a wonder Memory

The overall experience was excellent. Definitely a bucket list must. The only downside was the over selling of items, coffee, extra dining items and specialty restaurants etc.

You get what you pay for. Low end cruise Ok for the money

It was good.... we love, love, Alaska. We plan to take our fifth cruise to Alaska in the coming years.

It was sunny every day of our cruise and it was stunning.

This was our first cruise (one of us doesn’t love being on water- prefers to fly everywhere), but we are world travelers and have definite levels of expectation for our vacations. Excellent cruise - staff and crew on the Noordam were wonderful and friendly. Our children loved Club HAL. Happily surprised at number of children and young families onboard after reading prior reviews. Food Allergies (gf/df) were well taken care of in Main Dining Room without any issues, giving us tremendous peace of mind. We have both heard horrible stories about the long lines for activities and food on mega ships and never stood in line more than 2 minutes anywhere on Noordam. Church services daily, priest and rabbi onboard every cruise. Naturalist speaking in Crow’s Nest was fantastic. Would recommend to anyone. We completely enjoyed everything and will talk about this trip for years to come!

I had a wonderful cruise, enjoyed the food, entertainment, views and excursions.

Everything about the trip was pretty fantastic except the cabin 6162 and the service/food in the dining room.