Noordam Cruise Reviews - Reviews

For a quality cruise experience Holland America is hard to beat.

Would do it again in a heartbeat! I had heard that Holland America was one of the best ... and I believe it.

The cruise was great. We took the land tour before the cruise, and it was just okay. We were a little disappointed with the Denali wilderness tour. TOO LONG. We thoroughly enjoyed the cruise version of the trip and once again HAL met all our expectations.

This was my very first cruise and my first time visiting Alaska. The Holland America crew did a great job making sure I was comfortable, my room was clean, and the food in the restaurants was well prepared. The scenery in Alaska is also some of the best you'll ever see. I enjoyed it so much that I'm going on the southbound version of the same cruise in September, barely 2 months after my first ever cruise - I think that speaks to how much I enjoyed my first cruise.

It was a great experience! The ship may not be the newest and coolest of decor, and caters to an older crowd, but the port itinerary was exceptional and it made for a very relaxing vacation! Ship days were content by just sitting on the balcony and watch the gorgeous scenery go by. Never a bad view outside!

Overall HA cruise was fantastic! Pay for the upgrades, you will NOT regret it!

If you are thinking about this trip, jump in. Spend as much as you can reasonably afford; your upgrades will largely be worth it. Pinnacle Grill is pricey for a couple and may not be worth it - Main Dining Room is perfectly fine. Neptune Suite is worth it for all of the amenities.

Seeing Alaska has been on our bucket list for decades. Thankfully we finally made it happen! Doing a combination Inner Passage and land cruise was the perfect vehicle. Denali National Park was the undeniable highlight and seeing Denali (AKA McKinley) mountain was the cherry on top. The weather was incredible . . . blue skies, moderate temperatures. Don’t miss the husky training demonstration! Our only disappointment was the lack of guidance by HAL during the land portion of our tour. There were some wonderful, well-informed and entertaining coach drivers and many locals who were very accommodating but, after arriving in Alyeska, there was no representative of the cruise line who introduced him/herself or made him/herself available for assistance. We and our fellow travelers felt abandoned. Ideally, there would be one person assigned to each group. Our understanding is that this is the case with other companies but, since this was our first land “cruise”, we cannot attest to that and can only recommend it. Despite this flaw, the trip was awesome. We highly recommend the Riverboat tour in Fairbanks. It wasn’t Disney because it was “real”. Yup!

I cannot in good faith suggest anyone take Holland America. I was scammed and there is nothing that I can do about it. They resent when you book through an agent. They are not helpful and will only to the bare minimum for you even though their charges are really high.

I don" want to do this 50 charachter rating thing!

In total this was a 39 day cruise starting in Auckland for a 14 day trip to many New Zealand ports then across the "ditch" to Tasmania, Melbourne and finally to Sydney. Then the 25 day transpacific crossing to Vancouver. Wonderful trip. Ran into a bad storm about 3 days from Vancouver. Worse conditions I have ever experienced but the captain kept us informed and did a great job.

Decent value, great itinerary, limited interesting shore excursion options that were pricey.

We choose our cruises by the itineraries and ports of call, we will be returning to Holland

Beware masks will be required throughout this cruise. Even though we went through all the protocols of producing vaccination records and a Covid test within 72 hours of our sail date we received an email from HAL the day before sailing that everyone on board would be required to wear masks throughout the cruise with the exception of drinking and dining. Not what we signed up for.

Holland America never disappoints. Excellent service and very good food. Very clean.

Service and staff were very good. I've sailed Holland America many times before. Apparently the company is trying to economize. So many little things now missing(fresh fruit and flowers in Neptune Suites, New York Times,books in the library, smaller meal.portions,etc)

The itinerary, food and service is superior to other cruises we have been on and more than makes up for the lack of cruise entertainment.

First HAL cruise (45th cruise). Expectations for ship experience were not met. Itinerary was great. Probably won't do HAL again.

The cruise to Alaska was our fourth cruise, overall. I’d also say it was our best cruise. We spent the extra money for a suite and did not regret the decision one bit. The staff was fabulous and the deals we received on Effy jewelry on the ship was phenomenal. Effy is sold in Saks 5th Ave. and Macy’s however when purchasing on ship you’re buying directly from the manufacturer so they were able to be a little more flexible with the pricing. If I were to do this cruise over again I would set sail earlier in the summer. Although the scenery in September was beautiful, it also rained quite a bit.

At first I was a little hesitant to take a cruise on our way back from Alaska. Now I glad we opted for that, the sailing days were full with interesting activities; the ports of call were thoughtfully selected, all very interesting. The ship was in excellent condition and the crew was outstanding. A very nice experience indeed!