Great ports, poor food.

Zaandam Cruise Review to Alaska

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
Zaandam

14 Night Great Land Explorer (Seattle Roundtdrip)

Sail date: May 21, 2018

Ship: Zaandam

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The ports were great, even in the rain. The ship was not. The food was never hot, I even sent it back a couple times. The buffet is not self serve, so you have to wait in line for your food. No self laundry!!! You can pay for a bag for $20. Internet to check email is very slow and expensive $25 a day. Shower did not work properly for a couple days (all hot or all cold).

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
None of the food was hot.

Piano Bar

5 out of 5

Great, great, great. Needs to be bigger. Packed every night.

Lido Restaurant

2 out of 5

Food was never hot. Not a self-serve buffet, you have to stand in line. Not enough servers. Ice cream bar was great.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Whirlpools

4 out of 5

Need to be hotter. Just warm.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship needs general mainenance upkeep.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5
Even raining, it was great.

Anchorage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Homer, Alaska

4 out of 5

Kodiak, Alaska

4 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

4 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
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3 Comments

cilla53    6 years ago

They apparently removed self serve, I was told yesterday, they offer $7 per day unlimited laundry....from HOLLAND... you ask for it onboard...

LMSchmidt    6 years ago

The HAL website shows that the ms Zaandam has self laundry. Is it just not working?

dcregar    6 years ago

Thanks for the tip.

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