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Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 58

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Zuiderdam

20 Night Viking Passage (Rotterdam To Boston)

Sail date: July 02, 2023

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5188

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Holland America could do much better reminding passengers to be considerate of other passengers. Passengers constantly coughing, sneezing and blowing nose in crowded venues should have been told to avoid crowded venues, especially confined bus tours. This would have helped limit huge numbers of sick passengers on the ship. The problem was so obvious that Holland America should have done something to address it. It really had a negative impact on the last seven days of the cruise, as healthy passengers had to avoid crowds and bus excursions. Too bad it was ignored by Holland America, which is supposed to have a responsibility for the health and safety of all passengers.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quickest easiest ever

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Very good food

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Guest lecturers were very good and informative on our ship’s itinerary Casino not crowded and staff was friendly

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent room stewards and waiters

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Nicely designed ship

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Large cabin and balcony

Ports of call

Rotterdam, Netherlands

4 out of 5

Akureyri, Iceland

4 out of 5

Isafjordur, Iceland

4 out of 5

Reykjavik, Iceland

4 out of 5

Grundarfjordur, Iceland

5 out of 5

Cruise Prins Christian Sund, Greenland

5 out of 5

Qaqortoq, Greenland

5 out of 5

Nanortalik, Greenland

5 out of 5
Primitive but beautiful

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

5 out of 5

Sydney, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5
The actual port was very nice

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5
Great waterfront

Portland, Maine

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
So quick and easy as passengers followed time instructions

Traveler Photos

Greenland icebergs
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8 Comments

Ladyjunecliff    1 year ago

Love your itinerary. Sad to hear of irresponsible sick hanging with healthy. Going to take my mask with me next cruise.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Carnivalfoodie    1 year ago

Good details

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. People would assume that the announcements were not for them. 😳 Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

OGWonderWoman    1 year ago

People in general are nasty and disgusting creatures. They don't care who catches their germs. The cruise lines don't care as long as they got paid. It's unfortunate.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Great itinerary! Did you do any excursions? Thanks for you cruising experience.

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