Cruised on the Zuiderdam last year to Alaska. .Holland America are just about perfect for me. Classic lines, traditional cruise itineraries, great food, enrichment lectures and so it goes on. Hope to cruise with them again.
I just came back from a cruise last month on the Noordam around New Zealand and Australia. I wish I had viewed this video before the cruise. In fact, I think it would be a good idea to put it on the list of inhouse videos that guests can watch in their rooms to orientate them. . It was my first cruise. Some of these places I didnt know about. I discovered the Rolling Stones lounge 12 days into my 15 days cruise - and it was a great place with dancing and a live band performing songs from the 70s and 80s which was wonderful. The world stage was indeed impressive, but the performances in my experience were underwhelming - a Chinese woman playing the accordion for an hour, on another night there was a woman giving a talk about the history of playing cards which was pretty lightweight. I do remember the show about the environment with an orchestra playing to wildlife images and that was very good if your into that sort of thing, The staff were absolutely top notch - a bit too perfect. The food was extremely good. All the guests on board were lovely and from a well to do background - mainly rich American retirees. I yearned for a bit of luxury at the spa, and ended up treating myself, but didnt expect to be paying $200 for the cheapest facial - including the beauty product I was pushed into buying that I didnt want and have never used. But like all the staff, the beauty therapist was very good. Everyone who worked there was VERY good at their job. I thought it would cost an arm and a leg visiting the doctor. it didnt. When my partner came down with covid, I was offered a small separate cabin free of charge - and hence I never go covid. Although my partner had to isolate in his room, he was well looked after and recovered well with anti-virals and was given free credit equaling the days he spent in isolation for his next cruise. I thought this was generous since it was not the cruise line's fault that he got covid.
It’s very true that with every cruise you take, you get more and more experienced. Watching a video like this one in advance and reading reviews or the forums on a cruise website like cruise critic it also very helpful. The more often that you take a cruise vacation you will get even more out of it.
Full promenade decks are a must! Sailing to Hawaii on the Koningsdam for 17 days and that was a major deciding factor. Never sailed on HAL before and wondered if the older ships would be appealing, but after watching this video I would definitely consider one. Your videos are the best on the internet!!! Thank you!!
Thank you David. We love having a stroll on the promenade deck and catching a sunset from them. 17 days in the Koningsdam sound amazing, we’re a little jealous as we’ve never been to Hawaii. I’m sure you’ll love her ❤️
The narrator gives David Attenborough a run for his money. Absolutely amazing narration skills, this feels like BBC Earth only it’s describing a cruise ship
I like how the Noordams past were acknowledged. HAL reuses classic ship names a lot and it’s always nice to see their predecessors. After visiting Queen Elizabeth back in 2019, I’ve come to find that just because Vista Class has been mass produced doesn’t mean they are all the same. And the Noordam looks like a beautiful example of Vista done right. Case in point - oh, how we miss promenades. To be WRAP-AROUND is just the cherry. And such a mind-massaging video.
Ah this brought back memories in the 80s sailing Holland America…its been awhile for HAL but i see its quiet elegance has not changed. I adore the wrap around deck, don’t find that too much on the newer ships. Its sad, but then again I am a traditional cruiser .Thank you for the review🚢😊
I'm sailing on the Noordam next month on May 26th for a one week Alaskan Cruise. Thank you for the review of the ship . I'm looking forward to walking on the promenade deck and eating at the Dive In and the Taco Bar. Alaska will be my 50th US State visited and the added bonus is the cruise on a beautiful ship.
We love the Noordam and hope you enjoy sailing on her as much as we did. Do make sure you’re subscribed to our channel though as we will be releasing a video in the next few weeks from our Alaska voyage on HAL Eurodam last year that might interest you 👍
What a wonderful video! Thank you so much for posting this I really feel like I have had a personal tour of the ship. Wonderful production, quality and excellent and humourous voiceover makes this a must watch a young comment about the promenade deck is very apropos.
Wow I haven't finished the video yet but I'm going to say this is the ship! I thought it was going to be the Celebrity Beyond but I love the old fashioned sophisticated elegance of Noordam. Sooooo romantic!
Delightful tour. We've sailed twice on the Oosterdam and once on the Noordham, and we share your positive impressions. We thought we were done cruising, but our 50th anniversary is coming up next year. If we're both still around, perhaps we'll consider one more cruise with HAL. (By the way---we're both walkers and share your enthusiasm for the Promenade Deck.)
Us too. We love a pre dinner exercise walk and then a sunset and post dinner stroll. And we love the steamers too, Greta place to relax and watch the sea 🌊
We will be going on a Noordam Alaska 10 day Denali Double cruise next May, our first cruise! These videos have answered so many questions that we had and made us even more excited about our upcoming trip. Well done!
Thank you for this review - I am sailing on Noordam on the inside passage to Alaska next spring. Have also subscribed to your channel. Look forward to watching more of your videos.
Our favorite cruise line. I sailed it at 5 yrs old from Amsterdam to Manhattan. Booking a trip next month. Love the quiet and elegant peaceful surroundings. The Holland America is the best. Ty
Your production quality here is incredible! The equipment, cinematography, editing, and narration. We've only sailed Nieuw Amsterdam, three times. I cancelled Volendam due to the price (above OV), maintenance reviews. and lack of a music stage. With a Rolling Stones Lounge, I think we'll be fine with Vista Class! We're on Koningsdam next, but nice to know we're not just limited to Signature and Pinnacle Class.
Couldn’t agree more that the wrap around deck is a must, we missed it more than we thought we would on our last couple cruises. Also agree that all ships should have an enclosed pool area as well as an open deck one. We needed an enclosed one so bad last month on our cruise to Hawaii and back because it rained every day
Thanks for watching 👍 Yes, we love this size of ship and the promenade deck, both of which seem to be getting harder and harder to find 😞 And yes, the covered pool was useful in New Zealand too where the weather was not really good enough to be outside.
What a beautiful ship tour! I'll be spending 3 weeks onboard Rotterdam (from Holland America) later this year, and this video has really heightened the excitement - looks stunning!
Wow, 3 weeks, that will be amazing. Can’t wait to hear what you think 👍 Btw we were speaking about you to Ren on the Coral last night - all nice things 😁👍
We hope you love it as much as we did. Honestly the crew on the Noordam are just amazing and made our cruise ❤️ Happy cruising 🚢💙 Thanks for watching 😊
Lovely review Rich! We are fans of HAL and enjoy the traditional cruise experience. Haven’t sailed on Noordam but will certainly be one of our next ventures Im sure. All the best to you and Helen on your cruise adventures! 😊
I really like a full promenade deck and enjoy the ships that have them. I also like that a pool is enclosed as well as the one that is outdoors only. The retractable roof is a great feature and all the Viking Ocean ships have one. The Noordam looks like a very nice ship and not too large.
Thanks Lou 👍 Yes, we love this size of ship and the promenade deck, both of which seem to be getting harder and harder to find 😞 And yes, the covered pool had a very similar vibe to the ones on Viking 👍
I am enjoying your videos they are calming to listen too and watch. I have a question as we haven't cruised in over 10years. What is the standard tip people leave for our room steward? We pay all the gratuities but I like to leave extra, what would be appropriate for a 7 day sail in the Mediterranean?
Thank you for making this beautiful video, I really enjoyed watching and learning about the Noordam, I am sure you covered everything but please do you have and comments about Club Orange aboard the Noordam? Once again I really enjoyed your beautifully filmed video with relaxing music and commentary ❤
Thank you 😊 Club orange is a little limited on the Noordam being located in the main dining room. But club orange guests do have priority seating with their own entrance to the dining room and a different menu with enhanced items on it 👍
The Noodam is a lovely just the right size with a traditional feel unfortunately they only cruise to NZ here being older we no longer fly long hall so cruise out of Sydney we are 20mins from the OPT off on Ovation on Thursday to Tasmania
We have sailed with HAL one time and found it a good deal. This was years ago when they still had the dreadful "parade of the baked alaskas" and nothing, but songs from the '60s and 70 were also dreadful." I like this video so much. Did you find the service to be very good? We dare 74 and 78 so we like a calm cruise. This ship looks like a good fit for us. How is room service and is the coffee good and strong. We do not drink spirits. Are coffee and tea and colas free? You got us on Silverseas via your excellent video. We sail primarily on Seabourn and Silversea. We are looking for a change. This may be it.
The service was excellent, some of there best we’ve ever had. And we very much liked the food too. The coffee from the explorer cafe was very good and the buffet coffee wasn’t bad (though it’s never as good as the extra cost coffee!). As in most larger ships there are included drinks available from the buffet and around the pool but we would suggest getting the soft drinks package which is very good value for money. We don’t identify use room service but on the odd occasion we used it before an early excursion we found it to be very good and punctual. If you have any more specific questions please feel free to email us at hello@visitwithus.co.uk 👍
Thanks for watching Ja Ja 😊 That’s a good question. We are on Coral Princess at the moment which has a very similar feel to the Noordam. There are things about both which are very good and some things which could be better (as with all lines). We haven’t sailed on a pinnacle class HAL ship which would probably compare with the larger Princess ships but we hope to soon. If you have any specific questions about either (hard to go into detail on here) then please email us at hello@visitwithus.co.uk 👍
Yeah us too. Sorry we didn’t get the opportunity to do that. However we’ve got much more HAL content to come this year so we’ll definitely include the rooms. 🙂
A lovely video. One of your best edited ones; so smooth and seamless. Message to HAL:the staff member that set up the chessboard clearly doesn’t play chess. The board needs to be set up with white square in each players bottom right hand corner. Otherwise, as in this case, the queen and king sit on the wrong squares for the start of this game. Sorry, pedant is my middle name 😂
😂 I guess they think that if you want to actually play a game of chess hopefully know how to set it up right 😂 Thanks for watching and your nice comments 👍
So please to know about the wrap around promenade deck , which is missing on many cruise ships . planning a Noordam cruise around the Indonesian Islands next year. Will be our first on Holland America cruise line though have been on many cruises on other ships . Disappointed that there isn’t a self service laundromat on the Noordam BTW is a kettle provided in the cabin , ? Thank you for the video , very informative
Thank you for watching. We would recommend buying the laundry package though, it’s amazing value for money and so easy to use. We didn’t have a kettle and I’m not sure what’s their policy is regarding giving them out on request - sorry.
Hello there thanks for sharing the video, was awesome, we are considering to book this cruise in December depart from Sydney, was wondering is tipping compulsory per day per passenger? And the slot machine taking AUD or US dollars? Thanks for your time
All charges on board were in US dollars so though we didn’t go to the casino we assume it was the same in there. Gratuities are added to your account every day - assume you could ask for them to be removed but not sure as we never do 🤷 Thanks for watching and your kind words 😊
Absolutely beautiful video. I really hadn't considered Holland America but this video certainly gave me a lot to think about as I'm planning our next cruise. Did you use the Insta360 camera to get the exterior shots of the ship in transit?
I really enjoy your cruise videos, and their informative and humorous style! Could you please share the equipment you use to capture the breathtaking shots in the opening :30 sec of this video? Cheers
@@visitwithus We were in Australia for a 8 nights before the cruise and we began to worry about the cruise due to Cyclones and Earthquakes that seemed to happening. We were very fortunate, we missed Napier due to on-going issues there - but other than a bit of rain in Wellington and Doubtful Sound (Milford and Dusky were fine) we were blessed with fantastic weather - both of our crossings across the Tasman Sea were very calm with very warm weather
If people could incorporate this type of colour and richness into their homes today, maybe modern, interior, design would finely, have it going on, rather than being the drab, dreary, dead and boring, tasteless, empty, shells most are today. You have to spend time on a cruise ship in order to experience and enjoy beautiful and tasteful decor now, as you see it almost, nowhere else, these days. I'm impressed, I must say. Warmest Wishes. Be Well and Safe. Out. 🙂🖐🏼
@@visitwithus : I've never been on a cruise ship myself, but I have to say that if most are decorated the way this one is, then it seems to me they are excellent, examples of how we should be going about designing the interior of our homes today. This ship is infinitely, more warm and cozy, charming and inviting as almost, any homes out there today. I love and miss terribly, the look and styles of the 60s, 70s and 80s, even the 40s and 50s too, though I was not around then. And it's not so much that I'm saying we need to reintroduce absolutely, every aspect of the styles and designs of these decades, though that would not be so bad either; it's merely, that I'm saying we need to reintroduce the richness, character and charm, styles and designs had in these decades. The richness of textures and colours and so forth. I'm so, beyond tired of all this endless, drab, dreary and boring, all white and open concept nonsense that has gone mainstream for well over 20 odd, years now. It's made even, worse when you realize everything must be as MINIMALISTIC, as conceivably, possible; and you come to realize that modern, interior, design has devolved terribly and taken a huge, huge, nose dive into the gutter, over the past two, plus, decades now. For those of us who are forced to rent; it has become a complete, nightmare, because seeing as this is now, mainstream, most owners who rent, design their places this way, and the renter has no choice in the matter, whether they like this crap or not, and this is terribly, unfair. Twenty, plus, years now guys. What is new or innovative about this look any longer? Nothing, of course, as much as there ever was when it started. It's really, very, high time we moved past this now, big time. Warmest Wishes. Be Well and Safe. Out. 🙂🖐🏼
@@david_mysterium2317 I’ve only been on about 5 cruises, all on different cruise lines. But, I’ve been on a lot of vacations all around the world, and cruising is a unique experience. You visit many different locations and never have to change hotels, or ride a plane, a train, bus or car. Plus, the food is generally very good, the entertainment is worthwhile, and it’s just a lot of fun. Seeing the coastline from sea is also unique. We going on a Holland American ship, for the second time next week, and we are really looking forward to it. Cruise ships are always a pretty good value not matter what class of stateroom you select. But, I recommend one with a balcony at a minimum, and better if your budget permits.
Holland America now have the Nieuw Statendam which is a bigger ship than the MS Noordam, which has been the Noordam since new. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching 👍
The kids areas are always difficult to film because of extreme privacy issues. I’m afraid I couldn’t find a time that ensured no children were in there. Apologies.
Nice ship, but honestly the first two ships of that name looked more attractive to me. But then again, I'm hopelessly old fashioned. Here is a video of the Noordam II ruclips.net/video/IybduLKufKk/видео.html . and here is a video of the SS Rijndam of 1901 which along with the SS Potsdam were identical sisterships to the first Noordam of 1902. ruclips.net/video/L1ZWjC53HVk/видео.html
Cruised on the Zuiderdam last year to Alaska. .Holland America are just about perfect for me. Classic lines, traditional cruise itineraries, great food, enrichment lectures and so it goes on. Hope to cruise with them again.
We completely agree 👍
Thanks for watching 😊
I just came back from a cruise last month on the Noordam around New Zealand and Australia. I wish I had viewed this video before the cruise. In fact, I think it would be a good idea to put it on the list of inhouse videos that guests can watch in their rooms to orientate them. . It was my first cruise. Some of these places I didnt know about. I discovered the Rolling Stones lounge 12 days into my 15 days cruise - and it was a great place with dancing and a live band performing songs from the 70s and 80s which was wonderful. The world stage was indeed impressive, but the performances in my experience were underwhelming - a Chinese woman playing the accordion for an hour, on another night there was a woman giving a talk about the history of playing cards which was pretty lightweight. I do remember the show about the environment with an orchestra playing to wildlife images and that was very good if your into that sort of thing, The staff were absolutely top notch - a bit too perfect. The food was extremely good. All the guests on board were lovely and from a well to do background - mainly rich American retirees. I yearned for a bit of luxury at the spa, and ended up treating myself, but didnt expect to be paying $200 for the cheapest facial - including the beauty product I was pushed into buying that I didnt want and have never used. But like all the staff, the beauty therapist was very good. Everyone who worked there was VERY good at their job. I thought it would cost an arm and a leg visiting the doctor. it didnt. When my partner came down with covid, I was offered a small separate cabin free of charge - and hence I never go covid. Although my partner had to isolate in his room, he was well looked after and recovered well with anti-virals and was given free credit equaling the days he spent in isolation for his next cruise. I thought this was generous since it was not the cruise line's fault that he got covid.
Thank you for watching and your detailed comment 😊
It’s very true that with every cruise you take, you get more and more experienced. Watching a video like this one in advance and reading reviews or the forums on a cruise website like cruise critic it also very helpful. The more often that you take a cruise vacation you will get even more out of it.
Full promenade decks are a must! Sailing to Hawaii on the Koningsdam for 17 days and that was a major deciding factor. Never sailed on HAL before and wondered if the older ships would be appealing, but after watching this video I would definitely consider one. Your videos are the best on the internet!!! Thank you!!
Thank you David. We love having a stroll on the promenade deck and catching a sunset from them. 17 days in the Koningsdam sound amazing, we’re a little jealous as we’ve never been to Hawaii. I’m sure you’ll love her ❤️
The narrator gives David Attenborough a run for his money. Absolutely amazing narration skills, this feels like BBC Earth only it’s describing a cruise ship
Aww, thank you, this is the highest compliment ❤️
Thanks for watching.
Perfect sized indeed! Best to enjoy the smaller ships before they're all gone
Indeed 🙁
Thanks for watching 👍
I like how the Noordams past were acknowledged. HAL reuses classic ship names a lot and it’s always nice to see their predecessors. After visiting Queen Elizabeth back in 2019, I’ve come to find that just because Vista Class has been mass produced doesn’t mean they are all the same. And the Noordam looks like a beautiful example of Vista done right. Case in point - oh, how we miss promenades. To be WRAP-AROUND is just the cherry.
And such a mind-massaging video.
Thank you 🤩 😊
Ah this brought back memories in the 80s sailing Holland America…its been awhile for HAL but i see its quiet elegance has not changed. I adore the wrap around deck, don’t find that too much on the newer ships. Its sad, but then again I am a traditional cruiser .Thank you for the review🚢😊
Thanks for watching 😊
And we too love a full promenade deck 🚶♀️
I'm sailing on the Noordam next month on May 26th for a one week Alaskan Cruise. Thank you for the review of the ship . I'm looking forward to walking on the promenade deck and eating at the Dive In and the Taco Bar. Alaska will be my 50th US State visited and the added bonus is the cruise on a beautiful ship.
We love the Noordam and hope you enjoy sailing on her as much as we did.
Do make sure you’re subscribed to our channel though as we will be releasing a video in the next few weeks from our Alaska voyage on HAL Eurodam last year that might interest you 👍
John - I have no idea who you are, but we’ll be on that same cruise. Who knows, maybe we’ll see you on the promenade deck.
What a wonderful video! Thank you so much for posting this I really feel like I have had a personal tour of the ship. Wonderful production, quality and excellent and humourous voiceover makes this a must watch a young comment about the promenade deck is very apropos.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for watching 👍
Wow I haven't finished the video yet but I'm going to say this is the ship! I thought it was going to be the Celebrity Beyond but I love the old fashioned sophisticated elegance of Noordam. Sooooo romantic!
Thanks for watching Pammie. She’s a bit of an older lady (like myself) but had a certain charm and character about her (like myself I hope 😆😆😆). Helen
Delightful tour. We've sailed twice on the Oosterdam and once on the Noordham, and we share your positive
impressions. We thought we were done cruising, but our 50th anniversary is coming up next year. If we're
both still around, perhaps we'll consider one more cruise with HAL. (By the way---we're both walkers and
share your enthusiasm for the Promenade Deck.)
Thank you, we’re so glad you enjoyed it and it might have enticed you to do another HAL cruise 😉
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Really fabulous, thank you! HAL should pay you to do their professional videos:)
Thank you ☺️
Love Holland America. Hope to travel with them again soon
Thanks for watching Andrew 😊
So do we 👍
Love those promenade decks.
Us too. We love a pre dinner exercise walk and then a sunset and post dinner stroll. And we love the steamers too, Greta place to relax and watch the sea 🌊
We will be going on a Noordam Alaska 10 day Denali Double cruise next May, our first cruise! These videos have answered so many questions that we had and made us even more excited about our upcoming trip. Well done!
Glad it was helpful! Hope you have a wonderful trip! :D
Came to see if this cruise line was kid friendly and this video definitely helped, thanks
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching 👍
Lovely!
Thank you Jennifer 😊
Thinking of Noordam for an Alaskan cruise. Beautiful ship, thanks.
Don’t think you’d go wrong with Noordam in Alaska tbf 💙
Love Promanade decks. We are always pleased when we find them on ships.
Thank you for this review - I am sailing on Noordam on the inside passage to Alaska next spring. Have also subscribed to your channel. Look forward to watching more of your videos.
Thank you and thank you 😊
Happy cruising, we hope you enjoy the Noordam as much as we did 👍
Gorgeous atrium! Beautiful ship. Or is it the graceful cinematography?
Thanks Luna! We like to think it's a bit of both. :D
Definitely both!
Our favorite cruise line. I sailed it at 5 yrs old from Amsterdam to Manhattan. Booking a trip next month. Love the quiet and elegant peaceful surroundings. The Holland America is the best. Ty
Thanks for watching Lori 😊
Enjoy your cruise 🚢
Your production quality here is incredible! The equipment, cinematography, editing, and narration.
We've only sailed Nieuw Amsterdam, three times. I cancelled Volendam due to the price (above OV), maintenance reviews. and lack of a music stage. With a Rolling Stones Lounge, I think we'll be fine with Vista Class! We're on Koningsdam next, but nice to know we're not just limited to Signature and Pinnacle Class.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful 👍
Looks like a very elegant and relaxing ship. The term old world refinement springs to mind. Thanks!
That’s exactly how we would describe it 👍
Thanks for watching 😊
Like your style of review. Calm & complete without trying to use hype instead of info.
Thank you. That’s what we try and achieve - no click bait nonsense, just good old fashioned quality. 🙂
The wraparound promenade deck is absolutely essential and why we love HAL the most!
We love a full promenade deck ❤️
Thanks for watching 👍
Couldn’t agree more that the wrap around deck is a must, we missed it more than we thought we would on our last couple cruises. Also agree that all ships should have an enclosed pool area as well as an open deck one. We needed an enclosed one so bad last month on our cruise to Hawaii and back because it rained every day
Thanks for watching 👍
Yes, we love this size of ship and the promenade deck, both of which seem to be getting harder and harder to find 😞
And yes, the covered pool was useful in New Zealand too where the weather was not really good enough to be outside.
Just booked Noordam! Loved your vid thanks! Will watch the food guide next! Agreed 100% love a full wrap around promenade deck 🥰
Thank you for watching. We hope you like the dining guide and find it helpful. Have a wonderful cruise 🚢 ❤️
Enjoyed the video especially the opening as well as the historical account of Noordam ships, thanks, Jim
Thanks Jim 👍
And thanks for watching 😊
What a beautiful ship tour! I'll be spending 3 weeks onboard Rotterdam (from Holland America) later this year, and this video has really heightened the excitement - looks stunning!
Wow, 3 weeks, that will be amazing. Can’t wait to hear what you think 👍
Btw we were speaking about you to Ren on the Coral last night - all nice things 😁👍
Lovely tour of the Noordam on which we sailed in December over the holidays. Brings back wonderful memories!
Thank you for watching Michal 😊
we have a trip planned on this ship...I'm in tears...it's so beautiful!
We hope you love it as much as we did. Honestly the crew on the Noordam are just amazing and made our cruise ❤️
Happy cruising 🚢💙
Thanks for watching 😊
Lovely review Rich! We are fans of HAL and enjoy the traditional cruise experience. Haven’t sailed on Noordam but will certainly be one of our next ventures Im sure. All the best to you and Helen on your cruise adventures! 😊
Thank you so much Andrea. We love HAL too and Noordam is a lovely 'little' ship! :D
I really like a full promenade deck and enjoy the ships that have them. I also like that a pool is enclosed as well as the one that is outdoors only. The retractable roof is a great feature and all the Viking Ocean ships have one. The Noordam looks like a very nice ship and not too large.
Thanks Lou 👍
Yes, we love this size of ship and the promenade deck, both of which seem to be getting harder and harder to find 😞
And yes, the covered pool had a very similar vibe to the ones on Viking 👍
Love the rap around balcony promenade deck. We were recently on Majestic Princess and its promenade dec was tiny and pretty useless.
Agree. These are mostly and sadly missing from modern mega ships. 😢
I am enjoying your videos they are calming to listen too and watch.
I have a question as we haven't cruised in over 10years. What is the standard tip people leave for our room steward? We pay all the gratuities but I like to leave extra, what would be appropriate for a 7 day sail in the Mediterranean?
Thanks for watching and your kind words Thera 👍
That’s a very individual thing and you should do what you feel comfortable doing.
Woww. My boyfriend is currently working there as galley Steward.(Billy Joe Deleon) Hopefully you will meet him. Have fun and enjoy! ❤️
I’m not sure we met him but the crew on the Noordam were all amazing, we loved them all 🤩
Thank you for making this beautiful video, I really enjoyed watching and learning about the Noordam, I am sure you covered everything but please do you have and comments about Club Orange aboard the Noordam? Once again I really enjoyed your beautifully filmed video with relaxing music and commentary ❤
Thank you 😊
Club orange is a little limited on the Noordam being located in the main dining room. But club orange guests do have priority seating with their own entrance to the dining room and a different menu with enhanced items on it 👍
The Noodam is a lovely just the right size with a traditional feel unfortunately they only cruise to NZ here being older we no longer fly long hall so cruise out of Sydney we are 20mins from the OPT off on Ovation on Thursday to Tasmania
She is indeed Diana. Have a wonderful time on the Ovation 🛳️ ❤️
We have sailed with HAL one time and found it a good deal. This was years ago when they still had the dreadful "parade of the baked alaskas" and nothing, but songs from the '60s and 70 were also dreadful." I like this video so much. Did you find the service to be very good? We dare 74 and 78 so we like a calm cruise. This ship looks like a good fit for us. How is room service and is the coffee good and strong. We do not drink spirits. Are coffee and tea and colas free? You got us on Silverseas via your excellent video. We sail primarily on Seabourn and Silversea. We are looking for a change. This may be it.
The service was excellent, some of there best we’ve ever had. And we very much liked the food too. The coffee from the explorer cafe was very good and the buffet coffee wasn’t bad (though it’s never as good as the extra cost coffee!). As in most larger ships there are included drinks available from the buffet and around the pool but we would suggest getting the soft drinks package which is very good value for money. We don’t identify use room service but on the odd occasion we used it before an early excursion we found it to be very good and punctual. If you have any more specific questions please feel free to email us at hello@visitwithus.co.uk 👍
@@visitwithusdo you need to give extra tips for room services? In addition to the daily tip? Thanks
Hello,
Thank you for the video.
You find Holland better than Princess?
Thanks for watching Ja Ja 😊
That’s a good question. We are on Coral Princess at the moment which has a very similar feel to the Noordam. There are things about both which are very good and some things which could be better (as with all lines). We haven’t sailed on a pinnacle class HAL ship which would probably compare with the larger Princess ships but we hope to soon. If you have any specific questions about either (hard to go into detail on here) then please email us at hello@visitwithus.co.uk 👍
We sailing the Noordam in June to visit Alaska :)
Hope you have a great cruise.
Thanks for watching 👍
Would have liked to had a peak at the rooms on offer!
Yeah us too. Sorry we didn’t get the opportunity to do that. However we’ve got much more HAL content to come this year so we’ll definitely include the rooms. 🙂
A lovely video. One of your best edited ones; so smooth and seamless. Message to HAL:the staff member that set up the chessboard clearly doesn’t play chess. The board needs to be set up with white square in each players bottom right hand corner. Otherwise, as in this case, the queen and king sit on the wrong squares for the start of this game. Sorry, pedant is my middle name 😂
😂 I guess they think that if you want to actually play a game of chess hopefully know how to set it up right 😂
Thanks for watching and your nice comments 👍
So please to know about the wrap around promenade deck , which is missing on many cruise ships . planning a Noordam cruise around the Indonesian Islands next year. Will be our first
on Holland America cruise line though have been on many cruises on other ships .
Disappointed that there isn’t a self service laundromat on the Noordam
BTW is a kettle provided in the cabin , ?
Thank you for the video , very informative
Thank you for watching. We would recommend buying the laundry package though, it’s amazing value for money and so easy to use. We didn’t have a kettle and I’m not sure what’s their policy is regarding giving them out on request - sorry.
The sign for the Canaletto looked like it was spelled with an m rather than an n
Wouldn’t that read ‘Camel Toe’? 🤣
HAL for the contest :)
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See you in March 2024 to Aus and NZ!!!
Thanks for watching Veronica 👍
Happy cruising 🚢❤️
Hello there thanks for sharing the video, was awesome, we are considering to book this cruise in December depart from Sydney, was wondering is tipping compulsory per day per passenger? And the slot machine taking AUD or US dollars? Thanks for your time
All charges on board were in US dollars so though we didn’t go to the casino we assume it was the same in there. Gratuities are added to your account every day - assume you could ask for them to be removed but not sure as we never do 🤷
Thanks for watching and your kind words 😊
Absolutely beautiful video. I really hadn't considered Holland America but this video certainly gave me a lot to think about as I'm planning our next cruise. Did you use the Insta360 camera to get the exterior shots of the ship in transit?
Thanks Karen, and yes we did 👍 🚢
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I really enjoy your cruise videos, and their informative and humorous style! Could you please share the equipment you use to capture the breathtaking shots in the opening :30 sec of this video? Cheers
Our paths might have crossed. We were in Auckland on the Eclipse a couple of weeks ago and Noordam was in port
Ah, yes the Eclipse was in when we docked for disembarkation 👍
Thanks for watching Paul 😊
@@visitwithus We were in Australia for a 8 nights before the cruise and we began to worry about the cruise due to Cyclones and Earthquakes that seemed to happening. We were very fortunate, we missed Napier due to on-going issues there - but other than a bit of rain in Wellington and Doubtful Sound (Milford and Dusky were fine) we were blessed with fantastic weather - both of our crossings across the Tasman Sea were very calm with very warm weather
What a shame that the Lincoln Center Stage is no more. I was looking forward to enjoying this venue on my 39 day repositioning cruise in March 2024.
So true 😔
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I want to see the various cabins !!!
Sorry, we couldn't do that video on that cruise. We are planning more Noordam cruises though. :)
If people could incorporate this type of colour and richness into their homes today, maybe modern, interior, design would finely, have it going on, rather than being the drab, dreary, dead and boring, tasteless, empty, shells most are today. You have to spend time on a cruise ship in order to experience and enjoy beautiful and tasteful decor now, as you see it almost, nowhere else, these days. I'm impressed, I must say.
Warmest Wishes. Be Well and Safe. Out. 🙂🖐🏼
Thank you 😊
We loved the homeliness of the Noordam, she had a special charm 😍
@@visitwithus : I've never been on a cruise ship myself, but I have to say that if most are decorated the way this one is, then it seems to me they are excellent, examples of how we should be going about designing the interior of our homes today. This ship is infinitely, more warm and cozy, charming and inviting as almost, any homes out there today. I love and miss terribly, the look and styles of the 60s, 70s and 80s, even the 40s and 50s too, though I was not around then. And it's not so much that I'm saying we need to reintroduce absolutely, every aspect of the styles and designs of these decades, though that would not be so bad either; it's merely, that I'm saying we need to reintroduce the richness, character and charm, styles and designs had in these decades. The richness of textures and colours and so forth. I'm so, beyond tired of all this endless, drab, dreary and boring, all white and open concept nonsense that has gone mainstream for well over 20 odd, years now. It's made even, worse when you realize everything must be as MINIMALISTIC, as conceivably, possible; and you come to realize that modern, interior, design has devolved terribly and taken a huge, huge, nose dive into the gutter, over the past two, plus, decades now. For those of us who are forced to rent; it has become a complete, nightmare, because seeing as this is now, mainstream, most owners who rent, design their places this way, and the renter has no choice in the matter, whether they like this crap or not, and this is terribly, unfair. Twenty, plus, years now guys. What is new or innovative about this look any longer? Nothing, of course, as much as there ever was when it started. It's really, very, high time we moved past this now, big time.
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I need to go on a cruise boat sometime!
You won’t regret it! Thanks for watching. 🙂
Holland American is an excellent choice, don’t hesitate.
@martyptx thank you for the recommendation
@@david_mysterium2317 I’ve only been on about 5 cruises, all on different cruise lines. But, I’ve been on a lot of vacations all around the world, and cruising is a unique experience. You visit many different locations and never have to change hotels, or ride a plane, a train, bus or car. Plus, the food is generally very good, the entertainment is worthwhile, and it’s just a lot of fun. Seeing the coastline from sea is also unique. We going on a Holland American ship, for the second time next week, and we are really looking forward to it. Cruise ships are always a pretty good value not matter what class of stateroom you select. But, I recommend one with a balcony at a minimum, and better if your budget permits.
Nice video, but I really wanted to see the cabins.
Sorry about that. We didn't get the chance to film the cabins on this cruise. :(
This ship looks a lot like the ms Statendam. Is it the same one with a name change?
Holland America now have the Nieuw Statendam which is a bigger ship than the MS Noordam, which has been the Noordam since new. Hope this helps.
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few people on thé boat 😉
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Are there cabanas offered on the Noordam?
No, not on Noordam I’m afraid, only on the larger ships.
Why couldn't you show us the kids' areas?
The kids areas are always difficult to film because of extreme privacy issues. I’m afraid I couldn’t find a time that ensured no children were in there. Apologies.
Nice ship, but honestly the first two ships of that name looked more attractive to me. But then again, I'm hopelessly old fashioned. Here is a video of the Noordam II ruclips.net/video/IybduLKufKk/видео.html . and here is a video of the SS Rijndam of 1901 which along with the SS Potsdam were identical sisterships to the first Noordam of 1902. ruclips.net/video/L1ZWjC53HVk/видео.html
Wow, thank you for the links. We love a classic looking ship ❤️
Mmmmmm another promised dining guide😞😞 Not holding my breath 😆
This one might be out sooner than you think. But i’d still advise against breath holding. 😂
Lovely , elegant and old worldly
Please leave the little ones at home as it would ruin the ambiance of this ship.
Thanks for watching.
This video needs better subtitles
@@Myself-yf5do Apologies. They are auto generated and normally they’re OK. 🙂
Was there a daily catholic mass onboard?
We did notice that they had mass in one of the function rooms near the explorer cafe but couldn’t tell you if it was every day, sorry.
@@visitwithus Thanks for your reply, even if it’s just for Sunday, it’s okay.
All HAL ships have daily mass (unless something unusual happens, such as if the priest misses the ship, etc.)
@@Oakridger2024 excellent, thanks for the information.
Good grief, there's my apartment.
Auckland? I can’t think of anywhere else on the video. 😅
@@visitwithus yep that ugly building on the waterfront with the curvy bits