Holland America Line Sydney (Australia) Cruise Reviews
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Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Noordam
debbyLA
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s
COVID UPTDATE: a friend traveling with us got Covid, Her symptoms appeared the 2nd day of the cruise, so she got in Ohio before got on cruise (3-5 day incubation period). Medical staff saw and put on meds to prevent needing hospitalization later, She has multiple risk factors to have a bad outcome if not on meds for Covid.
She was put on 3 day isolation and 2 more days to mask then do ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2024
Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Noordam
Bungendore
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
This is our second cruise on the Noordam. This November 2023 is the exact same cruise we did prior to COVID.
The check in at Sydney was excellent. Five stars as they now stagger passengers arrival times and this was a huge improvement over long, slow lines in February 2020.
Cabin: Looking tired. The bed was comfortable. The sofa was grubby and looked yuck. It was so worn, the cushions ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2023
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Transpacific Cruise on Noordam
Bogie Man
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
Boarded in Sydney and with the VeriFLY app in hand we were onboard in 15 minutes. Our suite was ready and we dropped off our carry on bags and headed to the Lido.
We had a signature suite which we received via an upgrade offer. We had booked a veranda cabin, and the upgrade offer to a suite was too good of a deal to pass up.
Overall we enjoyed the ship and the 25 day sailing. We had 2 very ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2023
Cabin Type: Superior Verandah Suite
Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Noordam
zsiga
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
The main focus of this trip was to visit relatives in New Zealand and Australia. After spending a month travelling around the 2 countries we decided to board the Noordam to sail back to Vancouver. We found the ship very clean and well maintained. The cabin was adequate with a great balcony. There was an issue with the air conditioning in our stateroom which took 3 days to fix but we were ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2023
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Noordam
loveheart
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
After reading a lot of negative reviews about HAL we were slightly dubious about our 2nd sailing on The Noordam. The first time we sailed on her was 9 years ago and we hadn't done another HAL ship since
Our first impression was that the ship was very clean and in good order. The staff were really welcoming as we boarded. Our cabins were ready straight away so once we had dropped our carry on ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Westerdam
big43rdkid
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
We took this Southern Australia cruise to test how cruising had changed since covid. Being for us a local cruise it visited the cities we wanted to visit with mostly overnight stays.
This was our second cruise on the Westerdam and our 9th with HAL.
Overall the cruise was fine given the limitations imposed by covid requirements. All ports were met the crew friendly and efficient as ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2022
Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (fully obstructed views)
Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Noordam
Expatcat
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s
We chose this cruise for the number of port stops and we weren’t disappointed! We got a great feel for New Zealand. We travelled with children between 7-14 and they all had a great time. Kids clubs were entertaining and staff were wonderful with them. Although decor was a little dated, cabins were a great size and layout. Balconies were spacious. The new flat screen TVs with on-demand movies were ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2020
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Traveled with children
Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Noordam
monalisa115
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
Embarkation port in Sydney is White Bay, not as convenient as Circular Quay, and not at all scenic, being a commercial port. The day before embarkation we received an email advising us not to arrive before one. It would have been much better for planning had the email arrived earlier. We arrived shortly after one and embarkation was fairly smooth; our cabin was also ready.
Buffet:
For the ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Noordam
Sheriee
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
Thoroughly enjoyed Dave Koz and Friends and the entertainment package!!
The actual cruise ship, Noordam, is pitiful. It is dated, worn out, and in need of complete remodeling. The furniture is tired, and the bathroom in our suite never looked clean.
There is plenty of closet space in the suite which we appreciated. On other cruises when we had a suite, we had concierge like service. On ...
Read MoreSail Date: March 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Verandah Suite
Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Noordam
suemoore47
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s
Not an ardent cruiser but as land tours were really expensive this was a greay way to see New Zealand. I spent 4 nights on my own in Sydney and 3 in Auckland, both great ports.
I am not fond of comedians but the comic and ventriloquist were hilarious. You can't top the Lincoln Center players. Met lots of people on the promenade deck-a great way to keep fit after all the delicious food. Had all ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2019
Cabin Type: Large Outside Stateroom (fully obstructed views)
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