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

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.

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!!

Just booked Noordam! Loved your vid thanks! Will watch the food guide next! Agreed 100% love a full wrap around promenade deck 🥰

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.

Perfect sized indeed! Best to enjoy the smaller ships before they're all gone

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.

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!

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.

Love those promenade decks.

Love Promanade decks. We are always pleased when we find them on ships.

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

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🚢😊

Lovely tour of the Noordam on which we sailed in December over the holidays. Brings back wonderful memories!

Enjoyed the video especially the opening as well as the historical account of Noordam ships, thanks, Jim

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.

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!

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.

we have a trip planned on this ship...I'm in tears...it's so beautiful!

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.

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!

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.)

Looks like a very elegant and relaxing ship. The term old world refinement springs to mind. Thanks!

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! 😊

Like your style of review. Calm & complete without trying to use hype instead of info.

Love Holland America. Hope to travel with them again soon

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

The wraparound promenade deck is absolutely essential and why we love HAL the most!

Lovely!

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.

Came to see if this cruise line was kid friendly and this video definitely helped, thanks

Love the rap around balcony promenade deck. We were recently on Majestic Princess and its promenade dec was tiny and pretty useless.

Gorgeous atrium! Beautiful ship. Or is it the graceful cinematography?

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

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Thinking of Noordam for an Alaskan cruise. Beautiful ship, thanks.

Really fabulous, thank you! HAL should pay you to do their professional videos:)

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 ❤

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. 🙂🖐🏼

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 😂

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?

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.

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?

Woww. My boyfriend is currently working there as galley Steward.(Billy Joe Deleon) Hopefully you will meet him. Have fun and enjoy! ❤️

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

HAL for the contest :)

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.

We sailing the Noordam in June to visit Alaska :)

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

See you in March 2024 to Aus and NZ!!!

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

Hello, Thank you for the video. You find Holland better than Princess?

Would have liked to had a peak at the rooms on offer!

Our paths might have crossed. We were in Auckland on the Eclipse a couple of weeks ago and Noordam was in port

few people on thé boat 😉

I need to go on a cruise boat sometime!

Nice video, but I really wanted to see the cabins.

Are there cabanas offered on the Noordam?

Why couldn't you show us the kids' areas?

Mmmmmm another promised dining guide😞😞 Not holding my breath 😆

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 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9-Sl9h9sNvKe58.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. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gpeKis10mpmshp8.html

Lovely , elegant and old worldly Please leave the little ones at home as it would ruin the ambiance of this ship.

Was there a daily catholic mass onboard?

Good grief, there's my apartment.