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20-night Southern Caribbean Wayfarer & Seafarer Cruise (Roundtrip Ft. Lauderdale)

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Noordam

Sail Date: 11/21/2009

Length: 20 Nights

Ship: Noordam

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Available Addons: Pre or post cruise hotel stay. Optional roundtrip airfare. Optional shore excursions.

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Itinerary

Destination Arrival Departure
Ft. LauderdaleWcities destination guide and download available11/21/2009 -- 11/21/2009 5:00 PM
At Sea11/22/2009 -- 11/22/2009 --
At Sea11/23/2009 -- 11/23/2009 --
St. Maarten11/24/2009 8:00 AM11/24/2009 5:00 PM
Castries11/25/2009 8:00 AM11/25/2009 3:00 PM
Soufriere11/25/2009 5:00 PM11/25/2009 6:00 PM
Bridgetown, BarbadosWcities destination guide and download available11/26/2009 8:00 AM11/26/2009 5:00 PM
Fort de France11/27/2009 8:00 AM11/27/2009 3:00 PM
St. ThomasWcities destination guide and download available11/28/2009 9:00 AM11/28/2009 5:00 PM
At Sea11/29/2009 -- 11/29/2009 --
Half Moon Cay11/30/2009 8:00 AM11/30/2009 4:00 PM
Ft. LauderdaleWcities destination guide and download available12/1/2009 7:00 AM12/1/2009 5:00 PM
Half Moon Cay12/2/2009 8:00 AM12/2/2009 4:00 PM
At Sea12/3/2009 -- 12/3/2009 --
St. ThomasWcities destination guide and download available12/4/2009 8:00 AM12/4/2009 5:00 PM
Roseau, Dominica12/5/2009 8:00 AM12/5/2009 5:00 PM
At Sea12/6/2009 -- 12/6/2009 --
Willemstad, Curacao12/7/2009 8:00 AM12/7/2009 11:59 PM
Oranjestad, ArubaWcities destination guide and download available12/8/2009 8:00 AM12/8/2009 5:00 PM
At Sea12/9/2009 -- 12/9/2009 --
At Sea12/10/2009 -- 12/10/2009 --
Ft. LauderdaleWcities destination guide and download available12/11/2009 7:00 AM12/11/2009 --
Rates are cruise only, per person, based on double occupancy. Government fees/taxes additional for all guests. Fuel surcharges may apply. Please ask your travel counselor for details. Rates are subject to availability and may change without notice. Restrictions may apply.

C - Large Outside Stateroom

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Stateroom DiagramStateroom
2 lower beds convertible to 1 queen-size bed, bathtub & shower. Approx. 185 sq. ft. All G-category staterooms have a partial sea view. All GG-category staterooms have fully obstructed views. All H- & HH-category staterooms have fully obstructed views.
20-night cruise, meals and entertainment

Ship Overview

Noordam

The ms Noordam, which is the first ship to be launched with the full complement of Signature of Excellence enhancements, exemplifies the classic style of the golden age of ocean travel with contemporary amenities and modern enhancements. In addition to excellent service and an incredible range of elegant dining choices, the ms Noordam has over 50 scheduled shipboard activities allowing you to do as much or as little as you please.

Dining

Pinnacle Grill

Guests who dine at the intimate, reservations-only Pinnacle Grill enjoy a dining experience themed to reflect the Pacific Northwest. Candlelight and fine décor create a romantic ambiance that sets the stage for fresh Northwest dishes and select wines.

Vista Dining Room

Enjoy imaginative menus and fine wines in a luxuriously elegant, sophisticated atmosphere.

Entertainment

Casino

Zingy and thrilling, the Casino offers slots, blackjack, roulette and poker for your evening's entertainment. New to the lively pulse of casino action? Start with a workshop to familiarize yourself with the ins and outs, and the friendly staff will show you to the games when you're ready.

Crow's Nest

The lively Crow's Nest offers a world-class view of the course ahead. A piano serenade, a lively conversation, a cocktail before dinner, a nightcap afterwards -- with these sweeping ocean vistas, you'll never forget you're at sea.

Explorations Café

Read The New York Times with a cup of espresso and a fresh pastry, browse the Internet, listen to music from a comfortable chair with ocean views, or research your destinations, choosing from a host of Discovery Channel programming options.

Explorer's Lounge

Club chairs in rose and taupe brocade, mood lighting and picture windows -- these are essential ingredients for the understated elegance of the Explorer's Lounge. This meeting place for friends old and new offers intimate seating for small gatherings.

Northern Lights Nightclub

Dance til the wee hours at the Northern Lights Nightclub -- complete with zany DJ, psychedelic era-inspired colors and smooth metallic surfaces.

Ocean's Bar

Featuring ocean views, comfortable seating and excellent service, don't be surprised when your bar tender remembers your name and your drink of choice.

Piano Bar

The sleek and futuristic Piano Bar is a study of form and function, texture and taste. Soak it all in as a talented musican nimbly tickles the ivories.

Pinnacle Bar

As the first of its kind on any of our ships, learn about wine regions, cultures or how difficult it can be to grow certain temperamental grapes, while tasting some of the finest wines from around the world.

Sports Bar

Celebrate the highlights of your favorite sport at the casual and colorful Sports Bar. The Superbowl and selected other special sporting events are played right here, live via satellite.

The Loft

Unmatched anywhere in the cruise industry, The Loft provides teens ages 13-17 with the perfect getaway from family and siblings. Designed to resemble a New York artist's loft, teens will have plenty of space to relax and socialize.

Vista Lounge

Smart and sophisticated, the Vista Lounge whispers excitement long before the curtain rises. Watch a dazzling off-Broadway show and, in a blaze of light and color, you are instantly transported into another world.

Other Areas of the Ship

Atrium

The elegant Waterford Crystal sculpture, suspended in the three-story atrium, sets the mood for other exquisite works of art you will see from around the world

Club HAL

Creativity and fun are everywhere for kids ages 3-12. Supervised by permanent, full-time directors and staff, children can meet friends and enjoy a variety of safe and entertaining choices.

Culinary Arts Center

Presented by Food & Wine magazine, the innovative Culinary Arts Center features a theatre-style venue where guests' can learn to make gourmet meals from some of today's most talented chefs.

Fitness Center

Work out on the high seas in a state-of-the-art fitness center complete with machines, free weights, cardio equipment and a personal training consultant. Afterwards, re-hydrate yourself at the juice bar. On offer are carrot, apple, pineapple or vegetable blends -- good-for-you nectar of the gods!

Hydropool

Relax and rejuvenate in one of our huge hydrotherapy pools, bubbling with warm, therapeutic seawater.

Lido Pool

Warm days with light, salty breezes are made for lounging poolside with an icy beverage in one hand and an epic novel in the other. Does this count as doing something or doing nothing? You'll soon know...

Thermal Suite

Paradigm shift: One minute the worries of the world are on your shoulders; the next minute you're basking amid the cool mosaic tile and warm, relaxing steam of the thermal suite; and the minute after that, total relaxation -- there's your paradigm shift!

Reviewer Ratings

5/5

Reviewer Scorecard

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The beautiful Amsterdam

Alaska - 7/2009

After hosting a Personal Enrichment Series Food & Wine group for Signature onboard the Amsterdam, I have nothing but good things to say about the ship.

She is beautiful and with less than 1400 passengers there was never a space issue.

The ship was very clean and no matter where you looked someone was cleaning something.

I did have a talk with the Hotel Manager and he mentioned that the crew is a very cohesive group and people love to work onboard the ship. I spoke with one waiter who actually is extending his contract. I have never heard that one before. The crew was happy and it really showed when they interacted with the passengers.

I did get an outside cabin. Very spacious and very well taken care of. I was not looking forward to having a connecting door to the neighbors because of the noise. I must say that we never even heard them and they were three teenagers! Sound control is great on the ship.

Beds were phenomenal. Never slept so well on a cruise!! They use pillow top Sealy mattresses.

In the whole week I saw my cabin steward twice, but yet our stateroom was always clean! They do not use any of those housekeeping carts anymore. On other cruises they stand around the hallways at their carts waiting for passengers to leave their staterooms. Not on HAL. I do not know where they hide, but it was a pleasure to walk in the hallways without it being an obstacle course.  

The food was very good at the buffet, the restaurant and of course at the Pinnacle Grill. What I liked about the buffet is that it was not self-serve. There were cooks behind the counter serving the food to you. That kept the place much cleaner then when passengers get their own food.

And guess what, the crew actually helped people to their tables if they noticed that the passenger needed help with their plates (unlike some other cruises I have done this year). 

I saw no signs of the cruise line trying to save money! HAL is as good as they have always been. And if they are saving money this year it happens behind the screens and does not affect the passengers!

Overall this experience reminded me again why HAL is still my favorite (mass?) premium cruise line!!! The service can't be beat and the whole atmosphere still reminds you that you are cruising and not that you in a big floating hotel.

Oh, and the average age was a lot lower then what most people think it is!!!!

 

Pros: Crew and atmosphere

Cons: It was only a 7-night cruise

Reviewer Recommended? y

Reviewer Ratings

4/5

Reviewer Scorecard

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Transatlantic cruising

Venice to New York - 4/2008

Excellent food - Happy staff!

Ship was very well maintained.  The crew goes out of their way to assist you in all areas of  the ship.  Very extensive library and wifi in many areas of the ship, however, a little slow and expensive.  Outside deluxe stateroom was comfortable and we made more room to move about by turning the queen bed in to twins.

Pros: Food, Staff, Library, Spa

Cons: No cons

Reviewer Recommended? y

Reviewer Ratings

5/5

Reviewer Scorecard

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Never Disappoints

We use Holland America a lot, and the Oosterdam in particular. Even with some technical difficulties aboard, the staff more than compensates for this shortcoming with their willingness to accommodate each guest.

I have sailed on the Oosterdam 4 times in the last 18 months hosting groups. Like all ships, things go wrong from time to time, whether they be mechanical or schedule related. What sets Holland America apart, and the Oosterdam, is the willingness of the crew to step up and do what it takes to make things right.

I find the accommodations to be among the best around. The food has gotten increasingly better over the years, and the service is excellent. I am not an entertainment person, but can say with confidence that the dealers in the casino are very friendly.

We think HAL offers the best bang-for-the-buck in the cruise industry.

Pros: Holland America stands up for their product and do what it takes to make customers happy.

Cons: The ship is in somewhat rough shape, but is due to drydock in April and all of this should be repaired.

Reviewer Recommended? y

Available Addons: Pre or post cruise hotel stay.
Optional roundtrip airfare.
Optional shore excursions.

Remarks: Prices are per person, based on double occupancy. Airfare, transfers, government fees and taxes additional. Information and pricing is subject to change without notice. While we do our very best to ensure that information and pricing appearing in this website is complete and accurate, we cannot be responsible for incomplete and inaccurate representations, which may or may not be under our control. In the event of a pricing error, misrepresentation or omission, we reserve the right to adjust the pricing or make any other corrections.