Holland America Line’s Noordam

Wednesday, June, 18, 2008

by Ralph Grizzle

Ship: Noordam Maiden Voyage: February 22, 2006 Best Of Class: Noordam is a “perfect ship,” said a young Filipino steward as I boarded. Perhaps she’s “perfect” because Holland America Line had the experience of building three sister vessels that preceded Noordam: Zuiderdam, introduced in 2002, to Oosterdam (2003), to Westerdam (2004) and [...]

Ship Review: Holland America Line’s Noordam

Monday, December, 18, 2006

by Ralph Grizzle

Her crew calls her "the perfect ship." Will you? by Ralph Grizzle Ship: Noordam Maiden Voyage: February 22, 2006 Where I Saw Her: In New York, during a two-night pierside inaugural. Best Of Class: Noordam is a "perfect ship," said a young Filipino steward during my two-night stay on the ship in February 2006. Perhaps [...]