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Holland America Line

MS Noordam

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Reviewed by:Daniel Canfield
# previous cruises: 9
Date of Trip: July 14, 1999
Itinerary: Caribbean - Southern

I had an excellent time. The younger people 16-25 banded together and some excellent bonds of friendship were born.I would like to extend a special thanks to "Eric" on the cruise staff for staying up into the wee hours to D.J. for us in the Horn Pipe Club. The food was excellent. Fresh salmon for room service available 24 hrs. a day. A 7 day cruise definitely was not long enough for me. Its not where you cruise to that makes the vacation it is the cruise ship itself.

The Horn Pipe club was excellent. All of us younger people and also a few of the older generations danced the night away every night.

Lido: very good all around. Missed not having any fat-free frozen yogurt however.

We had the most economical room and it was perfect. A large room is not necessary for me because I only sleep in the room. There are so many activities. I am 6`3" but I was able to adapt to the shower with out A problem.

I enjoyed the magician,the comedian, the play,the shows presented by the cruise staff involving us cruisers.It was a lot more than I expected.

The options are so varied. I would sleep until noon then eat on board and then go to the port we were currently in. I later would return and eat again and decide what activities to do until dinner. I would get dressed up and go to the formal dining hall and then after dinner go to the show of the evening. I would then change and meet some new found friends in the admirals lounge for a drink. We would then head down to a different club on board and dance until about 3 or 4 in the morning and then get up at about noon and repeat.

I am 22 years old. I made friend with people ranging in ages from 15 to 75. Everybody you meet has interesting stories.I have made some lifelong friends from the cruise I was on.

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