Amazing timing on this video! I just booked a Westerdam cruise this morning! This will be our 2nd Holland America cruise and 3rd Alaska cruise. Very excited! Thanks for the great info about the ship!
This is by far the best tour of this ship I've seen yet! Thank you so much for being so thorough and taking your time when showing each area, we can really see it all! Quick questions... why was the bed so lumpy and did they charge you a $20 corking fee for the bottle of wine you brought onboard? We're cruising the Westerdam in August to Alaska and can't wait! It'll be our first Alaskan cruise and first time on HAL. Looking forward to watching more of your content!
We also appreciate your calm presentation. Some we have watched have a lot of "Hollywood". We appreciate you sticking to the features of the ship. Your filming is well lit and gives a great sense of space.
Excellent tour! We just did an Alaska cruise tour on Noordam last month, had a verandah room like you, but on Deck 5, starboard side forward, but in every way identical to yours. I was interested in seeing the differences between these sister ships because we will be doing an Australian cruise on Westerdam next! I really enjoyed the artwork in the Noordam stairways and common areas, some very cool stuff! I found that most of the cabin hallways on were decorated with reproduction oil paintings and pencil drawings, and only Deck 5 had old B&W photographs! I was very impressed with the attentiveness of the staff and crew, they really took care of us, and I'm looking forward to my next experience on a HAL ship! Thanks, Angie!
They was a hugely helpful video!!! I’m considering an Alaska cruise on the Westerdam this August and have only been on one other Fantastic cruise on the Crystal Harmony. Thank you for all of the interesting g details :-)
Hi we’re sailing on her on the 24th of Oct to Sydney Aus. Your clip is really helpful thanks. The tip to bring something orange would not have occurred to me. We will be at sea for Halloween and crossing the equator. I wonder if we need some fun clothes for those times.
Thanks for the great tour. We are cruising to Alaska in about a month so it was wonderful to see the renovated decor. All the other videos I had found were pre-renovation, so we really appreciate seeing what we're getting into. Including the tour of the state room was very helpful. The "goose" in the lobby is a huge enlargement of a painting called the threatened swan, it's my favorite painting in the whole world so I'm thrilled to see it's part of our ship, it seems like a sign that we made a good choice. The original is in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and it's a swan protecting her young from a dog, who is about to attack from the water. It is supposed to be an allegory for the forming of the country of the Netherlands. I don't personally get the allegory, I just think it's beautiful. But there is a reason/explanation for it to be included on a Holland America ship. :)
Thank you for the explanation. I just happened to visit the Rijksmuseum a couple weeks ago and see it. Then it made a lot more sense in the context of the full painting.
We are going on this ship in June. When will we get our time to check in? Also when do we get our boarding passes. We have been checked in for a while now. Thank you
Thanks for the informative video tour of the ship. The ship and amenities seem to be in line with their competitors. Your cabin looked disappointing…especially the bathroom. “Rust” at the bottom of your sink-length mirror…really? And the shower/tub looked aged and need of an upgrade. I hope that you didn’t pay a premium price under those conditions.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Wonder where you are storing your luggage. Didn’t see it anywhere in your room. So there are no plugs for 2 cPaps on the bedside? Do we need to bring extensions for this. Thanks.
Very well detailed tour. Anyone familiar with the Statendam class should feel comfortable on this ship. HAL ships stay very consistent in terms of spaces and what they offer and combine some spaces in a sensible way. I think it's very ship like inside and out with nice wide promenades and lots of lounges. I enjoy HAL very much.
Thank you! We just booked yesterday for our first ever cruise! We'll be on the 6th floor too. I'm pretty clueless...thanks for the info about the CPAP. Didn't realize the ship has so much to offer.
Great video. How can I email you questions. I would be a solo traveler and don’t even know how to start the booking process and logistics. Local travel agents say they can’t really help as they are getting out of the cruise business. How can I email you please?
We will be sailing on this ship in june to a long 30 day alaskan cruise. First time in this ship. Thanks for the video What is the procedure for boarding on the ship on the first day. .
@@luannehorting2441 I haven't sailed from Seattle in years so I don't know the current procedure. I'm sure it's similar to all the other ports - check in with your boarding pass, clear port security, and board the ship.
@Trips with Angie This is my first trip I do not have any excursions gonna play it by ear for the most part. I know I want to do the train ride And the sea oters/raptors.
