ms Noordam
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ms Noordam
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The MS Noordam is a Holland America Line ship offering worldwide itineraries. Its destinations include Alaska, the Caribbean, Europe, Mexico, the Panama Canal, Asia, and Antarctica. The experience is all-inclusive with a focus on gastronomy and wellness, delivering high onboard comfort. Onboard facilities include an outdoor pool, gym, open-air cinema, hair salon, and Wi-Fi, with excursions included and bicycles available for shore exploration. The MS Noordam is well suited for travelers seeking a comfortable, destination-focused cruise with a strong balance of culinary experiences, wellness amenities, and active shore exploration options.
Itineraries of the ms Noordam
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decks plans
Deck - 11
Sports
Deck - 10
Observation
Deck - 9
Lido
Deck - 8
Navigation
Deck - 7
Rotterdam
Deck - 6
Upper Verandah
Deck - 5
Verandah
Deck - 4
Upper Promenade
Deck - 3
Promenade
Deck - 2
Lower Promenade
Deck - 1
Main
Ship's attributes
Services And Amenities
- Elevators
- Self-service laundry room
- Casino
- Pool
- Beauty salon
Specific needs
- Wheelchair accessible staterooms
Technical specifications
- Classe: Vista Class
- Tonnage: 82897
- Speed: 24.0 knots
- Passengers: 1972
- Decks: 11
- Length: 285 m
- Width: 32 m
History
- 22 février 2006: Voyage inaugural
Frequently Asked Questions
The Noordam measures 82,897 gross tons, 285.24 m long by 32.21 m wide, with 11 passenger decks. She holds roughly 986 staterooms, or 1,972 guests at double occupancy and about 2,366 berths in total, with around 820 crew. Fincantieri built her at Marghera and she entered service in February 2006. Hers is the highest tonnage of the four Vista-class ships, ahead of the Westerdam at 82,862 tons.
Both numbers are correct, but they measure different things. The 1,972 figure assumes two people per stateroom, which is the basis for every fare and space-ratio calculation. The 2,366 figure counts third and fourth berths, pullmans and sofa beds, which fill up mainly in the Alaska summer when families travel. On a seven-day loop out of Seattle in July, expect a ship well above 1,972 people, with the Lido Market lines that implies.
She is the newest of the four, in service since February 2006, almost four years after the Zuiderdam. She also carries the highest tonnage of the quartet at 82,897. She is the only one of the four making the full Seattle-to-Sydney round trip every year. On the other hand, her last dry dock was December 2024, making her the least recently refreshed: she lacks the Crow's Nest stage added to the Zuiderdam and Westerdam.
Through summer 2026 the Noordam runs seven-day Alaska loops from Seattle, calling at Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Tracy Arm and Victoria. On 7 June 2026 she launched the 28-day Legendary Alaska Arctic Circle Solstice. In October 2026 she leaves Seattle on a 34-day South Pacific crossing to Sydney, then follows it in November with a 35-day full circumnavigation of Australia taking in Fremantle, Hobart, Adelaide and Melbourne.
From January to March 2027 she runs 14-day itineraries between Auckland and Sydney with eight ports including Milford Sound, then a 29-day crossing from Sydney back to Seattle in March. Summer 2027 returns her to Alaska out of Seattle, with the 28-day Arctic Circle loop departing 6 June. In practice, a Seattle departure is a same-day nonstop from Montreal, while Auckland or Sydney means a West Coast connection, a night in the air and a recovery day before boarding.
For Alaska, a VA or VB verandah amidships on decks 6 and 7 gives the best mix of stability and glacier views. Avoid staterooms directly below the Lido Deck and the Lower Promenade, where late-night noise carries. Neptune Suites, roughly 46 to 66 m², include the Neptune Lounge and its concierge, a genuine advantage on a 34-day crossing. Interior staterooms start around 14 m², which is tight for three weeks at sea.
Dining runs on the two-level Vista Dining Room, Pinnacle Grill, Canaletto, Lido Market, the poolside Dive-In and Explorations Café. Bars include the Ocean Bar, Explorer's Lounge, Gallery Bar and the Crow's Nest on the upper deck. Music lives in the Rolling Stone Lounge and Billboard Onboard, which replaced B.B. King's Blues Club across the four Vista ships in 2023. Tamarind, the Grand Dutch Café and a dedicated Club Orange restaurant are not aboard: those belong to the Signature and Pinnacle classes.
Her last dry dock ended 8 December 2024, the oldest of the four Vista ships, and wear shows on carpets and furniture in some public rooms. The Crow's Nest never received the stage and sound system fitted to the Zuiderdam and Westerdam. On Arctic itineraries the internet connection goes unreliable for days at a time. And the line has published no date for her Evolution refit, which leaves her 2028 seasons uncertain.
Have It All bundles a shore excursion credit, the Signature Beverage Package, specialty dining nights and Wi-Fi Surf. The number of dining nights follows length: one for 4 to 9 days, two for 10 to 20 days, three for 21 days and up, excluding Grand Voyages. On the Noordam's 28-day Arctic loop that means three nights, split between the Pinnacle Grill and Canaletto, the only two specialty restaurants aboard. The excursion credit follows the same scale and triples on itineraries of 21 days or more.
It is a daily amount charged automatically to your onboard account, per person per day, children included, at a higher rate for suite guests. Holland America raised it in 2026. You can prepay it at booking, which locks in the rate in force that day, or let it accrue aboard. On a 34-day crossing from Seattle to Sydney, the difference between prepaying and paying aboard is worth working out before departure.
The Signature Beverage Package covers wines by the glass, beers, spirits, cocktails, sodas and specialty coffees, with service charges included and a daily drink limit. It excludes vintage bottles and some of the reserve list at the Pinnacle Grill. On this ship's itineraries the maths leans in its favour: the 34-day South Pacific crossing is mostly sea days spent at the Ocean Bar and the Crow's Nest. On a seven-day Alaska loop with four days ashore, the case is thinner.
Two plans are offered, Surf for browsing, messaging and social media, and Premium for video streaming and calls. Plans are sold per device and can be moved between devices, never per stateroom. On Alaska sailings, and above all on the 28-day Arctic loop, coverage stays patchy at high latitude and inside steep fjords. In Australia and New Zealand the service is markedly steadier.
Yes. Club HAL takes Littles aged 3 to 6, Middles aged 7 to 12, and teens aged 13 to 17 in The Loft. Hours run 9 a.m. to noon, 1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 11 p.m. on sea days, with a shorter window in port, and there is no after-hours care. In Alaska, the Teen Ranger programme was extended in 2026 to every ship in the season, the Noordam included. On the 28- to 35-day Australia crossings, expect very few children aboard.
Enrolment is automatic once your first cruise is complete, and credits build from days aboard, onboard spending and the double days granted to suite guests. The programme runs five tiers, from Star Mariner to Five-Star Mariner. A single 28-day Arctic loop on the Noordam moves an account far faster than four one-week cruises. Benefits range from onboard shop privileges to private receptions and priority access, depending on the tier reached.
On the Alaska Inside Passage she sails sheltered by islands and stays very steady most of the time. The Gulf of Alaska, between Icy Strait Point and the run back to Seattle, is livelier. The real test is the 34-day South Pacific crossing in October, with long ocean swells. A stateroom amidships on deck 5 or 6 noticeably reduces what you feel, and the ship carries active stabilisers.
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