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Zaandam
Last refurbished
2015
Last refurbished
Passengers
1440
Passengers
Ports Visited
100
Ports visited
Cruises from $149 per day
$149
From Price per day
Total Gross Tonnage of Zaandam
61,396
Gross Tonnage

Zaandam Cruises

4.3
(from 19 verified customers)

Taking her maiden voyage in 2000, the Zaandam can carry up to 1440 passengers with a 61,396 GT. Hallmarks of HAL include spacious staterooms and public areas, rich timber furnishings set with museum-quality paintings and antiques, discreet personal service, and artful itineraries that allow for overnights in key cities.Zaandam’s 2015 refit upgraded many features of HAL’s Signature of Excellence program: the Pinnacle Grill alternative restaurant, the Neptune Lounge for suite guests, and the Culinary Arts Centre with demonstration kitchen. Appealing to older guests are the traditional features – high tea, formal nights, antique displays and ballroom dancing – while contemporary features appeal to younger guests. The theme aboard the Zaandam is flowers and fresh displays. It has plenty of places on deck for solitude, and inside an extensive library, and impressive three-deck atrium with a 7m-high Baroque-style pipe organ to highlight its music-related décor.

Ship Specification

Maiden voyage: 2000
Number of decks: 10
Tonnage: 61396
Cabins: 700
Passengers: 1440
Number of crew: 561
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Onboard Experience

  • Dining

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    • Dining on the Zaandam

    The ship has seven formal to casual dining areas. The two-deck main Dining Room serves open-seating breakfast and lunch. For dinner chose between set-seating at first or second servings, or open seating on the upper deck. There are two alternative restaurants, best to reserve in advance: The pay extra Pinnacle Grill for steaks and seafood (and occasionally the Pinnacle – Le Cirque), and the Italian-American-influenced Canaletto.

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    The Lido Restaurant, with its floor-to-ceiling windows, has two serving lines during the day offering food cooked à la minute, and at night opens as a popular and casual bistro. Outside meal times it serves sandwiches, ice cream, and special late-night offerings. Additionally, there are pool-side burgers, hot dogs, Mexican food, and a coffee bar.

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  • Bars

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    Relax in Explorations Café, a gathering place that mixes together a library and coffee bar where one can check email or read the morning paper.

  • Entertainment

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    • Entertainment on the Zaandam
    • Entertainment on the Zaandam

    At night the two-deck Show Lounge offers (twice nightly) musical productions, cabaret, and its features include three video screens. Alternatively, attend a musical recital in one of the lounges, dance to the backing of a band ensemble, watch sport in the multi-screen sports bar, or sip drinks while your request is sung by the pianist or guitarist. Guests can crowd around the Piano Bar for a sing-along: this is a very popular location. View recent movies in the Screening Room.

  • Activities

    • Activities on the Zaandam
    • Activities on the Zaandam

    By day there are Bridge, Bingo, trivia games, Sudoku, cooking demos, movies and the like. Book early for the for-fee culinary workshops and wine tastings in the Wayang Theatre and Culinary Arts Centre. The Microsoft Digital Workshops include photography, creating web-sites and blogs, making a vacation video, and one-on-one coaching. The fresh-water Lido deck pool, flanked by two hot tubs, has a retractable cover.

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    The Retreat is a private resort-style pool offering sophisticated poolside amenities and service. Through the evening the disco and nightclub on the top deck will take you into the early hours of the morning. The large casino has lots of playing options.

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  • Health & Fitness

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    • Fitness on the Zaandam

    The giant Greenhouse Spa includes sauna, steam rooms, treatment rooms, and a fully-equipped gymnasium with circuit-training and fitness classes. There are also courts and a jogging track.

  • Kids

    • Kids activities on the Zaandam
    • Kids activities on the Zaandam

    Children are catered for at Club HAL (for ages 3-7 and 8-12 years), and teenagers socialise at The Loft and The Oasis

  • Inclusions

    • Activities - organised & individual
    • All main meals on-board
    • Bridge director on select cruises
    • Cruise Director & all English speaking staff
    • Entertainment - live music and/or shows, movies
    • In-cabin dining at no charge
    • Kids clubs & teen programs (3-17 yrs) (Prinsendam 5-17 yrs)
    • Open/anytime or traditional/set time & multi-venue dining
    • Ship-shore-ship transfers
    • Special needs requests & service animals allowed
    • Use of ship facilities - indoor & outdoor
    • BBC Earth In Concert
    • Billboard Onboard
    • Lincoln Center Stage

Customer cruise ship ratings

Zaandam has an average of 4.3 Stars based on 19 Guest Reviews

  • Overall
    4.3
  • Cabin
    3.9
  • Dining
    3.8
  • Entertainment
    3.6
  • Service
    4.4

Destination & Ports

Visited Ports

Highlights

  • For breakfast, lunch or an unforgettable five-course dinner, the elegant Dining Room is your destination for sophisticated dining, with menu selections from classic favorites to vegetarian options, to dishes inspired by the regions you’ll visit.

  • Holland America Line's graceful, mid-sized ships are known for their generous amount of personal space. All staterooms feature luxurious Sealy® Premium Euro-Top mattresses, fine linens and towels, premium massage showerheads and Elemis Aromapure bath products. And you're going to love the inspired enhancements to suites.

Cabins

Staterooms are spacious, and include: Interior large and standard; Ocean-view, some with panoramic windows; and three levels of suites – Vista, Neptune and Pinnacle. Basic features include a flat-panel television and DVD player (book your DVDs by phone), ample storage, personal safe, excellent twin/queen bedding and bath amenities, fresh fruit on request, and nightly turn down service. The décor is very pleasing and comfortable. Complimentary meals can be ordered for in-suite dining around the clock. Triple and quad cabins are available, as well as interconnecting cabins for up to six guests.

Many staterooms are modified accessible and wheelchair accessible (21 cabins, some near and some far from elevators). There are no single cabins. Suites are significantly larger, lavish, and come with a full-size bath. The sitting area has a double sofa bed. The Pinnacle and Neptune Suites have the services of a personal concierge and access to the private Neptune Lounge with large screen TV, library, sofas, and socialising with other suite guests. Extra amenities include priority boarding and dining requests, complimentary laundry and pressing services, and a cocktail party with ship officers. Pinnacle Suites have in addition a microwave oven, pantry for meal preparation, whirlpool bath for four, and of course so much extra space plus balcony.)

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  • Interior

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    Cabin Types

    I, J, K, L, M, MM, N

    Average Cabin Size – 16.7 m2

    Average Balcony Size – 0 m2

    2 lower beds convertible to 1 queen-size bed. Bathroom offers a shower. Approximately 182-293 sq. ft Stateroom amenities include: bull;Luxurious beds featuring Sealyreg; Premium Euro-Top mattresses and finely woven cotton linens. bull;Deluxe waffle weave and terry cloth bathrobes for use during your voyage bull;100% Egyptian cotton towels. bull;Premium massage showerheads. bull;5X magnifying make-up mirrors and salon-quality hair dryers. bull;Fragrant soaps, lotions, shampoo and other bath amenities from Elemis Aromapure. bull;Complimentary fresh fruit on request. bull;Elegant ice bucket and serving tray for in-stateroom beverages. bull;Flat-panel TV and DVD player. bull;Ice service, shoeshine service and nightly turndown service.

  • Oceanview

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    Cabin Types

    C, D, DA, DD, E, EE, F, FF, G, H, HH

    Average Cabin Size – 18.1 m2

    Average Balcony Size – 0 m2

  • Suite

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    Cabin Types

    A, AA, B, BB, BC

    Average Cabin Size – 21.1 m2

    Average Balcony Size – 5.8 m2

    2 lower beds convertible to 1 queen-size bed, whirlpool bath or shower, sitting area, private verandah, mini-bar, refrigerator, floor-to-ceiling windows. Approximately 297-379 sq. ft. Include all the stateroom amenities, plus: bull;A variety of firm, medium and soft pillows bull;No-host mini-bar for easy entertaining bull;Personalized cruise stationery bull;Oversized bath towels bull;One-touch telephone concierge service bull;Fresh flowers bull;Complimentary DVD library

  • Premium Suite

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    Cabin Types

    PS, SB, SA

    Average Cabin Size – 86.2 m2

    Average Balcony Size – 17.4 m2

    Bedroom with 1 king-size bed, oversize whirlpool bath shower, living room, dining room, dressing room, private verandah, pantry, 1 sofa bed for 2 persons, mini-bar, refrigerator, guest toilet, floor-to-ceiling windows. Approximately 1,296 sq. ft. Include all the suite amenities, plus: #8226;Neptune Lounge: A very special amenity exclusively for guests cruising in a Deluxe Verandah Suite or Penthouse Verandah Suite, the industry-leading Neptune Lounge features a private place to relax, socialize with other suite guests and enjoy the personalized service of a concierge. The fleet-wide lounges provide worktables, large screen television, library, sofas and chairs, refreshments throughout the day and wi-fi for a small charge. One-Touch 24-hour Concierge Service is available when the Neptune Lounge is closed

Zaandam Deck Plans

Legend

  • Triple (two lower beds, one sofa bed)
  • Quad (two lower beds, one sofa bed, one upper)
  • Two lowers beds (convert to queen size bed)
  • Shower only
  • Bathtub and shower
  • Connecting rooms
  • Stateroom with portholes instead of windows
  • Partial sea view
  • Fully obstructed view
  • 2 lower beds do not convert to queen-size
  • Wheelchair accessible staterooms

Zaandam Cruise Calendar

Date Title Departs Prices From
03 Jan 2025 Panama Canal - X510 San Diego $3349
03 Jan 2025 22-DAY PANAMA CANAL & EASTERN CARIBBEAN San Diego $0
18 Jan 2025 7-DAY EASTERN CARIBBEAN Fort Lauderdale $1359
08 Feb 2025 Amazon Explorer - X512 Miami $0
07 Mar 2025 Panama Canal - X515 Miami $3274
22 Mar 2025 Mexican Riviera & Sea Of Cortez - X520 San Diego $2279
02 Apr 2025 Mexican Riviera & Sea Of Cortez - X521 San Diego $1929
12 Apr 2025 Baja Peninsula & Sea Of Cortez - X523 San Diego $1479
12 Apr 2025 Baja Peninsula & Classic California Coast - X523A San Diego $2829
19 Apr 2025 Classic California Coast - X524 San Diego $1529
19 Apr 2025 Mexican Riviera & Classic California Coast - X524A San Diego $2519
26 Apr 2025 Mexican Riviera - X525A San Diego $1449
26 Apr 2025 Mexican Riviera & Pacific Coast - X525 San Diego $2069
03 May 2025 Pacific Coastal Cruise - X525B San Diego $619
07 May 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X528 Vancouver $1589
14 May 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X529 Vancouver $1589
21 May 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X530 Vancouver $1739
28 May 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X533 Vancouver $1699
04 Jun 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X534 Vancouver $1699
11 Jun 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X535 Vancouver $1739
18 Jun 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X538 Vancouver $1979
25 Jun 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X539 Vancouver $1939
02 Jul 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X540 Vancouver $1849
09 Jul 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X543 Vancouver $1919
16 Jul 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X544 Vancouver $1919
23 Jul 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X545 Vancouver $1919
30 Jul 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X548 Vancouver $1919
06 Aug 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X549 Vancouver $1691
13 Aug 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X550 Vancouver $1889
20 Aug 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X553 Vancouver $1739
27 Aug 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X554 Vancouver $1739
03 Sep 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X555 Vancouver $1421
10 Sep 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X558 Vancouver $1589
17 Sep 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X559 Vancouver $1539
24 Sep 2025 Alaska Inside Passage - X560 Vancouver $0
24 Sep 2025 56-DAY TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC Vancouver $10439
24 Sep 2025 5-DAY PACIFIC COASTAL CRUISE Vancouver $669
29 Sep 2025 51-DAY TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC San Diego $10414
19 Nov 2025 17-DAY CIRCLE HAWAII San Diego $2769
19 Nov 2025 29-DAY CIRCLE HAWAII & SEA OF CORTEZ San Diego $3824
06 Dec 2025 12-DAY MEXICAN RIVIERA & SEA OF CORTEZ San Diego $1454
06 Dec 2025 29-DAY SEA OF CORTEZ & CIRCLE HAWAII HOLIDAY COLLECTOR San Diego $4362
18 Dec 2025 17-DAY CIRCLE HAWAII HOLIDAY San Diego $3369
04 Jan 2026 93-DAY GRAND AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND San Diego $29149
04 Jan 2026 60-DAY GRAND AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND San Diego $20549
06 Mar 2026 33-DAY GRAND AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Sydney $11249
07 Apr 2026 11-DAY MEXICAN RIVIERA & SEA OF CORTEZ San Diego $1881
18 Apr 2026 7-DAY BAJA PENINSULA San Diego $1266
18 Apr 2026 14-DAY MEXICAN RIVIERA & BAJA PENINSULA San Diego $2252
18 Apr 2026 18-DAY BAJA PENINSULA, MEXICAN RIVIERA & PACIFIC COAST San Diego $2636
25 Apr 2026 7-DAY MEXICAN RIVIERA San Diego $1266
25 Apr 2026 11-DAY MEXICAN RIVIERA & PACIFIC COAST San Diego $1731
02 May 2026 4-DAY PACIFIC COASTAL CRUISE San Diego $389
06 May 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1374
13 May 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1295
20 May 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1384
27 May 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1374
03 Jun 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1374
10 Jun 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1424
17 Jun 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1448
24 Jun 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1524
01 Jul 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1524
08 Jul 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1524
15 Jul 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1524
22 Jul 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1448
29 Jul 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1524
05 Aug 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1524
12 Aug 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1457
19 Aug 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1534
26 Aug 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1464
02 Sep 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1434
09 Sep 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $1434
16 Sep 2026 7-DAY ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE Vancouver $0
16 Sep 2026 18-DAY GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST AND ALASKA EXPLORER Vancouver $4669

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