HOLLAND AMERICA’S NOORDAM CRUISE REVIEW

Are you looking for a cruise that not only is luxuriously comfortable but that also embraces the latest technology in order to help create a more ecologically sustainable cruise experience? Well, then you have found your dreamboat in Holland America Line’s latest Vista class ship, the MS Noordam. Noordam is the Dutch word for the North Star, and like the guiding star of the night, the MS Noordam seeks to help lead the way in sustainable cruise ship technology with the latest shipboard and environmental technologies such as hybrid diesel-electric power generator for optimal energy efficiency and minimal waste. To further increase efficiency and lower impact, the Noordam also utilizes the brand new Azipod® propulsion system to maximize maneuverability with as little energy expenditure as possible.

MS Noordam

High technology is not all that you can find on the Noordam! The Noordam is also filled with beautiful classical and contemporary art ranging from an 1842 oil painting of the city of Utrecht to a gallery displaying a full range of fine photography of great modern musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie and BB King. One of the most striking pieces on the Noordam is a beautiful hand-made 18th century chest inlayed with real ebony and precious stones. Adding even more drama to this beautiful piece are the soaring wooden 17th-century Baroque columns flanking the finely wrought chest. If you have an IPod or other MP3 player available, you can tune in to our free shipboard tour of these and other fine art pieces all over the Noordam.

MS Noordam

For high technology and green thinking mixed with high art and classical beauty, the Noordam is one of Holland America Line’s finest vessels. It doesn’t matter if you are sailing the sunny Caribbean or gliding along the warm waters of the Mediterranean sea, wherever you are you will be in splendor on the Noordam.