I have had the pleasure of cruising the Noordam for 2 nights from Sydney to Mebourne in late February 2019. Having done an inspection of Noordam earlier, on boarding it was easy to navigate my way to my cabin on Deck 4. On opening my cabin door, to my surprise I was assigned a lovely spacious balcony cabin with a queen bed all to myself to enjoy. The views from my balcony was spectacular, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House which I know I will miss once we set sail....

Yesterday I had the pleasure of an inspection and lunch on the Holland America’s Noordam at Circular Quay. I went on board with an open mind, having had some second hand feedback about Holland America’s offering but very little direct knowledge or experience myself....