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Our Favorite Small Cruise Ship! Holland America Zaandam Walkthrough and Tour

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What This Creator Said
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OtherFrom MontrealVeteran Cruiser

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Creator's Key Takeaways

the xand dam is really a special ship it's been around a long time

we really enjoyed um the crowd a little bit older than what you're going to see on Carnival and U Royal Caribbean but a really great group of people

the food was fantastic uh we uh felt that the service was incredible we really enjoyed it overall

this was the size that you would see if not bigger on some of these big ships and uh This ship's half the size of some of the ships we've been on recently so they did a great job

Creator's Tips & Advice

βœ“Book reservations in advance for the Pinnacle Grill steakhouse
βœ“Fill out the room service card before 2 a.m. for free breakfast delivery
βœ“Get the full week pass for the thermal spa for the best deal

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat is the Holland America Zaandam ship like?
QWhat amenities and facilities are available on the Zaandam?
QWhat is the dining experience like on the Zaandam?

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Montreal4Β½ Happy Bacon
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Join us for the Holland America Zaandam Full Walkthrough and Tour in 4K! The Great Zaandam Cruise Ship is a awesome small cruise ship in todays standards. MS Zaandam is a cruise ship owned and operated by Holland America Line, named for the city of Zaandam, Netherlands near Amsterdam. She was built in Italy and delivered in 2000 to Holland America. Zaandam is part of the Rotterdam class and a sister ship to Volendam Cruise Ship, Rotterdam Cruise Ship, and Amsterdam Cruise Ship. Book your 2025 Zaandam Cruise today! #hollandamerica #zaandam #cruise #cruising #cruiseLife #news #update #insights #information #cruiseship #cruiseblog #cruisevlogs #cruisevacation Alice and Tommy T took the Zaandam Cruise Ship from Montreal to Boston! This video will walk you from from to back exploring every floor of the Holland America cruise ship. The ship has a gross tonnage (GT) of 61,396, a net tonnage (NT) of 31,224 and measures 7,321 tons deadweight (DWT). The ship is 237.7 metres (780 ft) long with a beam of 32.4 metres (106 ft 5 in) and a draught of 8.3 metres (27 ft 1 in). The vessel is powered by a diesel-electric system turning two propeller shafts creating 37,500 kilowatts (50,300 hp). This gives Zaandam a maximum speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph).[4] The vessel can accommodate 1,432 passengers and 607 crew. The 716 cabins range in size from in size from 10.5–104.6 m2 (113–1,126 sq ft), of which 197 have a balcony. For more information on the Zaandam, see below https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Zaandam https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/cruise-ships/ms-zaandam/3.html Holland America Line is an American-owned cruise line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. Holland America Line was founded in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and from 1873 to 1989, it operated as a Dutch shipping line, a passenger line, a cargo line and a cruise line operating primarily between the Netherlands and North America. As part of the company's legacy, it was directly involved in the transport of many hundreds of thousands of emigrants from the Netherlands to North America. Holland America has been a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation since 1989. https://www.hollandamerica.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_America_Line If you love cruise walkthrough videos and Island adventures, please subscribe to How To Have Fun Outdoors and our New YouTube channel How To Have Fun Cruising! We have lots of great Cruise & Shore excursion Videos! please subscribe and give us a Like! Also check out some of our other Shore Excursion Videos! Norwegian Prima Full Ship Walkthrough Tour & Review https://youtu.be/EXRBAvNYxa8 2HRS of 4K Ocean Paradise - Undersea Nature Relaxation Film + Meditation https://youtu.be/JTvGX5Htcpo 20 THINGS TO SEE in Bermuda in 2022 | Norwegian Cruise Line https://youtu.be/KXMeGf3wfjI 5 Secret Spots in Bermuda https://youtu.be/oUDYcs_OOxw Gibbs Hill Lighthouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NylOkz-pfZw TOP 3 SHORE EXCURSIONS AT AMBER COVE // Carnival Cruise Line's Dominican Republic Port https://youtu.be/yTOM4LrE0Vc 5 Tips for Ocean World - Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic https://youtu.be/LFlz88yEzhc ARUBA'S VIP SCHOONER & SNORKEL CRUISE - Carnival Cruise Line https://youtu.be/dY0NCXpq91o La Romana's Dune Buggy & Cave Adventure Excursion - Carnival Cruise Line https://youtu.be/bEwxO8MHy1Y Amber Cove's Waterfalls Of Damajagua Excursion and Tips https://youtu.be/sO5X2w8IRX0 Check out our websites: www.HowToHaveFunCruising.com Also check out our Facebook and Instagram channels! Check out our sister channels! How To Have Fun Outdoors How To Have Fun Fishing How To Have Fun Camping LIKE/SHARE/SUBSCRIBE www.HowToHaveFunCruisings.com Β© How To Have Fun Cruising. All Rights Reserved. We appreciate everyone's support of this YouTube channel. Please subscribe, like and share this video with your friends and family!