Creator Consensus for Zaandam
What 44 independent creators think about Zaandam
Analyzed from 140 high quality videos of 542 in our library for this ship · Holland America Line
Weighted scores already discount comped and sponsored reviews.
What's Worth the Money?
Creator consensus on Zaandam's add-ons and packages.
Opinion trend for Zaandam
How Opinion Has Evolved
Monthly creator sentiment for Zaandam — based on videos published each month.
12 months of data · only months with 3+ creator reviews shown
Seals are awarded when topics or audiences cross positive thresholds with sufficient volume.
Where creators had reservations
Consensus critiques from five or more creators.
Who’s this ship for?
How the ship rates with different travel parties.
How it plays across experience levels
Creators with different cruise histories can see the same ship very differently.
The crowd disagrees.
Casual reviewers rate Zaandam 32% more favorably than cruise authority creators.
Topic-by-topic creator consensus
Every topic scored on the Trip Bacon Score — 0 to 5. More bacon, more love.
Dining
Cabins
Entertainment
Deck & Recreation
Ship & Crew
Value & Logistics
Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.
About our Bacon Score methodologyWhere Should You Sleep?
Creator sentiment per cabin category — based on significant reviews only.
The Matchup
Creators most often compare this ship against its nearest rival.
Creators compared these ships 0 times — Rotterdam came out ahead in 0 of them.
Underperforms most ships in Holland America Line's fleet
- Called it similar
Zaandam is part of the Rotterdam class with sister ships like Rotterdam and Volendam.
- Called it similar
Both were having problems with the current global situation and were seen together in port.
- Called it similar
Both ships are involved in the same crisis and are waiting to disembark passengers.
- Favors Rotterdam
Zaandam had deaths and positive cases, while Rotterdam was used to transfer healthy passengers.
Port Report Card
Ranked by creator sentiment — how each port scores with the review community.
When Should You Go?
Creator sentiment broken down by season and itinerary region.
The Expert Panel
20 creators reviewed this ship — ranked by effective expertise.
View →🏅AuthorityDawn & Don from Don's Family Vacations10 reviews221.0K subscribersExpertise 91
View →🏅AuthorityTony & Jenny from La Lido Loca7 reviews316.0K subscribersExpertise 84
View →🥈ExpertGlenn & Keith from Planet Cruise16 reviews21.8K subscribersExpertise 82
View →🥈ExpertChile & Chillie from Chillie's Cruises18 reviews7.3K subscribersExpertise 77
View →🥈ExpertTommy T & Alice from How To Have Fun Cruising6 reviews70.9K subscribersExpertise 71
View →🥈ExpertPaul from Cruise Hive4 reviews21.4K subscribersExpertise 58
What Creators Are Saying About Zaandam
This cabin does have an umbrella tucked back here somewhere. There it is, back there. Which is convenient.
Cruisedeckplans.com
A shocking mystery is unfolding aboard the Celebrity Constellation. On July 19th, a 33-year-old crew steward from Mauritius was found dead in a stateroom
Paul
The food is delicious on this ship. The buffet there was some great food in the buffet. Probably some of the best food I've ever had in a buffet was on this ship.
Travels With PMB
If you're in Alaska, you got to do it in Glacier Bay. It's absolutely incredible, but you can see we're making our way out from Halifax here.
Family at Sea Adventures - Videos
The Zaandam is an older lovely ship that doesn't have all the bells and whistles and it feels like what cruising used to be.
Rebecca
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