Noordam Pt.1 - Vancouver Embarkation, Balcony Cabin Tour, Billboard Onboard, Rolling Stone Lounge
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2024
- It's time to kick off an Alaskan adventure like no other... welcome to Noordam! Besides being our first ever Alaska cruise with Holland America Line, this 14-night round-trip sailing has a lot of new ports in store for us! Join us as we hop onboard in Vancouver, tour our balcony cabin, explore the ship a bit, then settle in for dinner and an evening filled with live music!! :D
00:00 BOOM!
00:04 Welcome To The Vlog
00:52 Let's Hop Onboard
01:56 Balcony Cabin Tour
06:10 Learning & Lunch
08:40 Muster & Exploring
11:14 Sailaway Deck Party
13:33 A Bit More Exploration
15:16 Dinner In The MDR
18:07 Billboard Onboard
19:56 Rolling Stone Lounge
21:41 The Evening Ends
We're off to explore some parts of Alaska we've never seen before on our very first Alaskan cruise with Holland America Line! Join us as we hop onboard Noordam for a 14-day round-trip itinerary out of Vancouver with stops in Kodiak, Anchorage, Valdez, Skagway, Sitka, Ketchikan, and Prince Rupert, plus some scenic sailing in Glacier Bay. We sailed from September 17 through October 1, 2023 on this leg of our journey... let's do this thing!! :D
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That tree line as you sailed under Lionsgate Bridge is Stanley Park - 1,000 acres downtown Vancouver . Super nice walking or biking paths .
Jay referring to the themed MDR menu “If you’re guessing for me…”
I feel seen! 😂🤪🐟🐠
I got 2 courses right! 🏆
Wow!! The lady in the pink jacket can sang!!!!
I loved the music on HAL. I see people saying there’s no entertainment on HAL ships, by which they mean production shows I guess, but the R&B on my HAL cruise was so good, I didn’t even mind how people-y the venue became.
The food looked amazing. I bet this is going to be a memorable cruise.
Eee! I’m so excited to see Kodiak, even minus bears. My one and only cruise (so far) was Alaska on Eurodam, and I wanted to bring that bed home with me. Super comfortable.
I just realized who you are: You’re the Ned Flanders of cruise bloggers. Everything is amazing, every sculpture is incredible.
Lol good one! 😅
We love HAL!
The Holland America food looks so good, and well presented. I`m looking forward to this series I really enjoy your Alaska cruises, and seeing the ports you haven`t visited before. Love from Vancouver Island❤
I just love seeing all the different ships through your blogs!! Looks like it’s going to be a great cruise. 😊😊
This series has been very nice to watch, we'll be on this ship later this year and since I'm cruise newbie it has been helpful.
Great beginning vlog series, can’t wait for the next! ❤
Been waiting for this series...we are booked on HAL for May 2025 B2B on Koningsdam......heading to Hawaii on HAL this coming January....they are our cruise line of choice these days for the great food and the live music....yes we are old and proud of it!
You will love Holland America I only cruise on it
Thanks for sharing this fantastic trip ❤
I went to Prince Rupert BC last year on the Miracle. It’s a great town. We took the trolley tour. The town mayor got on every trolley to welcome passengers and thank them for visiting. It’s also home to North Americas smallest Walmart. They call it Smallmart
Ty so much for doing this I always wanted you to. I'm so excited
Yes!!! It’s been a really rough day, but you guys always make it better!
Great video! Love seeing these cruises during the non-peek times!
Looks great on the ship
Thank you for the review.
Caught a glimpse of "Friends of Bill W. Meeting" on the cruise guide, nice to see HAL is actively promoting these!!! Can't wait to see all your adventures and how like HAL for Alaska!
Yes, you must go one a South American cruise! And didn’t you love saying ‘see you in 2 weeks?’ Lobe those drawers under the bed. Nice duo pianos and songs. The R&B music sets were nice too. Looking forward to your upcoming series😊🚢
Hi y’all! Looking forward to seeing this new series on HAL. Also, you both are looking great ! X Debbie!
Can’t wait for my cruise on its sister ship Zuidersam. First HAL for me too. Thanks for getting me excited
Love your piano key socks
We did a 38 day South Pacific on the Noordam. Loved her! We spent almost every night at BBKing which I am assuming is now The RollingStone. Love reminiscing! Enjoy!
I have been to Prince Rupert. It was nice and they have a wonderful museum there as well.
Cabins felt like a cross between Princess and Carnival. At least that was my first impression
Will definitely have to check out Holland. We have only cruised Carnaval. I am a bit of a foodie Holland definitely looks like an upgrade.
Thank you very much for this video. We are booked on the Noordam mid Sept 2023, also 14 days from Vancouver to Alaska, and return. Did you see any northern lights?
So your video played right after mine today, and I have laugh about the socks because I rarely wear them, even in Alaska. I wear UGGs😂but that’s California for ya.
Thanks for sharing, I’m ready to compare HAL with Princess even though I have elite status❤
I love Holland America i am surprising my daughter for her graduation in 25 we are also going to Alaska
Our next two cruise ships in the one shot, heading to Australia to get on Brilliance then off to Alaska next year on Noordam.. I have been waiting intently for this one, wasn’ t sure if Noordam was the right ship for us… looks nice though
We loved this series. Where did you stay in Vancouver?! Thank you
I am not sure you noticed, but when you were talking about the Canadian crack and whales, there were whales blowing in the background of your clip. Living on Vancouver Island (in the crack, although that doesn't sound right) we see whales from early spring to late fall.
Do you recall how long Vancouver embarkation may haven taken? I’m hearing it can be upwards of 3+hours! I’m hoping that would be lessened with fewer ships in port?!
I’d appreciate any tips or tricks for our May 2024 Ruby Princess Alaska cruise. Thank you in advance ☺
There are a looooot of steps at Vancouver, it seems! On a good day, you're probably looking at about an hour to do all the steps, but at peak times they probably can get backed up!! :P
Question- Dee, where did you get your cream color (or white?) backpack? I love it and would like to buy one!
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@Deemarie You and the lovely subscriber who bought you the Bracelet in Mondays mail monday have totally inspired me to get one for me and my best friend. The Charity i've found a number of different animals I just have to choose which I wanr. My friend will get an Elephant. I can't decide between Shark,Polar bear, Penguin or Lion.
Was the muster drill virtual I saw you went out on deck
Typically there's a portion you complete in the app, but there's also a portion that you complete in person by visiting your muster station and having your card scanned.
Is Noordam close to a Spirit Class Carnival ship in layout? We were wondering how many kids were on board. I'd like to try Holland, but not sure if it would be a good fit with our 10 year old son. He loves Princess though. ❤ leaving from Vancouver!!!
Noordam is probably about the same size as a Carnival Spirit-class ship, but we wouldn't say the layout is similar, no. It's pretty nice and flowy overall, but there's something about the flow of a Spirit-class ship that's just so nice!! :D
When that new ParoDeeJay cruise vids drop! 🙏🙏
Dammit, I did not know those were drawers at the foot of the bed. I want a do-over.
Did they have umbrellas for people to borrow while in port? Or did they at least have umbrellas for sale on the ship? I am talking a rain coat but i love having an umbrella if its actually raining
HAL usually does provide umbrellas from what we’ve seen!! :D
Hi Dee, hi Jay, can you tell me with your great Alaska experience, the best port for whale watching. Our ports are Juneau Skagway Ketchikan and Haines.
Thank you very much and have a great day.
Danny.
Heyo! Of that itinerary, your best bet would probably be Juneau. We enjoyed Harv & Marv's for the small boat experience, Juneau Whale Watch for the large boat experience, and the Juneau Lighthouse Tours option was a fun combo idea. Otherwise, I'm sure the ship has an array of offerings!! :D
Thank you very much, have a great day.
Random question do you “re clean” the room when you get into them? I’ve seen a couple channels they go through and re Clorox spray everything. Just curious
That food looked so good!
Did you find the piano duo to be loud? On the Eurodam I sat 1 min and left.😮
there are no usb ports in the comment section i checked
How do you get your TA treats?
Don’t like the pullman bed right over the head of main bed 😮, feel unsafe
Was that the old school muster??
Everyone had to go outside for muster drill.
Was not old school muster where we used to wear life jackets and line up in rows.
just showing up to a location thats it.