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yona
First Class Passenger
Member # 2394

posted 12-09-2001 03:19 PM

hi
thanks for all your answers.
we think of going on the zaandam panama cruise. and we were offered i cat inside,
we would like to know more on the cabins and
the panama cruise.

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Amerikanis
First Class Passenger
Member # 1835

posted 12-09-2001 04:40 PM

Yona, the inside Cabins of the Zaandam may be small.
Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships 2001 writes, the smallest are only 10,5 square meters.
On the Millenium for example it is minimum 15,3, on the Zenith 16,0.

This is 50 % more space and an much better food and service.

I did the Transpanama Cruise with the Crown Dynasty in 1994 from Ft. Lauderdale to Acapulco and back, and in 1998 from Los Angeles to Ft. Lauderdale with the Mercury.

It is an very good Experience.

So, my advise is to do it, but to change the Company.

CELEBRITY IS BETTER!!!

and the Company has often Special Offers, do not pay Prices from official Brochure!

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 12-09-2001 05:23 PM

Amerikanis - have you ever been in an inside I on a HAL ship? I haven't stayed in one, but visited a friend who was in one on the Statendam on the Verandah deck. It was a very good size and plenty big enough for 2 people. As I said, I have been in an outside I on Lower Prom on the Veendam and they are also a good size, as are all HAL cabins.

Yona if you would like to see a virtual picture of a K cabin on the Zaandam, go into
wwww.mytravelco.com/cruises/cruiseship/360/
it will give you an idea of what an I cabin is like. You can also see what an inside cabin is like on the Millenium and Zenith. I just looked at the inside cabins on these 2 ships and I think the use of mirrors makes the cabins seem larger.

We have done the Panama Canal twice and thoroughly enjoyed it. Weather is usually hot and humid so go prepared with lots of sun tan lotion and a hat!

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Marbella
First Class Passenger
Member # 1863

posted 12-09-2001 07:49 PM

Hello Yona

I just completed a trans canal cruise (arrived home a week ago) with Holland America on the Amsterdam. I have also cruised with Celebrity. If I can answer any questions I would be more than happy to assist with your plans.
By the way, Sympatico helped me with my plans and was always right on the money!

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Amerikanis
First Class Passenger
Member # 1835

posted 12-10-2001 02:13 PM

Marbella, which was better?
HAL or Celebrity.

On Chandris/Celebrity Ships i sailed on the VICTORIA, AZUR, ROMANZA, AMERIKANIS, MERCURY,CENTURY, MILLENIUM.

But i was never on an HAL-ship.

O.K.: On the Amsterdam, Ryndam, Statendam, Veendam, Berlitz writes the smallest inside-cabin is 17,3 square Meters.

Only on the Zaandam it is 10,5.

Is this on Print-Mistake??!!

But the rating of all new Celebrity ships is undoubtable better than this of HAL.

Especially Food and Service, the Items you feel most, are rated clearly better.

On Celebrity ships, there are no precooked Items in the Dining Room, everything is made fresh on Board.

The Ship provides an very high Standard of Cuisine and Service for the Size of the Boat.

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M.S.Grumple
First Class Passenger
Member # 1340

posted 12-10-2001 04:39 PM

I have to put my 2 cents in here, even though we're getting off topic.

We sailed Celebrity 3 years ago and were greatly disappointed. True the cabin was the best we've ever had but service & organisation was atrocious - long
line-ups at check-in and always for food at the buffets. We paid a premium just to experience Celebrity and were so disappointed - we'd be loth to chance it again.

Holland America's service,food and organisation on the other hand was excellent.

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Marbella
First Class Passenger
Member # 1863

posted 12-10-2001 06:00 PM

Amerikanis, in reply to your question, which was better Celebrity or HAL. Perhaps we were very fortunate but both our cruises were excellent.
The food, from memory was perhaps marginally better in the dining room on the Zenith and the midnight buffets were lovely.(not that we could eat at them!)
The service on both cruises was excellent. I would hate to be on a cruise where you felt the staff was smiling only with an outstretched hand. Takes the fun out of your holiday.

p.s.
I must confess that we were generous with our tips on the Amsterdam--must be because ALL of the staff were very generous with their service.

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Dolphins
First Class Passenger
Member # 2043

posted 12-11-2001 11:03 AM

Having sailed on both Celebrity and HAL, I found the much touted cuisine of Celebrity to be vastly over-rated and their service not up to HAL. In addition, HAL shipshave many desirable features not found on other ships. For one, the very best musicians.

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Green
First Class Passenger
Member # 171

posted 12-11-2001 11:15 AM

Zaandam=cabins - We seem to have 2 threads going here - see Yona's original post 12/8/2001

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yona
First Class Passenger
Member # 2394

posted 12-11-2001 03:26 PM

and....is someone going with the zaandam
panama 4/13?

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