The Zaandam

Zaandam

A Calender

2000

A Weight

61,396

A Ruler

237 Meters

A Gauge

23 Knots

Stick people

1,432 Guests

People

647 Crew

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Your floating resort

Designed to carry fewer guests while offering greater space, Zaandam is comfortable and stylish. Fantastic facilities, elegant decor and efficient and friendly service come with exciting extra offerings. Her decor is inspired by music and features musical instruments including signed guitars from Queen, Iggy Pop, Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones and a Baroque-style pipe organ.

Each voyage features fascinating lectures, interactive workshops, cultural performances and memorable shore excursions to explore your destination through the lens of photography, culture, nature and port-to-table culinary experiences. For your next cultural enhancement cruise, look no further than the Holland America's Zaandam.

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Restaurants

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Rotterdam Dining Room

Open for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, this beautiful main dining room makes every meal feel like special occasion. The Rotterdam offers a choice of either traditional pre-set seating and dining times or the ships 'As You Wish' freedom dining. Dinner consists of five courses ranging from appetisers of steamed mussels to fettuccine, chicken, desserts and more.

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Lido Marketplace

This eatery provides a relaxed dining area with fresh cooked to order selections and a choice of seating either indoors or al-fresco. The food is very good for a main buffet, and the variety on offer from all these regions of the world is extraordinary. The Lido Market fully embraces the station concept, which aids navigation and sanitation as everything is served from behind a glass panel.

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The Pinnacle Grill

The Pinnacle Grill is an upmarket yet intimate reservations-only restaurant, which specialises in only serving the highest quality steaks, chops and seafood at dinnertime. Dishes on offer range from premium sterling silver beef, filet mignon and jumbo prawns, and broiled lobster tail to Caesar salad and lobster bisque for starters and chocolate and raisin bread and butter pudding or baked Alaska for dessert. It re-opens later on in the evening serving late night snacks based on different themes, such as the chocolate dessert extravaganza and hot hors d'oeuvres during cocktail hour.

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Canaletto Restaurant

This world-class establishment is the Zaandam's reservations-only complimentary Italian dinner restaurant. It is famous for offering a delectable Italian sharing menu at dinnertime for a very reasonable price. Food on offer includes a selection of antipasti, soups and salads, pasta and desserts.

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Terrace Grill

This poolside restaurant on deck eight serves mouth-watering burgers and hot dogs. They do a gourmet version of American fast food staples and are very popular with passengers. Expect dishes like pizza, nachos, grilled hamburgers, lamb burgers and salmon burgers as well as sandwiches, wraps, panini, smoothies and juices.

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Explorations Cafe

This lovely coffee bar on the upper promenade deck doubles as the ship's internet and library room. This means you can enjoy a book while having a speciality coffee along with a pastry, biscuit, muffin or fresh fruit salad. Charges do apply.

Bars and Lounges

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The Piano Bar

The Piano Bar

Located on the Upper Promenade Deck, the Zaandam's piano bar provides live piano entertainment while serving cocktails and other drinks for guests to enjoy.

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Casino Bar

Casino Bar

Why not drink to lady luck at this excellent Casino Bar on the Upper Promenade Deck? It serves the casino and also acts as the ship's sports bar airing various sporting events on its overhead screens.

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Ocean Bar

Ocean Bar

The Ocean Bar surrounds the central atrium and features a small stage and dance floor, which makes it the perfect spot for pre-dinner drinks and dancing.

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Explorer's Lounge

Explorer's Lounge

The ideal spot for classical music fans to enjoy after-dinner drinks speciality coffee as well as complimentary chocolates in the evening.

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Crow's Nest

Crow's Nest

Perched up high at the front of the ship, this brilliant lounge offers guests 270 degrees ocean views and makes the ideal location to sit with a drink and watch the sunset. Plenty of entertainment takes place here including an eight-piece party band and karaoke events and it turns into the ship's nightclub later in the evening.

Activities & Entertainment

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Mondriaan Lounge

Mondriaan Lounge

The Mondriaan Lounge, located over the Promenade and Upper Promenade Decks, is the ship's main show lounge with acts ranging from dancers and singers to comedians and magicians.

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Wajang Theatre and Culinary Arts Centre

Wajang Theatre and Culinary Arts Centre

This show lounge is located on the Promenade Deck and serves as a multipurpose space. As well as hosting cookery demonstrations, it is also used as the ship's cinema airing films released to DVD and serving fresh complimentary popcorn. Mass is also held here.

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Casino

Casino

The casino has a large array of clinking slot machines as well as a great variety of table games. The Hudson Room is one of the ship's multipurpose rooms often used for cards.

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Windows Digital Workshop

Windows Digital Workshop

If you've always wanted to brush up on your computer skills, especially when it comes to using and editing digital photos, creating home movies or setting up web stages, pop in here for a free class when you have a couple of hours to spare.

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Greenhouse Spa & Salon

Greenhouse Spa & Salon

The spa has an impressive thermal suite, which includes access to multiple saunas, a steam room, aromatherapy room, relaxation room with heated ceramic loungers and a hydrotherapy pool. Treatments onboard are provided using Elemis brand products. A dedicated salon offers hair, nail and men's services. Entry is via day or weekly pass.

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Fitness Centre

Fitness Centre

This fitness centre features an impressive array of cutting-edge Cybex fitness machines such as stationary bikes, rowing machines, ellipticals and weight machines, plus treadmills that face floor-to-ceiling windows over the ocean. Some of their classes are free but others like pilates and yoga are charged per class. Personal training is also available.

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Outdoor Recreation

Outdoor Recreation

The Sports Court and outdoor recreation facilities contain a netted basketball court that doubles as a soccer court. The jogging track is also located here as well as outdoor fitness equipment. The ship also features a shuffleboard court, ping-pong table and a sheltered walking track.

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The Pools

The Pools

The Sea View pool and deck is open to the elements with beautiful views, 2 hot tubs and a wooden bench surrounding the entire pool as well as plenty of sun loungers. The Zaandam’s outdoor Sea View pool overlooks the sea and is served by the Sea View Bar.

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Shopping Arcade

Shopping Arcade

The ship's Shopping Arcade can be found on the Upper Promenade Deck featuring a selection of shops. Guests can purchase a number of items ranging from fragrances, souvenirs and clothing to duty free spirits.

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Wine Tasting Shop

Wine Tasting Shop

There Passengers can try a variety of delicious wines including Holland America's own label at the wine tasting bar on the Promenade Deck which can also be purchased if desired.

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Kids Clubs

Kids Clubs

Club Hal has age-appropriate activities for kids aged three to twelve and the teens have their own hangout space called the Loft. Teens will find a circular couch in front of an oversized TV screen for movie watching and Xbox or Wii playing. Occasional group activities are offered including mixers, scavenger hunts and late-night discos. Children 12 years old and younger must be signed in and out by a parent or guardian.

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