wailea4me Posted February 14, 2012 #1 Share Posted February 14, 2012 any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted February 14, 2012 #2 Share Posted February 14, 2012 In Alaska, it's itinerary first. Do the two ships have the same route? If not, then look at the itinerary for each, and decide what schedule matters more. If so, then take a look at the size of the two ships. Zaandam is a little larger than Statendam. Deckplan is very close to being the same. Also, take a look at day of embarkation. Will the ship be sharing ports with too many other ships/passengers? Either ship will deliver the same gracious service from the crew. Atmosphere will be very similar; decor will differ. Food will vary some, based on who is cooking it. Entertainment will be different, but along the same lines on each ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerryl12 Posted February 15, 2012 #3 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I would take either ship depending on the itinerary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr green Posted February 15, 2012 #4 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I would take either ship depending on the itinerary. I agree. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissMyst Posted February 15, 2012 #5 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Departure days and sharing ports with other ships could matter too - this takes a bit more research to see what ships are arriving on what days in the various ports you will visit. Departures on weekdays are better than the crush that can happen on weekends when a lot of 7 day cruises also leave. Here is one of several other port calculators that can help (none of them are 100% accurate): http://www.cruisetimetables.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-legs Posted February 17, 2012 #6 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Hi, They both have the exact same itinerary. one is Northbound Vancouver-Seward while the other one, same day, leaves Seward southbound to Vancouver....and vice versa. The only difference is, as other posters stated, the slight difference in size between Statendam and Zaandam. Also, if that matters to you, one ( Statendam) is 7 years older than the other. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvz2cruz Posted February 17, 2012 #7 Share Posted February 17, 2012 We are doing this itinerary and chose Zaandam because it leaves Seward Sunday night giving us a Saturday and Sunday to sightsee there. We will disembark Sunday morning in Vancouver and fly home that day. If you prefer spending more time in Vancouver, pick whatever ship starts there so you have a few days precruise there. Of course, if you're retired, this doesn't matter.We can only go a certain week so chose the ship leaving Seward that week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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