I cruised on the Zuiderdam April 23rd my first HAL Cruise but not my last. The food, service, was wonderful. The demograpics were mixed , being its HAL's new Vista Class. This class of ship tends to bring a younger clientile. We are in our 50S traveling with our 15 year old daughter. We had 3 at our table in their 30S. There were alot of 30 somethings on our date. About 40% were seniors, but the rest a good mix.
Our mini Suite, Cat SS was large and very comfotable for the 3 of us. It's the first cruise I did not feel clutered. We booked this accomadation because the price was not much more than a balcony, and less than we had paid for a balcony last year on RCCL .
The buffet was at 11:30 but who wants to eat at 12 amyway.They did not have a Grand Buffet but had an afternoon Desert Extravaganza which was pretty and delish. The buffet was above average of all the lines I have cruised. I have cruised Celebrity, RCCL,Carnival and Princess. I would recomend HAL.
