Holland America Zuiderdam Deck 2 and Casino Tour

Key Takeaways

• The main stage is three levels, and you can get in on Decks 1, 2 and 3. I love that there’s cocktail seating, so you can grab a drink and watch the show.
• The casino is 100% smokefree. There’s no separate roped off or closed in smoking area, because the casino is shared, open floor plan space.
• The casino has slots and table games, including craps and roulette, right in the center of the floor.
• The Gallery Bar gets its name from all the artwork on display, and they’ll put the game on TV if there’s one on.
• Billboard Onboard now has just one piano. It used to have two.
• The Rolling Stone Lounge has a band, and on this cruise it also hosted a cooking demo with the cruise director and executive chef, plus Q&A sessions with crew members and the comedian.
• The Pinnacle Grill is the ship’s steakhouse, and one night per cruise it turns into Morimoto by Sea.
• On Deck 2, the main dining room is for open seating and Club Orange, which has its own separate section.

Good to Know

If you smoke, know before you go: there’s no smoking anywhere in the casino. The only place you can smoke on Zuiderdam is one half of the Sea View Pool area up on Deck 9.

Remember, if you spot your favorite slot game in this video, don’t get too excited. The casino can swap out the games on those machines with the click of a mouse, so what you see here may not be there when you sail.

Don’t skip the quiet lounge past the Pinnacle Bar. Holland America brought classical music back onboard, and musicians play there at different times of the day. It’s a beautiful, quiet spot, and I feel it’s one of the most underutilized areas of the ship.

The Pinnacle Grill is one of the best steakhouses on a cruise ship, and it’s always fantastic. Stop by the Pinnacle Bar next door for a cocktail before dinner.