Fares per person start at €589 on Zuiderdam and €949 on Noordam. Noordam is the bigger ship, carrying 1,972 guests to 1,970. Noordam has the fewest guests per crew member, at 2.4 to 1. Noordam is newer, built in 2006 against 2002, though Zuiderdam was refurbished in 2025. Noordam runs 7–43 night cruises from Seattle and Tokyo, plus 4 other ports, while Zuiderdam runs 4–28 night cruises from Amsterdam and Miami, plus 8 other ports.
