Statendam Review

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mas360
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: May 2012
Cabin: Large Ocean-View Stateroom

This was the first cruise for my wife and I. We booked with a local travel agent and boarded the Statendam in Vancouver. Since this is our first cruise, we have no standards to compare against. Generally I found the cruise to be satisfactory. Here are the good and bad.

a) The operation was very well organized starting from boarding at Vancouver to final disembark at Seward. The staff running the operation was well versed and helpful. Baggage handling was adequate.

b) Room was spacious and clean. Housekeeping staff was excellent, friendly and cheerful.

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Large Ocean-View Stateroom

We had an Oceanview room for two. It was a nice and clean room. Housekeeping staff was excellent. I highly commend the housekeeping staff for their dedication and impressive work ethics. A tip was automatically billed to our expense account at $11.40 per passenger per day. This was to be divided among all crew members. At the end of the cruise, I personally tipped the two persons who kept our room clean everyday. They had been with Holland America for ten years and I found out their first three years they had to work 12 months straight without break. After the first three years they worked 11 months and had one month to go home to see their family. That made me feel very guilty. Despite of this work contract, they cheerfully did their job with a positive attitude.

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