Volendam Review

Blue Skies and Fabulous Alaskan Weather on the Volendam

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heathriel
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: May 2014

Day 1: Vancouver

We’d flown into Vancouver the day before and booked the Marriott Pinnacle hotel downtown so that it would be convenient for boarding in the morning. I slept in, but DH was up early watching the ship dock at Canada Place, and started counting the seconds until we were allowed on board.

Sometime around noon, we grabbed a taxi for the $6CAD drive to the port, and once arrived and began the trek through the somewhat confusing boarding process. I hadn’t realized that they would be boarding three ships all at once in one jumbled security line before we’d ever get to check in, and it was confusing to say the least. Additionally, we were confused with the Princess people and stopped by the Wine Dragon (for Princess), who was trying to take our 2 bottles of Tempranillo away until he noticed we were HAL passengers and waved us on.

Cabin Review

The cabin was exceptionally spacious. We had brought two large suitcases, two "carryon" suitcases, and two backpacks, and all of that barely made a dent in two of the 4 available closets, much less any of the drawer space.The balcony area alone is quite literally the size of an interior cabin.The service was exceptional - our room stewards were friendly and available whenever we needed them. We used the laundry/dry cleaning service daily, and it was always returned to us within hours, on the same day.This room is located directly across from the Neptune Lounge. This is very convenient for a quick drink/snack while that lounge is open.

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