The food on this ship was the worst. No worries about gaining weight on vacation for 14 days. Some of the food was bland or way to salty. Some of the food seemed to be recycled from day to day. I stayed with the food items they couldn't mess up, such as boxed cereal, fruit, yogurt, salads and deli sandwiches. My boys said the hamburgers were yummy and they liked the pizza and ice-cream. Many of the passengers I talked to also complained about the poor quality of food, so it wasn't just me being way too critical. Some cruise lines charge for hot chocolate, but the Veendam does not. You can buy a soda card for $20.00 (good for 20 sodas).
The entertainment was lacking. The only good entertainment was an illusionist, David DaVinci, and the movies shown in their movie theatre (new release movies). They really need to have more activities to entertain especially on the days out to sea.
Ketchikan: We went on the Bear Creek zip line adventures. It was a lot of fun. Since we did the 14 day cruise, we visited some ports twice. The second time we went to the Lumberjack show and did last minute souvenir shopping. The Lumberjack Show was just okay.