Maasdam Review

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Another Great Family Trip on Holland America

Review for Canada & New England Cruise on Maasdam
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2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Aug 2015
Cabin: Large Interior Stateroom
Traveled with children

This trip was a dream come true for myself and my daughter. As huge Anne of green Gable fans we have always wanted to go to Prince Edward Island. My husband and I love to see lighthouses. Best of all from our house in Western New York we did not have to fly.

We drove to Boston the day before the cruise and stayed at an ok hotel that provided cruise port transportation, very nice. We arrived at the port at 10:30. My Dad is in a wheelchair for any distances so we had handicapped check in. We sat and waited for quite a while for them to provide a security guard to check in the handicapped line. We then went up signed in, took pictures and waited in another area for those with handicaps. We were the first ones on the ship when embarkation started, had been to our rooms and were in the Lido for lunch with no lines shortly after 12.

We previously sailed on the Maasdam before we had children and while we noticed some scuffs and wear and tear, there was nothing that effected our trip. All the adults in the group loved the Maasdam and smaller ship sailing. It did take us a couple of days to get used to deck 7 and not being able to go directly from the dining room to the showroom.

Cabin Review

Large Interior Stateroom

Cabin I

Great stateroom. Nice to have a shower instead of a tub especially for my older parents in the cabin next door. Plenty of room even with the triple bed made up. Couch stayed as a bed all week. My parents kept their beds as two singles which gave them an area to tuck my Dad's wheelchair in and made the room feel much bigger. Plenty of storage space.

Port Reviews

Bar Harbor

Great tour with Ollies trolley

Halifax

Easy drive to Peggy's cove with beautiful scenery and a great lunch in Peggy's cove

Halifax

Nice to see where my husband's family immigrated through.

Sydney (Nova Scotia)

we had a great trip with Don Blackwood and loved the Alexander Graham Bell museum. Great museum.

Quebec City

We walked around town and had a good time. It would have been perfect if it had not been raining. Not a handicapped accessible city.

Montreal

We did a caleche ride, Notre dame cathedral, Pointe de Calliere museum, the Science museum and the Maple museum. We loved everything but the science museum.

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