Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) Holland America Line Volendam Cruise Reviews

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"The Pinnacle Grill is the gem of dining as usual if you enjoy steak and seafood, lamb chops, caviar, carpacio, shrimp cocktail.Hedro in the Pinnacle was amazing as well...."Read More
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A fabulous adventure

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Volendam

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dianeh
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s

Bucket list and a .uch needed break! Bonus was returning to Vancouver. We were upgraded from a window G to a larger window cabin 25**. No complaints. Our cabin stewards were terrific and always attended to everything. We both felt at home and after 21 days we hadn't grown tired of the pampering! The Ocean Band was our go to after dinner. And the food! Fabulous! Ate in the dining room, and 2x ...
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Sail Date: April 2023

Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom


14 Day Southern Carribean

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Volendam

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19Ahoymatey68
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Get out of the continued long winter in Wyoming. The captain was amazing on communication and informational. Hedro in the Pinnacle was amazing as well. We enjoy the pool, and the DiveIn dining. The Pinnacle Grill is the gem of dining as usual if you enjoy steak and seafood, lamb chops, caviar, carpacio, shrimp cocktail. The surcharge is minimal and very well worth on the items (only a couple) to ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


Five Itinerary on a Three Star Ship

Review for a South America Cruise on Volendam

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R'man
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

I have purposely allowed some time to pass before writing this review. THE SHIP AND STAFF The review really concerns an apparently struggling cruise line, an aged ship, and a wonderful itinerary. The captain jokingly said it best when after it was mentioned the ship was 23 years old, a passenger asked him what was the effective service age of such a ship. He replied 22 years. The ship ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Large Interior Stateroom


Volendam's Grand South America Voyage 2020

Review for a South America Cruise on Volendam

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djack77494
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

The ports. The ports. The ports. The Price. The line (HAL). These are the things that attracted me to this voyage. This voyage of 11 weeks was my first cruise with a duration of over three weeks, and that alone turns the experience completely around. You see the same people, passengers & crew, over and over again and you get to know them. That was mostly good. Ran into many ...
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Sail Date: January 2020

Cabin Type: Standard Interior Stateroom


Pleasantly Surprised

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Volendam

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rboggia
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

After sailing on the Eurodam in March, 2019 on an extended cruise to the south pacific, we were hoping that the Volendam would be an improvement concerning food quality. We were pleasantly surprised and did not have a single issue on the Volendam the entire cruise. We are 4 Star Mariners and have sailed with Holland America for many years and have recently seen major issues with food quality; this ...
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Sail Date: November 2019

Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom


Wonderful Cruise Itinerary, But Cost Cutting Even More Evident

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Volendam

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LORDBOWDON
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

You may wonder why I only gave this a 4 star review, when for all the sub-items below I have rated them as 5 stars. The answer is because the ship had just come out of a two week dry dock, and as a result, many cabins, and some hallways had been flooded, and had no hot water or HVAC. One is always warned never to take the first cruise after a refit, and fortunately, I was not significantly ...
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Sail Date: November 2019


Great fun minus a little luster

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Volendam

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mama2bifs
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

My daughter and I booked this cruise wanting some sun and fun and a vacation over a week long. This was great. We know HAL well and her pace suits our needs. We LOVE food, being waited on, quiet time, and a little entertainment. We don't care about lot of drinking and don't want to be onboard with a bunch of screaming kids or drunks. So that did eliminate some cruise lines for us. This was ...
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Sail Date: November 2019

Cabin Type: Verandah Suite


Adagio music duo

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Volendam

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itimof46
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Iren & Vadim Timof (72 years old. Fremont California). That was our 13-th cruise. We enjoyed with our Panama cruise from Fort Lauderdale to San Diego (December 18,2018 to January 3, 2019). Service on board was excellent, but dining menu in restaurant and buffet was poor. The same we can say about shops range. Very sorry. We liked all our excursions. It was very good arranged. Cabin ...
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Sail Date: December 2018


prescottbob

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Volendam

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prescottbob
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

ms Volendam 10 Day Southern Caribbean & Panama Canal Sunfarer Float, 03-12 to 03-22-08 The Search for Some Global Warming Cruise Ship Stats: 61,000 GT, 26 Ft. Draft, 777.6 Ft. Length, 111 Ft. Wide, 1999 Launch, 1485 Passengers, 601 Crew, Distance Covered: 3371 NM, Fuel Consumption: 85 Gal / Mile, Potable Water Prod.: 370,000 Gal / Day Ship Staff: Master: Capt. Pieter Visser, Hotel Manager: ...
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Sail Date: March 2008

Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom


Volendam - Southern Caribbean

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Volendam

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thomasale
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

Volendam 10/14/2006 This was our 30th anniversary cruise. It was a 10 day southern Caribbean itinerary and our first time on HAL. We have several cruises with Celebrity and have been on RCCL once and Carnival Once. We have never had a bad cruise and once again enjoyed ourselves immensely. We still have to say that Celebrity is our favorite line. It is not dissatisfaction with our HAL experience ...
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Sail Date: October 2006

Cabin Type: Verandah Suite


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