Holland America Line Volendam Cruise Reviews

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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


Nice cruise

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Volendam

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armstrong1953
10+ Cruises • Age 90s

The price was right and we were traveling with friends who had never been through the Panama Canal. We usually always travel with Holland America and always pleased with travel Volendam was small and getting from bow to stern difficult since galley is inconveniently located thus creating a safety hazard. The entertainment was mediocre except for the ventriloquist. A comedian was so crude ...
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Sail Date: October 2019

Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom


A very nice short voyage!

Review for a Pacific Coastal Cruise on Volendam

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Don and Char
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Our voyage on the MS Volendam was short, but sweet! This ship is still in very good shape. It is scheduled for another retrofit next month. We flew to Vancouver to join the ship on it's transition from Alaska to the Caribbean. Many people on this voyage were settling in for the extended Panama Canal cruise. We had limited time as we had another trip planed, so we decided to take the 6 night ...
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Sail Date: September 2019

Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom


Getting there was NOT fun

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Volendam

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Janjer
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

Although the cruise was nice, going through customs at the Vancouver Airport PLUS the registration at Holland America requires a ton of walking and standing. My feet throbbed for two days after getting on the ship. We are both in our 70's and are fortunate to not need a wheelchair. However, there was a lot of unnecessary walking at the warehouse prior to boarding. On one leg of the walk we had ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Lanai Ocean-View Stateroom


Really good for adults!

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Volendam

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alaska sailors
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

We chose HAL again after examining the Alaska ports visited, length of cruise, & the passenger capacity of the Volendam. It can accommodate (per the HAL website) 1432 guests and only has about 9 floors. We booked directly with HAL & received no perks, just their lowest price for a Large Ocean View stateroom for 2 adults, roundtrip airfare, transfer from/to airports, & travel insurance. We also ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom


Drinks and things

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Volendam

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Bristol Pirates
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Chose this cruise as it seemed to be one of the few to visit Glacier Bay. With climate change we found the glaciers disappointing especially after seeing the ones in Argentina. The Volendam is a small ship and we were again disappointed by the entertainment, it wasn't a patch on larger ships ( as you might expect), but was outshone by Fred Olsen which is a similar size. We found the drinks ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Lanai Ocean-View Stateroom


Service and Food Fell Way Below Expectations

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Volendam

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MRamsay
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

In reading many of the reviews and write-ups on this ship I started to think I was on the wrong ship. I did not experience any of the great service and food everyone else was raving about. By day 2 I had already written an email to Holland America expressing my concerns about the poor service and food quality on the ship. It felt like I was on a training voyage for most of the staff. Let's ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom

Traveled with children


Not what we expected

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Volendam

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Lovecabo2002
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We had never been to Alaska and as we're getting up in years we felt that if we were going to do it, we would do it all in one go. So when we saw a Holland America three-day cruise, followed by a nine-day land tour, followed by another seven-day cruise advertised, we jumped on it. Having never cruised with Holland America before we weren't sure what to expect. Our entire cruise history was with ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Verandah Suite


Cabin location marred whole experience

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Volendam

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LovesTravel31
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

Our 7 night dream Alaskan cruise was greatly marred due to the horrid cabin location. Cabin 392 and neighbouring cabins should not be used for paying guests (especially NOT as an UPGRADE) unless passengers made aware that the kitchen is located directly above. If you are wanting a decent nights sleep at all during your cruise ensure you check your cabin location. A late night here and there ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom


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