Veendam Review

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Review for the Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Veendam
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Transplanted Buckeye
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Feb 2014

Every cruise had it's good and bad points. This was our second cruise with HAL and was chosen primarily because the timing and itinerary fit our plans. We had cruised to California with another cruise line and needed a boat back.

The good:

HAL has some of the best itineraries in the business. Sure, the ports are out of the way to nudge you toward getting their tour rather than striking out on your own, but they're still "off the beaten path" places that you wouldn't see otherwise. Porto Chiapas in Mexico was a delight as was Hutalco. Much better than the tourist clogged Puerto Vallarta.

Cabin Review

We like an interior room as we sometimes sleep in. This one was very noisy and air conditioning ran non-stop. We put tape over the vents but it was still frosty. DVD was a nice touch but had maintenance in three time to fix it. The room was larger than ours on Carnival on the way out but had less storage.

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