Holland America Line Volendam Cruise Reviews for Senior Cruises from Vancouver
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Volendam a Mixed Bag
"This was our first cruise on Holland America after 15 cruises on Celebrity, Disney, RCCL, NCL, Carnival, Windstar, and SilverSea.
We picked the cruise probably for all the wrong reasons: we had a specific 7 day..."Read More
argyllsock
10+ Cruises
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Age 50s
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LovesTravel31
2-5 Cruises
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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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2019
Departure Port: Brisbane
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
4 Helpful Votes
Review for Volendam to Pacific Coastal
Don and Char
10+ Cruises
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Age 60s
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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2019
Departure Port: Brisbane
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
103 Helpful Votes
Lovecabo2002
6-10 Cruises
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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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: August 2019
Departure Port: Brisbane
Cabin Type: Verandah Suite
12 Helpful Votes
alaska sailors
2-5 Cruises
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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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: August 2019
Departure Port: Brisbane
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
12 Helpful Votes
MRamsay
2-5 Cruises
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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 ...
Read MoreSail Date: August 2019
Departure Port: Brisbane
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Traveled with children
6 Helpful Votes
newbie68
10+ Cruises
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Age 50s
We made the decision to do an Alaskan cruise on the Volendam with HAL earlier in the spring when some friends suggested we join them as they knew we were cruise fanatics (10 previous cruises in the past 5 years). We had never cruised with HAL before and 8 of our previous cruises were with NCL. I had the impression that HAL cruises were for an older, quieter demographic and they seemed to offer ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2019
Departure Port: Brisbane
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
18 Helpful Votes
rayjitsu
10+ Cruises
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Age 70s
We have been cruising to Alaska many times because as resident in Vancouver, it is an easy trip for us. One hour leaving from our house, we will be sitting at the ship's top deck eating lunch.
Volendam, compare to other ships I have been on, is a much simple in decor(but has interesting art works in their corridors), aged, and small, but a good ship. The advantages is less walking from one end ...
Read MoreSail Date: May 2019
Departure Port: Brisbane
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
51 Helpful Votes
Cruising Canuck
10+ Cruises
My wife and I took our 2 daughters, 2 grandsons and nephew (all young adults) on a family cruise as all of us were celebrating a "milestone" birthday this year.
We had originally booked on Princess because we thought the 5 younger members of our party might enjoy the less formal atmosphere on Princess versus Holland America. We are well aware of the differences as we have sailed both many ...
Read MoreSail Date: May 2019
Departure Port: Brisbane
Cabin Type: Large Interior Stateroom
Gigi and Carlos
First Time Cruiser
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Age 70s
My wife and I are seasoned travelers but we have never experienced a cruise. She choose a crossing of the Panama Canal for our 4oth wedding anniversary. A bit daring as it was 21 days and I am known to get sea sick and/or bored rather easily.....
-Booking was easy with Vacations to Go and Max Richardson (the agent) was friendly, professional and helpful.
Our stateroom on board was # 1922 ...
Read MoreSail Date: May 2019
Departure Port: Brisbane
anchor-tanker
10+ Cruises
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Age 60s
One of the things I love about HAL, is the Neptune lounge, so I usually opt for the suite.. It's expensive-- about a thousand Cnd a day-- but worth it..
So this cruise, you couldn't have asked for nicer weather, and smooth seas.. It has been 9 years since I took my last cruise (a 7 day HAL Mexican on the Veendam), and I've noticed a few changes.. The boarding and departing has improved-- ...
Read MoreSail Date: May 2019
Departure Port: Brisbane
Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite
3 Helpful Votes