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Item: Veendam
Rating: 5
Author: PeterJ6

Veendam Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

PeterJ6

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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10 Night Scandinavian Capitals (Copenhagen Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 23, 2007

Ship: Veendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 17 years ago

Review summary

The ship is very well maintained, clean and well staffed.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

HAL has, by far, the best food of any cruise line I've been on. Excellent wine selection as well

Entertainment

5 out of 5

We normally don't go to shows, but the one that we did go to was excellent.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Almost too friendly.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Though small, the stateroom was clean and comfortable. We did have a few problems with lights, but they were fixed very soon after we reported them.

Ports of call

Tallinn, Estonia

3 out of 5

A great port to wander about in on foot. It's easy to walk from the ship to the old town.

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Don't Miss: The wall surrounding the old town with its many towers

Helsinki, Finland

5 out of 5

Another very "walkable" city.

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Don't Miss: The Church in the Rock

Aarhus, Denmark

5 out of 5

By all means visit Den Gamle By. Great place for the kids to explore too.

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Don't Miss: Den Gamle By

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

5 out of 5

Traffic and crowds make this a strenuous and stressful port to visit. By all means go with organized tours. The folkloric show is great. Lot's of stairs and very few elevators, so plan to walk a lot... I mean A LOT!

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Don't Miss: Catherine's Palace in Peterhof

Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5

Take the shuttle boat from the dock into town. You'll get a good look at Stockholm from the water. Lots of nice places to have lunch - like Flyt. Get an excellent (free) map at the Church of Stockholm (Storkyrkan) near the Palace.

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Don't Miss: The Royal Palace

Oslo, Norway

5 out of 5

A great place to see some tall ships. You can easily walk from the ship to the main sights. Get a map at the tourist Info center.

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Don't Miss: Nobel Peace Center

Pros: HAL service and seeing new places

Cons: cigarette smoke

Recommends Veendam? Yes!

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