Relaxing Vacation
Veendam Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America
15 Night Panama Canal Eastbound (San Diego To Ft. Lauderdale)
Sail date: November 05, 2016
Ship: Veendam
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: 314
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
The Veendam is a great ship on which to view the Panama Canal transit--outside upper deck, inside large lounge (air conditioned), smaller deck on Level 10, and a large bow, plus all around public Deck 6, and of course the full Lido deck. The service was great, and the food was good. Other than the four port days in a row, there were sea days mixed in with the other ports, so there was lots of time to sleep, eat, read, and rest.
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Ship tip
Use the (free) Hollandamerica.com site to see the dinner menu each day so the decision can be made whether to eat in Main Dining or Lido. The Lido and dining rooms also post menus at their entrances. The website also has a free link to the NY Times, which I enjoyed during the election results time
Ports of call
Exit Panama Canal At Cristobal
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida