Trans Panama Canal Cruise

Item: Veendam
Rating: 3
Author: garyoginmd

Veendam Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

garyoginmd

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

15 Night Panama Canal Eastbound (San Diego To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: November 05, 2016

Ship: Veendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 409

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

See comments. Nice ship with a great staff. Food is good to better with good variety and excellent quality. Smaller ship makes it easier to get around. Not a ship for children as this was a much older crowd. Ship was unacceptably cold !!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

the smaller ship was highly conducive to easy living and made it easy to make friends. The ship was extremely cold with air-conditioning set to 19 deg C . It is inappropriate to have to wear winter clothing on a tropical cruise. Complaining to management got me nowhere The cold ship will be a deal= breaker for any future cruises. There are better ways to control bacteria and mold than refrigeration. I was told that company policy set temp at 19-21 deg.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

could use an upgrade to outlets. There was only one in the cabin.