Canada thru the St Lawrence seaway

Item: Veendam
Rating: 4.3
Author: Thoman

Veendam Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

Thoman

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 10

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Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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14 Night New England & Canada Discovery (Boston Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 02, 2017

Ship: Veendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 532

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We love to cruise! We love Holland America and the destinations were so fun. The size of the ship was perfect, and it was a very nice ship. Everything was well done, and the staff great. we went for the destinations and not the cruise line, ship, but it all worked out fine.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was very good in the Lido buffet; best restaurant on board was the Pinnacle Grill. That was the highlight for food. Main dining room was just OK. We have had much better on other ships.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Singers and Dancers were great; comedian was great; everyone else just OK. They had very little activity to do onboard. Standard things with spa, etc. but we always enjoy relaxing and reading.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

We liked most all the shows; some were not as good as others, but we went to them all.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Liked the smaller ship....1300 passengers. With that comes a bit less of the activity and entertainment.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

First time we did not have a balcony. This room was nice and roomy, and the window was just fine. We did not stay in our room much. Did not do room service so it was a non factor.