Fourteen Nights in New England & Canada = A Little Bit of Heaven, thanks to Holland America's Veendam.

Item: Veendam
Rating: 4.8
Author: shblair

Veendam Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

shblair

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

7 Night New England & Canada Discovery (Boston To Montreal)

Sail date: July 07, 2018

Ship: Veendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 736

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We felt pampered from the beginning to the end of our cruise. Positives were: plenty of luggage storage and closet space in stateroom; in-shower decanters were a nice touch; great selection of evening movies; stateroom excellently maintained by staff who were very friendly and eager to please; great Cruise Director!Negatives were: lack of adequate power outlets in the stateroom; poor quality reception of stateroom television; confusing interior design of the ship; temperature too cold in the theater room; and lack of separate, quiet room for reading.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food in the dining room was the best we've ever experienced on a cruise ship - first class all the way!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The Test Kitchen experiences were very informative and enjoyable, although the room was kept way too cold.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

We were awed by the professionalism and talent of the Veendam Singers and Dancers - The Cruise Director was the best!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Everything was well-maintained; however, the ship's layout left a lot to be desired. It was confusing having the promenade decks not go straight through the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Make sure you bring a power strip as there is only one outlet in the cabin and one razor outlet in the bathroom.

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Ports of call

Bar Harbor, Maine

4 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Sydney, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

5 out of 5

Quebec City, Quebec

5 out of 5

This was our favorite port. The layout of the Old City vs. the New City was amazing and we were in awe of everything.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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LordRob 6 years ago

Electrical matters are controlled for the safety of passengers. TV reception is governed by your location in respect to satellites. Much of the programming is either ship original, news channels, or other non-standard broadcast. For reading, there is a very nice library on this ship.

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sharonmacomber1 6 years ago

Oops see cabin listed

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sharonmacomber1 6 years ago

Who is the CD currently? And What cabin did u have?

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newmemories 6 years ago

How did you book the test kitchen?

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Thoroughly enjoyable two week cruise