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Lovely, classic ship with traditional feel and entertainment

Veendam Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
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Veendam

11 Night The Atlantic Coast (Montreal To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: October 12, 2019

Ship: Veendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

If you want a relaxing and classic cruise experience, without all the frantic action of a mega ship, this is the cruise for you. Love Holland and it's classic ships.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was well organized and went smoothly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was good in both Lido and main dining room. Our waiter seemed overwhelmed. He was very good, but I got the impression his assistant was new. Maybe too many tables per waiter?

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
A traditional ship without all the new bells and whistles like zip lines and climbing walls. This line caters to a more mature crowd, and I appreciated that after recently being on a RCCL Oasis class ship which was crazy.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The cruise director Hannah, was very professional. The entertainment, a troupe of singers and dancers, put on 4 excellent shows on our 11 day cruise. It was refreshing to have traditional entertainment, singing and dancing, over some of the bizarre shows I have seen on other cruise lines.

Children's Programs

We brought no children, and very few were on this cruise, during school time.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The room stewards couldn't do enough from us. The cruise director was the best I have seen in a long time.The captain was gracious and very capable.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Even though the ship is 20 years old, it is beautifully maintained. Very easy to get around, except for deck 7 which has the kitchen in the middle, so you can't go through.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

If you want a classic ship, without all the craziness of the new mega ships, the Veendam is it.

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Ports of call

Quebec City, Quebec

5 out of 5
Took a walking tour of old Quebec. It was wonderful, and a good pace.
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Cruise Gulf Of St. Lawrence

5 out of 5
This wasn't a stop, we cruised through the seaway. lovely scenery.
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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

5 out of 5
Took the tour of the island as well as Anne of Green Gables home. Lovely island, great tour guide, Marie,
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Sydney, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5
Nice little town, to just walk around. Didn't take a tour.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5
Lovely town, but couldn't take a tour as we were in a superstorm and tied up. Winds were howling, so we didn't venture out.
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Bar Harbor, Maine Did not visit port

Port call cancelled due to weather.
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Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5
Took a tour of all the highlights. Very good.
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Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
Since we are Florideans, we just took an uber to the Exploration tower,, which we hadn't seen. Very nice views.
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Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

We live nearby, so didn't do tours.
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very well organized.
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.
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wood6352    5 years ago

We really like HAL also. We just came back from our 11 day Canada/New England on Zuiderdam.
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jojo625    5 years ago

Love HAL too. Some of the best cruises I've been on. 👍😄
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