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Item: Volendam
Rating: 4
Author: MarkA14

Volendam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

MarkA14

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 0

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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7 Night Glacier Bay Inside Passage Cruise (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 23, 2006

Ship: Volendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 18 years ago

Review summary

Ship was very comfortable, rode smoothly, the right size ( 1500 people), food good.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was good to Excellent, especially enjoyed room service breakfast to avoid lines at the buffet.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Shows were OK, enjouyed the Nature lectures

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Twice daily cleaning service and good but not overbearing service in dining room

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Room was bigger than other cruises and had plenty of closet and storage space

Ports of call

Skagway, Alaska

3 out of 5

Enjoyed the Train ride but the gold panning and show was a little hokey

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Don't Miss: White Pass Railroad

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Weather canceled all exotic activities such as Helicopter or float plane but rain stopped when we got to Glacier

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Don't Miss: Mendenhall Galacier and Salmon Bake

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Take the walking tour yourself instead of Horse carraige which we took. Eat at Steamers accross the street from the port -great chowder and fish

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Don't Miss: Go down Creek street and ss the old shops,bordellos and salmon run

Pros: Scenery and overall ship atmosphere

Cons: Weather cool but that's mother nature

1 Comment

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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