Heavenly pleasantness
Volendam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern
10 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: December 13, 2006
Ship: Volendam
Cabin type: Inside
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 14 years ago
Review summary
The Volendam is a comfortable, elegant ship with excellent, and friendly, service. I liked the size (about 1200 passengers), and the familiar surroundings, like the Amsterdam, which was our first cruise ship. Our inside cabin was spacious (after our steward took out the chair we didn't need), with plenty of room for storage. I appreciated the self-service laundry on our deck, which, like everything else on the ship, was clean and thoughtfully organized. I don't know if other ships do this, but there is hand sanitizer available at many places on the ship, and everyone is expected to sanitize before entering any dining area, and upon returning to the ship from shore excursions. I find this reassuring! Every member of the staff we encountered was pleasant and helpful, and we enjoyed meeting other cruisers. It was a ten-day cruise in mid-December, so there weren't a lot of children, and those that were onboard were well-behaved. My only negatives were that the air conditioning was too cold (at least in our cabin we could control it ourselves), and the Internet connection was very slow, which was frustrating considering the price per minute. Otherwise, I would take this cruise again, and will definitely cruise with Holland America again.Ports of call
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)
Pros: being cared for, pampered
Cons: too much air conditioning--I was cold!
Recommends Volendam? Yes!
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