Not Impressed ! Disappointed!

Volendam Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
Verified Review
Volendam

10 Night Caribbean Sunfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 13, 2007

Ship: Volendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

We would not recommend the Volendam. This was our 6th cruise (2nd on Holland America). We had problems with our toliet flushing for 3 days and other passengers had the same problem for up to 5 days of the 12 day cruise. Also one passenger reported their ceiling leaked onto their couch. Holland American did nothing to compensate for these major inconveniences. The food was very poor quality and disappointing, even the desserts. The staff was pleasant and the ship was clean. We also liked that most of the passengers were older. We chose this cruise for the itinerary and the best port of call was going thru the Panama Canal.

Ports of call

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

1 out of 5
We took the countryside/ train and canal tour. The canal tour was nice but the Train ride was AWFUL. It took us thru the poorest area of squatters in the slums and thats not what we were paying a tour to show us. Also the train is not airconditioned and it got really hot. It would have been better to see the other side of Costa Rica where the nicer areas were.
Don't Miss: Do not take the train ride but the canal ride was nice.

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

1 out of 5
We took the countryside/ train and canal tour. The canal tour was nice but the Train ride was AWFUL. It took us thru the poorest area of squatters in the slums and thats not what we were paying a tour to show us. Also the train is not airconditioned and it got really hot. It would have been better to see the other side of Costa Rica where the nicer areas were.
Don't Miss: Do not take the train ride but the canal ride was nice.

Colon, Panama

3 out of 5
The town of Colon was AWFUL and NOT SAFE but the best part of the trip was going thru the Panama Canal.
Don't Miss: We went on the Canal Experience tour and it was the best part of the trip going thru the canal all the way from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

1 out of 5
Overbooked the clamshell shades so people were fighing over them but we think this was due to 2 ships were there at one time and was only supposed to be 1, still it was very disrupting.

Willemstad, Curacao

3 out of 5
This was our favorite island on the trip. It's a cute town.

Willemstad, Curacao

3 out of 5
This was our favorite island on the trip. It's a cute town.

Colon, Panama

3 out of 5
The town of Colon was AWFUL and NOT SAFE but the best part of the trip was going thru the Panama Canal.
Don't Miss: We went on the Canal Experience tour and it was the best part of the trip going thru the canal all the way from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

1 out of 5
Overbooked the clamshell shades so people were fighing over them but we think this was due to 2 ships were there at one time and was only supposed to be 1, still it was very disrupting.

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5

Pros: Traveling thru the Panama Canal

Cons: TOILET IN OUR ROOM DID NOT FLUSH FOR 3 DAYS AND FOOD WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING!

Recommends Volendam? No.

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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.