Alaskan Cruise on the Volendam

Item: Volendam
Rating: 4
Author: Volendamcruiser

Volendam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Volendamcruiser

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 61

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Glacier Bay & Inside Passage (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 21, 2014

Ship: Volendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 years ago

Review summary

A wonderful Alaskan cruise on the Volendam travelling with friends. Perfect weather, smooth sailing! It was delightful cruising through Tracy Arm and visiting the glaciers again!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Inconsistent quality and quantity of food. The lower salt content was a great improvement..

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Soprano who was our statesroom attendant was always efficient maintaining our room. He is ultimate crew member who was always smiling whenever he sees the patrons on the cruise.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Comfortable. Clean. The safety box was not used, as using our credit cards was skeptical and the box should be updated.

Ship tip

Go to the library to have a very good view and sit among a variety of books. The Volendam is the best ship to steer us closer to the glaciers and Tracy Arm! Thank you!

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Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia Did not visit port

Always a beautiful place to embark or disembark. The handlers were polite and patient doing our suitcases.

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Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Close to visit the port. Hungry salespersons!

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Skagway, Alaska Did not visit port

Always a joy to watch the train except for the longer walk to the port! We had a great and informative tour guide when we had our walkabout of the port. Thank you

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Cruise Glacier Bay Did not visit port

Fabulous!

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Ketchikan, Alaska Did not visit port

Always a favourite stopover to purchase our fish oil, chowder, canned salmon at Salmon Select at the Furry Creek........they are much nicer store!o

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Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Smoother than usual

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