Good but not great

Volendam Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

andeharkov

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 80

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

Verified Review

14 Night Far East Discovery (Singapore To Hong Kong)

Sail date: January 05, 2015

Ship: Volendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3316

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

Entertainment and food was disappointing. Itenerary was exceleent but even that could be tweaked. The service however, was top notch. Everything, was included in the price, EXCEPT everything that was not included which was most things, inclduing internet. Much older crowd than we are used to and we are in our fifties.

We still prefer Royal Carribean, they just didn't have the right itnerary in our time frame.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

We were happy they dispsensed with the groos midnight buffets but they were trying to hard to be classy and sometimes the food just didn't taste very good.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

not much going on

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Shows awfult, muiscal groups outstanding.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

No problem with the room. Nice size and we actually had a full view. (we received a free upgrade.) Decor was clean but a bit old. The cabin steward was fabulous.

Ports of call

Singapore

3 out of 5

very nice, laid back.

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Ko Samui, Thailand

3 out of 5

too many Buddas

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Laem Chabang (Bangkok), Thailand

3 out of 5

dirty crowded, facist country

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Sihanoukville, Cambodia Did not visit port

skipped

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Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam

5 out of 5

fascinating, friendly, and clean

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Nha Trang, Vietnam

5 out of 5

surprisingly nice.

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Da Nang, Vietnam

5 out of 5

best part of Vietnam

Thumbs Up 1

Ha Long Bay City (Hanoi), Vietnam

5 out of 5

beautiful

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Hong Kong

5 out of 5

retail on steroids, very crowded , but very friendly , and always something to do.

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2 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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glomarrone 9 years ago

I always enjoy the singers and dancers performances on ships. Try one of the Grand voyages or Grand World Voyages on the Amsterdam. The one that we took last year was so good. In fact we are taking another one on her next year. .

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