Consistently Inconsistent
Volendam Cruise Review to South Pacific
Review summary
While the locations were excellent this ship is very middle of the road especially when it came to eating. There is plenty of food, just generally mediocre to poor. The non-lemon lemonade is one example as was a hard-boiled egg for Eggs Benedict. They had lamb so tough even the carver couldn't cut it and the list goes on and on.
Information was poor. For example after a week on board we learned that the New York Times had been available for free on line the whole time. Learned other things after the fact as well.
Do not exchange money on board!!!!. As an example in Indonesia they charged about 6 percent exchange rate and on shore it was under 1 percent of the official rate.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Don't bother with the Rotterdam Dining Room unless you just like to dress up. Food was slow and inconsistent. Lido adds flexibility and you can pick and choose a wide variety. Worth at Lido trying is the Italian counter. Never change money on board. They blame Bank of America for their poor ra
Ports of call
Hamilton Island, Australia
Sherrard Island Anchorage (Cruise & Anchor)
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