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

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Volendam

26 Night Far East & Indonesian Discovery (Singapore To Hong Kong)

Sail date: November 10, 2016

Ship: Volendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2693

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We booked this cruise for its exciting, but challenging itinerary through not one, not two, but six countries. Most stops, though, were in Indonesia and Vietnam.

Unfortunately not all ports could accommodate the Volendam and we had to use tenders, sometimes with long lines and discomfort.

The crew was excellent, food was great, so was entertainment. Negatives were the excessive cost of some Shore Excursions (US$220 pp) even for simple bus tours, partly due to distance and added security (police escort), but some simply overprices (e.g., Komodo Island).

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very good, but noisy when docking.

Ports of call

Tanjung Priok (Jakarta), Indonesia

3 out of 5

Semarang, Java, Indonesia

5 out of 5

Surabaya, Java, Indonesia

3 out of 5

Komodo Island, Indonesia

1 out of 5

Lembar, Lombok, Indonesia

3 out of 5

Benoa, Bali, Indonesia

5 out of 5

Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia

3 out of 5

Singapore

5 out of 5

Ko Samui, Thailand

3 out of 5

Laem Chabang (Bangkok), Thailand

5 out of 5

Sihanoukville, Cambodia

3 out of 5

Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam

5 out of 5

Nha Trang, Vietnam

5 out of 5

Hue (Da Nang), Vietnam

5 out of 5

Ha Long Bay City (Hanoi), Vietnam

5 out of 5

Hong Kong

5 out of 5
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