Very educational trip!

Volendam Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

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Reviews: 6
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Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Volendam

14 Night Holy Land & Ancient Kingdoms Explorer (Venice Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 24, 2022

Ship: Volendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2565

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We would like to thank: Imam and Muz, room stewards Rebecca, Angelika, and Nyman, shore excursions Antoni, dining room and crew Alex, Future Cruises Fernando, Beverage Manager

Embarkation

5 out of 5
very easy and without stress

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food and drinks were cut back and much less portions, no taste.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I wish we could have a speaker from the countries, instead of the activities director, Nick reading from Google.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
All the dance shows we had seen already on other HAL ships. One group didn't show up.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Remarkable room service, waiters, room attendants

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was completely refurbished and was beautiful.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our stewards were Imam and Muz. They were excellent and took great care of us.

Ship tip

Beautiful ship just refurbished but because of size there isn't BB King or Lincoln Center

Ports of call

TRIESTE (VENICE), ITALY

5 out of 5
I was a drive from Venice, but a very nice port.

Hvar, Croatia

5 out of 5
Interesting but did not take a shore excursion.

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5
We were on a tour but everything was very crowded

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5

Aghios Nikolaos, Crete

5 out of 5
There is a lot of history here

Tel Aviv

5 out of 5
Excellent as we learned a great deal

Ashdod, Israel

5 out of 5
Visited many places but it was jammed with tourists

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5
Abso9lutely outstanding. A must to see

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5
We went to Corinth and that was great

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

5 out of 5
Very educational as the first Olympics were here

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth and non stressful
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4 Comments

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Great itinerary. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience