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Volendam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Volendam

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 27, 2022

Ship: Volendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1922

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was the worst cruise I’ve been on across the board. This was my second time on Holland but my 16th cruise overall but my last on Holland. This cruise did not even compare to my first experience with them. The boat is old and should be retired. Water leaks all over the boat, no working Air conditioning in majority of the cabins on board, worst menus and food I’ve been served ever and such few staff that they are so overworked you can see it on their faces. They were cancelling events probably to conserve energy. Meals in the MDR were taking 1 1/2-2hrs just to get your main course. Hardly any activities and you never saw or heard from the cruise director. No communication as to where to go for port of call days which only caused chaos when getting off boat.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Ship tip

Don’t do it

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Don’t book excursions, just stay there for free and enjoy the beach

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
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4 Comments

cruisewife    1 year ago

One person’s perspective. The Volendam is now on a long voyage around S. America and is getting very high reviews. I sail on her 1 April and looking forward to it.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

CruzeFan    1 year ago

Cruising on an old ship during the holidays is rarely a good experience.

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