Lucky with the weather. Unlucky with the food.

Item: Volendam
Rating: 4.3
Author: wvboy

Volendam Cruise Review

wvboy

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 9

Helpful Votes: 123

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Canada & New England Discovery (Montreal To Boston)

Sail date: September 21, 2024

Ship: Volendam

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

Great itinerary, and we had perfect weather. So we were very happy with this trip. Love the veranda deck on the Volendam. It was a smooth sail.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Specialty restaurants were very good, but MDR was disappointing. Breakfast buffet was not so good either compared to other HAL cruises we've been on.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Two of the 7 nights were quite good. You do the math.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

I hate to say it, but waitstaff in the MDR was not good. Our room steward was very good however.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Our Oceanview cabin was adequate, and the bathroom was larger than expected. But only one outlet! REALLY!!!

Ship tip

Be prepared for an older ship experience.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Sydney, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

5 out of 5

Montreal, Quebec

5 out of 5

Cruise St. Lawrence River

5 out of 5

Quebec City, Quebec

5 out of 5

Cruise Gulf Of St. Lawrence

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

Other reviews of this sailing

Great trip!

Good cruise with small issues