Great trip!

Item: Volendam
Rating: 4.9
Author: bobbilo

Volendam Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

bobbilo

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

Verified Review

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

Sail date: September 21, 2024

Ship: Volendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1819

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

while I have done a lot of New England -Canada cruises with different people and different cruiselines, this was fresh and new since it was 'Canada intensive' and we visited many new ports in Canada. It was fun discovering new places . Okay, full disclosure. Highlight was Cow Creamery in Charlottetown! Ply me with ice cream and I'll follow you anywhere...

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Great! I loved the 'no set time,just show up when you want' boarding. Since we went later, we were able to board the ship in five minutes!!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

I'm giving this a four. While the food was stunning (except the short ribs,don't know what happened there) the mixed drinks left a lot to be desired, leading my cousin to say, boy we didn;t get outr money's worth with the beverage package

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Tyhe activities were great! I love arts and crafts so grabbed the painting class. I also enjoyed learning learning brush lettering. High tea was excellent. Most ships don't over the tea anymore so it was a real treat.

Entertainment

I only went to the comedian as the times of the shows wasn't workable for us. the comedian was incredible.I love dthe way he was joking about his cancer treatment. One of my friends is being treated for cancer now, and I told her he sounded like us because we joke about her cancer a lot. Yes, that sounds weird.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

service was great!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The size of the ship was perfect. Since it's smaller, we were able to get from one end to the other with no problem, good since my cousin has bad knees

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We didn't choose a balcony cabin this time and I was surprised how much roomier the cabin was with not having the beds jut into the space to accommodate the door for the balcony. we were also closer to the disembark decks for port calls