Volendam Cruise Reviews - Reviews

We had a lot of fun, good people on ship & in the ports. All the stops were amazing, good shopping. Montréal was spectacular, loved Nova Scotia.

Don't expect an overwhelming experience on HAL for this standard cruise itinerary. The stops are good for a first time visit. The ship was understaffed and that showed in the wait service in the dining room. But the ship was clean and the fitness center and spa helped to pass the time while sailing.

I enjoyed this cruise. It was a smaller ship which was ok. It was nice that we were the only ship in each port so the towns weren’t overcrowded with tourists. Very walkable towns. We took our autistic son and he was not overwhelmed. We all had a great time.

This was a great itinerary, and the ship was perfect for the smaller ports.

This was our first cruise. I wanted something where I could sit back and let someone else handle everything. This was perfect. I had a blast and am totally looking forward to going again.

Highly recommended! Thank you to Hari, the wonderful origami teacher from the Netherlands (sorry I can’t remember her name but she was WONDERFUL), Sugong, Agung, Kadek, Lance, and the Performers in the jazz band at the ocean bar for making my family’s experience all the more memorable.

Really loved seeing all these beautiful and so very different cities along this trip. We really liked this selection of ports more than any other cruise line doing the same area. Loved all the ports very much. And especially enjoyed the size of the ship Volendam. Perfect for seniors. No crowds. Few kids. Not loud and noisy. No long lines anywhere.

We enjoyed the Volendam ship and hope to cruise on it again in the future. The itinerary was very good.

I enjoyed the food on board and the ease of traveling via ship vs flying or driving for sure. The staff were very nice, and I really enjoyed the Have it All Package especially the restaurants on board. Canaletto was excellent and reasonably priced and was my favorite.

This was our first cruise, and it came in way ahead of expectations. Will definitely look into future cruises with Holland America.

Enjoyed everything about this cruise. The Cabin was comfortable, Food was great, Daily activities were fun. I only went to Cape Breton Thunder concerts and the Holland 150th Anniversary Show and they were great.

Never saw so many electric scooters and walkers at one time in my life, many using them acted as though they were entitled to go as they pleased.

IT WAS HORRIBLY RUN BY HOLLAND AT EVERY ARE FROM SERVICE TO EXCURSIONS TO BASIC INFORMATION . THEY WERE UNORGANIZED ,UNINFORMED -MANY DID NOT EVEN COMPREHEND BASIC ENGLISH AND NEEDED HELP FROM ANOTHER CREW MEMBER VERY UNDERSTAFFED SHIP AS WELL .

New Zealand's 10 ports were quickly boring. Enjoyed Australia much more, and the Pacific Islands are ever romantic. Better and shorter cruise with only 2 NZ ports and Dili vice Komodo.

This was a once in a lifetime voyage with the opportunity to see distant ports without having to fly to Australia or New Zealand

This was our first "long" cruise. We did learn that 30-45 day cruise would fit us better.

Overall, I was not impressed with Hawaii, except for Pearl Harbor and the Maui Gold pineapple plantation. The 5 days out and back was wonderful. I enjoyed being on the ship. The ocean was consistently very rough the whole time and a number of guests fell during the cruise. The staff was exhausted but pleasant. Many of the staff were going home from San Diego. They got restaffed before the next cruise.

This was really the best trip we have taken to Hawaii. Very relaxing and enjoyable. Cabin was in the back of the ship and it was so quiet all the time. Would get this room again if we go.

We really enjoyed this cruise and would recommend it to all our friends.

peaceful and restful, only thing is photos, they could not find any of my pictures. my account had some random people none of me. Very disappointed. face recognition does not work