Beautiful scenery, relaxing cruise

Zaandam Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Zaandam

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

Sail date: May 28, 2022

Ship: Zaandam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2689

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Relaxing cruise vising beautiful locations. Most are small and provide a great opportunity for walking around the towns.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
This ship has all the basic activities: hot tub/pool, fitness center, sports deck; but not extras, which was fine with us.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
We enjoyed the shows. They were not extravagant but we enjoyed all the entertainment.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
There were very few kids, teenagers and young adults on the ship so although the teens and young adult enjoyed the time with their peers; the activities were limited.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
In general, it was good. At times it took a long time to get tables cleared/cleaned on the Lido deck, particularly around the pool. Also, my family found it interesting that servers were not going around the Lido deck offering drinks from the bar. This was particularly interesting since this is how the ship makes additional revenue.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
This is a smaller ship, which was fine for us, since we were looking for a relaxing time. It is probably one of the older ships that HA operates.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The cabins were on the older side; however, the maintenance crew was good at responding to address a couple of maintenance issues my family experienced (TV, soap dispenser).

Ship tip

Get to know the layout of the ship as soon as you get to the ship. This will allow you to enjoy all activities and services offered.

Ports of call

Boston, Massachusetts

4 out of 5

Bar Harbor, 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

Cruise Gulf Of St. Lawrence

5 out of 5

Quebec City, Quebec

5 out of 5

Montreal, Quebec

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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5 Comments

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

dsorel    2 years ago

Thanks the review! I'll be on that cruise in August!

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.