Not an amazing experience

Zaandam Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Zaandam

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

Sail date: June 03, 2023

Ship: Zaandam

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2570

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

This was our second Holland America cruise and the overall experience was positive. I believe the port visits were too short but with the bad weather and fog they crew did a great job. The captain gave very informative announcements but unless you like to drink at a bar, there wasn't much to do when we were not in port.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Lido buffet was excellent. The main dining room was ok but not worth the time.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
unless you like the pool, there wasn't much to do. We read a lot sitting in the library

Entertainment

1 out of 5
I'm being generous here, the entertainment was poor, specially the shows at the theatre. The cigarette smell by the casino was overwhelming

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Here they excel. Everyone was very helpful and I want to specially mention Didi, our cabin person. He is very good

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
it's a small ship and everything was close by and clean, except for the smell out of the casino

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
it worked well for 3 adults

Ship tip

It is a small ship, so if you are looking for great shows, this is not it. Otherwise there were never large crowds anywhere

Ports of call

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

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

5 out of 5

Sydney, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5

Boston, Massachusetts

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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