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Zaandam Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Zaandam

10 Night Newfoundland & New England Discovery (Montreal To Boston)

Sail date: September 03, 2023

Ship: Zaandam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1808

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Different itinerary, but missed 2 ports, 1st due to rough seas/tender port & other due to Holland America chose to do maintenance that took way too long (&inadequate compensation)

Embarkation

5 out of 5
smooth, fast, friendly embark

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
consistently good, not outstanding, coffee in buffet needs improving

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
disappointed fitness classes had charge, need more movies when cancelling a port

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
ship was clean, room stewards were excellent, but never could find trash can when out of room

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Room size very small but storage was good, including in bathroom & clean. We will never get room with 2 portholes; couldn't see out mainly due to poor cleaning & deterioration of glass

Ship tip

do not get 2 porthole room

Ports of call

Quebec City, Quebec

4 out of 5
lots of steep hills to walk to get to attractions

Baie-Comeau, Quebec

4 out of 5
very small, but pretty

Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec

4 out of 5

Corner Brook, Newfoundland

4 out of 5

St. John's, Newfoundland

4 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
excellent process, very fast & efficient
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2 Comments

Ladyjunecliff    1 year ago

Thanks for your review. Interesting itinerary. These excursions require a lot of mobility and effort.

loralor    1 year ago

The ports you mentioned sound interesting! I like ones that are small.