Canada/ New England Relocation to Fort Lauterdale

Item: Zaandam
Rating: 3.6
Author: SteveOG

Zaandam Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

SteveOG

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

Verified Review

13 Night The Atlantic Coast (Montreal To Ft Lauderdale)

Sail date: September 24, 2023

Ship: Zaandam

Cabin number: GUAR

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Had documentation showing gratuities were included with my package, but Holland America did not honor. Tipped out of pocket. Customer service was horrible.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Main dining was ok, but there was a long wait each time we went. Buffet was the same almost every day and portions of it were self serve, which was not sanitary.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Very little to do.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Sub par.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room attendants were awesome!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Well maintained for an older ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Noisy because it was directly across form a kitchen area/ pantry.

Ship tip

Not very fun. Itenarary must be great to have a good time.

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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

3 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

3 out of 5

Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5

Norfolk, Virginia

2 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

2 out of 5

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

javawoody 1 year ago

Research and a good TA are key to a good cruise.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry you were disappointed.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise. Itinerary looks great to me!

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Shh813 1 year ago

You should have done some research. We always check to see what is near our cabin so it won’t be noisey. We only book now cabins that only have cabins below and above us. That’s not the ships fault.

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karlgrgurich 1 year ago

Sorry your ship experience was poor. Looks like the itinerary was good tho

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