Volendam Reviews

Nice size Ship with about 1200 on board mainly Americans. Food in Lido Market was good but heavy reliance on Protein and not many Green Vegetables. Not many good varieties of Bread for Breakfast as we had to buy our own later in cruise. The Dining room food was less enjoyable as again it was heavily based upon protein with very little green vegetables. Many times we had Khaki green and limp Asparagus and two or 3 half Brussel Sprouts. The main green vegetable was Green Beans. Our Cabin was beneath the Galley and we experienced knocking and scraping noises both late in the evening & early morning. Apart from this the position of the cabin was great. We also had issues with the Bathroom Basin waste getting stuck on a few occasions. Generally the Crew were very good and attentive and we found that some of the service in the Dining room was a little different as we are used to having the table set for the meal except for Desert. Some of the food was not cooked to our liking as we ordered it and we pointed this out at the time. EG: Steaks under cooked & fish over cooked and rather small dishes. The activities were good on board with plenty to keep you occupied. There appeared to be more seating in the public spaces as opposed to the Niew Statendam that we were on earlier in the year. The Captain was very good with informing the passenger with his daily broadcasts and also letting everyone know about the rough weather and so on. To be honest there were far to many Americans for our liking as it took us a while to adjust to the American way of life on board. HAL have a more varied cruise destination programme than other Cruise lines which we like, but maybe we might choose a smaller cruise length in the future. We chose this cruise as a replacement for a cancelled cruise in 2024 due to the Middle East crisis, due to its destinations.

Elegant smaller ship. Great crew and good food.

Volendam is a lovely friendly ship, not too big therefore easy to get around and find stuff. Food was high quality and delicious. Activities and entertainment were good too. Ship ports were delightful to walk round with lots of interest. Hotels used were perfect for seeing Montreal and Boston. Slight issue with transfer pick up delay off ship but we resolved ourselves. Otherwise a great trip that we would recommend.

cabin sizes large , food and drinks v good

Hotel in Boston below average standard. Had to upgrade room at the Copley hotel which cost us extra money. Room & on suite facilities all need to be refurbished. The hotel in Montreal The omni was much Nicer, large room & and better on suite facilities.

this ship is absolutely fantastic considering its been in service for a long time ok its had a refit in 2019we stayed in room 6172 the room was clean and tidy and lovely room attendance and service absolutely brilliant lovely food i would highly recommend this ship and Holland America

Excellent ship and the staff are the best in our opinion. Having been on other cruise lines, we think Holland America have got it just right. We like being on a ship thats not full of Brits and we met some lovely US fellow passengers on the cruise . Liked the itinerary although for us, Sydney was the weakest port and Quebec the best. Food was good on the ship and we love the way that the buffet is manned unlike other cruise liners. Our cabin was spacious with a walk in modern shower and night time lighting in the bathroom and at floor level. We also found an unberella in the room had we needed it. Nice touches.

A smaller more intimate ship with a friendly helpful crew

Fantastic itinerary and customer services but food was a real let down

We really enjoyed the cruise. Daytime activities were not that good but everything else was excellent