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HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Australasia
By SWOttawa , Kanata on 17th Mar 2012
South Pacific, 28 day
cruise.
Check in was quick,
organized, and effective.
Cabin - the Volendam is a
bit older, however cabin
was pretty standard, and
in fairly good condition...
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HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Alaska
By Galbraith, Sale on 29th Aug 2011
Cabin was dirty and staff
were surly, but you were
still expected to pay $11
per person, per day, for
cabin "service". Drinks
and in particular wine,
were extortionately
expensive, especially
when...
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HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Australasia
By drohan ballard, Williamsburg, VA on 13th Apr 2011
Had an excellent trip on
the HAL Volendam -
leaving from Auckland to
Syndey. Stayed at the
Pullman in Auckland - had
7 stops in NZ - arrived
one week after
Christchurch
earthquake.....
HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Australasia
By AMES, WALSALL on 4th Apr 2011
This was our second
cruise with HAL and it
will certainly not be our
last.Our first was on the
Eurodam, just after she
was commissioned so a
brand new ship.This
voyage was on one of
their eldest...
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HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Australasia
By Smith, Basildon on 15th Mar 2011
We have just returned
from a cruise around
Australia and New Zealand
on the Volendam. The
cruise started in Sydney
then sailed to Melbourne,
Burnie in Tazmania, then
on to New Zealand to
Dunedin, ...
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HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Alaska
By Murray, Edinburgh on 2nd Mar 2011
This cruise formed the
second week of our
holiday which had already
included visits to some
of our favourite places
in Canada, and a 2 day
trip on the Rocky
Mountaineer - so it had a
lot of...
HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Pacific
By kentish, toowoomba on 2nd Mar 2011
We recently sailed from
Sydney on the Volendam
around New Zealand.We
travelled with 5 other
couples from Queensland
and all had a great time.
We have been on 7 cruises
over the last 9 years but
this...
HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Australasia
By Hopkinson O.B.E, Glebe Road on 17th Feb 2011
having used several
cruise lines we tried
Holland America for the
first time because we
wanted to cruise around
New Zealand
the ms Volendam with 1400
pasengers sailed from
Sydney on 30 Jan...
HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Alaska
By Shailer, Brighton on 2nd Feb 2011
Having cruised many times
before but we had never
cruised with Holanad
America or to Alaska.
Both were great. We
boarded quickly and
trouble free in Vancover.
Our cabin was a average
outside kept...
HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Alaska
By Trayler, Christchurch on 20th Jan 2011
My wife and I had heard
such good reports from
friends about the Alaskan
cruises that we decided
to try for ourselves.
We booked on The Volendam
in an inside cabin, on
arrival we found that...
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HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Australasia
By MORRIS, SOUTHPORT on 19th Dec 2010
My wife and I have just
returned from a 14 night
cruise from Sydney to
Auckland via Melbourne,
Tasmania and the South
Island then North Island
of New Zealand.
The Volenham is a Mid
size ship, which...
HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Pacific
By Bailey, Stockport on 21st Nov 2010
I took my cruise because
of the itinary. It was
14 nights ex Sydney on
the HAL Volendam to New
Caledonia, Vanuatu amd
Fiji. This is part of a
3 cruise "figure of 8"
that this vessel makes...
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HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Alaska
By Tait, Edinburgh on 25th Sep 2010
The entire boarding
process was well managed
by Holland America staff.
The offer of free lunch
while you waited for your
cabin was appreciated.
however that was until
you had the lunch, I'm
afraid...
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HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Alaska
By Butler, Leicester on 16th Aug 2010
This was our first cruise
and they were fantastic -
The whole crew were
helpful, polite, and
nothing was too much
trouble for them, Food
what can I say - unless
you want to put on loads
of weight -...
HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Australasia
By Short, Lichfield on 15th Feb 2010
This was a surprisngly
good cruise. Having
previously sailed on the
Ryndam we expected the
cuisine to be average. In
fact it was outstanding
with plenty of choice and
very substantial
portions...
HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Australasia
By Short, Lichfield on 15th Feb 2010
This was a surprisngly
good cruise. Having
previously sailed on the
Ryndam we expected the
cuisine to be average. In
fact it was outstanding
with plenty of choice and
very substantial
portions...
HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Australasia
By Martin, Lincolnshire on 5th Jan 2010
MS Volendam is one of
Holland America Lines
four smaller 'S' class
ships built in 1999
holding 1, 432 passengers.
We took our own flights
to Hong Kong with Cathay
Pacific (12 to 15 hour
flight...
HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Australasia
By jpasha, OLIVET on 5th Jan 2010
I give a contrast review
of our recent Volendam
trip from Singapore to
Sydney: positive and
negative points. These
opinions are influenced
with past cruises .
If disembarkation in
Sydney was...
HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Volendam / Far East
By Walker, Darlington on 15th Nov 2009
Cruised Vietnam and China
with Holland America and
was mostly very
impressed. The Volendam
certainly isn't state of
the art or particularly
flamboyant but it is very
comfortable, well laid
out and...