Veendam review

[avian777]

Thanks for your balanced and (IMO) objective reviews. Also happy that you had such a good cruise on the Veendam.

Edited September 11, 2015 by avian777

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

Thanks for the review. .

[The-Inside-Cabin]

How was the casino? Did it have a craps table?

 

 

No crap table on the Veendam

[Bill S]

Thank you for the review! We will be sailing on the Veendam later this year.

[NOSaints1]

Do they have Coke/Pepsi?

[RuthC]

Do they have Coke/Pepsi?

Holland America serves Coca Cola products.

Edited September 13, 2015 by RuthC

[NOSaints1]

How's the age/condition of the ship, is it showing its age or in good repair?

[The-Inside-Cabin]

How's the age/condition of the ship, is it showing its age or in good repair?

 

 

Good repair

[scm1848]

We were on the Veendam during the cruise from Buenos Aires to Santiago in December 2010, when we encountered what Captain Rick Krombein described as the worst storm he had encountered in 25 years at sea. I can't believe she is still in good shape and steaming ahead!!!

[Airnocker]

How's the age/condition of the ship, is it showing its age or in good repair?

 

When we left her at the end of August, she was in generally good condition, save the elevators. If you require elevators, both fore and aft elevators required repair.

[janmcn]

We had no elevator problems in Aug....they repaired one, but it was done and done.

 

Personal preference as to "two elevators" or "three elevators"...we like the smaller ship since they are easier to walk around to get from one place to another. Larger ships have more to offer...but just more of the same to us.

[Airnocker]

Great photos Jan. We also prefer small ships, but like the Volendam, which has a midship stairway-elevator bay. We were elevator constrained for most of the VoV, trip, and I can assure you that in the aft bay, the aft, port elevator was inoperative almost the entire trip. Since you folks are very ambulatory( I saw you at the water falls, lol), you can get around the Veendam well. Our favorite, Prinsendam has only two elevators, but she is an exception.

Eric