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 Volendam

The first in a new series of Holland America Line ships, the Volendam entered service in 1999. She is deployed in the Caribbean during the winter months and in Alaska during the summer season.

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 User Reviews

  • Name Age # of Cruises Desitination
  • Mark McAndrew 51 2 Australia and New Zealand

    It was very enjoyable(except for an illness occurring for a few days). Excellent staff who managed cabins, food and enquiries. Excellent guest artists and very good HAL contracted artists. ...read more

    12 users found this review helpful.
  • Peter Gunn 62 4 Vancouver-Alaska

    A very positive experience. The crew worked very hard to make the total experience as satisfying as possible. Having read previous reviews casting some doubt on the Volendam, we were very pleased...read more

    32 users found this review helpful.
  • Jacqueline Keck 67 1 cruise tour alasak

    We couldn't have been treated better. Everything about this cruise ship from the food/entertainment/tours/friendliness was outstanding. I will cruise again with Holland America and recommend this...read more

    41 users found this review helpful.
  • jsy lee 40 20+ HK-HK

    overall cruise experinece: good.it was value for money but it was not a luxury cruise.date of travel: oct 2009 on a 15night cruise from HK to da nang,saigon,nga trang,xiamen,sanya,shanghai n HK...read more

    12 users found this review helpful.
  • Fiona 49 2 Auckland to Sydney

    We had a great time aboard the Volendam everything was excellent, food, service, cabin staff just wonderful very friendly. Hal seems to go to more ports than the other cruiselines already planning...read more

    42 users found this review helpful.
  • Del 55 1 Sydney to Auckland

    Everything was great except the daily bingo entry was very expensive and only about half of the money collected was returned to the players in prizes. The food was excellent and well suited...read more

    49 users found this review helpful.
  • Bernice Alkoc 60 5 Singapore to Hong Kong

    We had some very bad experiences on the Holland America Volendam. The hoiday was a disaster. The toilets, both in the cabins and the public areas, were blocked almost as frequently as they...read more

    48 users found this review helpful.
  • Cindi

    53 2 Southern Caribbean

    HAD A GREAT TIME…Didn't want it to end My sister and I just got back from the April 18th thru 28th - 10 Day on Holland America's Volendam (Wayfarer itinerary). What a great time...read more

    14 users found this review helpful.
  • Mark Hunacek

    58 11 Panama Canal

    As a change of pace this year, my wife and I decided to spend Christmas and New Year’s on a cruise ship. The two of us, along with my daughter and her boyfriend, took a ten-day cruise...read more

    33 users found this review helpful.
  • Jorge Gonzalez

    54 1 Vancouver

    This was our first cruise for my wife and I.  We chose HAL for the price and the scheduled fitted our vacation plans.  As a first time traveler on a cruise, it is possible that we were...read more

    73 users found this review helpful.
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Ship Summary
  • Operator:Holland America Line
  • Capacity (double occupancy):1440
  • Builder:Fincantieri
  • Full Capacity:1850
  • Inaugurated:1999
  • Space Ratio:42.3 / 32.9
  • Gross Tonnage:60,906gt
  • Crew:560
  • Length:781 ft. / 238 m