HOLLAND AMERICA VOLENDAM SHIP TOUR | FULL NARRATED WALKTHROUGH

[@c.christman9649]

Holland is known for its gorgeous fresh flower arrangements!

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Yes there were fresh flowers all around ship.

[@teresagiles8250]

I completely enjoyed your video. It was very well-done and I shared it with my soon-to-be cruise-mate for a 21-day Volendam Caribbean cruise. My friend has NEVER cruised so this video was extremely helpful for her to visualize her near future. I was, however, disappointed that you completely skipped the lower promenade outside. I think that fabulous open area with padded steamer lounge chairs is a huge drawing point for the ship. It is particularly great for Panama Canal and Alaska viewing - incomparable views up close and personal. Walk up and down and have ALL the views. (Though any of these may be on her twin, the Zaandam - equally wonderful.) I've completely given up on balcony cabins when I can select an deck 3 Lower Promenade and be out on the largest balcony ever in just a few steps. Oh, btw, I'm a landscape designer - the flowers are all real (couldn't help it- had to touch! Mostly just stems, though! Fabulous, aren't they? Totally add to the semi-luxury feel of the ship.) Again, thanks for a superior video.

[@micoma49]

Great to see a recent tour of Volendam. We enjoy(ed) the smaller Holland ships over the newer ones. She's taking us to Hawaii from San Diego next month. Going to be so very relaxing and stress-free.😀

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

They might rename her the Relaxendam!!! Thanks for watching!!!

[@sdkelly1957]

So are we. 10 day countdown to Bon Voyage. See you there. 😎

[@wanted-33]

Thanks for the tour. Ours plans are to take a cruise to New England/Canada on the Volendam. Looking forward to an easy, slower paced cruise this time.

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Easy, slow-paced...this is your ship!!! Thanks for watching!!!

[@lynnleipold2617]

Just got off the Nieuw Statemdam this morning. It was a wonderful experience. I love to see a beautiful smaller ship that is well maintained. Thanks for the tour

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Thanks Lynn!!!!

[@coley8880]

I was on Volendam in November 2022 and I remember them playing football in Crow's Nest! Agree about the seating on this ship. The seating with the comfy chairs all along deck 5 facing the windows was my favorite feature of this ship and one that I have not found on any other ship I've been on.

[@keesbelzen2039]

Thanks for the extended tour, what a beautiful ship she is! Looking forward to be on her next year at a Caribbian tour!

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@roxyjanesmom]

Thanks for such a great tour!

[@frankb821]

Excellent tour! The wife and I will be cruising on the Volendam this May (Quebec to Boston route) and this ship looks like everything we wanted...classy, intimate, and clean!

[@pattidaly2938]

You do great ship tours.

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Thank you!!!

[@pamelahickmann5781]

Thank you Jamie! Your video is so well done and helpful. We will be on the Volendam in June '25.

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Enjoy your cruise!!!

[@aimeerogers4542]

I was fortunate enough to be able to cruise on the Zaandam last year from Boston to Quebec. It was a lovely relaxing change from the big mega ships (which I also love).

[@VeronicaRuiz-m7k]

Great job Jamie! Love the seating. Small and beautiful!

[@annepetry2340]

We'll be on the Zaandam on an upcoming cruise, so this was helpful to see. I was disappointed to not see the full promenade shown (Deck 3), as that's a feature I'm looking forward to. Thank you for getting up early to make this video!

[@randymcgill7981]

Just completed a cruise on the Virgin Valiant Lady, and going on the Volendam shortly. Certainly looks far different than the Virgin ship.

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Far different might be an understatement, but the food and service will be great and the Volendam has that older cruise ship charm.

[@larrythomas5588]

Great tour, hey you could have had early coffee with me lol. What a great looking little ship, omg😎

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

I'm practicing getting up early, Larry!!!

[@c.christman9649]

Great tour! Thank you!

[@c.christman9649]

And also a big thanks for being ‘camera-Ready’ at 5:00 a.m. before the crowds! I really doubt that small ship ever feels crowded. While the oldest, it was elegant and spacious and I would sail on her in a 💓!

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Thank you!!!

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

I'm not sure my voice was camera ready!!! Thanks for watching!!!

[@LindaD2023]

Amazing walk thru! Thanks for sharing! Sharon has our next family cruise booked and has done several in the past - she is awesome!

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Thanks for watching, and thanks for the kind comment!!!

[@sallysmith1657]

Thanks for helping me prepare for my December cruise. Great tour!

[@Bamberdoodle]

Thank you for this! I went on this ship in 2004 to Grand Cayman. This brings back such good memories ❤

[@gtjgtj8334]

Great tour. Thanks for all you do for us!

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Thank you!!!

[@TheAuntMar-USA]

What a beautiful ship! Thx for the tour 😊

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!!!

[@amandaregis313]

Great tour! This summer, we'll be doing the Boston to Montreal on MS Volendam, and we're definitely looking forward to it. A much different experience than the Ottawa to Kingston St. Lawrence Cruise Lines' Canadian Empress, a 70 passenger river cruise ship, we enjoyed last summer, or the Rotterdam to Hull England overnight ferry of about 3 decades ago with our 1 and 5 year old sons (very bouncy on the way back).

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@fwb777]

Hello, how was the dress code? Our 1st is in 3 days ?

[@amandaregis313]

@fwb777 , the website seems to lay it out well. It's been ages since I've had a chance to dress up, I plan to. Our first night is our 39th anniversary, and we'll be dining at the Pinnacle Grill. Otherwise, casual (just no shorts or ripped jeans in the main dining room). Remember to pack something for the Orange Party. Hope you have a wonderful time!

[@trainsandships]

I love your video of HAL's ship. I haven't sail on cruise ship since I was on HAL's Maasdam in 2003. Then I got tired of seeing many small cruises ships were gone to Europe and scrapyard. Also I had nice one week cruise trip on HAL's former ship, S.S.Rembrandt on Easter 2000. She used to be S.S. Rotterdam. Now she is floating ship museum and hotel. I miss her. I hope HAL will build new smaller ship with more single cabins. I know three newest ships have 12 single cabins. I hope to have it next time. Thanks for posting video of HAL ship.

[@chyka7415]

Very classy! Great tour.

[@LidiaT-j8z]

Very cool and unique video! Thank you! Love her!

[@kevincounts5662]

Thank you for an excellent tour of the classy and elegant Volendam. Once again, it has been proven that the best ships are Dam Ships... And may they always be I might be biased.

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Thanks Kevin!!!

[@pierrevalliereseafan]

I will be on her in April 2024. Thx for this video.

[@hillbillyman52]

A great tour; thank you

[@rachaelhicks8235]

Really great ship!

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

It really is!

[@hettytravels]

So cool to see. I’m on the Pole to Pole in 2025. I see a lot of similarities to the old Rotterdam V. Thanks.

[@rh4267]

Very nice overview. We will be on this ship in two weeks and it was nice to refresh my mind on the small Holland ship. We were on the sister ship Veendam in 2016, but our last 6 cruises were on Pinnacle class ships.

[@fwb777]

Hello, do they consider a captains night? Do we have to dress fussy? Please, we are leaving in three days for this cruise. Thanks

[@rh4267]

@@fwb777 they did not have a Captains night when I was on the last 7 Holland America cruises I was on including the Volendam a few weeks ago. I usually do not dress fussy. A few times I brought a suit to wear but 50% of most men don’t. If men wear dressier pants and a collared shirt not a polo you should be fine. My wife usually wears something to match that and we are good to go. For a 7 day cruise we usually go with a carryon only and make use of the laundry program. It’s $69.00 for the week and you can send in a bag full each day.

[@fwb777]

@@rh4267 gm, thank you so much, for taking the the time to respond.

[@tracyf.1148]

Thank you for pointing out the bathrooms!!! That is important!

[@timgraves716]

Thanks for the tour!

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

You are welcome Tim!!!

[@janetbeans6472]

We love Holland!

[@chrisstephens9113]

Very nice tour. Thank you

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@rogermiles9026]

This video tour was outstanding! I’ve been on eight HCL cruises. 2025 will be our first on the Volendam. So, it was great learning about the ship.

[@denniscostabile4264]

Night tour was awful, be honest...

[@denniscostabile4264]

All in the dark, early in the morning. It sucks!

[@denniscostabile4264]

Dark! It sucked!

[@johnjullien]

My wife and I will be cruising Sept '24. From Australia

[@theamaturepro]

That was the first ship I ever boarded in 2002. I was 7 years old and we cruised to Alaska

[@user-oo3uj5ku9r]

awesome video

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Thanks for the visit

[@johnharper2016]

Booked for 42 day cruise November/December 2024 on Volendam. Do the Staterooms on the lower Promenade Deck, Deck 3, have mini fridges in them? Also, the base Internet Package is $499.00 per person for the 42 day cruise. Is it worth it? Does the base Internet work well gor regular cell phone type use, no Ipad or Laptop, just couple cell phones? Is it OK yo bring a small fan, maybe USB powered? Very nice video and learned a lot! Thanks in advance for replying.

[@summerwinter4]

Enjoyed the ship tour, but was there anyone else on the cruise besides you! LOL! You must have filmed at the crack of dawn!

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

It was 5:30am!!!

[@seashelify362]

How was the food variety on this ship?

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Considering the age of the ship..it was pretty good. Good buffet, good MDR, pinnacle grill specialty dining, Dive in burgers by the pool. Lots of included room service items.

[@Drjanetta]

Terrible review!

[@chrisbillman4741]

It’s just like the Zaandam unfortunately the carpet sucks for people using wheelchairs. Thanks for the show and good luck to everyone in a wheelchair who doesn’t have someone to assist them.

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Thanks for watching Bill!!!

[@hh3046]

What about the cabins?

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

We have a cabin tour for the Volendam on our channel too!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5nIk4ujlLKhedU

[@OnboardwithJonathan]

Looks like a nice smaller older ship. Looks well maintained. Cabins needs an upgrade.

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Thanks for watching!

[@DavidRichards-k7m]

Were on the ship at the same time! Loved the ship and the great crew, but the entertainment IMO was not very good.

[@stevenfrydman4750]

Do they still have high tea?

[@beachblythe]

Sea days or days when you arrive to port later in the day

[@ronniesquires]

Gorgeous girl. Thank you so much 💓

[@SharonatSeaTravel]

Yes she is! Thanks Ronnie!

[@marshallohio5512]

December 28th 2024 . Wife and I developed full blown COVID-19.. Sure uncomfortable Hell for the both of us with last 4 days of cruise.. This was my first cruise, and without a doubt, our last cruise we'll ever ever ever go on !!!! Room 1877 😢 We needed to travel back from Canada, so we just kept quiet !!! Been over a week now, and we're still coughing away😢 !!! Please Stay Safe and far away from Cruise Lines !!! 🙏

[@alejandrogomez5227]

Are you from the future?

[@teresagiles8250]

Lots of folks who never cruised also caught covid. But, it does sound like a good idea for you to avoid cruising.

[@SamuelAttias-ru8fw]

Wrong Ship