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About Your Ship: Ryndam

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Sailing Date(s): September 7, 21, 2013


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	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Oceanview "A Peaceful Cruise!" by Lisa S. from Memphis, TN Sailing date: Jun 2010 Pros: Excellent Service Cons: Most of the activities were for an older crowd It is a very clean ship that offers numerous opportunities to view the changing landscapes. Ship Details: Ship Quality It's an older ship. It is well maintained nonetheless it makes a noises every now and then. Dining/Food The waiters are great! And the bread pudding is wonderful. Stateroom Quality My room was very clean and so comfortable that I didn't want to leave it. It had lots of storage space. Ship Staff Quality I was sea sick the first two days. The staff cared for me like I was a member of their family. Entertainment & Activities The shows were good. I especially enjoyed the lectures on the Alaska's Native American tribes and Alaska's Aviation Pioneers "Bush Pilots" Read this user's port of call reviews: Haines, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Haines, Alaska I had great fish and chips their. However I don't remember the name of the restaurants. Juneau, Alaska Mendenhall Glacier. Don't Miss: Mendenhall Glacier 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple I have sailed HAL several time and I was by Dewayne from Somerset, KY Sailing date: Sep 2007 Pros: The food! I had a wonderful cruise and vacation I was totally relaxed during this period. Ship Details: Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Children's Programs Read this user's port of call reviews: Cruise Glacier Bay; Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Cruise Glacier Bay The Jewel of Alaska. One of the most beautiful places on this Planet. Don't Miss: Glaciers. Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska Glacier bay was awesome. Juneau, Alaska Skagway, Alaska 5 out of 8 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Ship Review by Ryndam from Apollo Beach, FL Sailing date: Sep 2007 Ship Details: Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Cruise Glacier Bay; Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Cruise Glacier Bay Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska Juneau, Alaska Skagway, Alaska 1 out of 5 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Group Staff was friendly and helpful with a fe by Joan from Ventura, CA Sailing date: Sep 2006 Pros: The Ryndam is a smaller ship and you get to know it very quickly. I love cruising and am planning another trip. Ship Details: Entertainment & Activities Entertainment: Many quality choices - we always had fun. 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Wonderful cruise ding vows at this time by Lloyd from Hernando Beach, FL, USA Sailing date: Feb 2006 Pros: Quiet, relaxed atmosphere. Great meals and cleanliness. It was a wondeful vacation. We really enjoyed ourselves. I would recommend Holland America To everyone especially the middle age and up group. There is no noise from parties at night to keep you awake. It was simply a wonderful cruise. We also renewed our wedding vows on our 20th anniversary which was wonderful. Everyone was so nice, especially the Captain and his wife. Its an experience we'll never forget. Ship Details: Entertainment & Activities Entertainment: Excellent. 41 out of 50 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 65+ Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Inside Alaska to Vancouver, B.C. on the Ryndam by Libby D. from Oregon Sailing date: May 2010 Pros: Workshops, food and entertainment Cons: Long walks from our aft stateroom to the elevators My first cruise,from Seward, Alaska through the Inland Passage to Vancouver, B.C.,,accompanied by two friends, turned out to be fun-filled and surprisingly educational. Gourmet food beautifully presented, hospitable crew members, great shows with Broadway veterans, and valuable workshops made the 7-night trip very worthwhile. Ship Details: Ship Quality I am elderly with health problems, so the long walks from my stateroom to the many activities was somewhat taxing, but could not be avoided. Dining/Food Great chef. Stateroom Quality There were three of us sharing the stateroom (the third person had free passage) and the hide-a-bed was not very comfortable. The first couple days, the third person did not seem to be included in some of the amenities, but that was corrected. Ship Staff Quality All crew members greeted us smilingly, whether they were taking care of us or not. Requests for help were always answered. Complementary breakfast brought to our stateroom, chocolates every evening, extra towels shaped cunningly into turkeys, fish and dogs. Entertainment & Activities Broadway quality singers and dancers. Great master of ceremonies. Enjoyable show put on by the Indonesian crew. I won some Holland America luggage as member of a winning Trivia team. Read this user's port of call reviews: Haines, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Haines, Alaska The visit to the cannery was disappointing as it was not operating at that time. We just looked at the facility. The Raptor Center was worthwhile. Juneau, Alaska We just missed the release of baby salmon which would have made the Macauley Salmon Hatchery visit more enlightening. Don't Miss: Mendenhall Glacier Ketchikan, Alaska The visit with Tlingit people in their Beaver Clan House was worth every minute. Don't Miss: Saxman Native Village 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony Relax, relax, relax by D A from Florida Sailing date: Mar 2013 Pros: Eagerness of the crew to assist Cons: paying extra for premier restaurants-won't Smaller than I was used to but very comfortable. Verandah larger than used to and could venture out when at sea if not too rough. Common areas had enough seating and beverage service was always available throughout the day and evenings. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Lido was best bet. Never too crowded. Great selection of food. Dining room on formal nights has nice choices. Open dining plan is wonderful. Walk up, be seated. Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Cabin stewards always willing to assist. But you have to ask for what you want once, then leave it to them. i.e. bottled water, ice, fresh fruit. Entertainment & Activities Smaller ship, don't expect flamboyant "Vegas" type shows. But, the talent was good. Comics very entertaining. Could use a few more activities on board on port days. At sea days the activities were better. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Inside Positives and Negatives by Mark T. from Minneapolis, MN. Sailing date: Mar 2012 Pros: Destinations (Key West, Belize, Honduras & Costa Maya) were amazing! Cons: Food variety and quality was less than stellar Nice enough ship. Very old demographic, but I liked that better than a ship with a million kids. Ship Details: Ship Quality Older Ship, but no complaints. Dining/Food Lido Buffet was poor and hours limited. Ryndam dining room was hit or miss. Some good dinner others VERY poor. Stateroom Quality Typical stateroom. Ship Staff Quality Great staff, very friendly. Entertainment & Activities Entertainment was aimed at an older demographic (65+) 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Ship Review by Chris from Chicago, IL Sailing date: Dec 2006 Pros: Not exceedingly large, so very easily maneuverable. 2 out of 6 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 18 - 29 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Oceanview Worst cruise we've ever been on! by OlesyaL from san diego Sailing date: Dec 2011 Pros: Our cruise excursions Cons: Service, food, quality of the boat The Service was horrible!!! The staff looked tired, unenthusiastic, sad, overworked, extremely SLOW, not helpful at all!! You couldn't serve yourself at the buffet and the server took FOREVER to make u a salad or a sandwich! The lunch hours were short an we were mostly stuck eating greasy hamburgers outside since there was no other food options! Once I was getting a sandwich made, and they ran out of lettuce so the server had to go in the back and look for more, when he came back he had a whole head of lettuce that he started chopping and the overall time to make one sandwich took him over ten minutes, while the line of 20 people waited! How can u only have ONE GUY working a station during busy lunch time! Our layout chairs were broken and my towels had blood stains on them Our Hallway had brown and pee color stain all over and it smelled horrible! We didn't have set dinner seating so we were constantly waiting for a table The ship looked old, music speakers were broken and we listened to static most of the time. At one time my husband went to the bar to get a beer, but was told that they ran out and was asked to go find server and tell him that the bar needed more beer! Can u believe it! Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
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