Tag Archives: Veendam

Costa Maya Cruise Ship Port

Posted on November 2, 2018 by

Costa Maya is an engineered cruise ship port, meaning it is not a dock in a pre-existing town, but rather a port area built specifically for cruise ships and their passengers. It has quite an extensive shopping area with lots … Continue reading →

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Things to Do on Holland America Veendam

Posted on September 28, 2018 by

Cruise ships vary greatly in size as well as in options of things to do onboard. While some of the bigger ships have things like waterslides, rock climbing walls, flow riders, or even ziplines, skating rinks, or racetracks, smaller ships … Continue reading →

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America’s Test Kitchen Cuban Recipies

Posted on August 24, 2018 by

America’s Test Kitchen on Holland America Cruise ships have a variety of ways to keep passengers entertained on board. Each day brings a new list of different things to do on the schedule, which is posted in the newsletter stewards … Continue reading →

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Cruising to Cuba

Posted on May 4, 2018 by

If you are not from the USA and are sailing on a ship leaving from anywhere else in the world then Cuba is probably just another cruise ship port without that much difference from any other. Some ships even embark … Continue reading →

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The Suite Life

Posted on March 23, 2018 by

Cruising In A Suite I’ve cruised with Holland America a number of times, but somehow in spite of starting out from quite a variety of ports, and seeing many of their other ships in port here and there, I always … Continue reading →

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Quebec City

Posted on August 23, 2016 by

Holland America Veendam cruised down the St. Lawrence river to Quebec City, where the ship spent a night before disembarkation. It was nice to have a port stop with no concerns over hurrying back to the ship before it left … Continue reading →

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Food on Holland America Veendam

Posted on July 15, 2016 by

Food on a cruise ship is always plentiful and almost always available. Like most cruise ships, the Holland America Veendam has a number of food choices each meal. For breakfast passengers can fill out the handy card in the room, … Continue reading →

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Sydney, Nova Scotia

Posted on April 8, 2016 by

Sydney seems to be a popular thing to name a city.  There’s Sydney, Australia of course, and on the west coast of Canada, Sidney B.C. on Vancouver Island.  Maybe Canada has a thing for Sydney on islands because they also … Continue reading →

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Cruise Ship Decor on Holland America Veendam

Posted on February 19, 2016 by

Launched in 1996, and with some recent upgrades added, Holland America’s Veendam has a timeless decor with some old-fashioned accents. I don’t know if it has an official theme, but if I had to name it I’d call it old … Continue reading →

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Cruise Ship Cabins on Holland America Veendam

Posted on July 10, 2015 by

Although the Veendam is one of the smaller ships from a major cruiseline that I have sailed on, you would not know it from the size of the cabins. I stayed in an ocean-view cabin and it felt quite spacious. … Continue reading →

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