Montreal to Boston 7-Day Eastern Canada Cruise | Day 1 Vlog Volendam

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It's Cruise Day, and it's time to head to the port in Montreal, Quebec and boarfd Holland America's Volendam. This ship will take us on a 7-day adventure through Eastern Canada and end up in Boston. We are looking forward to a ship with under 1500 passengers and visiting parts of Canada we've never visited before.
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0:00 - Montreal Cruise Port
3:39 - First Steps & Cabin Tour
9:59 - Buffet Exploring & First Drink
14:36 - Lunch, including Dive-In Burger
19:09 - President's Club FREE drinks
21:16 - Hot-Tubbing & Muster
24:38 - Sailaway & a Cocktail
28:46 - MDR Dinner with Class
35:10 - Sailing away on the St. Lawrence River
37:14 - Checking out Music & Nightlife
41:30 - A Perfect First Day
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@OutOfBounds777 Месяц назад

So glad that Jerry had the correct window while trying to look in with the camera

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

For sure! He might of met with security if he had it wrong!👮‍♂️

@SoloonaCruise 12 дней назад

Mrs Canuck, those earrings are spot on. The tiny curtains made me laugh. A bible in the room would be a nono, if I want one I bring one.

@CruisingCanucks 12 дней назад

Thanks. The tiny curtains were funny for sure. Guess there just wanted you to think of it as a separate space between the sofa and bed.

@jaytee6586 26 дней назад

Just wanna say a big thank you to you guys for giving me some nice expectations regarding the Volendam. I watched this video before we embarked on our Boston to Montreal cruise June 22-29, 2024. Enjoyed it so much and have to agree with you that there is something about this smaller cruise ship that makes the experience more intimate. Even visited your cabin 3372 just because I saw it here. Anyway, keep on posting those videos and enjoy more cruises. Cheers!

@CruisingCanucks 26 дней назад

Glad to hear that you had a wonderful time on the Volendam!

@kimkearney7639 29 дней назад

Team on the rocks!

@CruisingCanucks 28 дней назад

The best!

@lisachappell3198 18 дней назад

So does the raisin bread pudding have nuts??? I think I’d love it too but allergic to nuts. I want crème brûlée too?

@NickCADA Месяц назад

The one thing about every cruise is that it’s a journey. The good thing is the journey always pays off. I’m glad you two had a good time.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

We had a fabulous first day.

@ronfischer191 23 дня назад

You guys really make me want to go on Holland America next time out

@CruisingCanucks 23 дня назад

Give them a try. We love cruising with Holland America!

@marionsneddon7821 Месяц назад

Volendam's sister ships were sold to Fred Olsen, over here in the UK. My sister and I were On the Bolette last year around the Med. It was interesting to see the things that were the same and those which had been changed. It is still a great experience on board with wonderful crew and service.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

We now had Fred Olsen on our list of cruise ships to try.

@colleens7641 Месяц назад

Good morning my favorite cruise vloggers. Happy Father's Day to Jerry. OMG, I am loving this series of cruise vlogs. Soo nice to see cruising from a Canadian port. Would love to sail the St. Lawrence Seaway. Can't wait for all the vlogs. Have a great week :)

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Thanks so much. It was a fabulous cruise. Highly recommend everyone do an East coast Canada cruise 🇨🇦

@barbarashuster9029 Месяц назад

Team Frozen always seems to be more potent!!

@hettytravels 16 дней назад

Great video! I’m on the Volendam in October from Montreal to Ft. Lauderdale. Thanks for the tour. I love HAL and have sailed many, many times!

@CruisingCanucks 15 дней назад

Have a wonderful cruise. Thanks for watching.

@jameskimmykatcrespo Месяц назад

So glad to see you both so happy and excited on your first day of the cruise! James and I were saying how funny it would've been if Mr. Canuck was looking into the wrong cabin on the Promenade Deck!

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

He is very lucky he didn’t put his face up against another passenger’s cabin. He might of got a real behind the seems tour and found the ship’s jail!🤣

@PattyP23 Месяц назад

J1 & J2 that was a great overview of the ship and certainly a big step up in experience for the first day relative to the last MSC experience. For some reason I am hungry after watching this vlog 😁 and thought what a wonderful experience it could be in that crows nest for "the growing core of friends" to have drinks/dance in the evening well into the wee hours of the night 🤔 Cheers.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Totally agree. By the end of the cruise we felt that we made some wonderful friends.

@christineainslie4239 Месяц назад

Always a great day when a new vlog drops from Mr&Mrs Canuck! Looked like a fabulous embarkation day. So happy it's worlds apart from your previous cruise. Cheers from London, Ontario.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

It was! Thanks ☺️

@louiselanthier5135 27 дней назад

I just got off the Volendam a number of hours ago. I am now on a train (Via Rail) on my way home! I am mad at the ship as the swimming pools were not in working order! I cruise HAL to swim mostly in the lovely outdoor pool! I wasn't able to enjoy my swimming this year! Swimming helps me with depression at the end of a cold winter. Plus, I get Vit. D from the sun! I was very disappointed! That being said, the crew was very friendly and the food was good!

@CruisingCanucks 27 дней назад

Both pools were closed!? They were certainly open when we were there.

@louiselanthier5135 23 дня назад

@@CruisingCanucks It was horrible! Even the hot tubs were not working!

@joshmofromkokomo Месяц назад

I was so glad I found your Volendam cruise videos! We're doing a Nova Scotia cruise on the Volendam in July. Your videos are most helpful and I'm looking forward to see the rest.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Awesome! Thank you! Have a wonderful cruise.🛳

@OutOfBounds777 Месяц назад

We really enjoyed the video. Tawnee is so proud of you guys getting on early. Jerry’s enthusiasm really came through in this video.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

First couple to check in!🏆

@NickCADA Месяц назад

Montreal looks absolutely beautiful, I wouldn’t mind visiting the city someday. I bet the poutine there is incredible!

@SuperMaxf1 Месяц назад

it is!

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

It is a beautiful city to visit.

@amandaregis313 Месяц назад

It's definitely worth a visit. Between my mom taking me through Mount Royal and showing me where she grew up when my grandfather was an airmail pilot with Canadian Airways and my husband being posted with the military on his own for 2 years, there was always something to do or see.

@junenelligan1729 Месяц назад

We booked the lower Dolphin deck ocean view and was a bit worried but might be better than people seeing inside the cabin 🤣

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Very true. We loved the location of our cabin however we probably would choose a different location next time.

@MeandMyManlyMan Месяц назад

So nice seeing you both have such a great experience on your first day!! Love the ship! 🚢

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

We were surprised at how much we lived the ship. Very impressed with how well the ship was being maintained.

@gilaubin4893 Месяц назад

We were on this cruise with you as the second leg of a back-to-back. We enjoyed it so much we rebooked another Volendam cruise next month!

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Wonderful! We would love to do it all over again. Enjoy!🛳

@eileenliebel4132 Месяц назад

I am excited to try a dam ship now!

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

You should! They are great.🛳

@norfolkboy6935 Месяц назад

Your video brought back fond memories of my first ever cruise which was on Veendam some 25+ years ago, a lovely sized ship. We concluded a cruise from Miami to Montreal last May and was so impressed with Montreal, a lovely City. Really enjoyed watching and safe travels 🙏

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing. We really had a wonderful time.

@mereniecrosby7120 Месяц назад

I'm on Volendam July13th. Can't wait. We have one of the Lanai cabins with the doors to promenade deck 3! It will be fun to watch the people walking by!

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Very exciting! Have a fabulous cruise.🚢

@camilledextraze7104 Месяц назад

Hello fellow Canadians! We will be “following” you on the Volendam in August. After watching all of your videos, I can’t wait. I’m at the part where you are eating the bread pudding. So many memories from way back to September 1997 on our cruise to Alaska on the old Nieuw Amsterdam. I still have the recipe for the bread puddiing!

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Have fun!

@rickinnes Месяц назад

This brings backs such good memories . We boarded Volendam in Vancouver, I had the most delicious Asian salad. When we were in Skagway and leaving to go on the White Pass rail, I found huge wrapped sandwiches at the end of the buffet. I took one for me and one for my wife and then we enjoyed them on the train. Everyone was asking where did you get those sandwiches, I said at the end of the buffet. I didn’t realize that a bunch of the people on board were off a Princess ship - oops.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Lol.. Thanks for sharing. Bet everyone was wishing they were on HAL

@linda319 Месяц назад

California Linda shares I am new to your channel, however we are doing a similar cruise but B2B in September. Thank you for the reminder to check the window on an oceanview promade cabin. 🤔

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Welcome! Have fun!

@loishaffner9483 Месяц назад

So good to hear that there ships the size. 4:23

@Mazza240 Месяц назад

Great vlog. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

More to come!

@nicolemiller4688 Месяц назад

Loving this cruise. Cool bridge crossing😮

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

We had an amazing embarkation day!

@dianerhoades7606 Месяц назад

Just found your video. We were on the same cruise! Brought back some great memories! It was a lovely cruise.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it! It was an amazing cruise!🛳

@irishinusa1615 Месяц назад

Enjoying these vlogs as we are planning to go next September. Had no idea there were sailings out of Montreal, thank you 🙏

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

It is a great city to start a cruise from!

@julepandtrubbs Месяц назад

so happy to watch you guys on the Volendam, we've not been before. It's a shame there is not a Dutch Cafe, but understandable. The Pinnacle class ships that do have Dutch cafe are alllways packed. I wrote on my last survey to HAL they should extend/have a bigger space for it.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

We do love the Dutch Cafe.

@Dm-wf5ro Месяц назад

Great video never cruised on Holland America usually on princess but it looks like a really good cruise ship

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

It really is! We were so impressed with this ship and all that Holland America has to offer.🛳

@Scotts-CruiseTravel Месяц назад

New Camera? Love Volendam. Great dinner dress Jill.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Same camera but the editor has been upping his game! Thanks 😊

@KenDixon-ex9lv Месяц назад

Have to raise my glass to team frozen!

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Oh no! Your the second person on Jerry’s team already today.

@rosemarie9956 Месяц назад

Really nice to see what you are doing on the first day. We did our first HAL on the Eurodam last November. We loved the itinerary and would repeat this maybe with another cruise line. Food was great, service great but thank goodness for BB Kings band in the blues club as this was a “quieter” ship. The other music venues are good but they just made me sleepy. Loved the guys doing music trivia as they were lively. This was 11 days with 6 or 7 ports. All ships are different but wondering if you will find enough to do on this even smaller ship? Anyway looking forward to seeing more

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

We thought that maybe we would be giving up on some entertainment due to the smaller size of ship but it we really didn’t. We were really impressed with all the entertainment on board.☺️

@constancecook-cruisetravel1166 Месяц назад

So watching your blog is enticing me to book a small Holland America cruise ship and then not distant future

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

They are a fabulous cruise line.

@constancecook-cruisetravel1166 Месяц назад

@@CruisingCanucks ❤️

@Roho8786 Месяц назад

Frozen, all day long!

@lovinggoldens4183 Месяц назад

I love Holland !! We were hoping to sail in 2026 with them again but wow prices are high especially in Canadian funds!!

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

We are finding that with all travel right now. Especially hotel rooms at embarkation ports.

@mikemurphy2112 Месяц назад

Would dearly love to take this cruise but regrettably too many Americans onboard. Oh well, off to Europe I go to catch a Marella cruise.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

We met some wonderful people on board. Have a wonderful cruise with Marella.

@amandaregis313 Месяц назад

We're on the same floor, on the Boston to Montreal sailing next week. Glad to know the windows aren't see-through. Very good video. Hubby dragged me across the Jacques Cartier Bridge every time I visited him during his 2 year military posting in Montreal while I stayed back in southern Ontario. I'm guessing that's the bridge you went under

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Very cool.Those cabins do become see through at night when you turn a light on in your cabin. Have a fabulous cruise!🛳

@amandaregis313 Месяц назад

@CruisingCanucks I noticed that further into the video. But I'm sure if we have the lights out and enough of a crack in the curtains, we may get a sunrise or two. We're actually in the same section, but on the starboard side.

@cathycroteau1797 Месяц назад

Team frozen

@KateS1172 Месяц назад

I’d love to try HAL!

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

They provide a wonderful experience.🛳

@ShaunWright-vl1ni Месяц назад

What a lovely looking ship! Wondering if I am only one to spot the secret letter? Or is it a secret. Sssh

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Thanks 😊

@richardthomas7355 Месяц назад

I still think the bald guy is funny Enjoy your videos keep em coming

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

🤣

@SirTomster1 Месяц назад

2 Days until we fly to Anchorage. 5 days until we board the Noordam. No lunch right away since we will not be boarding until after 4 PM. So our first meal will be dinner in the MDR.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Have a wonderful cruise!🛳

@pileofstuff Месяц назад

@37:47 I see Pauly Morgan *has* had an influence on you after all...

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

We have made lifelong friendships with both Paul and Carole ❤️

@SuperAbcdabcdabcdabc 23 дня назад

Hello from PEI . Where did you travel to?

@patriciarees8963 Месяц назад

I caught a glimpse of the Ocean View Lanai cabins over your shoulder. Did you talk with anyone who was staying in one?

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

No we didn’t speak to anyone that stayed in them.

@leslieoconnell2051 Месяц назад

Moscato for us🙂

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Team Jerry!🍷

@barbarashuster9029 Месяц назад

The worst main dining room service was on Holland America Rotterdam, September 22. Awful

@leslieoconnell2051 Месяц назад

I was told that the cabin doors are not magnetic so I am wondering if the walls next to the door are magnetic.

@leslieoconnell2051 Месяц назад

I now have my answer. Thanks for the video. It was great.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Thanks for watching.

@stevequinn7791 Месяц назад

We are going on a cruise next week. Can you tell me what kind of selfie stick you use? We need one.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Its a 3m selfie stick made by Insta360.

@stevequinn7791 Месяц назад

Thank you 🙏🏻

@marjoriechisholm-larouche6680 Месяц назад

What were the ports on this sailing?

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Embark Montreal, Quebec City, Charlottetown, Sydney, Halifax, Bar Harbor and Debark in Boston.

@ericericson3535 Месяц назад

Quite a difference from MSC EH?

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

Oh YES! We loved every difference.❤️

@BarbaraKopelman Месяц назад

The reason the Penicillin is smoky is due to type of scotch used.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

We found that out after a little research. It was very good.

@harlanabraham7772 Месяц назад

My wife, before we met, went on a trip that took her to Montreal, not a cruise. H.A. must have sold the Veendam. You are on the even side. We liked to be on the odd side. Is it a Gideon Bible? Holland America has very good food. Holland America pizza isn't the best. Love olives. Love desserts. When my wife and I ate at Canaletto, there was no surcharge. Probably no craps table in the casino. Like both Cod and Salmon. Steak is good too. Some sparkling wines can be very good. Like Hot Tubs better than pools. When we first started cruising we went on the Destiny Class on Carnival. Then it became the Triumph Class. Man overboard? Yes, service on Holland America is good. Not a fan of Cesare's Salad. Never tasted Rock Fish before. Both desserts look good. Never been to Montreal.

@CruisingCanucks Месяц назад

It was a Gideon Bible. We started cruising with Carnival’s Destiny Class also. The Rock fish was very good. We would compare it to cod. Montreal is a beautiful city. We really enjoyed our time there.