Sydney Nova Scotia Excursion and a Dining Room Upcharge | Day 5 Vlog Volendam

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It's our fifth day onboard Holland America's Volendam and we are in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Join us as we do our only excursion of the trip and visit the Alexander Graham Bell museum in Baddeck. Then we are back to the ship to poke around port and enjoy another night of Breton Thunder.
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0:00 - Room service in Sydney NS
2:00 - Back of the Bus Ride
3:05 - Alexander Graham Bell Museum
9:55 - Baddeck
11:50 - Dine-In Lunch
16:47 - Sydney Port Shopping
20:29 - Pre-Dinner Fun
25:16 - Upcharge Dinner
29:46 - Breton Thunder!
32:13 - Ocean Bar Music
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@wandadrake4999 14 дней назад

Enjoyed your video and your day in (Bah Deck) 😊

@CruisingCanucks 14 дней назад

Yay! Thank you!

@nb5871 13 дней назад

Fabulous video about Alexander Graham Bell...I had no idea how amazing he really was! Jerry you are a true blue Canadian who appreciates your heritage in all its forms! Thank you.

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Thanks so much.

@doughooks7411 6 дней назад

We were actually in Sydney, NS on June 6th on our two-week Greenland cruise. It was a Carnival Journeys cruise. We said probably never again Carnival but the Journeys cruise was way different. Different kind of people, way different vibe…in a very good way! In fact, we are going to do it again next year, but later in the season.

@CruisingCanucks 6 дней назад

Thanks for sharing. We have often talked about trying a journeys cruise with Carnival. We should look into it. We think it hold feel like cruising once did when we started cruising with Carnival.

@johnnolan5579 13 дней назад

I am going on this cruise in late August and it will be a special one. I am meeting up with my first cousin in Sydney and we haven't seen each other in over 50 years. Should be fun!

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

That’s amazing! Have a fabulous time.

@vincentclausen2250 12 дней назад

One of our favorite excursions ever is at Sydney. Spirit of the Fiddle, enjoyed so much last year we are doing it again

@CruisingCanucks 12 дней назад

That is wonderful to hear! We plan on doing it again also.

@marilynmackinnon9856 9 дней назад

I’m here watching this video & I’m on the other side of the Habour. I could actually see my house as you were leaving the port. Great video! What a sweet couple! Thank you!!😊

@CruisingCanucks 8 дней назад

So cool! Thank you. Happy Canada Day!🇨🇦

@christineainslie4239 13 дней назад

Enjoyed seeing the Alexander Graham Bell museum. It was interesting to see the different areas his research took him. With no formal education, he truly was very gifted. I love the Nova Scotia landscape-how the water comes into the amazing little inlets, sometimes on both sides of the road. So pretty. Jill's dinner looked fabulous-good idea to do an upcharge in the MDR, as opposed to doing the Pinnacle Grill, which may not really be to Jerry's taste. This is the best of both worlds. In August of 2025, Volendam does an 11 day cruise, roundtrip out of Montreal, which includes St John's NFLD, as well as Saint Pierre and Miquelon. For us Canucks, roundtrip out of Montreal would be awesome. We could do the train journey like you did. Enjoyed seeing the music around the ship-incredible! Thank you for a fun video! Happy cruising. Cheers from London, Ontario.

@CruisingCanucks 12 дней назад

Thank you. We have our eye on the same itinerary. We would love to do that run.

@christineainslie4239 12 дней назад

@@CruisingCanucks Great minds think alike!😃😏

@sheenamaclean2757 13 дней назад

Glad you enjoyed (Bah-Deck) to bad about the bus ride!

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Beautiful town. Wish we were able to be there longer.

@tammiloberg7670 9 дней назад

Thanks for taking us along on your adventure today… thinking maybe I’d like to visit Canada!🤷‍♀️

@CruisingCanucks 9 дней назад

It is truly beautiful! Thanks for watching.

@user-vx6pk4in6i 6 дней назад

Bed-deck….tourists crack me up. Once heard one refer to Sobeys as Sob-ees. Lol

@CruisingCanucks 6 дней назад

😁

@user-me6wd6vu8d 3 дня назад

We just watched one of your videos for the first time and love your style. Informative and casual! We will be cruising Canada/New England on Celebrity in September of 2025 and will be in some of the same ports. We enjoyed your Sydney tour!

@CruisingCanucks 3 дня назад

Awesome! Thank you! Have a wonderful cruise in September.

@mimikarenbryant7325 10 дней назад

I'm excited for you guys to have had such a positive experience on Volendam! We love HAL and Zaandam for us was much like you've described. Volendam is on our wish list!

@CruisingCanucks 10 дней назад

Sure that you would love the Volendam. We now want to try Zaandam also.

@amandaregis313 10 дней назад

We loved the Volendam. Sad to leave her in Montreal this morning. We only had 2 full days of sun, but had great fun throughout. Our Confederation Bridge and island panoramic bus ride was well worth it.

@amandaregis313 6 дней назад

@mimikarenbryant7325 , took a bit of time to get my land legs once back home, but caught a cold, too. Been told it's because we had too much fun.

@shelcheese8344 10 дней назад

Another good vlog and a boost for Canadian tourism .

@CruisingCanucks 9 дней назад

Thank you 😊

@matthewduffy5774 12 дней назад

Price of lobster/lbs would’ve been quite high still during your visit. $55 for a lobster dinner is extreme. Spring fisheries were not all open yet at the time of your cruise, and the winter fishery in SW Nova was still open until May 31. Low supply at that time. Prices today are $5-$6.50/lbs at the wharf, now that the market is over supplied.

@CruisingCanucks 12 дней назад

Yes we were told that the price was higher than it would be. A month later because Lobster season wasn’t open when we were in Sydney.

@peggy2429 3 дня назад

I wish they had a taco bar on our ship. It was a pinnacle one.

@CruisingCanucks 2 дня назад

We really enjoyed the taco bar. It was a nice touch!

@heideleskun1163 13 дней назад

Be curious if you see ice burgs, they do have an iceberg tracker and they are spotted off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador and they show a lot off the coast when y'all were on board.

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

We have used the tracker for iceberg when we did a land base trip in Newfoundland while visiting Jill’s family. Always fun to take a little detour to a road that leads you to a bay with an iceberg in it.

@timmoore3666 13 дней назад

Hey Guys Thanks for another Great Video.. Thanks for taking us along with you. Cheers 🍻🥃🍻

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@kimkearney7639 11 дней назад

Too bad Breton Thunder wasn't on the Zaandam last spring when I did the same itinerary,,,they sounded great!

@CruisingCanucks 11 дней назад

They are a new group to join the HAL entertainment team while they do this east coast itinerary this year. They are fabulous! We hope that HAL continues to have them ever year.

@jackredmond6023 13 дней назад

Glad that you are having a wonderful cruise! Maybe stay away from excursions where bus transportation is involved… 😁

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

It isn’t our first choice ever but sometimes it is necessary in order to get where you want to go in an affordable price.

@junenelligan1729 13 дней назад

we'll be on Boston to Montreal - August 20 - hope to see that band ! Hopefully you guys are back on them

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Have a wonderful time. Say “hi” to Breton Thunder for us!😊

@junenelligan1729 12 дней назад

@@CruisingCanucks will do!

@sharonwhite1985 11 дней назад

Breton Thunder sounds incredible my sort of band 😊😊might have to find me a HAL cruise from Canada 🇨🇦 Did I hear a bit of ‘The Devil went down to Georgia’ in there?

@CruisingCanucks 11 дней назад

Yes you did! There were amazing

@MeandMyManlyMan 10 дней назад

Thanks for taking us along again. Here’s a tip….when ever Scott and I travel I take earplugs. I can sleep through snoring…tv….just about anything 😁

@CruisingCanucks 10 дней назад

Thanks for sharing!! I told Jerry off camera that earplugs need to go in my suitcase for the next cruise. I am in the middle of making a packing list on my computer for reference. I need to add earplugs!

@MeandMyManlyMan 10 дней назад

@@CruisingCanucks Well thanks to you when we got home from the Enchanted cruise Scott had ordered me a fan like yours before we ever left the ship. 😆

@CruisingCanucks 10 дней назад

Love it!

@tonylarussa4046 13 дней назад

I am surprised your main dining room upcharge was not that expensive.

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

We thought that it was very reasonable. It was also very delicious.

@gillianpeddie2410 13 дней назад

Love the top Jill is wearing and Jill you look amazing in the forest green. Jerry you’re not too shabby.

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Oh thank you!

@nicolemiller4688 12 дней назад

This was educational and entertaining. Great work as usual. I had goosebumps watching the shows. 😊

@CruisingCanucks 12 дней назад

Awesome! Thank you!

@heideleskun1163 13 дней назад

The bagpiper is on the water walk. You go outside the port area turn right. Great area to just hang out with some a boat you can pay to explore and if you walk past that area, there are some museums I believe you can visit. It's a great area. Bought an awesome picture set from a local photographer in the craft market building, that we have on our shelf walking up our stairs.

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Thanks for the tips!

@twilalebold320 12 дней назад

I looked into that Newfoundland itinerary in the fall. It is sold out and only waitlisting😥

@CruisingCanucks 12 дней назад

Yes, we found that out while on the ship. It is available for next year however!

@heideleskun1163 13 дней назад

Mrs. C's up-charge looks AMAZING even though I'm I have shellfish issues. I can appreciate the looks, but that's just my culinary background. Price is awesome too.

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

We thought it was worth it especially when there is only one of us that would eat it.

@Mazza240 13 дней назад

Great video once again Jill and Jerry. I love to have a wee afternoon siesta whilst cruising too, we can’t burn the candle at both ends.

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Nothing wrong with snap while on vacation!

@elizabethpasquini6941 13 дней назад

Great video, as always! Keep up the good work! Enjoy the rest of your cruise! Really interested in level 8 luggage. Can we order it through you, or the company itself?

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Order direct with level8 but enter cruisingcanucks10 in the promo code to get 10% off.

@bogeo8459 13 дней назад

I love the craft fairs in Sydney. Lots of home crafts

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

We were really impressed with the variety offered there!

@billsnyder1021 13 дней назад

We did private tour of Louisbourg Fort and lighthouse on our Sydney trip. Your tour gives us new ideas for next trip. Thanks

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Sound wonderful. What company did you book it with?

@ShipToShoreCruiseNews 13 дней назад

Glad to hear that you're finding this cruise is a hidden gem. Was never on my radar, but its something to add to the list now. I only have Alaska Cruises here on the West Coast of Canada.

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

We continued to be amazed at how wonderful the cruise and itinerary was throughout the voyage.

@kimber4350 13 дней назад

I miss HAL's muesli. Always my go-to for room service the last time was on the Eurodam. One of the many forbidden foods now that I have gone keto 😮

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

We appreciate that HAL’s room service breakfast offers a hot breakfast if you want. Something a lot of major cruise lines don’t do.

@OutOfBounds777 14 дней назад

As always, another great video depicting that wonderful cruise life.

@CruisingCanucks 14 дней назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks 😊

@liliherndz5792 13 дней назад

Wonderful VLOG Much enjoyed 👏 Fantastic ENTERTAINMENT 👏 Compared to the newer HA ships offer lower quality entertainment in the last two yrs post Covid 🙄 That hotdog 🫶🏻 ..one of my favorite at every cruise .. agree I like putting on my on toppings that melted cheese 🙀 You guys enjoy ea other thru the shared inner JOURNEY Thanks for sharing 🤗

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Thanks for all your positive comments.

@Lp259 13 дней назад

I had the Beyond Meat Burger at the Dive-In on the Volendam and it was wonderful!

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Glad to hear it.

@janicerae6104 13 дней назад

So enjoyed your video! Museum was very interesting. Would love to have heard the main theater entertainment live. Thanks for sharing your day.

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Glad you enjoyed it! The live music from Breton Thunder was fabulous.

@harlanabraham7772 13 дней назад

Sydney is a great place. Was here twice. We didn't take a shore excursion when we were here. Sydney is really nice. Never went to the Bell Museum. The first time my wife and I went to a Tim Horton's coffee shop was here in Sydney. Yes, you have the piper there. The Giant Fiddle is fairly new. My wife used to like Lobster Roll and we always got it in Halifax. The North Atlantic could get rough. That was more toward Europe. That was also in April. Chardonnay is a good wine. Bar Harbor is nice, but, I do like to go to Portland, ME. Like to have Olive Oil with my bread. The Veggie Burger looks good. Ah, a red wine with your meal. Which one? Pear Cobbler looks good. I enjoyed the Ghost Tour in Quebec City. Good video, you look like you enjoyed it.

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

We enjoyed our day that ended with a fantastic meal and amazing entertainment. The wine was a Merlot. Mrs.Canuck loves a red wine with steak.

@harlanabraham7772 12 дней назад

@@CruisingCanucks Merlot is a good tasting Red Wine which has antioxidants in it which makes it good for your health. But, in moderation.

@rosemarie9956 13 дней назад

So glad you enjoyed your stop in Sydney. Unfortunate about the bus but not a lot else to do in Sydney if you don’t do an excursion. You could have gone for a walk all along the boardwalk (not that long). They are trying to revitalize the downtown area as only a few shops there. We are going to check out Breton Thunder for sure. Paddy Murphy was the standard bar song during our University years!! Oh and you pronounce it as Ba deck Halifax next - you can do a lot of self exploring there but I hear of many people that go to Peggy’s Cove. Will have to see what you do!

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Thanks. We enjoyed our day. Sometimes you just have to be on a bus to explore but it is never our first choice.

@joannemacha8294 13 дней назад

Nice video. First try finding letter . Mrs Canuck. Love that blouse you had on. Don't think that Bus tour was much fun.

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Bus transportation is never our first choice of an excursion.

@williamwatson689 13 дней назад

Just completed the same itinerary on the ship the week beginning June 15. Your opinions are spot on one of our best cruises of 21. Looks like Holland is cutting this season short and not cruising this itinerary in 2025. They need to continue with a more modern ship.

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

The Volendam and Zuiderdam will sail variations on this itinerary until mid-October. In 2025 the Zuiderdam and Volendam return to this itinerary in late May until mid-October again. We kind of hope they keep up this plan to use the older, smaller classic ships.

@williamwatson689 13 дней назад

@@CruisingCanucks Zuiderdam is too tall to clear the bridge between Quebec City and Montreal so Quebec City will be its turnaround port. Hollands site does not show the Volendam cruising in Canada at all in 2025, likely being sold to foreign entity.

@brendarussell363 13 дней назад

Lobster has gone down quite a bit since your visit.

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Good to hear.

@garyslaunwhite3153 13 дней назад

Ba Deck Not BED ECK

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

Thanks

@heideleskun1163 13 дней назад

AGB had his hands in a LOT of research projects. Started in botanical and worked with the deaf and was a teacher in Boston, wrote that before you said about the deaf. Goes to show you that "education" doesn't mean much when it comes to "ingenuity" and an inquisitive mind. IMHO that is part of STEM education. Encourages you to not be afraid to ask questions and ability to explore without being told "no"

@CruisingCanucks 13 дней назад

So true! Thanks for sharing.