Reviews Canal boat Ondine

The experience would have been close to perfect if it were not for a significant problem we had on the boat. My 9 year old daughter hurt herself with a piece of glass, probably a left over from a broken glass or bottle that was on the seat bench in the rear part of the boat. It cut through her jeans and caused quite significant bleeding. Nothing too serious fortunately, but still unpleasant. There was nothing to disinfect on the boat (the emergency kit missed that). Staff on the boat was very polite and did all they could to help in this unfortunate situation, providing what needed with a couple of phone calls in 10 minutes. All was good after 15 minutes a bit hectic and the rest of the cruise was great and everyone enjoyed it. Still... that piece of glass should clearly not have been there.

Excellent service - on time and great skipper

Excellent Boat and Service

We had a very good time on board. with a very good and captain and waitress. We had lots of fun!!!

Very pleasant trip, super friendly staff!!! Highlight of our weekend in Amsterdam!

Was a wonderful tour, all my colleagueas enjoyed it a lot.

As advertised. VERY PLEASED WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THE EXPERIENCE.

Also the office staff was great to work with as we were preparing for this evening! They made it very hassle free and we WILL use them again for future events!

Great captain!

Terrific boat, wonderful captain and crew, we loved every minute of it. I will pass on the tip to any friends coming to Amsterdam

WOW! I'm at a LOSS for words to TRULY describe my 40th BDAYBASH(27/11/13) at the ONDINE! My family, friends and I had the most AMAZING time! It was ABOVE EXPECTATIONS and EVERY time I think back, it brings a BIG SMILE to MY FACE and I fall in LOVE with the ONDINE and AMSTERDAM BOATS all over again! UNFORGETTABLE! A big THANK YOU and special THANKS to Jaap, Harald, Fedor en Douwe!

Boat is cozy and glamorous. Crew is very nice and welcoming. Our wedding tour was fantastic!

Thank you. We had a wonderful day..

We tried to rent the Jean Schmitz, but unfortunately they were slow and inefficient in getting in contact with us, and were eventually unable to offer the time slot we had requested. Instead we booked the Ondine. They were efficient in the planning stage, and excellent on the day: helpful, friendly, and very competent. Our guests said it was the high-spot of our weekend in Amsterdam. It is unlikely that we will ever organise such an event again, but if we did we would happily use them again, and recommend them to others.

Absolutely Brilliant, made a special experience (Marraige Proposal) even more special. A big thankyou to everyone at amsterdam boats and a special mension to the guys on board with us on the night! Would love to experience it again some day!

Dear Bastiaan, Just to say thank you very much to everyone involved with the organisation of our cruise on Saturday, it was absolutely superb and everyone had a fantastic time. Robert and Louise were charming and the fondue was excellent and just generally the whole thing was just excellent!! I organised the evening as a surprise for a friend and she hasnt stopped talking about it since! Please pass on my huge thanks to everyone involved. I shall be recommending you to widely.

super service, the dinner was perfect. We had lots of fun.

Very enjoyable canal cruise. We love Amsterdam. Kind regards, Claire Carter

The canal cruise was a success!!! our group really enjoyed !!! Sushi was great !!! Your service and contribution were essential to our success!!

Food was excellent, the captain wonderful and our team (13 men!) had a wonderful time. We checked if we would still go as weather was terrible, but Roel (the captain) was very relaxed about it. This was definitely a good choice and I recommend this ship/captain/organization to anybody who wants to enjoy Amsterdam!

We had a lovely afternoon, a great skipper! (roel) Roel took his time with the children, explained the 'water rules' and how to twist and turn through the canals using walkie talkie communication :) the kids loved it while the big kids hung out aft enjoying a glass of ros. It costs 'a little' but it was absolutely awesome!

overall we were very satisfied with the service. the captain was very approachable and friendly, so was his assistant. It was however very plain inside, i thought maybe they could have decorated it a bit more. maybe thats not common with these kind of boats, but its just a thought!? if we have another function we will definitely consider this boat again.

Very pleasant, the pick up and boat ride was exactly what we hoped for and expected. It was a very nice time. Some guests commented that the skipper was not very friendly and rather grouchy, but the woman on board helping with drinking was very sweet.

Fine boat, friendly staff. Just one medium size table for 11 persons is not enough. Catering not quite okay. Food (Spanish, 44 euro p.p.) too expensive in relation to quality. Bread, olives, aioli, salt and peppar were missing.

Bastiaan & Fay, I want to thank you very very much on behalf of the whole team whom were on the boat on July 3th, they had a fantastic time :) . Jana, Philips

The boat was fantastic. Everyone really liked it. It provided for the right mix of being professional and social.

Nice skipper and hotess! Good trip but too expensive to choose a two hours trip.

Thank you again for picking us up from the Hilton hotel and taking us to the Blauw on the Wall restaurant. We had a very successful business outing and signed a new supplier contract.

We love the Lady Ondine and we Love the champagne you serve.

Thank you for picking us up from the hotel de l Europe and showing us Amsterdam from the waterways.

Thank you for the boat ride at the end of the RAI conference.

I hardly use the word excellent, but I have to use it now: excellent.

We would say 8. Probably higher if it hadn't rained!!

Dear crew, we had a fantastic wedding and would like to thank you very much for organizing the wedding transport by boat. We could not have had a more perfect wedding and the boat ride on the Lady Ondine from the church to the restaurant was unbeatable. Thanks so much.

Thanks for a great candle light dinner and canal cruise. It made our trip to Amsterdam all the more special.

One would hardly expect that a boat that's 100 years old is in such great condition. The owner must spend a fortune in maintenance

Lovely company outing. Our clients enjoyed themselves tremendously.

Perfect setting, perfect crew and skipper, perfect weather, perfect boat, perfect company, perfect city!

Thanks to the concierge at the hotel de L' Europe who mentioned the Lady Ondine for a leasy sunday brunch on the water. What a treat. We felt a little royal for the during the 3 hour canal cruise.

Rather impressive. The Lady Ondine is 100 years of age and still in mind condition. Keep up the good work.

Fantastic canal cruise and very entertaining crew. Thanks again.

What luck we met with Bas at the RAI convention center. The candle light dinner on the Lady Ondine made our business trip to Amsterdam complete. Thanks again and we would already like to book the Ondine for next year.