Reviews

The fantastic crew and the well-appointed boat, the Lena Maria, made all the difference during a pretty wet week. Routes were reorganised, clothes dried, lots of litte nibbles and other touches and wonderful food.

We didn’t know what to expect. What we had was a great trip to Friesland. Lena Maria had large cabins, where we were very comfortable all week. Up top, places where you can gather for meals, and meet passengers from around the world. The unusual weather (rain) had Captain Eelke adjust to our starting location, and ride maps, daily. The GPS app was accurate and easy. Food was great, and as a vegetarian, it was some of the best I ve had! Ample snacks and desserts made sure we were ready to go riding, every day. If you’ve never seen a boat, sail through a cornfield, while riding a bike past a windmill, well…. here’s your chance. Thankyou Eelke, Monique, Reuben, and Glenn.

Captain Conny, Chef Eva and their efficient crew were excellent. They ran the most excellent ship, and also were so personable. It was easy to ask for needed items or services; we knew that the ship and kitchen are in expert hands!

Great staff, they went out of their way to make us feel welcome and comfortable.

We loved our Boat Bike Tour around Friesland. The boat was beautiful and our room was perfect. We especially liked having our own bathroom. The food was delicious and plentiful. Our hostess, Monique, was friendly and helpful. Elka was always available to help plan our biking route and did his best to give us the best experience despite the cold, windy weather. We have been to Friesland before but we were able to see so much more when touring by bike (the bikes were very nice too!) We are already planning another boat bike tour!

The length of the biking tours each day was good. Nice variety of countryside and towns. The hosts were very personable and engaged well with all of us. The food, especially the evening dinners were terrific.

Our week long boat and bike tour was an awesome experience. The crew was amazing and very organized with detailed cycling maps, delicious tasty variety of food and lots of it and the captain was very conscience of the weather and had to make some last minute changes. The crew were always friendly, happy and ready to do anything for us. The Lena Maria was a very comfortable boat with adequate size cabins. This was a wonderful way to get a closer look of the Netherlands.

The crew on board the Lena Maria was fabulous. They did everything they could to make sure we enjoyed our vacation. The meals and snacks were delicious. We felt like one big family on the boat.

Great tour, very well organized. Local boat and local crew. This was very different from our previous experiences with Boat and Bike and so much more pleasant and interesting than travelling on a boat chartered from a foreign company. We cannot stress enough that the entire crew was extremely devoted. The captain Eelke, doing his utter best to make the trip as confortable as possible. The ship’s boy Glenn, taking care of our bikes and so much more. And special thanks to our hostess Monique, always there and always available, and the chef Ruben who cooked healthy and awesome meals and pastries every day. Small group of people and self-service at the bar which makes it feel just like home… The only small suggestion that we could make is to maybe indicate, during the presentation of the next day’s circuit, the places where one can have a drink or food. The circuits pass through many beautiful villages but several of them do not have any cafés or restaurants or sometimes these are closed due to local habits (e.g. closed on Mondays).

Great vacation, good service, clean and nice and good food.

We are still on cloud nine after our trip on the Lena Maria through Friesland and Terschelling. I don’t know where to begin without writing a novel. From sun up to sundown day in and day out, this was a trip that was full of amazing experiences. The food, fellowship and good times were all top notch. Hats off to our Captain Eelke and his entire crew for making this our new favourite way to visit The Netherlands!!! We will be back for another tour!!!

Had a wonderful time on the Lena Maria last week. The crew was so friendly and helpful. Roos and Lena were excellent in serving in housekeeping and made sure you had everything you needed. Laars did a fantastic job making sure we were well fed with his culinary expertise Ilkea was the best captain and maneuvered the boat expertly through the canals and lift locks. Enjoyed every minute of it