Holland America Line Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) Cruise Reviews

The timings for meal were restrictive for us.
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Buffet breakfast was not up to standard.
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Smoking area was best we ever experienced.
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Nice ports!
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Oosterdam 2018

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Oosterdam

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Catherine5
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

This is my 4th Holland Cruise and 1st on the Oosterdam...it was great...staff was so nice and efficient from the minute we boarded to when we disembarked! Our stewards “Kadak and Sandi were great...always wishing us a good day with a smile and taking the time to chat....our cabins AC was not working when we boarded..realizing that the crew would be busy with setting sail we did not mention it ...
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Sail Date: November 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Disappointed.

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Zuiderdam

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Conrad Verbeek
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise because of the Panama Canal partial passage.Getting on ,and back of the ship was handled efficiently. Food was reasonable. Our biggest ,and nastiest , problem was a liquid that kept coming up from the grout lines in the tile floor from the Lido buffet restaurant the first few days on the cruise.It was not adequately kept clean for quite a while.Cabin was sufficient and kept ...
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Sail Date: November 2018


Ship showing its age, great crew

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Zuiderdam

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baduce
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

The ship, unfortunately, was showing its age. Buckets were set up in different common areas so liquid that was dripping from ceiling could be collected most of the trip. In the Lido buffet area, liquid was coming up from the floor tiles and being mopped almost the entire trip. Last two days of the cruise, the ship had a problem with one of the azipods and had to max out the other to get to port on ...
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Sail Date: November 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Zdam...Just The Facts Maam!!

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Zuiderdam

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bobpell
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This titillating riposte reflects actual not third person account on our hot hot hot partial Panama Canal cruise 1...Did not need to fill out health form prior to getting on ship?? 2...Zdam book exchange doing well. Located in portside hallway behind Crows Nest bar/coffee locale. Please frequent it. 3...Future Cruise Desk and Excursion Desk on Starboard side of Crows ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite


Wonderful time, wonderful cruise! Don't recommend for children

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Zuiderdam

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loufon
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

This is my second Holland America cruise. The first was last year to Alaska, and it was so much fun I wanted to take another Holland America cruise. I wanted to go to the Panama Canal, so this cruise offered the chance to do both. I made an excellent decision. First...I could not disagree more with those who say the food was not good. I thought it was excellent. Not only did I think it was ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Gentrification of the Cruise Ship

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Zuiderdam

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tmlane
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

There is a cruise vacation out there designed for sedentary people - the Zuiderdam to the Panama Canal. If you want to go, you should know that most of the good times will be experienced from a chair. No games on the private island, no band around the pool, little dancing, not even many slot machine players. Hardly anybody out after 9 pm, even though the late shows in the theater don't start ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Panama Canal Delight

Review for a Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Zuiderdam

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shellyjc
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

This 11 day cruise served up an excellent itinerary of ports that were mostly new to us. Zuiderdam is classy and easy to get around on. No place ever felt too busy or crowded, even the pool deck. This seemed like an adults-only cruise, mainly because of the time of year and itinerary. There were probably only a dozen children on board. Embarkation was easy, even though we had made a last minute ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Good in parts

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Zuiderdam

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happy_hobbit
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We went on this cruise - Fort Lauderdale to Half Moon Cay, Aruba, Curacao, Cartagena, Panama Canal (+Colon), Puerto Limon Costa Rica & back to Fort Lauderdale - to spend time with some American friends too unwell to do a conventional tour or long-haul trip with us. The ship was mid-sized - just under 2000 people - and didn't feel particularly crowded, though the demographic was definitely ‘older’. ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


A very nice older ship that still provides excellent value for money

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Zuiderdam

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COLGATE
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

We are prior HAL passengers although it's been several years since we cruised with them. We were anxious to take the Zuiderdam through the S. Caribbean, particularly because of her itinerary. We were not disappointed. Our experince with Zuiderdam was, for the most part consistent with the other HAL cruises we have taken in the past. Here are our impressions from this cruise: The ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Nothing special.

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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philandcb1
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We booked this cruise because we were joining fellow submarine veterans for our annual convention. The check-in and embarkation was very well handled. We were told that our cabin was not ready and that we should have lunch in the Lido. The dining room was not open. The lunch was mediocre. No. 1: Sunday, October 21, we moved into our cabin, 8026, at 12:30 and it was warm. I turned the ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


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