Having read so many different reviews of this ship, I was very interested to see what it would be like. To tell you a little bit about us, this was our 10th cruise. Although we are in our late 20's, we are business owners, and tend to be comparable to folks closer to their 40's & 50's, as those are the people we enjoy being with the most. We enjoy dancing, however, we also like to read, eat fine food, as well as good entertainment. We have a 5 year old daughter, and have traveled extensively. We have predominantly taken Princess Cruises, and also been on Royal and Carnival. Princess has been our favorite overall up to date, however, we have noticed that the Princess ships are pretty much the same from ship to ship so far.

In my opinion, a cruise ship vacation is what you make of it, however, I feel that the service on a ship can make or break a vacation. Somehow, when people are consistently rude, it tends to dampen your overall enjoyment a bit. Luckily, that was not the case on the Zuiderdam.

Our cruise was sailing out of Fort Lauderdale with an Eastern Caribbean itinerary. We actually chose the Zuiderdam because it was sailing to St. Thomas (my favorite) and was going to Tortola as well, which my friend told me was her favorite island, and she had lived in the Caribbean on a boat for 9 years. Hence, I trusted her judgment. Read more