The 2 of us were a little apprehensive about our 10 Sunfarer Cruise after reading some of the previous reviews here on Cruise Critic. But we were pleasantly surprised with the Zuiderdam. No a/c troubles, no toilet issues, the ship seemed to be in good condition. The only complaint we would have is that the carpet in our cabin really needed cleaning. But I guess that's minor in the grand scheme of things.

Embarkation was a breeze. And the best part was, once we got on the ship, our cabin was ready and our luggage was all there!! Amazing! Our cabin steward, Aan, and his assistants were good and seemed to be constantly busy.

Our first port was Half Moon Cay. We reserved a private cabana, which was nice, but won't do that again. Didn't seem to be a good value for money spent. And the privacy isn't good, with the 2 story cabanas overlooking the original ones. The sand on HMC is the softest sand I ever walked in! I loved it. Getting back to the ship was a chore--it took us 1 1/2 hours from the time we got in line till we were on the ship. Read more