Nieuw Amsterdam Review

4.5 / 5.0
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Good food, ports, and price but few/low quality entertainment options,

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam
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NoVA5
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Jan 2015
Cabin: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Traveled with children

We sailed Jan 4 with a group of 20 ranging from 1 to 70+.

The highlight for me was the food, which was very good. We ate all but two nights in main dining room and were very happy with the food, especially lobster and escargot. We had breakfast daily at Lido, which was very good. I loved the made to order eggs benedict and crepes. Lunch at the Lido buffet was very good as well, especially the Asian station. We did lunch one day at Tamarind and were disappointed. Dinner at Tamarind, on the other hand, was excellent and should not be missed. We did one dinner at Pinnacle Grill, which was so-so, probably would skip that if we were to do again.

We were very disappointed with the entertainment and children's programming. We hoped to enjoy the food theater, but on our only time there they had technical difficulties and couldn't operate the stove. With the exception of "Recycled Percussion", which was very good, singers and dancers were sub-par-felt like high school drama show. Children's programming consisted largely of supervised video games & ice cream breaks, which our kids enjoyed, but as a parent we were hoping for more. The ship is nice, but there did not seem like there were many activities/programming. Everyday we'd check the daily planner and there was nothing there for us.

Cabin Review

Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom

Cabin VB

Cabin was ok. The balcony was larger than expected and nice. Bathroom was pretty spacious and had a full bathtub, convenient for washing kids. The cabin itself was cramped for two adults and two kids. Plenty of storage.

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