Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) Holland America Line Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Reviews

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Early morning entry to Nassau.
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Great Experience

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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candiosheill
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

My family and I went on this cruise last minute. As in, we weren't even on the manifest. We cancelled our NCL Epic, and hopped on the Nieuw Amsterdam. What a delight! Check in was pretty easy, considering we were not checked in at all. Our luggage was delivered in a timely fashion. Our room was an inside cabin, last minute. However, our room steward was always on top of everything. He was ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom

Traveled with children


West/East Caribbean - first time for us in this part of the world

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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Late traveler
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Wanted to visit some of the Caribbean knowing it probably was quite different than other cruises we’ve done as in more focused on sun, beach and shopping. Not things that are high on our list but needing a warm winter break. It was as we expected and we will do another cruise in this area (southern) but probably that would be all. For just a winter sunny break in future it would be easier and ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Loving the updated HAL

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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toodycat
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We are a couple from New York and we needed to leave the February cold. We are in our mid-50s and sailed to the Western Caribbean. Our cruising style is all about relaxation. We enjoy the beach, the pool, the spa and live music. The night before: We stayed at the Renaissance Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. This is a very pleasant and convenient hotel. It is close to several good ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Very nice first time cruise

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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MarcNXX
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

My girlfriend and I, both 23 took this cruise in februari. We are from The Netherlands and wanted to experience a cruise in the Caribbean. We chose Holland America line because of the ports and good value for money, as described in many other reviews, they service is towards older people. But still an reasonable amount of 20 / 30 year old. We had a forward balcony stateroom on deck 4. The ...
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Sail Date: February 2019


Mostly positive, but some things to think about

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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janhamil55103
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

I just returned from a week long cruise on the Nieuw Amsterdam. The rooms were rather small compared to what I have experienced on other cruise ships, such as the Konigsdam. The one big issue was that one entire wall had NO electrical outlets by the beds. My roommate has a CPAP machine and there was nowhere to plug it in by the beds. The steward had to bring us an extension cord which was about 20 ...
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Sail Date: February 2019


Seasoned HAL cruisers, new ship/experiences for us

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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fatcat04
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

Dh and I (mid 40's) and ds (teenager) are seasoned HAL cruisers (all three star). This cruise was a family cruise that included us, our newest addition, a one year old baby girl, and both of our mothers, 6 total. Baby girl is a toddler so we had to make some special arrangement for her. My mother in law has some mobility issues, so again some special arrangements. We embarked in Ft Lauderdale ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom

Traveled with children


Good Value

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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JonesCruiser
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Our travel agent was arranging this cruise for her friends nd clients and asked us to sail with them. The price for our Signature Suite was very attractive and we have sailed HAL and enjoy their cruises. We found the Nieuw Amsterdam to be very, very crowded in the public areas. Our suite was spacious and very comfortable. We loved the Lincoln Center group and attended all their performances. ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Superior Verandah Suite


Great ship!

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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bEwAbG
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

We were on this ship in May 2018 and were impressed enough to book for this sailing in February 2019. This ship went through a dry dock in December 2017 that updated the decor. They also stopped allowing smoking inside the casino at that time. I had always dismissed HAL as an option because of their smoking policy, so this was a welcome change for me. The only smoking currently allowed is now ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Verandah Suite


First HAL cruise has won 2 Celebrity converts

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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NEFoodies
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

MDH and I have been on more than 10 Celebrity cruises but began to feel like we were no longer the preferred demographic for Celebrity (music and entertainment were taking on an "edgier vibe"). We had been eyeing Holland America for a while but were reluctant to take the leap because of their smoking policy and because we had invested so much into Celebrity. When Holland America banned smoking ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


My praise to Holland America Cruise Line

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam

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Rose Papi
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Holland goes above and beyond to make you as comfortable and welcomed as possible. By far it is the BEST cruise line around. The food was great. The entertainment was great. All staff personable. Our room attendants went above and beyond. As did the waiters. Love everything about Holland America Cruise Line. The ship was spotless. You are treated like royalty everyday. On our last day we ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom


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