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Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Nieuw Statendam
beachlovers817
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
We have 145 nights sailing on HAL but this cruise line has changed a lot and this will be our last cruise on them. First the PROS: the food is still very good; staff works hard to take care of the passengers; balcony cabins were adequate; embarking and disembarking went smoothly; our wine package was good; room service was very good THE CONS: the staff overall seems understaffed & overworked; ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom
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Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Zuiderdam
FloridaCPA
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
This was the worst service I’d ever experienced on a ship. They didn’t seem to have enough crew for sailing at full capacity.
Food in the main dining room was quite pedestrian, with emphasis on inexpensive foods such as chicken and pasta. Portions were consistently small. Traditional sides such as garden salad and baked potato were not available. There were even fewer menu choices on the ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Standard Interior Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Zuiderdam
R'man
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Zuiderdam was our first HAL experience. It was our worst overall ship and cruise experience ever.
We were greeted in our cabin bath by a gush of brown water from the cold tap, which lasted two days. There were leaking pipes around the ship, faulty A/C systems, and some of the worst shipboard food. When spaghetti and meatballs were the highlight...but don't expect any Parmesan to top your ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Zuiderdam
SSUnitedStates
10+ Cruises • Age 2020s
I've sailed with Holland America three times in the past, all prior to the COVID pandemic. The Westerdam, the Nieuw Amsterdam, and the Eurodam. Each ship impressed with it's service, food, comfort, and laid back style. I am not a fan of the mega ships that are out there and Holland America tends to run in the mid-size ship category.
Oh yes, the mega ships at other lines are very ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite
Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam
BayWatching
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
After enduring HA’s Rotterdam on one of its last voyages in late 2019, we eagerly booked a 10-day southern Caribbean trip for this December on its namesake successor.
I’ve seen lots of reviews of the ship that you can access on these boards, and won’t bore you with redundant insights here. Will, however, say that the almost-new Rotterdam is an enormous upgrade — sleek, understated, and truly a ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam
Ssmith2023
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
We scheduled the cruise as a retirement gift for my wife and I as we read many great reviews for food an service. Not True. Stay away, they wasted our money and time, don't let it happen to you.
1. The service was so bad I was convinced that they did not care about us as paying customers.
2. The food in the Lido Market was nothing better than cafeteria food. I was more than convinced they ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Holland America Rotterdam
HYP
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
MS ROTTERDAM. The newest in the HAL fleet. In design and build In the beautiful traditional ship design. Although all the Pinnacle class ships are similar in design each with its own interior style design, the Rotterdam’s main design change is its single funnel not the usual double funnel. Like all the other HAL ships it is not glitzy! It does have a subdued WOW and it’s traditional Dutch ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam
ScottandAlison
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
This was our second cruise on the Nieuw Amsterdam. The first was the last week of February 2020, the week before Covid shut down cruising. We enjoyed the ship and crew the first time around and decided to try her again. This was the southern Carribean trip to HMC, Aruba and Curacao. Love HMC and it had been a few years since we visited the other two ports. This cruise includes three sea days which ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Superior Verandah Suite
Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Nieuw Statendam
Randywallenhorst
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s
Chose this cruise for the itinerary. Good combination of port stops and days at sea. First night started out rough in the dining room. Table for two basically on top of another table for two. Waited almost 15 minutes before the waiter acknowledged us and finally took a drink order. Waiter delivered wrong apps, wrong meal and the wrong dessert. Food on first night was ehhhh. Stay away form ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Nieuw Statendam
TexasBrit
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
This was our first cruise on HAL. We had always understood HAL to be a superior line for service and food, although otherwise quite low key when compared to the other popular lines. To say we were disappointed would be an understatement.
Embarkation in Ft. Lauderdale was quick and efficient with no long lines and waits. It was odd that we were informed that the boarding passes we printed at ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Standard Interior Stateroom
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