Holland America Line Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) Cruise Reviews

The timings for meal were restrictive for us.
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Buffet breakfast was not up to standard.
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Smoking area was best we ever experienced.
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Nice ports!
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Southern Caribbean - HA Cruise - VE 7041 Bad to Worse

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Koningsdam

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SH&GH
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We did this same cruise last year and had problems but did it again because my husband liked the ports of call.. This year it was worse - Koningsdam just came off dry dock but there were lots of maintenance issues. Apparently it takes 21 days but management felt that they could get it done in a week. We were not the only ones that experiened problems, many other did too. We did not meet anyone ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


Great food (a bit repetitive), quiet boat

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Koningsdam

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xrayone
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

First time on HAL and as a Celebrity guy, I wanted to compared one considered equal to Celebrity on the food quality,,,, it fall a bit below though. The eleven days itinerary was very good in southern Caribbean. Our balcony cabin was surprisingly small at the first sight, but we get use to it, the balcony is a bit larger than average, the bathroom/shower is also above average, large shower ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


NIGHTMARE VOYAGE

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Koningsdam

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primrose7
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

It is a new ship that came out in 2016. We were told it had just came out of dry-dock. So many problems. The first four days we had no hot water in sink. Techs came by fixed it, a few hours later it wasn't working. Were told to run the shower and would get hot water in the sink. After 4 days finally fixed. Also the air conditioning was very cold and could not be turned down Thanks to a ...
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Sail Date: December 2018


Great music

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Koningsdam

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mbbankmom
6-10 Cruises • Age 20s

Love HAL this is my 4 th cruise with them. Service is outstanding as is the food. Several lectures on culture and food offered as was America’s Test Kitchen. Music was great in the new Rolling Stone Rock Room. The band was awesome. Excursions were well worth the money. Because of the weather we missed our last stop Bahamas Half Mom Cay but it was obvious to all it was the correct ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Large or Standard Interior Stateroom


Great cruise; tiny hiccups

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Koningsdam

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TXCruiser10
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We picked this cruise because 1. we are loyal HAL cruisers, 2. we liked the itinerary and 3. the dates worked for us. We sailed out of Ft. Lauderdale on Dec 10 and returned Dec 21. The ports we visited were St. Maarten, St. Thomas, St. Lucia, Barbados, Martinique, and Dominica. We were scheduled to stop at Half Moon Cay but didn't due to strong currents. Embarkation & Disembarkation went ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Vista Suite with Verandah


Wonderful cruise to many new islands

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Koningsdam

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kevinpeter
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We had not visited the Windward Islands and this itinerary would take us to Martinique, St. Lucia and Dominica for the first time. We reserved a family ocean view cabin as we were bringing our 10 year old grandson and 8 year old granddaughter with us. Our cabin was excellent. Very comfortable beds, adequate stowage and an unobstructed view. We really liked the floor lighting that came on ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Family Oceanview Stateroom

Traveled with children


Captivating Koningsdam

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Koningsdam

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Mermaid rock
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We stayed at the Renaissance in Fort Lauderdale the night prior to our cruise , and it was perfect for an overnight stay. We arrived late but were able to get good food right at the hotel. We wanted a longer cruise and felt a slightly larger ship would offer more choices in food , entertainment , and areas to relax ! This ship was perfect as it exceeded our expectations but was very easy ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


Mostly good, some bad, some ugly

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Koningsdam

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jabcruiser
10+ Cruises • Age 20s

We arrived in Ft Lauderdale after driving about 3 hours across the state from SW Gulf coast of Florida. Parked at Park-n-go which is very close to port and they discount the rate substantially if prepaid reservations are made on line. Arrived at terminal about noon. Longest lines we have ever experienced on HAL. Got checked in after about 30 minutes in line and then waited about 30 minutes to ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


Worse Cruise my wife and I have been on

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Koningsdam

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FOSTERG
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise for the itinerary. I paid for a larger balcony cabin mid-ship on the 8th deck (bump-out cabin). The air conditioning,(AC), did not work in our cabin. Guest services sent a technician to try and fix the problem. After several attempts they decided to move us to a different cabin. Instead of upgrading us they gave us a cabin on the 7th deck in the aft or rear of the ship. The ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Verandah Stateroom


Not like other Holland ships

Review for a Caribbean - Southern Cruise on Koningsdam

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collinsmom4301
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

We have sailed many times on Holland America and had no reservations about booking with them again. We chose this trip because of the itinerary. We were disappointed in this trip. We flew in to ft Lauderdale the evening before embarking in case of bad weather...a real possibility flying out of Iowa in December. We arrived at the port 1 and found a huge line waiting to embark. We were ...
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Sail Date: December 2018

Cabin Type: Vista Suite with Verandah


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