Zuiderdam Review

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Zuiderdam - Western Caribbean

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Zuiderdam
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First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Aug 2005
Cabin: Signature Superior Verandah Suite

Jim and I love this ship! This is our 5th Zuidy cruise (10th on HAL) out of 16 total cruises.

Clearly, after 5 cruises on this wonderful ship, we are smitten. There is nothing about her we don't love. Her decor is energizing without being noisy, and quiet without being sleepy. She's among the largest ships in her fleet, and holds the most passengers (until the Noordam is ready). As the public space:passenger ratio is so high, there is so much public space, that we never felt crowded, never stood in a long line for anything. This fully-booked voyage held 2,056 passengers, including 334 youngsters aged 0-17.

Cabin: Our Cat SS (mini) suite 6011, was located aft of midships, starboard. This lovely cabin is half-again as large as the standard veranda cabin, and also offered double sinks, double cabinets, a storage shelf, separate shower stall and jacuzzi tub with shower. The sitting area is generous, with a sofa, two arm chairs, coffee table, end tables and plenty of lighting. I plugged the laptop into the outlets on the desk, and enjoyed gazing out the window as I checked my email and made some notes for my review. The desk area is along the outside wall, and has a window overlooking the veranda and your beautiful view. A separate dressing table offers a lighted makeup mirror and additional outlet for your various gadgets. The SS cabins had not yet received the Signature of Excellence upgrades, but we found the bed very comfortable, linens attractive and in good shape, and the television just fine for the amount of TV we watched. There has been some talk of special mini-perks for the mini-suite (Cat SS), but when I asked at the Front Desk, they had no information other than that Management had been discussing it, and maybe we would see something by October.

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