To put this review in perspective, I am 85 years old, my wife in her late 70s. We began "cruising" when passenger ships were the primary form of transportation to overseas destinations.

This 23-day cruise from San Diego to Ecuador and return was our second on the Ryndam. Since our previous cruise the Ryndam had been successfully refurbished. She was beautiful inside and out.

This was the first time we reserved an inside cabin realizing that the only time we spent in our cabins was to change clothes or to sleep. When we awoke mornings I was tempted to throw back the drapes and find our what was going on outside the porthole. Instead I switched on the flat screen TV and turned to the channel permanently showing the scene ahead of the ship's bow. Our bed was marvelously comfortable. The room size was more than adequate with plenty of closet space; the bathroom was very large. We had the best room steward (Deno, an Indonesian) that we can remember. In fact, all the crew that we encountered in every part of the ship were friendly and very helpful. Read more