Prinsendam Review

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2015 New World Explorer

Review for Transatlantic Cruise on Prinsendam
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Sail Date: Nov 2015
Cabin: Large Ocean-View Stateroom

We spent the evening before at the Hotel Miramare in Civitavecchia and it was very good indeed. Getting to the port required taking our bags to the train station and buying a shuttle bus ticket at the small store in the train station for 2 Euros each and boarding the bus for the port. We arrived early at the check-in terminal (11:15 AM), so we knew we had to wait a while. This cruise had a large number of 4 and 5 star Mariners so we had to wait for them and for the Suite people to board. The boarding process began at 11:30 and our number was called at 12 Noon. Very smooth process.

Out bags were not yet in our room so we headed up to the Lido. Food in the Lido was very good the entire trip. All ships face a daunting task to provide food for so many tastes and I believe the Prinsendam crew did a very good to excellent job satisfying everyone. Lines were usually short and there was plenty of seating available on this ship every meal.

Our cabin - Number 454 on the Dolphin Deck was excellent. We like the walk-in closet - lots of space for storing clothes. We also like the sliding-door bathroom as the door does not take up floor space. The bathroom is excellent and the position and shape of the bathtub allow one to sit on the edge and use the mirror on the wall above the sink. We also like the layout with the sofa near the oceanview window to allow easy viewing outside. The cabin was excellent.

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Large Ocean-View Stateroom

Cabin D

Excellent Cabin! This one is down low and in the middle of the ship. It minimizes the "Motion of the Ocean". We chose it for our Transatlantic cruise and are glad we did! The closet is superb, as is the bathroom. In fact, everything about this cabin was excellent! No noise above or below us.

Port Reviews

Rome (Civitavecchia)

One of the finest cities in the world to visit! It would take over a month to see all the sights in Rome!

Cartagena (Spain)

Interesting Roman ruins to explore on your own. This is a walking city.

Madeira (Funchal)

We took the Hop on Hop off (HOHO) bus and had a lovely visit to Funchal. The views from up high are amazing. The second highest sea cliff in the world is just south/west of town and is accessible from the HOHO bus combo ticket. We walked out on the glass floor and looked straight down! Fun!

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