Just returned from our 7 day cruise on the Ms. Konnigsdam from Dec23- Dec 30th. I was looking forward to this vacation as I was going with my mom, and we live in separate cities. Here is my honest opinion of the ship. Positives: Physically, the ship is grand and reminds me of Baz Luhrmann's Great Gatsby movie. Ports were amazing ! The rooms are super large and spacious for two people. The cruise is super clean and there is places to wash your hands all over the boat. The BB King band is super talented! High tea everyday at 3:15 pm, was amazing.
Negatives: From the second we entered the ship on Dec 23rd it was an utter disaster. It was my birthday and I was told we were entitled to a Welcome Drink, which I never received. The steward neglected to provide soap in our cabin and our shower cap looked like it was open. To make matters worse, the phone in our room did not work. I walked up to the front desk where the staff assured me that this would be attended to. I come back from the pool and there still is no soap, so at this point I am about to loose it. Finally, the steward brings us the soap. Then I make my way to the buffet, where I was instructed that there was only 1 restaurant open at the time. I was disgusted by what I saw, the food looked gross and soggy. The whole time, I was made to feel like cattle, as I was always instructed to wait in line. To get off the ship to see ports, there were lines and not enough employees to scan keycards and search ID. The waiting in line for food at the Lido Market buffet was such a pain.
o make matters worse, food was rationed. I have never been on a cruise where you cannot serve yourself, the servers serve you in the buffet. To some this may appear to be classy but to me, I was insulted as this was obvious it was to save money. I stopped attending the buffet, because my food was always cold from waiting in line.
The cabin was lovely and spacious.
The security getting on the ship was very slow.
Great Place to shop.
Beautiful beach ! But the food on this island was gross, we had a raw burger.
Shopping was good.
Beautiful beach in Turks.