Koningsdam Review

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Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Koningsdam
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Captain Michael
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jan 2019
Cabin: Large or Standard Interior Stateroom

We chose this cruise for the Southern Caribbean ports, which are warm in January, newer ship, and ease of getting to fort lauderdale. The positives...very very well run ship, very good service in all areas, some of the best food in the buffet and the MDR of any cruise that we ve taken, the ship is kept very clean and well maintained in all regards. Embarkation and Disembarkation were smooth and relatively quick. There was music going on all night every night. A rock group, the BB King Blues and jazz, dueling piano's and few others. The movies on the big screen by the pool and the in room movies were great opttions also. The only negatives for us, and its hard to find many. The inside rooms are workable but a tad small for us as we had packed 4 bags as we were traveling for a month. Go for a larger room. The entertainment had its ups and downs. One stage show cancelled, the rock band was down one night due to software crash and one comedian did a late night show at 7 am, which bombed. The fun factor was somewhat lacking for us...especially on sea days. Both pools are fairly quiet areas to lounge around, we d prefer to see the rear pool be more lively with some great music, maybe some games, contests, or anything lively at all. How about an evening deck party when in a warm climate like the caribbean? There is a rather overly generous smoking area near the rear pool, which made it unpleasant to lay back there with the smoke drift. The ship seems to be making a transition towards the next generation of cruisers, and there is some progress, but it still a work in progress in my book. I d give the cruise 5 stars, but that's where things still need some fresh ideas and some work imho.

Cabin Review

Large or Standard Interior Stateroom

Nice comfortable bed, great shower, nice tv, too small for us overall

Port Reviews

Half Moon Cay

beautiful little island and beach area. Nice day to rest up and relax.

Grand Turk

Not as nice as it was when we were there several years back. We still had a fun day on the beach but it's changed some.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata)

Beautiful area, we went to Playa Bachata for the day, walkable from the port, approx. $37 pp for the day, food, drink , beach and pools. There is no beach at the cruisedock area, just a large pool area with chairs.

Bonaire

Went to COCO beach and snorkeled. Saw an octopus near shore while snorkeling and many many fish. beautiful day overall.

Curacao

Always a great day at mambo beach.

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