Rotterdam Review

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Great Cruise but Ship Needs Work

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Rotterdam
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Green Meenie
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Mar 2019
Cabin: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite

I found this ship lacking in many areas. Needs updating and some maintenance as well.

The things I didn't care fore were as follows: Lido deck pool area was covered with a glass dome. Only one small panel was open. We are cruising the Caribbean, not the arctic. I like to get some sun on my pasty white body while lounging by the pool on sea days.

The aft-Lido deck pool was more a ditch - not a pool. It was barely 2 feet wide and about 30 feet long with maybe 6 inches of water in it. This is not a pool so why advertise it as such.

Cabin Review

Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite

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Small entrance way and closets were in a horrible location for access. Tub was very tall for getting in and out of. Cabin was fairly spacious in the sitting area and the balcony was large.

Lots of storage space but I found the bed uncomfortable.

Port Reviews

Key West

We walked down to the main shopping streets and looked around then stopped at a bar for a couple of cold beers. Was very busy but lots of stuff to see. Entertaining.

Santo Tomas de Castilla

A pretty dismal port. Stayed on the ship mostly aside from having a look at the local shops on the dock. Not much of interest there. There were a couple of boat trips you could take from the dock area. We missed out on those as we were too late getting off the boat. Had a nice relaxing day on the Lido deck though so it was all good :)

Roatan

We paid for the chairlift to the beach area that was near the dock. The beach and swimming was fabulous. Lots of lounges free of charge but if you wanted an umbrella, $26.00 USD. We like the sun so we spent our money on cold beer instead! A great day at the beach, The chair lift was well worth the $$ ($12.00 per person if booked through the ship). The wal back to the ship was mostly uphill. The pass for the chari lift was good for the day so we could come and go as we pleased.

Costa Maya

I didn't really care for this port. Very commercial and there were 2 other huge ships in port the day we were there so tons of people! It was packed - wall-to-wall people.Tons of junk shops though if that's your thing.

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