We had planned to do this cruise with 2 other couples from England, my sister and her husband and my girlfriend and her husband. Unfortnately my brother in law died unexpectadly just over a year before it was to happen so my sister came with a friend instead and my girlfriend was unable to make it.

My husband and I had been on the Zuiderdam before(Panama Canal repositioning cruise) and had enjoyed it. But I have to say that the Zuiderdam is a tired looking ship. Also not much going on after 10pm at night really. Dance floor more or less empty, some music in the Crows Nest but a little bit too quiet for us, even though we're hardly party animals!!

The weather was typical of what you'd expect in May with rain most days, sunshine on one. We enjoyed the ports of call - actually came to the conclusion though that we prefer warm weather cruising. Read more