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"Sadly, three days prior to the embarkation Bonaire was cancelled.( A bit hard to believe as Bonaire was only cancelled 4 days earlier)...."Read More
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Review for Nieuw Amsterdam to Caribbean - Southern
Hendy59
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
We have been on this ship once before on a land and sea trip to Alaska in 2019. We didn't get to spend much time on the ship so we thought we would do it again on the 7-day Southern Carribean. Although our itinerary was changed a few times we didn't mind because we love sea days. The weather was beautiful.
The service was outstanding. All of the servers remembered our names and treated us ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2023
Cabin Type: Large Spa Ocean-View Stateroom
Review for Nieuw Amsterdam to Caribbean - Southern
w14mlj
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Chose this cruise as we wanted to try Holland America and the itinerary included Bonaire where we have never been. Sadly, three days prior to the embarkation Bonaire was cancelled. We departed Port Everglades and made our way to Half Moon Cay. Unfortunately, the seas were to rough for the tenders so that stop was out. The captain said that we would be going to Aruba (not a scheduled stop) ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2023
Review for Nieuw Amsterdam to Caribbean - Southern
katcruiser
10+ Cruises • Age 2020s
Delbert McClinton's Sandy Beaches Cruise XXVII....really enjoyed this ship! Boarding was a breeze, as was our debark on the last day. Our cabin was only an ocean view and on Deck 1, but OMG, it was really roomy and comfy. We usually get balconies and really don't use them, so just the window was perfect. Our cabin stewards, Putu and Tri were awesome! So friendly, efficient and took care of us all ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Cabin Type: Large Ocean-View Stateroom
Review for Nieuw Amsterdam to Caribbean - Southern
jwoody50
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
First of all this was a 7 day Caribbean cruise not a 14 day cruise. My wife and I weren't planning on a HAL cruise
but couldn't pass up the price or all the perks that were offered. The ship was not filled with elderly like many think
HAL cruises are. There was a lot of seniors on board but there was also lots of middle age couples and quite a few
younger couples.
Embarkation went ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2023
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for Nieuw Amsterdam to Caribbean - Southern
cruiser4801
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
The Nieuw Amsterdam is definitely dated. Looks, smells, and feels like an old ship. The Pinnacle class ships are much nicer than this Signature Line ship or the even older Vista Class ships. Will never go on HAL on other than a Pinnacle Class ship.
The entertainment was horrible. Almost non-existent. There is literally nothing going on-- day or night. Main entertainment was watching a ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Deluxe Verandah Suite
Review for Nieuw Amsterdam to Caribbean - Southern
tennisdeb1
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
The food was sub-par. Some examples are sandwiches with 1 piece of paper-thin meat and fish that had an ammonia taste (meaning it's old and not edible). Most, not all food tasted as if it came out of a can or box-example, coconut shrimp. At best the food was inconsistent, upcharges for steak and lobster in regular dining. little entertainment on the ship. For 16 days, 2 different comedians, ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for Nieuw Amsterdam to Caribbean - Southern
Ssmith2023
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s
We scheduled the cruise as a retirement gift for my wife and I as we read many great reviews for food an service. Not True. Stay away, they wasted our money and time, don't let it happen to you.
1. The service was so bad I was convinced that they did not care about us as paying customers.
2. The food in the Lido Market was nothing better than cafeteria food. I was more than convinced they ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for Nieuw Amsterdam to Caribbean - Southern
ScottandAlison
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
This was our second cruise on the Nieuw Amsterdam. The first was the last week of February 2020, the week before Covid shut down cruising. We enjoyed the ship and crew the first time around and decided to try her again. This was the southern Carribean trip to HMC, Aruba and Curacao. Love HMC and it had been a few years since we visited the other two ports. This cruise includes three sea days which ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2022
Cabin Type: Superior Verandah Suite
Review for Nieuw Amsterdam to Caribbean - Southern
dgh1
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Chose cruise to join family members. On the first morning we went to the main dining room. My cold breakfast came quickly the remainder of our party waited 45 minutes for their hot food. At dinner I ordered a wine package and chose a white wine the bottle was placed on the table instead of in an ice bucket, we were then forced to help ourselves. The practice of not allowing shorts in the dining ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2022
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Review for Nieuw Amsterdam to Caribbean - Southern
mamacita123
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
We took this cruise because it was Available for back to back while visiting differs ports on each segment. Entertainment in the main theater was only BBC and dancers. While both were excellent, we’d like more of a variety. Also missing was Americas Test Kitchen, though it’s still listed. There was the same comedian in BB Kings on several nights. The music in that venue was good. We have not ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2022
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