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Koningsdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Koningsdam

21 Night Southern Caribbean Seafarer/Wayfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 19, 2017

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4048

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

#1. Make sure you bring reading material - no library. #2. Bring a sweater ladies/gentlemen the World Stage room is frigid for watching shows. #3. Food was wonderful as usual on HAL (at least for me); nice presentation and other options (for a fee). Pinnacle Grill and Tamerind were my two choices. #4 BEST was the Lincoln Center Stage - 5 female musicians auditioned by Lincoln Center (1 cello 2 violin, 1 viola, 1 pianist) were wonderful performers and the musical selections varied each night. #5. Itinerary was good, but I had been to Aruba and Curacao several times BUT Bonaire was a good choice to visit.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Good selection and options at other venues

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Could be coordinated a bit better. Times varied daily for the same Team Trivia.

Entertainment

Varied, but the last comedian recycled old material. Production shows were 2 out of 3 teriffic for me.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room stewards were a delight and very good at their job. Restaurant servers were exceptional.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Even though I knew the life boat would be viewable, the boat was low enough to get a great view and could sit out on very comfortable chairs.

Ship tip

Don't over pack. Casual 8 of 10 nights. Anytime dining seemed to work ok. I had fixed dinner at Table 51 at 8:15pm.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Grand Turk Island Did not visit port

Just got off the ship to stretch my legs and see what upgrades were made since the island had a hurricane. Had visited once before.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic Did not visit port

Did not go ashore.

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Did go ashore and took a 3 1/2 hour tour. Very interesting and a great place for snorkeling and scuba enthusiasts.

Willemstad, Curacao Did not visit port

Did not go ashore - been there several times.

Oranjestad, Aruba Did not visit port

Did not go ashore - been there several times.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island) Did not visit port

Did not go ashore - been there, done that.

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