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Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Nieuw Statendam

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

Sail date: March 06, 2022

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8201

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Great ship and staff, have cruised over 50 times on various ships, most were Holland America. I usually like smaller ships, but this was over the top, staff and facilities were the BEST

Embarkation

2 out of 5
disorganized by port staff

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
All very clean, staff was accommodating and the food was good as is usual for Holland America ships

Club Orange

5 out of 5

excellent staff great service

Sea View Bar

5 out of 5

very clean & friendly staff Bartenders Arvin and Robert E Lee (no kidding that is his name) are the best

24-Hour In-Room Dining

5 out of 5

presentation and promptness were excellent

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Casino Action

5 out of 5

Very clean, friendly staff plenty variety in table games and slots

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The best staff of any ship I have ever been on

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Comfortable, back of ship (by choice) and the stewards were great, they couldn't do enough for youy

Ship tip

Be prepared to be pampered by the entire staff

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5
Embarkation was disorganized ground staff were completely confused

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Nice, but we were there on Sunday and most businesses were closed

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
200% better then the embarkation process
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