Transatlantic 16 day cruise

Item: Zuiderdam
Rating: 3
Author: joyceraab

Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Transatlantic

joyceraab

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

16 Night Azores & Normandy Expedition (Ft. Lauderdale To Copenhagen)

Sail date: April 19, 2017

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5069

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Long cruise. Good guest speakers and culinary exhibitions. Missed docking at one port (Horta) because of rough seas. Had a few problems with structural noise at night and moisture (leaking) in passageways. Food was very good and had a wide variety. Pinnacle restaurant was good, but not outstanding.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Nick in the dining room, Ari and Roni room attendants

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was keep clean and tidy.

Ship tip

Ship is due for dry dock. Never able to get internet connection on cell phone.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Horta, Azores

1 out of 5

Couldn't dock because of rough seas.

Thumbs Up 0

Ponta Delgada, Azores

3 out of 5

Nice excursion around the island.

Thumbs Up 0

Cherbourg, France

1 out of 5

Our excursion was cancelled. Cold and rainy. Not much to do in town. Have already visited Normandy several times, so other excursions would have been repetitive.

Thumbs Up 0

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

3 out of 5

Need to start the excursion with beer tasting earlier than noon. We were caught in traffic on the return and ship departure was delayed.

Thumbs Up 0

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

Keukenhopf Gardens, excellent excursion

Thumbs Up 2

Copenhagen, Denmark

3 out of 5

Easy disembarkation. Taxi line was long.