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Amsterdam Cruise Review to World Cruise

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Verified Review
Amsterdam

56 Night Grand World Voyage Segment (Ft. Lauderdale To Hong Kong)

Sail date: January 04, 2017

Ship: Amsterdam

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 3349

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Everything was perfect and well thought out. The crew members could not be nicer. The only thing is the internet.We paid for 1000 minutes and wasted about 600 minutes waiting for loading.. They blame the satellite. Three years ago was the same thing. Princess on the other hand, gives you 2000 minutes per person and it works. Definitely they should be able to do something about. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Perfect except the shower floor. It needs some grouting work . The way it was made it look dirty.

Ship tip

Nice to have a Catholic priest on board. The captain is the best from all cruise ships we have been. Him and his wife are very friendly and make one feel as part of a family.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Santa Marta, Colombia

5 out of 5

Enter Panama Canal At Cristobal

5 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Exit Panama Canal At Balboa

5 out of 5

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Puerto Corinto, Nicaragua

5 out of 5

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

5 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

San Diego, California

5 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

Cross International Dateline

5 out of 5

Majuro, Marshall Islands

5 out of 5

Chuuk Lagoon, Chuuk, Micronesia

1 out of 5

Guam, Mariana Islands

5 out of 5

Saipan, Mariana Islands

1 out of 5

Osaka, Japan

5 out of 5

Nagasaki, Japan

5 out of 5

Incheon (Seoul). South Korea

5 out of 5

Jeju City, Jeju-Do, (Cheju-Do), South Korea

1 out of 5

Xingang (Beijing), China

5 out of 5

Shanghai, China

5 out of 5

Hong Kong

5 out of 5
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

glomarrone    7 years ago

I agree that this is an older ship so the Internet would be slower.  I wish that Internet service on HAL ships, in general,  would be less expensive.  It should be hugely discounted with free minutes given to those higher up on the loyalty levels.I have never bought Internet minutes on a cruise ship but my sister gets free minutes on Princess

twangster    7 years ago

Newer ships have better technology. Older ships? Not so much. I know exactly what you experienced as someone who works from ships from time to time. The Oasis of the Seas had excellent internet. Watched an entire football game on my iPad. The older ships on all lines have slow internet,painful to use.

willwork4cruz    7 years ago

I think this is the only time anyone has said the internet worked on any cruise. It must have been a fluke, don't count on a cruise ship internet working very well on any line.

tinker67    7 years ago

why would anyone worry about internet while on a cruise enjoy everything on ship and islands unreal lol