Great ports, mediocre cruise ship

Item: Koningsdam
Rating: 3.8
Author: M4hj

Koningsdam Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

M4hj

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 62

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

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7 Night Norse Legends (Amsterdam Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 29, 2018

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10013

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Ports were fabulous. Ship was not well-designed, rooms seem smaller than they are, even higher priced higher up rooms. Food was mediocre. Service was good though sometimes inconsistent.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

dinner menus were wrong more than once listing things that were incorrect. Food was mediocre. Buffets were logjams of people who wanted to serve themselves but could not so buffet service was slow. Desserts were uncreative.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

I thought the ship design was awkward in places. Deck 10 was like a maze getting from the rooms forward to the stern. The midship couches blocked the throughway. Deck 3 only had one side open through the Casino rather than both sides so there are constant bottlenecks. Loved the full circumference promenade.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

bathroom door across from the closet and opening right in front of the cabin door was very awkward. Nice shower size though. balcony was smaller than cheaper rooms on deck 5. storage was in awkward places that didn't make sense. room seemed small compared to other cruise lines similar class rooms. room was very clean and well kept the entire cruise

Ship tip

it's not worth paying more for a verandah spa room. get a balcony room on deck 5 and enjoy the larger balcony, same sized shower. Don't need the yoga mats and vitamin water.

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