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Koningsdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Koningsdam

11 Night Southern Caribbean Wayfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 27, 2019

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Incredibly beautiful ship Over the top friendly staff Food choices stellar in dining room and in specialty restaurants

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy peasy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The main dining room was fantastic, the best was the specialty restaurants #1 Tamarind, #2 Pinnacle Grill, #3 Canelleni, #4 Sel de la Mer. Buffet on Lido was well presented and offered a wide range of great choices...we thought the staff serving would slow down and draw big lineups—this was rarely the case

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We enjoyed the walking track

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Disappointed with the caliber of entertainment compared to RC and Carnival. The theatre too small. Show times 7pm and 9pm not relevant to dining times. BB King Blues great venue unfortunately did not play enough blues instead Motown and current—disappointing!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Incredible! Everyone we interacted with were lovely people and very friendly!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Cleanliness was impeccable—staff always cleaning, wiping down common surfaces/areas.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We loved it—-our first verandah and certainly not our last! Beautifully appointed cabin and the bathroom and glass shower stall was spacious...the shower was exceptional(want one for our shower at home)

Ship tip

Enjoy the aft pool...to watch the islands as we leave them

Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Loved diamond shopping at AMA...beach and boardwalk a great place to chill after shopping on Front Street

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
Tram and ziplining was fantastic thru the rainforest...the team at the ziplining were very fun and knowledgeable —as well sitting at the back of the boat enjoying the view of the land when departing

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
This was our best day!! We took a catamaran ride up the coast...snorkeling and a great beach adventure along with a scrumptious lunch —our captain and crew were over the top wonderful

Daylight Cruise Past Mount Pelee

5 out of 5
Fun and informative as our excursion director gave us all sorts of neat info

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5
A fun ride on the train thru the sugar can plantations...a little too expensive for the quality and the time on the train. Loved again, sitting at the back of the boat looking at the island as we departed

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5
Again, we did a catamaran trip—initially did not like this as much as the Barbados as it was a smaller boat and only a half day and still as expensive ...but we went ashore to Honeymoon Bay and it was lovely! Crew was fun! Lots of rum punch and champagne! Cheers!

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

3 out of 5
It was gorgeous but the line ups to get off the boat and off the islands over-shadowed the beauty of the island...would have rather stayed on the boat and enjoyed from afar

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Terrific! We had a 11am flight and requested expedited disembarkation and we were off the ship by 8:30 and in a cab on our way to the airport
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