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First...and possible LAST..cruise about Holland America Lines

Koningsdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

2.2 out of 5
Koningsdam

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

Sail date: March 17, 2019

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5139

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Not anything as expected

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Buffet same old stuff...hit foods cold ...diabetic sugar free the Pitts. Dinner Dining room slow and lousy. No dining room lunches...

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Trivia was a joke... ship staff any joke. Entertainment was the worst ever...the small room was a mess

Entertainment

2 out of 5
The performers were neophytes...no pros anywhere.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
Waiters slow..had tooo many tables ...my room steward never changed sheets, and NO CHOCOLATES On BED THE WHOLE TIME, really. HE HEVER CLEANED BALCONY ..cigarettes butts on chairs and table and floor.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
They tried...but not enough.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Great room...nice location....only thing I liked about cruise was room...

Ship tip

Try another holland America ship...got to be better than the yukky Koningsdam

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

1 out of 5
Port in and out only
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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

1 out of 5
Didn’t go...
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Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5
Soso
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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5
Ok
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Kralendijk, Bonaire

4 out of 5
Bonaire is nice and clean. You will like it
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Willemstad, Curacao

2 out of 5
Same old stuff ..
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Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5
Aruba used to be great but is buyer beware haven now
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Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Long time getting off... luggage a mess
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.
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kladin    5 years ago

You sound like a very unhappy person. It’s sad that people like you give 1 star reviews that skew the ratings. I’d be willing to bet you aren’t someone I’d want as a customer.
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