This ship is beautiful. We had a wonderful 11 day cruise.

Koningsdam Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Koningsdam

11 Night Southern Caribbean Wayfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 04, 2019

Ship: Koningsdam

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

We met some great people on this trip. If you are a smoker, there is plenty of space outdoors. 90% of the ship is non-smoking for everyone else. All in all we had a fabulous 11 days. I would do this cruise again in a second

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy. No issues at all.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
This ship has excellent food. Make sure you book the Pinnacle Grill. Fabulous. The dining room was excellent and the Lido Buddet was fine. Skip Canelletos.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
They roll up the sidewalks at midnight and there is nothing to do except gamble. The music venues were good but the shows were all over by 11.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The onboarding bands were good but everything was over by 11.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
This cruise had the best staff I've ever encountered. Every single one was friendly and efficient.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was spotless except late at night. The cabin was nice too. The common areas were well maintained and it was easy to get a drink until midnight. After that, nothing.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Everything was clean. The room stewards were great. Of course the room was small.

Ship tip

I read on Cruise Critic that I should bring a power strip. Don't! It will be confiscated. The cabins had plenty of outlets.

Ports of call

Soufriere, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
We walked around and there was a heavy police and military presence. If you need an ATM, first you'll get local money then have to go to a teller to exchange to dollars. We stopped at a local watering hole and had a great time. The local beer was very good. It's called Piton. Kathy had run punch and it was the best she's had. If you get the further pier, you'll need to take a water taxi to port. The bar was right by the near pier. Excellent stop.

Daylight Cruise Past Mount Pelee

1 out of 5
There was no narrative and I don't know if I even saw it. Got up at 6 AM to see it. I'll have to look for it online when we get home to see if it matches any of the pictures I took.

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
I think this is where we sailed by the Pitons. There was a very good commentary and the ship did a 360 degree turn so everyone got a great view.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
This is a beautiful private island. The beach was clean and there is plenty to do. The beach barbecue was quite good.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5
Couldn't really tell. We only got off for an little while.

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
We really enjoyed this stop. We t to the beach and then walked around Bridgetown.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
This is a major shopping stop. Lots of stores. Decent prices.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
No issues at all.
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