Great trip on the Koningsdam!

Koningsdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Koningsdam

11 Night Southern Caribbean Wayfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 04, 2019

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7137

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

This was a great itinerary on a nice ship. We would love to go back to some of the ports for a longer visit.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Pretty smooth, just a bit of confusion when groups were called to actually board the ship because they repeated group boarding numbers.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Very good food, lots of choices. Chefs bent over backwards to take care of my gluten-free needs.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Pools and hot tubs were very standard--nothing special. The hot tubs could have been warmer.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
The Billboard piano players were excellent! We did not enjoy the stage shows as we prefer more of a large production show which they didn't have at all.

Children's Programs

We did not bring children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We were always greeted by staff anywhere we went. They were very friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Common areas were clean and well maintained. However we missed a promenade deck with a view and room for deck chairs. There also was a lack of "grand" open spaces that we are used to on Carnival.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Nicely furnished cabin, very comfortable. Loved the shower. Plenty of room in the bathroom. Only down side was it was hard to get into the closet when the bathroom door was open.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5
No excursion, just embarkation and disembarkation.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5
We took a private taxi tour and got stuck in a horrid traffic jam.

Daylight Cruise Past Mount Pelee Did not visit port

We were eating dinner and didn't see it.

Fort-De-France, Martinique

4 out of 5
Again a private taxi tour--it was good.

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
We arranged a private tour ahead of time--so much to see here! We still didn't make it to all the places we wanted to see.

Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5
Excellent private tour!

Soufriere, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
The ship sailed very close to shore so we got a good look at the town and Pitons.

St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5
A HAL tour to Stingray City. Good a a bit disorganized.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
Took at trip over to St John--we would have liked more time there to explore Cruz Bay.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

3 out of 5
No excursion, bad weather, seemed a little unnatural--all staged for tourists.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy, well managed to get people off quickly.

Traveler Photos

Bad weather heading our way!
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