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Item: Koningsdam
Rating: 4.7
Author: calestultz

Koningsdam Cruise Review

calestultz

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 11

Helpful Votes: 148

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

10 Night Southern Caribbean Seafarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 02, 2020

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6235

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Relaxing cruise. Onboard activities a little lacking.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth and efficient as always

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

This cruise we skipped the MDR and ate our meals at the Lido buffet. This allowed us to do our best to stay on the Atkins diet and the food was always top notch.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

We were disappointed that America's Test Kitchen wasn't on the cruise. Movies by the pool were not good for us. Too much distraction from people rightfully enjoying the pool. The lecture about off-shore banking and block chain was interesting.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Magician was ok. Saw through most of the magic. The Piano Man was great. Could have used more of him. Really enjoyed Lincoln Center Stage and Billboard Onboard.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our stewards were perfection and very, very friendly. All the staff in the Lido were very good and always there when needed.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

If you encounter something that irritates you, over look it and have patience because it will change.

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Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Walked around town. Rode the free trolley. It's very, very slow but a relaxing way of seeing the main shopping district.

Thumbs Up 1

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

We took Irie's West beach hopping tour. Good excursion for the money.

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Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

We rented a golf cart from Bonaire Cruisers and followed the southern and northern route around the island. I recommend them. They're professional and the cart was in excellent shape.

Thumbs Up 1

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Off the ship and in our car within an hour.

Traveler Photos

3 Comments

calestultz 4 years ago

One more thing, the captain was very accommodating during the question and answer time. After the scheduled time was over, he stayed and continued to answer all of our questions until we were finished. He didn't know the answer to my wife's question but got somebody on the phone who gave him the answer.

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4Goodtimes 4 years ago

Interesting review.

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portofrome 4 years ago

Thanks for your review

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One of my best Caribbean cruises

Great cruise!

Beautiful ship with great food and service. Beautiful ports of call.