Wonderful first cruise

Koningsdam Cruise Review to Hawaii

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Koningsdam

16 Night Circle Hawaii (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 08, 2022

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8048

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Great first cruise. I loved every minute. Great service friendly and efficient employees

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Slow

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Top Class. Small portions but I like that. Great service

Canaletto

5 out of 5

Best steak I have ever had. Great portion sizes. Great food.Service was second to none

24-Hour In-Room Dining

1 out of 5

Trays seemed thrown together. Food was blah.Items that were listed on the menu were often missing.Items such as cream for coffee and salt & pepper were often missing

Nami Sushi

5 out of 5

Best Suishi ever and great service

New York Pizza

5 out of 5

Good pizza. Also salads and sandwiches…..hard to believe it’s free

Dive-In

5 out of 5

Small but great menu. Delicious food. Fast service

The Dining Room

5 out of 5

Great food, service, everything

Rudi's Sel de Mer

5 out of 5

Wow. Best restaurant ever. I would give it 10 stars if I could

Pinnacle Grill

5 out of 5

Very good high class restaurant

Grand Dutch Café

5 out of 5

Great little cafe. Loved there coffee

Gelato

3 out of 5

Okay but I’ve tasted better gelato

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Pools were great. Lots of lounges and tables. Many fun classes, lots of clubs and musical entertainment.

Sliding Dome Cover

5 out of 5

What a wonderful venue. Makes every day a pool day

Guest Services

5 out of 5

I had three small issues. All were solved immediately

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All were great

World Stage

5 out of 5

Very nice. Good entertainment

Lincoln Center Stage

5 out of 5

Good entertainment

B.B. King's Blues Club

5 out of 5

Great musical talent

Children's Programs

Don’t have children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Every cruise member you pass acknowledges you. All staff is friendly and efficient. My room stewards went above and beyond. Wait staff got to know us and called us by name

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Great. So clean. Lighting fixtures were gorgeous and all areas were thoughtfully designed.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Well designed, very clean, lots of little extras. Wonderfully spacious shower

Ship tip

Room service is not great. Trays look “thrown together” and are often missing things like cream for coffee, salt and pepper and often items that were listed on the menu as part of the meal aren’t there. However, the room service waiters were great.

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
Vancouver is a beautiful city

Kahului, Maui

5 out of 5
Ugly port. Everything is far away. No excursions done

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5
Nice island. No excursions done

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5
Beautiful city. Disappointed in the Luau.

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5
Wow this is a beautiful island. There was a lovely welcoming musical group. No excursions done

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very efficient
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback

javawoody    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

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