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Item: Koningsdam
Rating: 3.7
Author: razor1

Koningsdam Cruise Review to Mexico

razor1

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

10 Night Mexican Riviera & Sea Of Cortez (San Diego Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 25, 2023

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8102

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

Embarkation was terrible 4 hours long. Ports were good. Puerto Vallarta had a long line to get back in the ship due to port screening. Overall cruise was very good.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Waited 4 hours to get in board. There wasn’t very much direction or information from Holland America.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Very clean and delicious.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

There was lots to do on board.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Shows were great.

Children's Programs

I don’t have kids.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

All the staff was very helpful and courteous.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The layout and design was great.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The size of the room was good for an inside room.

Ship tip

8102 is a nice room but you will hear the workers rolling items above throughout the night.

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Ports of call

San Diego, California

1 out of 5

The port security had a big part in the long lines to get on board. No shade or water during the 4 hour wait.

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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Had a great time here.

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Pichilingue (La Paz), Mexico

4 out of 5

Good port.

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Loreto, Mexico

4 out of 5

Loved it here.

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Mazatlan, Mexico

4 out of 5

Great port.

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

3 out of 5

Long line to get back on board the ship due to screening.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Everything moved along nicely on Holland Americas side. Port screening was decent. Biases took awhile to get going.

6 Comments

Ladyjunecliff 10 months ago

That’s a terrible delay in embarkation. Sorry to hear that. Glad it was otherwise a nice cruise.

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traci16 11 months ago

San Diego is the worst port! Sad because I live here and would love to cruise out of here but most cruise lines will not begin a cruise here- only Disney and Holland America.

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javawoody 11 months ago

The only times that I have had a long wait to board has been because of customs or the coast guard

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Gwbigdog 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 11 months ago

Glad you had an enjoyable cruise! Thank you for your review.

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karlgrgurich 11 months ago

Gale you enjoyed your cruise, but 4 hours to get onboard would be very upsetting

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