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Koningsdam Cruise Review to South Pacific

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Reviews: 13
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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Koningsdam

35 Night Hawaii Tahiti & Marquesas (San Diego Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 17, 2024

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7181

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

A trip of a lifetime but sure hope we can visit all these places again. The people & places were absolutely great.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Only ship in port. Walked right in, took about 20 minutes to process.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Great variety in MDR. The Polynesian dinner - Aina Paina - was a great experience. Specialty restaurants always a treat.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Fitness center was very clean. Walking track was crowded at times. After awhile it was the same old same old as far as daily events.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The best show was the Polynesian dancers - excellent. Otherwise we really didn't attend the shows due to timing of them vs. dinner.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Awesome! So many over the course of a 35 day cruise. Special shoutout to our cabin stewards Hammam & Juliana. Our MDR waiter Dewa & Asst. waiter Kabisat. Faye & the NY Deli. Gil at Ocean Bar, Usa at Lido bar. Zenita at Tamarind. Carina at the Dutch Cafe, so great to see you again. Thank you all so much for a great cruise.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Well maintained, very clean, in great shape

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Size worked well for two adults. My only criticism of design would be the boxed in pipe, I'm guessing that's what it is, in the one closet which restricts what you can hand in there. On a 35 day cruise you need every inch.

Ship tip

If you want to attend an event a the World Stage, get their early. It fills up fast.

Ports of call

San Diego, California

5 out of 5
So much to do, it'll take more visits to see everything.

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5
Took an excursion to OK Farms for the farm to table experience. Beautiful place, great guide.

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5
Kalapaki & Hule'ia Catamaran cruise, then took the trolley to small shopping area. Like every Hawaiin islant we visited, everyone was very very welcoming and so nice.

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5
Visited the North Shore. Excellent bus driver/guide. Beautiful scenery

Cross International Dateline

5 out of 5
We skipped February 29th but made it up with two March 3rds!

Fanning Island, Kiribati Did not visit port

Ship did not port due to medical emergency on board & we had to return to Kona

Cross The Equator

5 out of 5
King Neptune ceremony was a lot of fun

Raiatea, French Polynesia

5 out of 5
Faoroa River Cruise & Island stop. Learned all about how pearls are formed. Excellent guide, she was very informative.

Papeete, Tahiti

4 out of 5
Took a bus tour of the west coast. Best stop was the Polynesian cultural center. Wish we would have had more time there.

BAHIA D OPUNOHA, MOOREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA

4 out of 5
Got off ship & walked around a bit. No excursion

Fakarava, Tuamotu Archipelago

4 out of 5
Got off ship & walked around a bit. No excursion

Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Did not visit port

This was a tender port & only one tender could dock at a time. By the time we would have made it to shore we would have had to turn around & go back.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Delayed starting process, very long lines for immigration. Confusion finding luggage & shuttle buses once on shoe. Another ship was docked so that didn't help.
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