Loving the At Sea days

Koningsdam Cruise Review to Hawaii

aprilbaroni

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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22 Night Solar Eclipse & Circle Hawaii (San Diego To Vancouver)

Sail date: April 05, 2024

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7138

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Did enjoy the cruise . Enjoyed the days at sea. Food was awesome. Was disappointed that we did not see the Hawaiian islands because we sailed at night and woke up to “ports” . I was so looking forward to sketching the islands as we sailed as I did going by Mexico.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Long lines , no place to sit.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Dining room last seating: Excellent service by Saudi and Gus , who made the experience fantastic. Excellent food. Lido : great food choices, clean and fresh. Loved Ana and her crepes and waffles . Very cheerful and friendly, remembered my name . Made breakfast a feast.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Aft pool great . Liked to walk all around the exterior of the ship. Art : average

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Comedians were very entertaining. Some were better than others. Music sound level was too loud at jazz spots.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All of you staff was pleasant . Everyone smiling and helpful making the trip a pleasure at all times. Rooms and bathrooms cleaned spotless .

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

It was well laid out. A little odd to get to 12 level.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

I was alone . Too bad you don’t have a couple of single rooms . Very expensive for a single person to cruise. Room was well laid out with plenty of storage. Veranda wonderful

Ship tip

Have a room mate.

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Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5

View Eclipse At Sea

5 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico

3 out of 5

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

4 out of 5

Best place to shop .

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Nawiliwili, Kauai

2 out of 5

Unorganized. No “Free Shuttles” as advertised. And map of port to city really worthless.

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Honolulu, Oahu

3 out of 5

Beach day : excursion to local beach was rather an odd pond . Did walk over to real beach . Paradise Cove Luau not exactly as stated . Said we would learn to make lai . Just given one . I was looking forward to learn how they were made . several events went on without a “map” to show you here to go . Food just ordinary. Was expecting something more traditional. The stage production was excellent !

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Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Excellent tour guide to volcano . So informative.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Excellent

6 Comments

Ladyjunecliff 5 months ago

Glad you mostly enjoyed your Hawaiian cruise.

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HeavySeas 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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javawoody 6 months ago

Thanks for the write up

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Gwbigdog 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 6 months ago

Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise. Thank you for your review.

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AuntPinkie 6 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of a few disappointments.

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