Just okay

Koningsdam Cruise Review to Coastal - West Coast

garygleck

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

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7 Night Classic California Coast (San Diego Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 02, 2024

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6184

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

The cruise was overall just okay. Ensenada was not of any interest, Catalina was quite boring. San Francisco and it's environs, save for Sausalito, was a delight. Ship was clean and easy to get around. Not very crowded. Room stewards were excellent. Cabin was plagued by inexplicable creaking that required our moving to another cabin in less desirable location. It took over 12 hours for the problem to be addressed. Also, our Pinnacle reservation was messed up despite being prepaid. Took an hour to rectify.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

No hiccups

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Pinnacle was exceptional. Dining room good except for last night incessant attempts to upsell. Lido was sufficient. Enjoyed Club sandwich from NY Deli.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Limited activity

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Lounge bands were excellent. The main showroom was mediocre with no live music.

Children's Programs

No child

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room stewards were excellent. However, it took 12 hours to address unexplained noises in cabin. It required an hour to straighten out their mistake on Pinnacle reservation.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Appreciate wrap around walking on deck 3.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Incessant creaking prevented sleeping and required our moving to another cabin Took ,12 hours to resolve. Everything else was in working order.

Ship tip

Stay away from 6184

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Ports of call

Catalina Island, California

2 out of 5

Rather boring port.

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San Francisco, California

4 out of 5

Loved Muir Woods but Sausalito was quite depressing with so many out of business places. Enjoyed our independent excursion to Legion of Honor , de Young Museum, and Chinatown lunch.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Very smooth except escalator not accessible and required significant wait for one elevator

3 Comments

Ladyjunecliff 25 days ago

Uh oh. Hate those creaking noises sailing. Glad they changed cabins for you. We had a creaking noise problem on another ship on Celebrity. It was only with rough waves. We loved Pinnacle too! Thanks for your review.

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Gwbigdog 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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cruising2004 1 month ago

Thanks for your review.

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