A terrific and relaxing cruise
Sail Date: November 30, 2006
Reviewed: 10 years ago
Traveled As: Singles/Friends
Room Type: Inside
The evening entertainment provided was excellent. The professional cast for the theatrical productions wwas well trained and served up very entertaining, lively dance and musical numbers. Their routines were complemented on other cruise nights with diverse presentations--a comedian/juggler, a magician/commedian, a professional pianist of outstanding range and expertise. Each show hit the mark to provide a nice finish for a great day of cruise experience.
I've cruised with serveral other lines and on ships both small and large. The Massdam seems just "right sized"--with about 1,200 passengers it has the facilities and amenities of a mega ship. I particularly enjoyed the fitness center with its friendly, staff. With clever scheduling and crowd control one never senses that the "large herd" feeling that occurs on the very large ships. With the staff's personalized service, I felt the staff was looking after just me.
I'd most definitely cruise again on the Maasdam and/or with Holland. It was a wonderful cruise experience.
Pros: The days
Cons: Very short vist to Puerto Rico, arrived 7am and had to be back on board by 12:30
Recommends Maasdam? Yes!
Category Ratings
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| Entertainment | The cruise literature indicated social dance lessons would be conducted during the "at sea" days. In reality, a lesson was provide on only one day of the 3.5 days at sea. I would have enjoyed more dance lessons during the at sea time. |
Port Ratings
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| Roseau, Dominica | The town of Rousseau does not offer much, but the geography of Dominica beyond the town is spectacular and the excusions capitolized on the island's natural beauty. |
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| Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas | |||
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | Disembarkation at 7am when most of the city shops are still closed limited the walking tour city experience. With a 12:30pm "be back on board" time, the best use of time would be an arranged excursion outside the city. | ||
| Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island) | |||
| Bridgetown, Barbados |
The island's natural beauty is best seen from bus or hired car visits. Scenic vistas abound.
Don't Miss: Andromeda Botanical Gardens |
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| Basseterre, St. Kitts |
The island's natural beauty is best seen from bus or hired car visits. Scenic vistas abound.
Don't Miss: Romney Plantation and the adjacent rain forest |
