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Item: Nieuw Amsterdam
Rating: 4
Author: RudolfW

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

RudolfW

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 0

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

Sail date: May 22, 2011

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 13 years ago

Review summary

Excellent impression. Very well maintained. Friendly crews.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food in the dining room was the best I encountered on 8 different cruises. The food and service on the Lido deck was not as good. The variety of food offered and the organization of food dispensation was less than optimal.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

We have encountered better entertainment on other ships

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Overall a superb rating to all service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

I very nice ship. I especially like the wide all-around promenade deck on Holland America ships.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

State room quality was excellent. Our stewards were superb.

Ports of call

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

3 out of 5

We did not take a tour to Olympia since I had been there 60 years ago. The town of Katakolon, however, was very nice.

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

3 out of 5

We made a trip to the Acropolis. It was OK except for the masses of tourists. Our tour guide was not very helpful.

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Don't Miss: Acropolis

Split, Croatia

3 out of 5

A nice city but we were not too impressed.

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Venice, Italy

5 out of 5

This is one of the most beautiful cities of the world

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Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

Ephesus was after Istanbul the most impressive site. We had an excellent guide and were really impressed by the ruins of this old Roman city.

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Don't Miss: Ephesus

Istanbul, Turkey

5 out of 5

This is an amazing city. We took the 2 DeLuxe tours on subsequent days. Our tour guides were exceptional. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here but were exhausted.

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Don't Miss: Blue mosque, bazaar, Hagia Sophia

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

I nice Greek town but apparently rather poor. We just went ashore and walked around.

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Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Santorini is astounding. We took the cable car up to the city and walked around. Very beautiful.

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Pros: Venice and Istanbul

Cons: Internet vervice on ship