good cruise

Item: Nieuw Amsterdam
Rating: 4
Author: LouiseB2

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

LouiseB2

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 0

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

Sail date: September 21, 2011

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 13 years ago

Review summary

small vessel able to meet new people and enjoy ships ammenities

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

specialtiy dining rooms were 4 star - not the 5 star as advertised -manhatan and lido - 4 ; cannaleto -3, Tamarind - 5 ; Pinnacle Grill and Le Cirque 4 1/2; entirely too much food; altho dishes in Lido were clean could still be rinsed better - could see soap scum

Entertainment

5 out of 5

good mix of entertainment with highly professional entertainers.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

good command of english; helpful and pleasant, didnot like always being asked how I was or if I was enjoying myself -

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

clean linens as requested; complimentary robes; outlets for US appliances; nice veranda

Ports of call

Santorini, Greece

3 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5

long ride to Rome; vatican and Sistine Chapel very hot and this wasn't even summer!! Restaurant stop - not good; service poor

Thumbs Up 0

Barcelona, Spain

3 out of 5

evening tour good - but guide had everyone petrified of the pickpockets. would revisit

Thumbs Up 0

Corfu, Greece

3 out of 5

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

clean - cable car to old city would revisit

Thumbs Up 0

Argostoli, Kefalonia, Greece

5 out of 5

walking difficult especially all the uphills ; needed to rate it higher difficulty

Thumbs Up 0

Salerno (Naples), Italy

5 out of 5

restaurant stop very good

Thumbs Up 0

Don't Miss: Amalfi Coast

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Pisa ok; Lucca very nice - would like to see more outside walled city overall all guides were well informed and well educated with a good command of Englis

Thumbs Up 0

Catania, Sicily

1 out of 5

Catania - dirty and filled with trash and litter all along excoursion routes to Mt Etna; would visit other areas

Thumbs Up 0

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5

guides good - needed more time

Thumbs Up 0

Pros: overall excellence of trip with efficient tour directions

Cons: unable to hear ship announcements in staterooms