Thanksgiving Cruise
Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: November 23, 2014
Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 4028
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
Service great but there was a slight language barrier for non typical situations. My wife is gluten free and they would give us a menu of the next days meals and she would select so they would cook anything gluten free for her. Food was very good and had no problem with anytime dining. Specialty Pinnacle restaurant was exceptional.
Room was balcony on upper promenade. Very large with balcony @ 25% larger than normal. Bath also had a tub which was great compared to the usual transporter style shower.
Would have given 5 stars but entertainment was really lacking across the board.
Passengers were not older as we expected but ran the entire age spectrum and the ship was still rocking at midnight. We love to dance and were able to all nights except formal night when only had 1 hour of dancing entertainment. BB King Blues band was great and played 5 nights in their own theatre with dancing.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Children's Programs
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Don't be late for sit down lunch or breakfast-showed up at 9 for breakfast and they would not seat us as they said open till 9-also had same at coffee bar but they were closing 15 minutes early BB KIng Blues room fills fast
Ports of call
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island) Did not visit port