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Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

kevinlarrett

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 22, 2015

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4010

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

My wife and I took our first cruise... this exact cruise for our 25th Anniversary in 2013 on the ms Eurodam and loved it! After we returned she was diagnosed with cancer and passed away 21 months later.

As a time of celebration of their mom's life, I took my two daughters on their first cruise... the very same cruise my wife and I had taken, only difference was we were on the ms Nieuw Amsterdam. We had an incredible time! Our favorite stop was the last day, on Half Moon Cay... the BEST part of the cruise, and we all wished we would have had more time there! We plan on cruising together again in the future.

Holland America was our first cruise experience and is (in part) why I again selected them. We appreciated so many of their crew members.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food was very good, but in some areas missed the "Great" category

Onboard Activities

N/A

Entertainment

N/A

Children's Programs

N/A

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

There was some outstanding crew members!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

This ship was going into dry-dock after our cruise, which will improve minor shortcomings

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Overall, we did no spend a lot of time in our cabin and the cabin [itself] was great. However, it is located right above the bow theater area, so it was extremely noisy during the shows and other times crew was working below. I loved the balcony, with one exception: the glass verses the solid balcony railing. Our balcony room on the upper deck was amazing!