Relaxing, mundane cruise on nice ship

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 92

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Nieuw Amsterdam

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 29, 2015

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5020

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Very nice cruise, lovely ship, but you'd better be looking to just relax, be cause the entertainment was quite sparse. Very little opportunity to dance and the customer base did not seem to be big socializers.

Food was good but very redundant and uninspired with the exception of the Thai cuisine,

Employees were great, cruise director was pretty much out of sight, nice library with a unhappy librarian. Cabins were very nice and had the largest closet space of any we'd seen on other lines. Did not like the swing-out balcony door.

Contrary to what we expected, guests did not really go out of their way to dress on Gala nights.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great location. We sensed a lot of vibration towards the stern of the ship when we were eating.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

1 out of 5

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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