They use to be better! Not as great as before!

Item: Nieuw Amsterdam
Rating: 4.1
Author: scutaru

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

scutaru

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean Holiday (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 23, 2017

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 6092

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The Nieuw Amsterdam management team is lacking on details, the staff are great and the ship is in good shape

Embarkation

3 out of 5

The embarkation was fast but once we were on board we had to deal with many problems!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

They were nice but lacking on details and the food wasn’t so good as it use to be!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

We attended the activities in the Casino! The other ones were bad timing!

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Except the B.B Kings everybody looked like kids!

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

The staff are amazing , the management is not so amazing!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

In general it looked really good

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The room is very nice and the bathroom is big and accommodating! We enjoyed it!

Ship tip

Don’t go there! Take the Eurodam instead!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

We stayed 5 days and enjoyed it

Thumbs Up 3

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

The beach is great

Thumbs Up 2

Montego Bay, Jamaica

4 out of 5

Not safe to walk around without a tour guide

Thumbs Up 0

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Nice and clean and safe

Thumbs Up 1

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Nice port and our tour guide Tony was great with the group

Thumbs Up 3

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

It was fast and short

2 Comments

Shh813 6 years ago

What problems did you run into after the embarkation?

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WeCruiseToo 6 years ago

Sounds like you had a good time despite the cruise not quite meeting your expectations. Thanks for the review!

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