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Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Nieuw Amsterdam

7 Night Tropical Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 10, 2018

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8051

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We really enjoyed our time with Holland American.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very well organized and seamless! Cheerful workers all the way around!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was excellent no matter where you ate! The salads in the Lido were handcrafted to your liking and delicious! Great variety and changing menu on the Lido also! Enjoyed the Coffee bar upstairs in the Explorer's Lounge and Afternoon Tea!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We had an extra day at sea, but they did a nice job of adding in extra activities. We enjoyed some of the historical talks, computer classes, walks on the promenade deck, sunning on the deck at the front of the ship, movies you could watch in your room or in the theatre, fabulous evening entertainment. There was not time to be involved in everything that we were interested in!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Fabulous music in the bars and the B.B. King. Enjoyed the two pianos every night. The stage shows were excellent and we really enjoyed both the comic, Mike Siegel, and Trish Kelly absolutely blew us away...so funny and talented!!

Children's Programs

no kids with us :-)

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
They were all about making us happy. The staff on the Holland American seem particularly cheerful and ready to help.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Are you kidding me....there was a tub in our bathroom! Never had that on a cruise before! The room and the deck were very spacious, very comfortable, and very quiet!

Ship tip

Men...no shorts in the dining room in the evening! Bring at least one pair of slacks!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
Came a few days early and found some great restaurants and went on the Jungle Queen tour.

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
We did the tour of Hemingway's home and Truman's southern "White House". The tour guide was very informative!

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
They are still recovering from the hurricane, but the tour was good. Gave an idea of the size of the island and informative information from our driver. There is not a lot to see, but the island is very beautiful-full of roosters, donkeys, sand and sea! There only income is from tourism and so the hurricane damage has been hard on them. Without power for two months!

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic Did not visit port

Rough seas prohibited the ship from docking.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Hot! I would recommend renting a two person cabana so that you have a way of getting out of the sun. They have done a beautiful job of creating a beautiful space to enjoy the beach. Had a great time standing in the ocean with fish swimming all around us. The lunch provided by the ship was very good.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Seamless-again :-) Hated to leave, but they provided us with a great breakfast to send us off. Bags outside door by midnight.
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13 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

majmom96    6 years ago

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WeCruiseToo    6 years ago

We've done 10 river cruises on 5 different lines and have 4 more planned!๐Ÿ˜ Love them all for different reasons. Should probably PM if you'd like to talk details. ๐Ÿท

majmom96    6 years ago

Awesome! We canโ€™t seem to breakaway from the ocean cruises, but weโ€™d like to take a river cruise someday. Do you have a preferred cruise line for river cruises? ๐Ÿธ

WeCruiseToo    6 years ago

@majmom96 Jealous! But in 6 weeks I'll be sipping wine on a river cruise in Europe! ๐Ÿท๐Ÿท

majmom96    6 years ago

LOL! And Iโ€™m glad you caught my spelling error. One too many vodka martinis this evening counting down my last 5 days until I leave on the Koningsdam this Sunday! But Iโ€™ll soon be having a Lychee martini at the Silk Den on the Koningsdam! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ

WeCruiseToo    6 years ago

Lychee martini. Got caught up in the moment. ๐Ÿธ

WeCruiseToo    6 years ago

Mmm, liche martini...โ˜บ

majmom96    6 years ago

majmom96    6 years ago

Enjoy @gusgusmom! If youโ€™re looking for a great meal (actually all the meals are great), But I highly recommend an evening at the Tamarind. Itโ€™s a $29 change per person, but it is an amazing meal and well worth the extra charge. Itโ€™s also nice to make reservations early so you can enjoy the sunset. It is a beautiful panoramic view. And the liche martini is wonderful! ๐Ÿธ

gusgusmom    6 years ago

10 days and we will be able to check out HAL Nuew Amsterdam....cannot wait...thanks for the review

WeCruiseToo    6 years ago

Sounds like a wonderful cruise, thanks for the review!

majmom96    6 years ago

Love HAL and the Nieuw Amsterdam! ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿฅ‚