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Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
Nieuw Amsterdam

14 Night Eastern / Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 10, 2018

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6009

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We enjoyed the front line staff and the dining. The (lack of) on board entertainment was just SO bad

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Smooth and fine

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Tamarin was outstanding. Pinnacle was overrated. Lido was fine. Maitre d’s at restaurants we’re bad.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Sun decks were just fine

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Not very good. Worst selection of my seven cruises. Would prevent me from recommending Holland America

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Room steward was outstanding. Many other workers were as well. Much better than the managers.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Small but nice

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Adequate and what we expected

Ship tip

Find ways to keep busy other than on board entertainment.

Ports of call

Grand Turk Island Did not visit port

I live in Florida and did not want to go to a beach

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
No excursion. Just not much to do.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Did not visit port

Too many things closed or in poor shape

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island) Did not visit port

Didn’t want to go to a beach

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review

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