andrewMSIA Cruise Review on Nieuw Amsterdam on Mar 31, 2018

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review

andrewMSIA

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Sail date: March 31, 2018

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Came back last week. Hopefully this review will be helpful for those traveling with kids. First of all you must be aware that this line caters for more mature crowd therefore the programs are designed around that demographic. That being said, they do have kids program separated by age group 3-6, 7-12 and I believe 13-17. Siblings with different age group are not allowed to be together. The kids program is alright for younger kids. If you’re looking for more kid oriented activities in this shop, it’s not for you. But if you’re trying to relax, enjoy the ship and the ports, this is not bad even if you kids. On a 7 night cruise, there are only 2 full sea days, the rest you’ll most likely be spending time in the port. Food was hit and miss, some days they were great , some days meh. Lido food was similar most of the days except the Asian side. Staffs were awesome throughout. These guys work hard and made sure their guests are well taken care off. Our MDR wait staff Eric Victor goes above and beyond to make sure our needs are met. BBC planet earth was good, the pianists were good. Comedian Nathalie Blum - hmmm, I would skip all her shows. Not our type at least. The illusionist was really entertaining especially for kids. The Filipino crew show. Remember these are crews that spend their free time to practice and entertain the guests. They are not professionals. So appreciate their effort and give them support, I do believe they could do better if include more fast beat numbers. We did do the kitchen tour and that was not bad as well. They do the tour in small batches , so there could be a small wait. Do make sure to wear closed toe shoes for the tour. We really enjoyed all the ports except San Juan. Half Moon Cay was pristine!!! Enjoyed snorkeling in Grand Turk as well, you don’t need any excursion, buy your own gear and have a good time right at the beach close to the ship. St Thomas, we took a bus with a wild ride to coki beach. Not bad... just a relaxing beach day and beautiful landscapes. Again, we travelled with kids and went in knowing what to expect. We travelled with another family, it was 4 adults and 3 kids (5,7,8). We had nice relaxing vacation and the kids had fun in HMC, Grand Turk and St Thomas. We enjoyed our company and had a great vacation. Can’t ask for more. One more thing, the movie selection in the room was unusually great.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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LordRob 6 years ago

A lot of good information here. Thanks for your review.

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Great

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

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