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Item: Nieuw Amsterdam
Rating: 4.5
Author: carlsbad55

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

carlsbad55

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 40

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean Holiday (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 28, 2019

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 6077

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Great cruise. 7 days is never long enough so we did a back to back cruise and celebrated Christmas, our anniversary and New Years.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We were on a back to back cruise so had embarked the week before.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Main Dining Room always has incredible food. We also ate at the Tamarind Restaurant, Pinnacle Grill and the Canaletto Restaurant. All were excellent and offered variety. We did not eat in the Lido.

Pinnacle Grill

4 out of 5

Had a very nice lunch here. Nice and quiet with great food and service.

Canaletto Restaurant

5 out of 5

Really enjoyed the restaurant. Great food and nice view. Service was impeccable.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Bingo, pools, spa, Joe and Joey (Piano guys)

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Unfortunately the Dance team performers offered the same two shows we saw on the Oosterdam in May 2019. Bring back the variety shows they used to have.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service on HAL is incredible. Always impeccable.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Beautiful ship. Beautifully decorated for the holidays.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Beautiful suite. We always enjoy the spacious verandah and enjoy eating breakfast on it.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

We were only here for embarking and disembarkation. We did not do any excursions this time.

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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

We love Half Moon Cay. Did not do an excursion here as we did the week before.

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Falmouth, Jamaica

3 out of 5

We did an excursion which was very disappointing. Prices were very inflated for everything.

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George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Beautiful port. We had an excursion scheduled but were unable to do because of knee issue.

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Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Lots of shopping and restaurants close by. Enjoyed the festivities of the port. Had an excursion scheduled but it was cancelled.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very easy. We had wheelchairs and they took us right to the bus for our transfer to the airport.

Traveler Photos

3 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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Shh813 4 years ago

We loved the Nieuw Amsterdam when we were on in 2018. Beautiful ship. Great friendly smiling staff, especially in buffet. Food was absolutely delicious everywhere. No need for specialty restaurants. Our cabin steward always greeted us by name when he saw us and asked how our day was at the different ports. He was wonderful. Cabin always spotless and never had to ask for anything. Ports were fantastic. Loved our cruise.

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

How cool, we want to try a back to back

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