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Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 92

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Nieuw Amsterdam

7 Night Tropical Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 19, 2022

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8160

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The ship was only at half capacity, so there was no waiting for anything.....very nice!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food was great; however, was disappointed that lobster was not served in the main dining room at either of the gala nights.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We enjoyed the pool.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Entertainment at night was just awful....the same group performed 4 nights. This was just too boring!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Stewards and waiters were great!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

It is a very nice size ship....didn't get lost!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
We were SO disappointed that we didn't get to go to Key West! Wish a different port had been substituted.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

blackholesun    2 years ago

Thanks for the review. Cruising during covid has been great.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

RetiredRay    2 years ago

Hmmm and we might have two weeks on her out of Canada the end of May. Hope they get up to speed before then.

izrgreen    2 years ago

Thank you for the review.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.