NOT so great

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

katherinebach2

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

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Nieuw Amsterdam

9 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 30, 2022

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4108

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Went on the New Year's cruise for 9 days to southern carribean. Crew was excellent, but food was not all that great and there was nothing much to do at all on ship. Islands were nice. Cabin was spacious with Elemis products. Got a great facial at the spa but massage wasnt as good as other cruise ships. This ship is geared more toward an older crowd so if youre looking for entertainment or are bringing kids i do not recommend. We are 40 years old and were bored to death on the ship. Then my husband caught Covid near end of the cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food wasn't very good. Not a big selection, often cold

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

They have 2 pools and a jacuzzi which were very crowded and that's about it

Entertainment

1 out of 5

They had a few comedy shows with the same guy and that was it

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

They were excellent, very kind, very helpful

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Everything was fine except there was a big lifeboat blocking window

Ship tip

There is nothing to do on this ship. No entertainment, small casino, not a cruise for younger people or those with kids

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Beautiful private island

Grand Turk Island Did not visit port

Was not told until the night before we docked that we couldn't get off because my husband and I did not get the covid vaccine

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Did the catamaran and snorkeling excursion, which was a lot of fun

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5

Very expensive island. Have to take a taxi/bus, etc to get anywhere

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy

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