Extremely Poor Itinerary

Item: Nieuw Amsterdam
Rating: 3.4
Author: mcerlak

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

mcerlak

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 12, 2023

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8057

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I would have rated this cruise as average or slightly above if Holland had not totally messed up the itinerary. As it turned out, we only had one port (Curacao) to enjoy a beach or excursion.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Size and cleanliness very good.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

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

Seas were too rough to tender

Thumbs Up 0

Kralendijk, Bonaire Did not visit port

The cruise line made a last-minute change and took us to Aruba instead. We arrived at Aruba at 5:00pm. No excursions were offered because of the late arrival time. This was nearly a wasted port.

Thumbs Up 0

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Probably rated this higher than I would because we finally had time to spend on land. Interesting architecture. Our excursion took us to Hato Caves which were OK, followed by a trip to Kokomo Beach. Beach was very rocky and snorkling was not impressive.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

4 Comments

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