Will use Holland American again!

Item: Nieuw Amsterdam
Rating: 4.3
Author: reneecantwell

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

reneecantwell

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 25, 2023

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4116

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Wonderful cruise staff made this a very pleasant, laid back cruise.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

very organized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Best food I have ever had in a main dining room!! All meals excellent! Strangely -the steak house restaurant was just average. The Italian restaurant superb.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Needed a few more daytime activities for those not going ashore.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The One Step Dance Company provided the best MainStage entertainment ever! Their innovation and dance were exceptional. Also we loved that the music volume was not ear shattering as in every other cruise ship.BB King's band was incredible but the room is too small for the size and volume of the band, so we were not able to enjoy the group as much as we would have liked.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Probably among the most charming and helpful ever.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

needs a facelift but loved the size of the ship. not overwhelming.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Huge for an Oceanview! Nicely appointed. The only issue was very difficult to work TV remote and not enough channel selections. Did love the NFL channel!