Fantastic Cruise on the Nieuw Amsterdam

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Nieuw Amsterdam

7 Night Tropical Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 03, 2024

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin number: GUAR

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 days ago

Review summary

It was a wonderfully relaxing experience. First time on a smaller ship but it was enjoyable.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth and easy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Wonderful!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Seaview Pool was out preference. It was great. Other Activities for us were limited. Rather sedate cruise geared for a much older crowd. Though we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, some more interactive activities would have been nice. We were not interested in "origami folding" or "creating art with doodles"....

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Shows were good. Dancers were excellent but we would have like more traditional stage shows. The comedian was great the first night, second night not so much. He was seemingly over the ships crowd by that point, quickly exited as soon as he could. The singer had a wonderful voice, but she wasn't near as funny as she thought she was.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
NA for us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Impeccable. Our room stewards BAGUS and PUTRA were amazing! Our favorite server in Tamarind: SANTI was adorable. So personable, giving and spot on.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Yes!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Just right. Verandah was great, everything clean and comfortable.

Ship tip

It is an older crowd of guests which was ok for us. Not at all for children if that's what someone is looking for. On suggestions from facebook groups, we had our steward remove all from the mini fridge so that we couldn't be charged for anything they might think we used when we didn't.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5
easy in and out no excursion

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Island was clean, excursion was wonderful,. Driver very knowledgeable, took us everywhere we wanted to see. Beach was beautiful.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Beautiful great excursion around the island, bus tour with walking through town.

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
Loved Key West. Did hop on and off trolley tour. Allowed us to see and learn but also to shop and walk as we wanted.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Simple
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog     6 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

jofoster     7 days ago

Thank you for your honest review. Much appreciated.