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Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Nieuw Statendam

14 Night Western & Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 06, 2019

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Had a wonderful time we will definitely sail again with HollandAmericaLine the ratio of crew to guests means you always get great service.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very efficient one suggestion is that both hot and cold drinks should be provided in the holding area prior to boarding.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
All of the dining rooms and specialty restaurants offered a wide variety of dishes and all were a high quality.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The pools were both very nice and we did enjoy using them, it was disappointing that the rule of leaving towels on the loungers to reserve them for no longer than 20 minutes was not enforced. This was a problem at both pools but more noticeable at the pool when movies were being shown. Loungers were “reserved” for over an hour without anyone returning until the movie was starting. We feel that the crew should have enforced the rule, we didn’t get to watch any of the movies at the pool because of this.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We enjoyed all of the entertainment, top class acts.

Children's Programs

Adults without children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All of the crew were very friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Brand new ship the layout was good and the artwork entertaining interesting and different.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We had suite 6007, plenty of storage space nice brand new bed and it was just behind the bridge and gave great views located on the starboard side.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5
We didn’t take any excursions as we spent 3 days prior to the cruise in this area.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Lovely beach crystal clear waters and fed the fish with bread from the buffet.

Montego Bay, Jamaica Did not visit port

Felt unsafe and lot of reports of being hassled by aggressive vendors and people trying to sell drugs. Unless you are going on a pre booked excursion I would avoid until the safety is improved.

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Nice safe area and good shopping.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Safe and friendly lots of “the same” shops but it has lovely beaches and interesting excursions.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Efficient, had a slight hiccup when the immigration hall lost power, caused a delay of around 15 minutes.
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

4Goodtimes    5 years ago

That is why we sail Holland America.