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Item: Nieuw Statendam
Rating: 3.4
Author: vaterr

Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Caribbean

vaterr

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

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

Sail date: April 07, 2019

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8020

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The Captain chose to not stop at George Town, Grand Cayman. This was a very big Disappointment. This was the main reason for the trip. We will think twice before going on another Holland American Cruise.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Very Slow

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food good. Drinks too costly

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Main stage entertainment

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

It was ok

Ship tip

They staff does not seem to be working together. A number of calls to ask for service.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

2 out of 5

Old and very busy. Took a long time to get through the whole process.

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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5

Nice Port. A lot of fun. The water was amazing.

Thumbs Up 6

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

4 out of 5

Nice Port. A lot of fun. The water was amazing.

Thumbs Up 3

George Town, Grand Cayman Did not visit port

The Captain chose to not stop. This was a very big Disappointment. This was the main reason for the trip

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Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

It was a wonderful port.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Crazy slow and very hot. Thios needs improved.

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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squadleader4155 5 years ago

I agree that safety should always come first. The problem in this case was we watched 4 other ships passengers being brought to shore by the large tenders from the island. Our Captain chose to utilize the ships small boats as tenders, which the Captain decided it was too rough for. The staff informed us that our ship had failed to reserve the shore based tenders in advance and there were now none available. Because of this oversight we were all given $100. onboard credit person.

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DebandMarkC 5 years ago

Don't blame the cruise line! We have missed Grand Cayman a few times because they're unable to run their tender boats. It's the chance you take going to the Caribbean. During Hurricane Season we have had our entire itinerary completely backwards. Just turns into another sea day which is better than another day at work

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lucindancarl 5 years ago

If the weather was bad and since i know that is a tender port then your captain was wise in skipping it.

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