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Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 148

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Nieuw Statendam

21 Night Midnight Sun & Norse Legends (Amsterdam Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 09, 2019

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

One of ther best cruises we have taken as far as the ports were concerned. Ship was new and clean. Food in dining room could have been better. Drinks were very expensive. Entertainment was below cruise liner standards. Would go again but maybe not on Holland America.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Main dining room menu was weak but buffet was excellent

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Used fitness center daily. For a new ship I was surprised to find several pieces of equipment in need of repair. Music must of been for the staff; it was loud and annoying.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Usually HAL has great entertainment. This cruise not so much. A wonderful tenor from New Zealand and a great piano player, otherwise terrible.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
HAL always sets the standard for service. best of any cruise line.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
New ship, I would expect nothing less.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Adequate size and well designed. Clean and quiet. Near elevators but no noise. Bathroom, especially the shower, was wonderful

Ship tip

Eat your meals in there Lido!

Ports of call

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5
Fun and interesting.

Eidfjord, Norway

5 out of 5
Beautiful scenery.

Cruise Hardangerfjord

5 out of 5

Bergen, Norway

5 out of 5
Great for shopping and eating seafood.

Molde, Norway

5 out of 5
Interesting and friendly.

Trondheim, Norway

5 out of 5
Took a tour to an open air museum. Was worth the cost.

Honningsvag, Norway

5 out of 5
Cold and windy but that was expected. Locals were very friendly.

Cruise Nordkapp (North Cape)

5 out of 5

Skjolden, Norway

5 out of 5
Interesting little town. Not much to do but the scenery was breath taking.

Cruise Sognefjord

5 out of 5

Stavanger, Norway

5 out of 5
Spent time in the old section and the Petroleum Museum. Very interesting.

Kristiansand, Norway

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Well organized. Bus ready and left on time for the airport.
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1 Comment

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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