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Item: Nieuw Statendam
Rating: 4.1
Author: marinjoe

Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Transatlantic

marinjoe

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 115

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

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21 Night Passage To America / Eastern Caribbean Collectors Voyage (Rome To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: October 27, 2019

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4135

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Great ship design, comfortable cabins, pleasant staff and for cruise ships a lot of forward thinking went into customer interactions. The more that goes online the better when onboard.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy and quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Lidl served good solid food and we also liked the Tamarind Asian restaurant

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Nursing home crowd so very little excitement onboard except when someone had a medical emergency. :)

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Lovely classical musicians but the rest was pretty poor for the selections of performers

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Some of the best and most pleasant staff encounters on any cruise line.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

This ship was so well thought out in its design. I only wish they would ask about all their paper products such as the daily activity sheet to be optional. Everything you need to know is online with the TV in your cabin as well as your smart phone.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

It was a partially obstructed cabin but we got a heck of a deal and still had a view. I loved the location as it was in the middle of the ship "crossing the T".