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Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 75

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Nieuw Statendam

7 Night Tropical Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 15, 2019

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8001

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Great cruise! First time on HA, not the last! The only bad thing is that I came back home sick with fever and coughing ... wore a mask on the plane back - now recovering in bed for 2 days ... Hope nobody else had this nasty thing :-(

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was really good - love to experience "the drink of the day". The best one was "The Ritz". In main dining room - anytime dining- an effort has to be made in the timing of the drinks/wine and meal. On lido : it'a a kind of buffet that you are served. I think it's a great way of preventing to eat too much and to prevent loss. It's a way to prevent transmission of germs too. They're are places to wash your hands when you come in the Lido, but I didn't see lots of person washing their hands...

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Awwww! I was the first groopie of the band on the Rolling Stone stage :-) ;-) ! Really enjoyed myself! Children were sometimes dancing and that was coooool! The band seem to appreciate that!

Children's Programs

No children with me - But I was really surprised to see a lot of little ones on board !

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Like the colors - the art work - A1!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Perfect! Spotless! Peacefull colors! Fresh flowers, fresh fruit and Prosecco waiting for me. I took this room on an offer to upgrade. I was not deceived! But it was rocking... probably because of the weather and the front situation of the cabin. Balcony was great.

Ship tip

Take a walk outside all around the ship on deck 3. Don't miss the Grand Dutch Cafe.

Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Well organized. I took the guided historical walk around the island and appreciated it. After the BBQ, I walked on the beach, the sand is so nice - went in the water (wow!) stayed a while and then walked back to the ship

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
I did the ultimate snorkell with Chukka. That was awesome! Beautifull, colorfull. Scoobidoo, the shark came to say goodbye when we were leaving. Also walked on the beach - not my kind of beach- too crowded... Did not go in the water.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
Only walked around port area. Had a drink at the "Sky Bar", not to be missed, great view of the ship.

Key West, Florida Did not visit port

Unfortunately, we couldn't go there because of the bad weather. But I will be back :-)

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
well organized
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3 Comments

mjyb    4 years ago

I’m better now thank you! Merry Christmas 🎄!

GoSensGo    4 years ago

I’ll be on in a few weeks. Thanks for the review. Looking forward to it even more low.

4Goodtimes    4 years ago

Hope you are feeling better.

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