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Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

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Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Nieuw Statendam

24 Night Northern Isles & Baltic Jewels (Copenhagen Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 22, 2022

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6040

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Crew worked hard to make all passengers feel at home. Food was very good with a good variety of choices. Pinnacle Rest. was worst dining experience on the ship--over rated!!!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Spent a lot of time updating VeriFLY but not utilized at embarkation in Copenhagen--wasted a lot of time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Outstanding. Server--Rahmat was outstanding Host--Olivia was superb Reye --server at the Ocean Bar remembered names and drink orders Asst Maitre D-- Andrie was outstanding. He made everyone feel like they were a guest in his home, Betty Ann--- Cruise director added NO VALUE, just read from her notes and provided no helpful tidbits about the next port,etc. Cabin attendants Putra and Hary were great!!!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
SPA was overpriced and did not ask when they provided additional treatment

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Not up to usual HAL standards. Piano Bar was great but the Rock n Roll was too loud.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Read my earlier comments. Rahmat--waiter, outstanding. Andrie--Asst Maitre D, outstanding. Cabin stewards--Putra and Hary, outstanding. Dining Room Hostess-Olivia, outstanding, Riska--Canaletto server, outstanding. Cruise director--Betty Ann, below average. Reye Ocean Bar bartender was outstanding

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Constantly cleaning which was great

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Space is always at a premium

Ship tip

Get better info from HAL. Mask policy optional or required?, no ATM on board, no check cashing but a draw on credit card, cost of laundry bag at any time as opposed to last week of cruise.

Ports of call

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5

Bergen, Norway

5 out of 5
What you expect a town to be like in Norway

Molde, Norway

4 out of 5

Akureyri, Iceland

5 out of 5

Isafjordur, Iceland

4 out of 5

Reykjavik, Iceland

5 out of 5

Djupivogur, Iceland

5 out of 5

Invergordon (Inverness & Loch Ness), Scotland

5 out of 5

South Queensferry (Edinburgh), Scotland

5 out of 5
Tendering limits ability to really see the area

Oslo, Norway

1 out of 5
Worst Hop On, Hop Off experience we have ever had. First time driver, did not call out the stops--audio, map and numbers at stops were not in sync. We tried to get a refund but were denied. A WASTE OF MONEY!!!!

Arhus, Denmark

5 out of 5

Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5

Cruise Stockholm Archipelago

5 out of 5
Confusing write up. Cruising the archipelago was really coming into or out of port.

Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany

3 out of 5

Kiel, Germany

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and efficient
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