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Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

10 Night Newfoundland & New England Discovery (Quebec To Boston)

Sail date: September 07, 2022

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5066

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This cruise was in place of a cruise to the Baltics and Scandinavia (we cancelled when St Petersburg was eliminated from the itinerary). It was a nice cruise, but the ship is too big for our taste. Practically all the shore excursions were sold out. When we had to deviate from our itinerary due to a hurricane in Newfoundland, we ended up adding Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton to the itinerary. As soon as shore excursions became available for those two ports, they were immediately unavailable. The food and beverages were excellent. We had a drink package and, although we never got close to our 15 drink/day, we were able to get speciality coffees at the Dutch Cafe.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Great. No problems.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Excellent other than that I got food poisoning one night from a lobster in Pinnacle Grill.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

B Kings lounge was great

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Way too big for our taste

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

A little cramped, but definitely clean!

Ship tip

Book shore excursions prior to sailing.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Quebec City, Quebec

5 out of 5

Took excursion to I’l de Orleans, and Montmorency Falls.

Thumbs Up 1

Baie-Comeau, Quebec

2 out of 5

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Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec

3 out of 5

No excursion but the sendoff from the townspeople was wonderful. They waved Canadian flags and clapped as we disembarked.

Thumbs Up 2

Corner Brook, Newfoundland

3 out of 5

Took excursion around town. Not a great stop, but at least we got to see a portion of Newfoundland.

Thumbs Up 2

St. Anthony, Newfoundland Did not visit port

Hurricane Earl prevented us from going here.

Thumbs Up 0

St. John's, Newfoundland Did not visit port

Hurricane Earl also prevented us from visiting.

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Bar Harbor, Maine

4 out of 5

Loved it. Took excursion of Acadia Natl Park from other tour operator.

Thumbs Up 1

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5

Loved it. Took HAL tour of area.

Thumbs Up 0

Boston, Massachusetts

1 out of 5

Disembarkation was a mess. Very chaotic. Since we were unable to get a tour of Boston and a drop off at the airport, we just took a bus directly to Logan. Should

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