Average to poor cruise

Item: Nieuw Statendam
Rating: 3.4
Author: twoluvmath

Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

twoluvmath

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 05, 2022

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4085

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Not a cruise I would recommend because of average food and poor service.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Given a time to embarkation and wait in line more than 1 1/2.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Service was fair to poor.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Small pools and not enough chairs to enjoy sea days.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Show were just dance and 150 years of Holland America.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Our steward was excellent but other personal were just average and below.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

They had an inspection and were busy clean up!

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

View was blocked by life boats but a great price.

Ship tip

Take lots of books to read and book shore excursions before you get on ship as they do not have enough excursions for clients on board.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5

Island was beautiful but again service was poor.

Thumbs Up 0

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

2 out of 5

Port it self was for cargo and in need of updating. We walked into town and there was little to do.

Thumbs Up 0

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Bimini, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Beautiful island but most things were controlled by the resort. Beaches at each end of island were beautiful.

Thumbs Up 3

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Self carry and got off early.

1 Comment

Marnia 1 year ago

Everyone has their opinion. It is an older person cruise. My husband and I are young compared to others. We LOVE Holland America because it's a smaller ship. No crowds. No one stealing your lounge chair when you get up. No lines. No crazy obnoxious people falling down all over the place. Service is excellent. Food is excellent. Entertainment is Good. We have been on 4000 + people cruise lines before. If that is your thing and need to have people in your face constantly...enjoy. We are HAL Cruisers for life.

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