Great cruse I will be booking with this cruse line again.

Item: Nieuw Statendam
Rating: 4.4
Author: moejoe

Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

moejoe

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

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10 Night Southern Caribbean Seafarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 17, 2022

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1113

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Make sure you ask about billing system on the ship because it seamed to be a wake up call for most of the passengers on the ship

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The paid dinners are worth the money the food and the service was exceptional. However I can't say the same for the dining room meals were lukewarm and service was sporadic. Buffet was typical with same things recycled daily.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Entertainment was good to great really enjoyed the music venues.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Everything was as expected on ant cruse. Cabin staff were great and very attentive.

Ship tip

Watch your bill because the will debit your credit card for $60.00 a day per person something, I have not experenced with any other cruse line, I have traveled with before

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

2 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

Marnia 1 year ago

Budget for $60 per day per person as that is what HAL preauthorizes your credit card for. They just want to make sure you have money to cover any additional expenses. Casino, shop purchases and of course alcohol if you don't have the Have It All package (which I highly recommend) For those that don't have a drink package, especially beer lovers, hit the happy hour bars. Buy a bucket of beer and get your second bucket free. You are set for the next day....you are welcome.

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GSSI 1 year ago

Never had billing issues with Holland. Only daily charge has been the gratuities.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback.! Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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potatofarmer 1 year ago

This is my first time using this app for my first curse in April. I thought the ship tip was specific to the disembarkment. Do let us know what unexpected charges you saw.

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potatofarmer 1 year ago

Are you saying that whenever you disembark this cruiseline each person is charged $60? Will you find out what the charge is for and let me know? I am curious. I would need budget for that.

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javawoody 1 year ago

How many people were you traveling with? Were you billed for four gratuities?

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