Southern Caribbean Holiday Cruise

Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Nieuw Statendam

10 Night Southern Caribbean Seafarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 17, 2022

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10055

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Wonderful and relaxing! We booked the Thermal Suite in the spa and it was great as they limit the number of reservations, so the area is not packed. Overall the whole cruise for the holidays was wonderful, the food was outstanding and the live music venues were great!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Excellent, went to two of the specialty restaurants - Tamarind, and Pinnacle Grill which both of them were outstanding. Attended the Chef's dinner and it was a five course masterpiece!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Fun

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The live music at all of the venues was fantastic!

Children's Programs

No small children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Friendly, personable an accomodating.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was immaculate and easy to navigate.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Comfortable and clean. Can always use more room in a ships cabin, but it suited our needs and we got what we paid for.

Ship tip

Enjoy yourself as it was a wonderful experience.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5
Just boarded and exited the ship from Ft. Lauderdale.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Excursion was fun

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Rented a golf cart to explore the entire island! Everyone was very friendly and it was fun!

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

3 out of 5
Rained the day we visited so I didn't leave the ship.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy and seamless
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3 Comments

Faye1966    1 year ago

Glad you had a great cruise! We’ve never been on a Christmas cruise. We may have to try one now. Thanks for sharing!

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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