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Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Nieuw Statendam

14 Night Tropical / Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 14, 2023

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4120

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I wanted sunshine and warm weather and it was almost perfect. Loved watching football playoffs at the pool. Food and service excellent as expected on a HAL ship.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Took about an hour

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Tamarind was especially good but all the venues had great food

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pools were crowded during sea days. Wish they would bring back cooking classes.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
All the shows were very good but wish they had a bigger stage production like a musical.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Wonderful service everywhere!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Verandah was two thirds obstructed by lifeboat. Everything else was great.

Ship tip

Really nice size ship

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
The land and sea excursion was very nice except where they drop off at airport. Very long walk to ticketing at airport.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Crowded due to 6 ships in port

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
Lunch was very good at Caberet Beach. Long bus ride due to some road construction.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Beach was great. Lunch provided by ship was typical Beach buffet. Service was great and because I had a cane they helped me fill my plate and get settled st a table.

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5
Getting on the tender was chaos and long wait. The semi submarine part of the tour was okay. The rest of the land and sea Excursion was awful. A quick stop at a beach for the view, a short stop for a rum cake tasting, and a drive that mostly pointed out expensive hotels was a waste of time.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Long walk hauling luggage to area where bus for excursion was located
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