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Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Nieuw Statendam

7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 18, 2023

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6095

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Were looking forward to cruising after not doing any for past 3 years. The cruise was good bot not as good at the different ports as we remembered them.Too many new stores and no local markets !!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Slow as we had to wait for a wheel chair !!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Overall good but with a couple of glitches- you had to ask for butter at the buffets and then you usually only got 1 little pat of butter per small container. Also no jam available at the buffet at lunch hour !! Also all of Lido buffet closed after intransit procedure of back to back cruises.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Watched TV and explored ship's stores and casino.

Entertainment

Because they didn't sound interesting.

Children's Programs

No children with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Fantastic for the most part. Marco especially was great !!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Excellent.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very good with great cabin stewards.

Ship tip

If you want something at the buffet and don't see it- ASK !! If you have a problem in the main dining room, ask for Marco.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
Disembarked only.
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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island) Did not visit port

Been there a few times and had to be tendered. Wife recovering from surgery so stayed on ship.
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George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Not as nice as it used to be.
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Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
A lot of construction.
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Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Again, had to wait for wheelchairs and porters. The ship needs to have more of each available as the ship has a lot of senior passengers with mobility issues.
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4 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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Killercruiser    1 year ago

Your sail date is posted as Feb 18th which means you’re still on cruise. How are you reviewing ports & disembarkation you haven’t experienced yet?
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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing
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javawoody    1 year ago

Many of the ports have become more touristy
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