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Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Transatlantic

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Reviews: 6
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Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Nieuw Statendam

14 Night Passage To Spain (Ft. Lauderdale To Barcelona)

Sail date: April 08, 2023

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 4184

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Great Cruise- vacations are what you make of them- HAL surely helped make this another great one for us. Looking forward to Australia that was booked while onboard…

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Simple, Relaxing and Quick. 4-Star/Suite waiting area was very organized.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Only Ate in Main Dining Room once. Was adequate. All Specialty Restaurants And Club Orange (only 2 times) were very good. Never used the Lido Buffet.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Enjoyed “DealorNoDeal” - met some friends.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Always perfect on HAL

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Love the Rotterdam and The Statendam

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Wrap around balcony largest on the ship because of design- had seating for 10pm but could easily fit 20 people. Just booked the same cabin for Australia because we liked it so much 😎

Ship tip

Rented the Family size Retreat Cabana- strongly recommend

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Ponta Delgada, Azores

5 out of 5
So beautiful and different- our 2nd time in a year

Cadiz (Seville), Spain

5 out of 5
Very impressive

Gibraltar (U.K.)

4 out of 5
The WWII history and the Rock itself were interesting

Malaga, Spain

5 out of 5
Wow, what a great port for shopping

Alicante, Spain

5 out of 5
Beautiful and busy busy - had fresh Paella -was one of the best dishes I have ever had in my life

Barcelona, Spain

3 out of 5
Familia church tour was —just okay Barcelona was way too busy for my liking…

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Flawless- walked from the ship/through Customs and in a cab to Hotel in the center of Barcelona in 30 minutes! A breeze.

Traveler Photos

Cabana guy snapped this… Rudi’s Cadiz Ship from Rock of Gibraltar Beautiful Cádiz Cabana - mostly empty 4th floor balcony Aft 4th floor Neptune- huge balcony
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