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Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
Nieuw Statendam

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 07, 2024

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5035

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Enjoyable cruise but weaker than several others I've been on. Talent on ship was sub par (except BB King Blues Band), shopping on board was weak, food was ok.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Rolling Stones band, ok. Dueling Pianos, awful. BB Kings Blues All Stars, phenomenal. Modern Dance, while good, wasn't appropriate for 3 nights on the ship. And Comedian was great.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Nothing special about service. Some drink waiters were slow. Dining room guys were good.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Clean, but ship was just ok. Lesser nice than other cruises I've been on.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin clean, very small, balcony nice.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

Just go onto ship

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
I enjoyed DR. We liked our tour, went to cigar, run, coffee, chocolate tour. Enjoyable.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
I like San Juan but our excursion was mediocre. We went to a fortress, which was cool/nice. Then a long drive to rain forest for a 10 minutes look out and long drive back. Wasted 3 hours.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
I love St. Thomas. Been there several times and enjoyed again. Did tour of various look outs and shopped in town.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Highlight of trip. Beautiful beach, beautiful views. The cruise line did a great job with feeding tons of people. Loved it.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Well organized.
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