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Holland America disappoints again

Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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Nieuw Statendam

7 Night Tropical Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 25, 2024

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8076

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

Tried Holland America twice, disappointed both times, never again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
One of the few positive things they do right

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Main dining room, slim selections, average food, very slow service, but the staff does try hard

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Pools were OK. Hot tubs do not open until 9:00 a.m.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Billboard had 2 good entertainers, skip the World Stage,

Children's Programs

No children in my party

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Room Stewards were great, waiters tried hard but service was inaccurate and slow

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Don't.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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