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Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Caribbean

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Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Nieuw Statendam

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

Sail date: February 04, 2024

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5177

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

We had a very enjoyable cruise. Holland America does everything right to make you comfortable. We will be cruising again!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very organized and smoothly accomplished

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The dining room was excellent. Great staff, who took care of every request. Meals were very tasty and well prepared. Desserts were outstanding!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We enjoyed the pools, the entertainment, and the trivia. Jose, the cruise director, was a wonderful personality who made every activity fun, including the dance lessons and Simon Says.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The shows were very well done. Just needed more variety.

Children's Programs

No children were traveling with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the personnel were excellent. Our room steward was very thorough, and we also had the laundry package which gave us clean clothes every day.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was easy to get from place to place and was always clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The room was well designed and had a space for everything. It was clean and comfortable.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
We enjoyed our Land & Sea excursion. Very interesting to see the homes along the water.

Ocho Rios, Jamaica Did not visit port

Because of a damaged dock by another ship, we could not go to Ocho Rios. We instead went to Montego Bay, which was fine.

George Town, Grand Cayman Did not visit port

It was too rough for the tender boats. It was disappointing, because we have never been to this port.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Our Capture Cozumel Photo Expedition was very good. Our guide was knowledgeable and gave us interesting information about all the places we stopped.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
We thought this island was the most beautiful one we saw. Our Grand Turk by Golf Cart excursion was fun.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
We did the San Juan Highlights excursion and enjoyed it very much.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
We did the Ultimate Island Experience excursion. The transportation was not very comfortable, but it got us where we needed to go. The view from the top of the island was spectacular.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
All went well, but we did not get very good directions to the bus that was taking us to the airport which we had paid for. Also, when we got to the airport, we were not dropped off at the correct building for our airline, which made a very long walk for us.
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6 Comments

Ladyjunecliff     8 months ago

Sounds like an awesome cruise!

javawoody     8 months ago

Appreciate the detailed review

RedDawn55     8 months ago

Thank you for your excellent, detailed review. I will be on the Niew Statendam in August for a 2-week to Norway🥳

Gwbigdog     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

HeavySeas     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

cruising2004     8 months ago

Glad this was an excellent cruise! Thank you for your review.

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