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Nieuw Statendam Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Nieuw Statendam

28 Night Bermuda Brittany & Canary Island Allure (Ft. Lauderdale To Rotterdam)

Sail date: April 07, 2024

Ship: Nieuw Statendam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7012

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

My husband and I would cruise again with Holland America's Nieuw Statendam class ships. We were once again pleased all around.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
No waiting in long lines with extra help for us handicapped passengers

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
A beautiful and comprehensive selection of well prepared and very tasty items, often including various excellent Asian cuisines in addition to traditional European dishes. The servings in the dining rooms were good sized and delicious as well. We noticed a couple of very high-priced items were not offered, but with costs having soared, we do not mind. It was great to be back on board! The room service menu however was very limited and could use quite a few additional offerings! I was sick with a flu for about 4 days - boy was that a disappointment in what I could order. Honestly, that needs to be improved a lot!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Did not participate - voluntarily

Children's Programs

Two Seniors traveling

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone without exception was top notch! We were so well and kindly taken care of.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
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Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was excellent! Quiet area - long walks to the main dining room in front, but by choice: exercise walks were good for us!

Ship tip

In a stateroom like ours be prepared for a state-of-the-art cabin, excellent beds and bedside nightstands - come and enjoy

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

King's Wharf, Bermuda

5 out of 5

Cobh (Cork), Ireland

5 out of 5

Le Havre (Paris), France

3 out of 5

Rotterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands

4 out of 5
Amazing island with practically no rainfall. The people however have created an amazing way to cope and grow even wine. Do go and see the entire osland!

Gibraltar (U.K.)

5 out of 5
We booked one of many mini buses. Interesting town, great to see the monkeys in areas fine for tourists. Or you can choose to take the cable car up and walk down.

La Coruna, Spain

5 out of 5
A fantastic sea-side town with too many treasures of architecture and parks to visit. Loved it despite the cold and sometimes rainy weather.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Suitcases were easy to find. We hired a ported for all our bags and had to wait a while with many passengers to get a taxi. But that's to be expected.
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8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     4 months ago

Appreciate the review

PNWDenny     4 months ago

Thanks for the review! We'll be on that ship in November and it's good to see all the great reviews. Sorry you were sick.

cruising2004     4 months ago

Sorry to hear you became ill. Glad you had a wonderful cruise otherwise. Thank you for your review.

24MyLuckyDragon     4 months ago

Awwh!! Sorry you were sick during your cruise but glad your experience seems to have been amazing nonetheless. That's amazing. Thank you for sharing. Happy cruising 🤩⚓️😎❣️‼️

HeavySeas     4 months ago

Awesome......thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

javawoody     4 months ago

Appreciate the review