likes and dislikes
Noordam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern
10 Night Southern Caribbean Seafarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: November 24, 2014
Ship: Noordam
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: 4118
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
All in all you can't go wrong with HAL.
But this cruise wasn't as nice as the previous 8 ones.
Samana is a turn off because the ship is anchored a mile off the land , ...if there is rough water, you're in for a ride . If you don't have a trip booked with HAL, you're going to be the last to get aboard the tenders ...it might very well take more than 3 hours .. so don't book an excursion on your own as a group of us did... This fact wasn't known until we got there... which to me isn't transparent or a sign of respect for HAL cruisers.
Dinning room and service is always top k noch and the food is always very good.
One aspect we didn't like this time was the lunch on Half Moon Key.Not up to HAL's reputation for good food.
get the tender and go to the lido and comeback to the island for the rest of the afternoon.
We hope this will help the company make some changes and the future cruisers.
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Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)