First Time Cruisers

Item: Noordam
Rating: 4.5
Author: dcostamich

Noordam Cruise Review

dcostamich

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

11 Night Southern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 20, 2007

Ship: Noordam

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Staff were phenomenal. Clean. Food amazing. Just disappointed at how little there was to do. It was our first trip without our four children and we wanted to dance and have fun. But even though we were at bar...the bartenders shut it down at 10. Since then, we will cruise everyone but Holland America.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

All old people. Bars closed at 10. We were so disappointed. Ended up hanging with the staff and workers on the ship. Entertainment was boring. But being our first cruise we had jo idea how bad it was until our next cruise. We thought all cruise lines the same. But clearly not true.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Could not do enough for us. The most sweetest people ever.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Was a blocked view. Bed extremely comfortable. Loved the soaps and creams in shower that were complimentary.

Ship tip

Wear steel toed shoes because my toes got run over every day by someones scooter.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Roseau, Dominica

3 out of 5

Wasn't a fan of this island. Didn't really feel safe. We did do a rain forest tour that was spectacular. But again as we were heading back to ship locals were trying to sell us illegal stuff. Not a great impression.

Thumbs Up 0

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

We shopped mostly for jewelry. But we have been back since and beaches are gorgeous.

Thumbs Up 0

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

It rained bad when we were in SJ. So didn't see too much. Hoping to see more in October on Allure.

Thumbs Up 0

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados