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No hot water in cabin for 7 days. Do not cruise with Holland America!!

Rotterdam Retired Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5
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Rotterdam Retired

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 19, 2017

Ship: Rotterdam Retired

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2588

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Beware Rotterdam!!! No hot water in our cabin for a week. Holland America was unconcerned with the issues. In the end they gave us a $250 Credit for our inconvenience. Not nearly enough to have to endure two cold showers a day for a week.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Performers did a fine job, they were just geared to a much older audience.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
The first night of our trip we had to be relocated due to the smell of sewage that was overwhelming in our cabin. For the duration of the cruise we had no hot water in the cabin...two cold showers a day is not what I call vacation.

Ship tip

Do not sail on Rotterdam. Choose another boat. This one came out of dry dock a few weeks earlier and is not in usable shape.

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Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Do the secret river tour.
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Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Do an east end excursion. Not crowded and very friendly people. Big French Key and Little French Key are great.
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Santo Tomas De Castilla, Guatemala

4 out of 5
Book an excursion at this stop. This is a bulk cargo port with nothing to do.
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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
With kids the Mayan Adventure Waterpark is a must. 5 minutes from the dock.
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Disembarkation

3 out of 5
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.
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zgoofy1    6 years ago

Just the review I wanted to hear. I leave on Sunday
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ssnomadic24    6 years ago

I hope this isn’t widespread throughout the ship and is repaired soon
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ssnomadic24    6 years ago

Oh man... I’m going on the rotterdam in only 17 days!!
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