It was a very unfortunate cruise experience.

Rotterdam Retired Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

2.2 out of 5
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Rotterdam Retired

7 Night Western Caribbean Holiday (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 23, 2018

Ship: Rotterdam Retired

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7047

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The ship was a disappointment, it was understaffed, and the entertainment was very poor. The cruise missed a major port of call, I got severe food poisoning and spent 2 days in isolation. I would not recommend this cruise to anyone.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Good organization and in the room fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Horrible. I got food poisoning - blood tested in the medical center.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Virtually no activities. Entertainment was very poor.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Singers and performers were very low quality.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
We had a 12 year old that found the "tween" room very young and geared towards younger kids.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Room staff was exceptional. Dining room staff was fantastic. Buffet line staff was understaffed and poor quality food.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Old and run down.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
Cabin was typical - very small - staff was exceptional.

Ship tip

Pick another ship.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

1 out of 5

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
We made our own way - had a great visit in Key West.

Trujillo, Honduras

4 out of 5
We did an excursion - very poor country, but very engaging people and great excursion.

Santo Tomas De Castilla, Guatemala

5 out of 5
Port was industrial - did an excursion - was a fantastic experience.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

1 out of 5
The ship did not dock and we were not allowed to get off the ship for this port - so we missed a major port of call.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Very poorly organized. Port was closed for 12 hours for fog. I was in quaranteen so I was the last to exit the ship - after being so sick - should have been the first to exit the ship.
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

CaptainCruise1    5 years ago

What ship were you on?

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