21 Night Southern / Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)
Sail date: March 10, 2019
Ship:
Rotterdam Retired
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: 3333
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 5 years ago
Review summary
Except for the Lanai Room issue, our cruise was a welcome respite from the cold winter of Upstate New York. Wish we were back on one of those islands!
Embarkation
4 out of 5
Not as smooth as we've experienced before, but had never gone out of Tampa either.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
Mostly all excellent. The meal we had in the Pinnacle Grill was disappointing for the first time ever.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
Loved the BBC Planet Earth series. Hope they have more in the series next year. Also did a lot of exercising in the Lido Deck Pool
Entertainment
We rarely went to stage shows. What we did see were not ship's performances, but entertainers hired from other venues.
Children's Programs
No kids with us.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Everyone, always above and beyond.
Ship Quality
3 out of 5
Needs a lot of TLC.
Cabin / Stateroom
3 out of 5
Size was a little meager to house both a walker and a scooter. The scooter our stewards took for us overnight and plugged it in elsewhere, and returned it to us each morning. We had major difficulty with our Lanai Room deck door. The fare for this cabin should be reduced until either the door is completely replaced, or it is repaired satisfactorily.
Ship tip
Enjoy the Crow's Nest and the Deck 3 Lower Promenade walking deck. Also Happy Hour every day at 4 p.m. in several of the ship's bars.
My lanai door was fog like two years ago. My biggest complaint was having to ask people to not sit in my lanai loungers. Several people refused to leave even after I called the front desk. They gave me a credit but I would never get another Lanai room.
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