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Rotterdam Retired Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

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Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 72

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Rotterdam Retired

28 Night Bourgundian & Holy Land Explorer (Amsterdam To (Rome)

Sail date: October 05, 2019

Ship: Rotterdam Retired

Cabin type: Suite

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

A great cruise with a great itinerary. We enjoyed every day. The only down side was the extremely poor disc jockey (who was listed as the assistant cruise director) in the Crows Nest. She was absolutely clueless on how to read what people would dance to.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth and easy, no issues at all.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was exceptionally good, a varied menu. Service in the bars (especially the Ocean bar) was very good and attentive

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
There was excellent stage performances and live music. The disc jockey in the Crowsnest was about as poor as one could expect to find anywhere. She caterred to one couple and ignored what the majority of people wanted to dance to. She was an extreme detractor from the whole cruise.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
All the stage performances were quite good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was very professional and friendly.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The smaller ship was excellent. Only hope they rehab it soon.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

5 out of 5

Le Havre (Paris), France

3 out of 5

Dover (London), England

4 out of 5

Portland (Weymouth), England, UK

2 out of 5

La Rochelle, France

5 out of 5

Bordeaux, France

5 out of 5

Cruise Gironde Estuary

4 out of 5

Cruise Tagus River

4 out of 5

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5

Gibraltar (U.K.)

3 out of 5

Cartagena, Spain

5 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth and efficient
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

cruisereckoning    5 years ago

Sounds like a great cruise.

bobduck1993    5 years ago

You had some great ports of call!

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