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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Rotterdam

14 Night Atlantic Sojourn (Amsterdam To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: October 20, 2021

Ship: Rotterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4050

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

A good cruise with some bad weather that caused us to miss two ports. The port in the Azores was missed the most as it helps break up the long sailing from Europe to the USA.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very good-Covid Test Done By HAL Prior To Boarding

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main DR was very good, Tameran was great. Buffet was good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great venue, shows were fine.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The first cruise for a long time. The crew got into a routine quickly and did a great job

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Layout is great and the crew kept the ship spotless

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We were moved to cabin 6060. It was a bit small to provide for the deck. Crew kept the cabin spotless.

Ship tip

Enjoy the newest ship in the HAL fleet

Ports of call

Amsterdam, Netherlands

4 out of 5

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium Did not visit port

Seas to rough to dock.

Le Havre (Paris), France

5 out of 5
We took a tour to Normandy. It was great.

Portland (Weymouth), England, UK

4 out of 5
HAL provided a bus from Portland to Weymouth. Weymouth was a interesting big town and we enjoyed the local museum.

Brest, France

5 out of 5
We took the bus into the city and got off at the first stop. We found a young lady who was conducting a tour and joined it. It was a walking tour and lasted about 3 hours and the charge was only 15 Euro per person.

Ponta Delgada, Azores Did not visit port

Seas too rough to dock

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5
We took a taxi directly to the airport for well under $20. Don't take the ship's transfer and it is more expensive and in a bus.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very well done. The crew assembled to say goodby as we were leaving the ship. Customs was a piece of cake and taxi service was waiting right away
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

cruising2004    3 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

javawoody    3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise thanks for sharing your experience

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