The most relaxing cruise we've had

Item: Rotterdam
Rating: 4.6
Author: calestultz

Rotterdam Cruise Review

calestultz

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 11

Helpful Votes: 143

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

11 Night Southern Caribbean Wayfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 01, 2021

Ship: Rotterdam

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We loved the itinerary and will try to do it again someday. Very slow paced and relaxing.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Easy embarkation except US passport control area. That was disorganized.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

MDR was great but slow. I think kitchen was the problem. Happy hour everyday was a good way to cut costs. Lido was a favorite place for meals other than dinner. Pizza from the pizza place was excellent.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

We didn't do a lot but we enjoyed playing cards.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

We only went to one of the shows in the theater and that was just ok. Billboard Onboard and Rolling Stone Rock was great.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our MDR service staff (Puji and Bong) were excellent. Our room steward, Gato, was great and was always cheerful and working to make our cruise great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

All is good as ship is brand new. Our balcony was small. Shower is bigger than we've had in the past.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5

We could not go anywhere outside the port area without a ships excursion.

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5

Roseau, Dominica

5 out of 5

Soufriere, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

We self assisted and it was easy until outside the terminal. There is no signage indicating where you should go to meet your shuttle so it's trial and error time.

4 Comments

javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the update

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purpl 2 years ago

Thanks for your review.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Great itinerary. Glad you enjoyed your relaxing cruise.

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing.

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Awesome Cruise!