Wonderful great to be back!
Rotterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern
7 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: January 16, 2022
Ship: Rotterdam
Cabin type: Suite
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 2 years ago
Review summary
So great to be back! They are doing a wonderful job with keeping people healthy. Feel bad for staff having to wear masks outside. Yes it's not the most fun wearing a mask all the time but I like it's way less likely to get any kind of sickness. I like you cant put your grubby hands on things at lido....its good things are served to you. Staff was appreciative to be back and very friendly. Was a wonderful time go now you won't regret it. Amazing to have ships fairly empty so relaxing and special. Get more bingo tablets and it would be nice to have stands on the back of them so they could be held up to see on a table. Love they are doing away with plastics.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
New York Deli & Pizza
Good place. Wasn't impressed by a guy named Aframe though. He was very attentive and friendly then the 2nd day he asked me if I could go on the navigator app and comment to praise him he showed me where to do so which I did. Then after he saw I did that for him his helpfulness and politeness disappeared. Only he did this, any other person I gave a compliment to in the app was very happy and kept being friendly anf helpful.
Explorations Cafe
Good service, comfy seating, Mochas are too sweet though not at all Starbucks good or I'd have many a day 🤣. Team up with Starbucks 😄 they are from Seattle that should be easy.
The Dining Room
Was okay. Would like more chairs without arms I use a walker and it's easier to have armless chairs to turn and get up and down.
Pinnacle Grill
Great dinner, we only went once though because the 1 lady waitress would stop talking to us at out dinner. My husband didn't enjoy that.
Grand Dutch Cafe
Love the giant chocolate cream puffs....will dream of them 😋.
Tamarind
Always our favorite we went a couple times. Amazing staff and manager in this venue. A must to go to.
Lido Market
Was good especially the bread on this ship. Who ever is your bread baker give them a raise....amazing!
Gelato
Very good but kept too cold on this ship. Never saw hazelnut flavor unfortunately. Mint chip was my favorite on this cruise. Ice cream in lido was very very good too.
Dive-In
Burgers are amazing, miss the old fries they use to have that were kind of battered. These are still good as they are crunched up bit not as amazing as the old fries.
Canaletto Restaurant
Good, love the chairs here very comfy. Dinner was good and so is service.
Onboard Activities
Guest Services
They were great
The Library
Beautiful
Half Moon Cay
Always a favorite place
Art Gallery
Beautiful
Entertainment
World Stage Theater
Not the most comfortable chairs. Like the older ships for that, but the walls of visuals are so great. The dancers weren't amazing but it was more a lack of good choreographing than them. The visual effects saved it some.
The Shops
They were ok. I always buy perfume on a cruise and usually buy some jewelry. Wasn't much on this ship I found it was mostly effy stuff. Wish they carry swarovski rings and more mid priced items
Rolling Stone Rock Room
Great Rock band
Lincoln Center Stage
Always great musicians love this.
Billboard Onboard
Comfy searing and liked the bingo here
B.B. King's Blues Club
Great music
Children's Programs
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Get a room midship and you won't he walking walking walking too far you'll be fast to get around.
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)