Music Focused Cruise Experience
Rotterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean
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Purser
Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 26
Review summary
We traveled as a couple, and were joined by some of our family on the trip. We are 35-40 and our family was 50+. This ship is clearly geared for older crowd, and we'll be researching Royal Caribbean and Disney Cruise Line for any future trips. We'll keep Holland America in mind for a future Alaska cruise.Embarkation
Quick and efficient with the use of the VeriFLY app.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Food and drink is good, but there's room for improvement. Service is good, but the staff does seem like it's still learning the menu and systems.
Onboard Activities
There's not much to do besides eating, drinking, games and lounging if you're not going to the Music Walk or World Stage. The ship is clearly geared to a retired crowd.
Entertainment
The ships dancers were very good, as were the musicians in BB King's Blues Club. The World Stage productions: 2 are great, 2 are lacking, and the problems are all in the stage production, not the performers.
Service and Staff
Good staff, but room for improvement in the dining venues.
Ship Quality
Excellent interior design and layout of the ship, the true highlight of the 7th gen Rotterdam
Cabin / Stateroom
Ports of call
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)
Pictures/YouTube of this island don't do it justice, the sand and water is amazing. The food is not good, so wait till you're back on board to have a late lunch.
Thumbs Up
1
Meh, since we didn't bring our suitcase of money and don't want a scuba/water/snorkel adventure, I don't see the attraction to Gran Cayman
Disembarkation
Very easy self-assist departure at the time of our choosing.
6 Comments
Shh813 2 years ago
Yes, Holland America is geared towards an older crowd which we are so we loved it. We've only been on the Nieuw Amsterdam but it was fantastic. Beautiful ship, delicious food and the best cabin steward ever. Also, the staff in the buffet was the most friendly I've ever seen. Always smiling and asking if we needed anything. Our ports were fantastic. The only complaint I have, I wasn't crazy about the shows and not much to do at night. My brother and his wife were with us so we played alot of Phase 10. A great card game. If anyone is planning to go on Holland, make sure to try the Dive-In. They have hamburgers, hotdogs and French fries. All good, but the burgers are the best we've ever had. Better than Guy's.