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Rotterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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Rotterdam

14 Night Western / Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 27, 2022

Ship: Rotterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5174

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

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

5 out of 5
Quick and efficient with the use of the VeriFLY app.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
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

3 out of 5
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

4 out of 5
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

4 out of 5
Good staff, but room for improvement in the dining venues.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Excellent interior design and layout of the ship, the true highlight of the 7th gen Rotterdam

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5
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.

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5
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

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

2 out of 5
Avoid the Bamboo Beach Club Upgraded Experience

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5
Great tourist town to explore on foot

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy self-assist departure at the time of our choosing.
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