Big ship cruise

Item: Rotterdam
Rating: 2.9
Author: maritas248

Rotterdam Cruise Review to Transatlantic

maritas248

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 161

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

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14 Night Azores & Normandy Expedition (Ft. Lauderdale To Amsterdam)

Sail date: April 17, 2022

Ship: Rotterdam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8094

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

it was a new ship, with many new things we did not know about; the interior is a matter of taste; some like it, some not; for us, it was not really cozy, but some really liked it; what we never experienced was the food an drink arrangement, like we had a drink package, but never could figure out, what's included, what's not, like Perrier was included, Pelegrino was not; figure that out! Even the waiter didn't know; many restaurants are for extra pay; I will never understand, why people are eating there for additional money, if they can get the same food free, but they for sure would know; the theater was very nice, with all the LCD screens, but the performances were only average; the Blues club did not play Blues, which was disappointing, since I like Blues; there were parties all over the place, but only for people with a 4 star rating and higher; we, with 3 stars were lower class; fine with me;

Embarkation

1 out of 5

althogh we were told to bring a PCR test, nobody was interested in one; we had to wait in line for almost 4 hours for a rapid test; why sending emails for one week every day, not to forget the PCR test, when it was for the birds anyway??

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

there are many restaurants, but all of them, except the dining room and the Lido, cost extra money; why would somebody pay extra??

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

didn't do much; so we don't know

Entertainment

3 out of 5

entertainment was so-so, except one performance; everything else below average

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

regular service, nothing to write home about

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

very modern, sometimes too sterile, but this is certainly a question of taste

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

if you could make the bathroom any smaller, you would do it, I guess; never had such a small bathroom; don't really know, how the many obese people handle that;

Ship tip

inform your self, what's included and what not; it's totally confusing; even the personnel didn't figure it out; if possible, get a suite; the bathrooms are tiny!!

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