Excellent Holland America Southern Caribbean 10-day Cruise

Rotterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Rotterdam

10 Night Southern Caribbean Seafarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 08, 2023

Ship: Rotterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11013

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

All in all an excellent cruise. Great stops with well organized and interesting excursions. Service throughout the cruise, from all those on board, was outstanding. Looking forward to our next Holland America cruise!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Well organized and on time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was flawless, especially in the dining room and specialty restaurants.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Pools were busy but refreshing. Great fitness center. Never an issue finding equipment, well maintained, and great variety.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All the show venues had first rate entertainment. Loved the Stop One Dancers and the BB King Blues Club.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our waiters in the dining room, as well as our room steward couldn't do enough for us! They were excellent. The other ship personnel made it an outstanding trip.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Always spotless. Very well maintained!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Enjoyed the cabin very much, especially the verandah. Our cabin stewards did an outstanding job maintaining our room.

Ship tip

Plan for specialty dining and excursions well in advance of your trip they fill up quickly.

Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Some of the prettiest beaches we've been on!s

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Our excursion was enjoyable. Well organized and interesting.

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5
Great excursion and service.

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
Best of the A/B/C stops. Would visit again. Excellent excursion with amazing snorkeling experience.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
No excursion, but explored on our own. Impressive port area.

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5
Nice port with beautiful water, but the weather did not cooperate. Our excursion was canceled and because we booked with promotional credits, we lost them, as this was our last stop. Very disappointing.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Like the start, a well organized and timely experience.
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4 Comments

Ladyjunecliff    1 year ago

Thanks for the details. Sailing her soon and looking forward to it based on positive reviews like yours!

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. Sorry you lost those promotional cruise. Glad you still enjoyed your cruise.

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