Great way to visit Norway !

Rotterdam Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Rotterdam

7 Night Norse Legends (Amsterdam Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 17, 2023

Ship: Rotterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4130

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise ever. We loved it. You're traveling from A to B while sleeping and we got to spend 4 of the 7 days visiting different ports and got to spend the whole day there , we loved Norway, what a fantastic country. Loved our room, bed was great and for all the things we got to see it was a very relaxing voyage nonetheless . Preferred the specialty dining options over the buffets and main dining room.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
It was quite busy but it all went reasonably smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The main dining rooms and buffets were very busy, loud and somewhat hectic. The food was good We preferred the fine dining options like Canaletto and especially Rudy's sel de mer . There it was much more quiet, romantic ,great food and the upcharge was very reasonable for a top notch dining experience.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Did not partake in any of the onboard activities except the presentation of the ports we visited

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Loved the BB King blues club and the Rolling Stone venue. The rock band was fantastic, great musicians ,Anna had a great voice, and loved their repertoire . Chile is a great guitar player and Jake awesome on keyboards.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Top notch. Service from Wilhelmina at Rudy's was fantastic as were our bartenders at the various bars.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
100 %

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The bed was awesome, amenities great, awesome house keeping service.

Ship tip

Look into the package . This was our first cruise ever and we did not do the all inclusive and don't know what it entails. Just internet access and daily crew appreciation fees @ $ 16/day/pp added up to well over $ 400. Maybe we would have been better off getting a package deal and we will look into it ourselves for our next cruise.

Ports of call

Amsterdam, Netherlands

4 out of 5
somewhat hectic

Eidfjord, Norway

5 out of 5

Cruise Hardangerfjord

5 out of 5

Alesund, Norway

5 out of 5

Geiranger, Norway

5 out of 5

Cruise Geirangerfjord

5 out of 5

Bergen, Norway

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
somewhat hectic
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Great itinerary. Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Glad you enjoyed your first cruise. Appreciate your detailed and informative review.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Welcome to cruise life! Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Great itinerary and review!

karlgrgurich    1 year ago

Sounds like you had a fabulous cruise….and Norway is stunning, so you made a great choice

BeeKimball    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, sounds like a great cruise!