HAL Rotterdam

Rotterdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 189

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
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Rotterdam

9 Night Southern Caribbean Seafarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 05, 2024

Ship: Rotterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7133

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

A slightly below average cruise at a premium price. Not big fans of HAL. Can do better with other lines.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food OK. Not enough bartenders and servers. Slow drink service. Breakfast buffet best meal on ship.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
No kids pool. Pool just ok. People saving chairs with towels a big problem.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Trivia was fun. Shows OK.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room service and MDR waiter very good. Rest of service just ok.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Just standard. Good room steward.

Ship tip

Get to pool early.

Ports of call

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

4 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

1 out of 5
Had to tender. HAL needs a pier. Approx 40 min to tender. Didn't get off ship.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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8 Comments

Remuel016     9 months ago

Definitely HAL isnt for you, it is for those who wants relaxing atmosphere than a cruise full of loud sounds and parties

Ladyjunecliff     10 months ago

Sorry it didn’t meet your expectations

PirateLibrarian     10 months ago

Sorry this cruise wasn’t good for you.

Niavlys     10 months ago

Thank you for sharing this

javawoody     10 months ago

Appreciate your view

cruising2004     10 months ago

Sorry this cruise was not up to par.

Gwbigdog     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

lsbs     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

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