Too long at sea

Item: Rotterdam
Rating: 3.6
Author: jjz109jaj

Rotterdam Cruise Review to Transatlantic

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Reviews: 7

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Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

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15 Night Atlantic Sojourn (Rotterdam To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: October 12, 2024

Ship: Rotterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6045

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 23 days ago

Review summary

Started out OK, but skipping ports ended up 8 straight days/9 nights at sea in unpleasant weather conditions, lots of sick people from seasickness.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

specialty restaurants not special, buffet always overcrowded, no seating, dining room service slow

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

lack of activities, stuck at sea 8 straight days.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Ships production team good, but shows seemed cheesy, songs unheard of

Children's Programs

didn't take kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room stewards Albert & Budi were the best

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

bed mattress broken dow, like trying to sleep on a beach ball, constantly rolling out ,

Ports of call

Rotterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

spent 2 days here before cruise, OK area

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Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium Did not visit port

supposedly bad weather, unable to get into port

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Le Havre (Paris), France

4 out of 5

Excursion to Normany, high light of trip, BUT excursion was 10 hours long. TOO LONG

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Portland (Weymouth), England, UK

5 out of 5

visited Stonehedge, great excursion

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Brest, France

2 out of 5

Shuttle bus to town OK, BUT, drop off at a dumpy area, not much to see from that point

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King's Wharf, Bermuda Did not visit port

Once again, supposedly bad weather, unable to get into port

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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

3 out of 5

OK, but have been to better cruise lines private islands

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Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

2 out of 5

only good thing is that it is close to the airport

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

lengthy lines, a real custer mess getting out of there. needed more personnel assisting

6 Comments

Ladyjunecliff 21 days ago

Wow, you really didn’t like the cruise much. Sorry you were disappointed.

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Gwbigdog 22 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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javawoody 23 days ago

Thanks for sharing

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grayghost 23 days ago

It happens during hurricane season.

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cruising2004 23 days ago

Interesting how the review above had a wonderful time on this same cruise. Sorry you were disappointed.

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HeavySeas 23 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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