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Veendam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Veendam

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 16, 2007

Ship: Veendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

The ship provides very convenient access to standard amenities with the Explorations Cafe (library, internet access, coffee bar) being extra specials with its large assortment of best selling books, and plenty of puzzles (crossword, jigsaw, sudoku as well as trivia).

Ports of call

Santo Tomas De Castilla, Guatemala

3 out of 5
Wonderful handcrafted linens, belts, and purses available at the port. Be sure to bargain.
Thumbs Up

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Plenty of shops right at the port if you don't feel like a taking a taxi into town. Inexpensive duty free liquor at the port.
Thumbs Up

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5
Too rainy on our day there to see much of anything.
Thumbs Up

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville. Fast Buck Freddie's sophisticated department store. Other interesting spots: Hog's Breath Saloon, Mel Fisher's museum and especially handling the gold bullion.
Thumbs Up

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5
Too rainy on our day there to see much of anything.
Thumbs Up

Santo Tomas De Castilla, Guatemala

3 out of 5
Wonderful handcrafted linens, belts, and purses available at the port. Be sure to bargain.
Thumbs Up

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville. Fast Buck Freddie's sophisticated department store. Other interesting spots: Hog's Breath Saloon, Mel Fisher's museum and especially handling the gold bullion.
Thumbs Up

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Plenty of shops right at the port if you don't feel like a taking a taxi into town. Inexpensive duty free liquor at the port.
Thumbs Up

Pros: ship's intimacy, helpful friendly service, outstanding production shows

Cons: cruise is never long enough; no caffeine free diet coke on board

Recommends Veendam? Yes!

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