Veendam from Tampa

Veendam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Veendam

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 06, 2016

Ship: Veendam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 743

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Booked last minute since we were in FL, as expected the crowd was older and since its a smaller ship activities were smaller scale. The food was excellent and I have not found another cruise line with better professional service.

The ports were a bit disappointing since on everyone except Key West you had to be on an excursion to see anything other than the pier. I wish the times of music and late snack were more conducive to those of us that are early to bed and early to rise.  By far the best check in and off loading of a ship we have experienced.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
superb selection, consistently well prepared and presented

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Not much to do most days, very few offerings just the same ones over and over again, such as in the computer lab

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Could use a bit more variety of offerings One band that was supposed to play poolside was canceled the day we skipped our port, very disappointing they were the best on board. Music needs to be a little more upbeat to promote the mood

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
One of the larger cabins we have had Nice to have a small couch and chair to sit on beside the bed

Ship tip

If you are unhappy with your dinner seating speak to the dining room staff, they are so accommodating. If you have the open seating make sure to make reservations and you can book 3 nights at a time, very helpful. Bring a bottle/person of wine for room without corkage fee, Nice for before dinner.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

Trujillo, Honduras

3 out of 5

Santo Tomas De Castilla, Guatemala

3 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

1 out of 5
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

glomarrone    7 years ago

Sounds like you enjoyed your cruise for the most part.  I think that they schedule entertainment later at night to get passengers to stay up later and to satisfy those who enjoy the late hours on board.  I am with you though on earlier bedtimes.

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