Sailing Cuba again

Item: Veendam
Rating: 4.3
Author: Ursaminor

Veendam Cruise Review to Cuba

Ursaminor

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Authentic Cuba (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 07, 2018

Ship: Veendam

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 560

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I had a REAL problem with the tours that had us standing for hours and waiting. Not sure why this all happened, but they really must find a better way to organize the tours.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Easy embarkation

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Decent dining and OK buffet

Piano Bar

5 out of 5

David was fabulous and always entertaining and made each evening most enjoyable

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Maitre d in the open dining area was great, as was the entire dining staff who are always gracious

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Lovely and spacious for 2 people.

Ports of call

HAVANA, CUBA

5 out of 5

Our 2nd time to Cuba and to Havana and we LOVE it. Only got to spent one day and evening there this time. We went on a tour high was NOT great, because the waiting was ridiculous!!

Thumbs Up 1

CIENFUEGOS, CUBA

5 out of 5

Wonderful place and went to the botanical gardens that were beautiful but once again the waiting was unnecessary due to poor scheduling.

Thumbs Up 2

Montego Bay, Jamaica

3 out of 5

I used to live in Caribbean so I know the area.

Thumbs Up 1

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

Familiar with area since I used to live and work in Caribbean. Great port to buy “duty free” if you are interested.