Smokers everywhere
Westerdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: February 28, 2015
Ship: Westerdam
Cabin type: Balcony
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
We are very allergic to cigarette smoke. Most of the Celebrity crushes we have been on have express defined smoking areas. When Westerdam said the casino was smokeless, then they didn't enforce their requests. Many smokers congregated in groups of 6 or more with only one of them playing the machines and the rest using drinking service like a bar. Give them a bar for smokers only. I have found found that all of the Carnival owned lines appear to have the same disregard for passengers that do not smoke.. It is a shame because the service offered by Holland America is well above or equal to the best any ship can offer.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Children's Programs
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
We had assigned table of 8 service at early seating. it was great and aloud us to see the show and then take in some night time activities. Great service and food.
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)
2 Comments
glomarrone 9 years ago
As a non-smoker, I understand your complaint about the smoking on ships. HAL is the most lenient for allowing smoking on balconies. I hope that they, too, change this policy and enforce it by acting on complaints from other passengers about violators.
HAL is my favorite cruise line. I especially enjoy the service that I receive by the staff. I also enjoy the variety of food choices on the MDR menus. Last year, I took two cruises with HAL and will take a long one next year. We will be 4 star Mariners on our next cruise & I will look forward to complimentary laundry. Thanks for posting your interesting review. I hope that you will join in our discussions on the Forum. We would enjoy your comments. I especially enjoyed this review since I have not cruised on this ship.