Great staff, Good Food, Boring ship
Westerdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: March 07, 2015
Ship: Westerdam
Cabin type: Suite
Cabin number: 6073
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
In the past I had heard that HA was know to be a daytime centric vessel with a older demographic. THis was so true. Now I'm not a 20 something who was looking for a 4 am pool party, I'm pushing 50 but can still stay awake past midnight. The bars all closed by 1am and the casino was closed at 11:45 the first night at sea and never open past 1:00am. The specialty restaurants were the better choice as the main dining room fare was mediocre. The ship was clean and the staff attentive as long as you didn't ask for anything extra. We chose HA because of the itinerary and the cost to "value" based on reviews. It's a 3 start experience nothing more nothing less.
Ship experiences
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Entertainment
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Cabin / Stateroom
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)
2 Comments
Gwbigdog 1 year ago
glomarrone 9 years ago
HAL is my favorite cruise line. I took two cruises with HAL last year 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.
I do have to admit that I am back in my cabin by 11 pm unless there is party going on up on deck. Try a bigger ship next time and check out when the lounges close so you won't be disappointed with the nightlife. Good luck. I wish that i could be a night owl like you but i can't keep my eyes open past 11 pm.