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Westerdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Westerdam

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 21, 2015

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7037

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

The Ship/Crew and all the activities were great!!!!  The shore excursions were bad that we booked through Holland America "Dolphin Experience took 9 hours for 5 minute pet, kiss and shake finns with the dolphin"

 

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

The Shore excrusions booked through Holland America for the Dolphin experience was horrible. 9 hours of my day for a 5 minute kiss, finn shake and pet the dolphin....all for $150.00 DON'T BUY IT!!!!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5
Small and nothing to do but beaches

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Rain Forrest was awesome and great food

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
great island, The Shore excrusions booked through Holland America for the Dolphin experience was horrible. 9 hours of my day for a 5 minute kiss, finn shake and pet the dolphin....all for $150.00 DON'T BUY IT!!!!

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review.

glomarrone    9 years ago

 

I especially enjoyed this review since I have not cruised on this ship. 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 am happy that you had a great cruise, despite your shoire excursion experience.

It is a shame that after spending all that money on the Dolphin excursion, that you were disappointed.  My daughter & grand kids did a similar thing in Dubai and loved it.  I hope that you get a chance to do it again and have as great an experience as they did.  If you do, be sure to let us know.