Our first ocean cruise

Item: Westerdam
Rating: 4
Author: dlsenke3

Westerdam Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

dlsenke3

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 05, 2016

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8100

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Our first cruise was a great experience and we are glad we went with Holland America. The ship was a little smaller which we liked, but there was plenty to do, or not to do. I could do without the constant sales pitch of the jewelry and constant picture taking, but if you avoid that you will have a great time. We loved our experience and will pick HAL for our next cruise.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was excellent, had everything we needed, plenty of storage, was perfect for our needs

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Lots of traffic, give yourself plenty of time to get to dock and to and from airport

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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Loved Pillory Beach and the Bohio Dive Club, however the beach at the dock looked excellent and right next to Margaritaville

Thumbs Up 3

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Ship docs right near Old Town, you can walk the streets, walk to the Fort, We did Bacardi cruise and Fort excursion, Bacardi was ok, not much time at Fort, I would do it on my own next time

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Went to St. John, but island ferry did not leave till 11AM, wish it would have left earlier

Thumbs Up 1

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Awesome beach, lots of fun, very relaxing. Wish the drink package covered the drinks there, but it did not

Thumbs Up 5

6 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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GerryBCruisin 2 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to share your review of the Westerdam.

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jeanstur1 8 years ago

We will be taking our first cruise also on the 21at to alaska. So looking forward to it.

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Lori69 8 years ago

Did anyone comment on onboard Internet ? Thank you

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enjoyurdaysmile 8 years ago

We went on HAL in February and had a good time. The picture taking is a business like anything and the sales people in the gift shops is a business as well. We like taking the Welcome Aboard pictures and buy those. This yr We bought the package for $199.95 that was for unlimited pictures at the gang ways, sail in which was tajen at the bow on the ship sailing into Puerto Rico, pictures in the dinning room and Half Moon Cay. Since we had that, I always told the photographer to take more. We took 54 pictures and worth it. Either you want it or not. We have very nice pictures and wonderful memories.

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pcarpenter3710 8 years ago

Glad to hear we r going on our 1st cruise May 21. Where did u go? We r going to Alaska.

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