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Westerdam Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 83

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Westerdam

Pacific Coastal

Sail date: October 01, 2016

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4125

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

All of the crew,  housekeeping,  dinning staff, guest services, etc. were very very hospitable and accommodating.   The ship's rooms, dinning area, etc. were all very clean; as they were constantly cleaning.  The laundry staff and services were so efficient and professional.  The cuisine in the dinning room,  hot dog/hamburger/ taco diner were all very tasty.  The food in the buffet dinning room was horrible on the fist day.  It was better the next day....however, the "hot" menu lacked verity i.e. basically the same every single day through out the trip.  

 

Those are all the pros. ...now for the cons.

 This ship should never have been rated four stars!!!  The ship is extremely dated.  The sounds that were iminating from our

room (especially at night when the seas were rough) would make you think that the ship was being torn apart.  The water coming from the bathroom sink and shower would change temperatures at random.  The sofa and mat for the bath tub are old and creepy.

The bed mattresses were horrible on for your back.  And there should be NO SMOKING

in the Casino.....smokers should go outside in a designated area for that.  I also notice children in the Queens Lounge while the band was playing and drinks were being severed.  That is a lounge, technically a bar.....NO PLACE FOR CHILDREN.

The movies and channels on the tv were very limited.   There should have been several stations with different type shows and/or series runing on them 24/7....not just FOX and MSNBC.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Needed a variety. ...the BB KING band and Bingo made the trip less boring.

Children's Programs

N/A

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
My cabin housekeeper (rm#4125), Gracia in Lido dining, Simone and Doctor Gomez in the Spa. Really, they were special but all of the staff and crew members were great.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Dated.......loved our cabin attendant.

Ship tip

Use the side glad elevators and eat in the donning room for lunch and dinner. Breakage is good in the Liddo.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

GerryBCruisin    2 years ago

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

lfugier    8 years ago

Children not being allowed in bars just pretty much an American thing, and not so for the rest of the world. There are drinks served in the dining room and drinks served by the pool, all of which have children.

jackie63    8 years ago

Really I don't think you had much to complain about, surprised You had time to watch the tv unless you were in your room a lot, which we are never except to sleep at night.

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