Japan Taiwan & China Collector Cruise

Item: Westerdam
Rating: 4.3
Author: msmr1974

Westerdam Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

msmr1974

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 81

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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29 Night Japan Taiwan & China Collector (Hong Kong To Shanghai)

Sail date: February 02, 2019

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Suite

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall we had a good time and enjoyed the cruise! We would recommend this cruise to others interested in Asia.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very quick and efficent

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Average, Not bad but also generally not great

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Guest Lectures on history and culture of countries visited

Entertainment

4 out of 5

In general they were average. Particularly liked the Lincoln Center stage musicians and the various guest musicians.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room steward and wait staff were excellent!!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Average

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The cabin ("Signature suite" # 8080 ) was very nice but I would not recommend it because it is located directly below the Lido food service area and therefore has the noise of food carts throughout the day (on and off from early morning to late night)

Ports of call

Hong Kong

4 out of 5

Hong Kong is nice city. Need to take taxi or shuttle from port to town

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Manila, Philippines

5 out of 5

Short walk from cruise port into the town. Very nice park and other interesting places nearby. We enjoyed the historic city center

Thumbs Up 1

Kaoshiung, Taiwan

5 out of 5

We enjoyed Kaoshiung especially the Shoushan Park area

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Keelung (Taipei), Taiwan

4 out of 5

Keelung is adjacent to the port and has a night market which is easy to walk too. Taipei is farther away but worth the trip

Thumbs Up 1

Naha, Okinawa

4 out of 5

Shurijyo Castle Park is interesting

Thumbs Up 0

Ishigaki, Japan

4 out of 5

Particularly liked visiting Kabira Bay and it's beautiful beach.

Thumbs Up 1

Busan (Pusan), South Korea

5 out of 5

Very nice city. We found Beomeosa Temple interesting

Thumbs Up 1

Nagasaki, Japan

5 out of 5

City center is adjacent to cruise port and very convenient for walking. Alternatively you can take very cheap public transportation trolley around town (~$5 for day pass)

Thumbs Up 2

Kagoshima, Japan

4 out of 5

Great view of Sakurajima which is an active volcano when the weather is clear.

Thumbs Up 1

Shanghai, China

4 out of 5

Nice city but ship docks 45 minutes away from city center. Visiting Yuyuan Gardens and adjacent old town was a highlight. We also enjoyed Zhujiajiao Watertown.

Thumbs Up 2

Qingdao, China

4 out of 5

Very nice city but very bad air pollution the day we were there

Thumbs Up 0

Tianjin (Beijing), China

3 out of 5

Port is in industrial area very far from everything. Very bad air pollution the day we were there

Thumbs Up 0

Jeju City, Jeju-Do, (Cheju-Do), South Korea

5 out of 5

Beautiful Island

Thumbs Up 1

Incheon (Seoul). South Korea

4 out of 5

90 minute from port to Seoul

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and efficient

3 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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GerryBCruisin 3 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your review of the Westerdam.

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enjoyurdaysmile 5 years ago

Sounds like an interesting cruise. We sailed on this ship in 2016 to Grand Turk, San Juan, PR, St Thomas and Half Moon Cay. It was very windy and cold the day we went to HMC. We did have a good time. Took pictures through the photo dept at HM, gang way and MDR and took a lot..54 for the deal that was $199.00 and it was worth it.

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