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Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Caribbean

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Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Zuiderdam

10 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 08, 2013

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7088

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

Had a great time. Each couple had a deluxe veranda room, spacious, extremely clean and fresh. Large veranda where we could eat outside if we chose. Room service prompt and food delicious. Stewards were excellent. Even had laundry and concierge services. No language problem. Least liked was Puerto Limon, no excursion but choose to walk into town by ourselves. Mistake. Returned to the ship as we did not feel safe. Panama Canal experience was superb. Highly recommended! Enjoyed Island Magic Steel Drums, they were great! Enjoyed meeting people of all ages on this cruise. Holland America is not a party ship (thank you) but there are plenty of things to do or not. Ready to go again on another cruise! We like the intimacy of the smaller ship and not the mega ships that we have been on before.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Dining room food good/staff excellent!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Plenty to do, just look around.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Adagio/Island Magic/Girl trumpeter good!

Children's Programs

No children with us this time.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Liked our concierge staff

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Like the intimacy of smaller ship

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Stewards excellent!

Ship tip

Spend the extra money for a deluxe room! You won't be disappointed.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
Great boarding service. No wait!

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

3 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Even found a fabric shop. Atkinson's

Enter Panama Canal At Cristobal

5 out of 5
This was so interesting!

Cruise Gatun Lake (Inside Panama Canal)

5 out of 5
Wish we could have seen more.

Exit Panama Canal At Cristobal

5 out of 5
Even saw crocodiles on the banks!

Colon, Panama

3 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

1 out of 5
Did not feel safe.
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