Zuiderdam 4/2016

Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Transatlantic

christinelolich

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

29 Night Azores And Normandy & Baltic Adventure (Ft. Lauderdale To Copenhagen)

Sail date: April 18, 2016

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8123

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

1. the room was not what I expected

2. we were deck 8, LIDO above us, each am, 0630, and PM moving the tables and chairs in smoking area.

3. Food was NOT hot

4. Rough sea, many people fell, had slings on arms, not fitting correctly.

5. Tour of Bloody Omaha, overpriced!!

6. Why is staff eating on LIDO with paying guests?

7. The Ports were great !!

8. workman doing painting, etc, on various decks..very distracting

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

smaller then anticipated. deck chairs were dirty

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Horta, Azores

5 out of 5

Ponta Delgada, Azores

5 out of 5

La Coruna, Spain

5 out of 5

Cherbourg, France

5 out of 5

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

5 out of 5

Rotterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

3 Comments

SvetlanaS 8 years ago

We had a lot of fun talking with crew during there free time at Lido and around the pool. Do your homework- look at the deck plans and check what above and under your cabin, where elevators and crew doors.

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ponytales 8 years ago

I agree with wilkinsjk. Of course ships need to be maintained - all the time. It's for your safety too. I have not seen any staff eating yet, but I surely hope they are allowed to use the dining areas, because I have never before seen such a hardworking staff before and I would really like them also to be able to get 15 minutes of peace to eat a meal without health risk and other pressures in them.

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wilkinsjk 8 years ago

Before u booked your cruise u should of looked at what deck the Lido was and planned accordingly. Under the lido is never the deck you want to be on. Also crew members have to repair things when need be the turn over rate they have on these ships give them no time to repair things when no one is on board so they have to when need be. Also when crew members have there off time they are able to roam the boat and live like the guest until it's there time to work again

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