10 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer Cruise

Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 82

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Zuiderdam

10 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 15, 2017

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7104

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The dining room, room service staff and bartenders on the Zuiderdam were exceptional!!  They were professional, courteous, friendly and fun.  The food served on the ship was also exceptional.  Nicely prepared with good choices and great presentation. Going through the Panama Canal was interesting.  Curaçao was a beautiful island. We also enjoyed our in Costa Rica.  We were unable to stop at Half Moon Cay due to the weather so our compensation was 2 more hours in Aruba. Although we enjoyed an excursion in Costa Rica, we wee disappointed that there was only time for the excursion and no time allowed for shopping or exploring the port. So, the time we were ported there was not long enough. The entertainment on the ship was lacking. There were daily shows (offered twice)! But three of them were by Zuiderdam staff. The comedian show was completed filled by the time we got to the show after our assigned dinner time.  When we had sea days, the entertainment on the ship was trivia several times a day and bingo once.

 

 

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
excellent food and exceptional wait staff in the dining room.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Trivia a couple times a day and bingo

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Two shows daily although one occurred during our assigned dining time. The best show was "Island Magic"and I would recommend that you see them if you get a chance.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Small but workable. Beds and pillows were comfortable

Ship tip

Be sure to find the Crows nest on the 10th floor of the ship. Great view, great bartenders, great coffee

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

1 out of 5
Unable to port there due to windy weather

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
This was a wonderful surprise. Loved this island!

Enter Panama Canal At Cristobal

5 out of 5
Panama Canal is amazing

Exit Panama Canal At Cristobal

5 out of 5

Colon, Panama

3 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
Not enough time in port to do an excursion and spend ANY time in port. Wished we had ported there another 2 hours so thee was time for both
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