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Fantastic Itinerary, tthe crew and ship......were even better!

Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Zuiderdam

Panama Canal Sunfarer

Sail date: December 27, 2017

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 100026

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

This is our 2nd time with HAL and will definitely cruise with them again.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Long lines but seemed to go well

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The crows nest service was fantastic. I miss my morning coffee withe Jennifer The food in the dining room was never served warm - they need a better way to keep food warm menu was delicicious.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Comedian and Magician were excellent

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Celine in the dining room always greeted us by name. the entire crew was always smiling

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
rented the canvas chairs - great idea
Thumbs Up

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
loved Aruba! we rented trikes - was a blast
Thumbs Up

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
lovely beaches and the people are very nice.
Thumbs Up

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5
rented segway - and enjoyed learning about Cartegena
Thumbs Up

Enter Panama Canal At Cristobal

5 out of 5
WOW!
Thumbs Up

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
went on a canal cruise - sloths, beautiful birds, cayman and more!
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Long lines and only 3 customs agents! They knew 2K people were planning arriving. This is no fault of HAL but made it for a stressful day after a lovely holiday.
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cruisellama    5 years ago

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