Disappointed

Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Zuiderdam

10 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 07, 2018

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7026

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Old ship. Was very disappointed that the hot tubs were hot and there was no swimming Dinners were poor.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Fine

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Buffet was ok. Main dining wasn’t very good.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Activities were poor. Not much to do. Really needed something too because the hot tubs were not hot, one pool had no water and the other one was freezing.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
The comedian was very good as was the two piano players, Emily and Andy. I didn’t care for the other nights.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Room service from Udi and Roni was excellent. Waiters were good.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Old. No one suggested the passengers use sanititizibg lotion when entering food venues and many people did not use it.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Was good. Could use more outlets, though.

Ship tip

Know that there wasn’t much to do.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

2 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

3 out of 5
Yes. It was ok

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Nice beach

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Did the highlights and beach. Highlights was good. Beach too crowded.

Exit Panama Canal At Cristobal

5 out of 5
Nice except for weather.

Colon, Panama

1 out of 5
Terrible place. Looks dangerous.

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica Did not visit port

Port was cane

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Stood in line way too long.
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2 Comments

cruisellama    5 years ago

MasterRom    6 years ago

Would you prefer a "cold" hot tub? As far as meals go they were mostly excellent. Only 1 dinner seating was less than excellent. But what do I know; I prefer "hot" hot tubs.

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