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Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Caribbean

vhartell

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

10 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 18, 2018

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8101

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Not a ship I would recommend. Big issue with nautical dept coming on to Lido deck on second formal night power washing at 7 pm Water spraying throwing suds and puddle not cleaned up. TERRIBLE

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Italian Restaurant Good

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Nothing much to do No music at the pool Boring

Entertainment

No entertainment

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

Ship not for children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room Stewards Rachmant and Patrick very nice

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Needed TLC Areas paint was rusted

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Bed very comfortable Clean

Ship tip

Only for the Elderly Average Age 75

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Thumbs Up 1

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

2 out of 5

Charged for beer We had beverage package Not right Ship owns island

Thumbs Up 2

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Ok No

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Willemstad, Curacao

3 out of 5

Ok Monkey Watch and nature cruise Very Nice

Thumbs Up 3

Enter Panama Canal At Cristobal

4 out of 5

Nice

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Exit Panama Canal At Cristobal

2 out of 5

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Colon, Panama

1 out of 5

Only one place to drink beer to wait for cruise ship at least 2 hours plus

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Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

1 out of 5

Ok No

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Expedite Elderly Rude

5 Comments

cruisellama 5 years ago

Thanks

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urodoc 6 years ago

My kids loved the kids program on board

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mgoose806 6 years ago

HAL Crew Outstanding

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mgoose806 6 years ago

Debarkation is not HAL Crew...They where jerks

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MissyW 6 years ago

That’s to bad. We got off the Zuiderdam right before you boarded. We had a fabulous time. I agree completely on the rude staff at Debarkation (not HA staff).

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