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Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Zuiderdam

11 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 28, 2018

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10022

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Best Ever. The Crew, Food and Ship where all great. HAL did a great job refurbishing the Zuiderdam. Pananama Canal is a great destination.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Perfect. No issues. In cabin by 1pm

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Foos was excellent in all venues especially dining room and Pinnicle

Pinnacle Grill

5 out of 5

Sol de Mar night was outstanding

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Pool and fitness center

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Magic show and cooking classes

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The crew was the finest on any Cruise ever. Eager to please and attention to detail 2nd to none.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Clean and updated

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Clean and new. Located close to everything

Ship tip

Enjoy all events on ship

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Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
always love Half Moon.
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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
No excursion. Had dinner on beach
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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Went to beach club and spent day at beach
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Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5
Went on Horse and Carriage ride....would not recommend. Bombarded by street vendors. Not HAL fault
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Enter Panama Canal At Cristobal

5 out of 5
This should be bucket list item for everyone
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Exit Panama Canal At Cristobal

5 out of 5
See above
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Colon, Panama Did not visit port

To short of stayNice
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Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
nice place. Weather was bad...but not HAL fault
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy

Traveler Photos

Panama Canal Heaven
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3 Comments

cruisellama    5 years ago

Thanks
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new2cruisin    6 years ago

Thanks for your review! We’re leaving on the same cruise next Sunday! First time on HAL and first time to Panama Canal! Very excited!
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MissyW    6 years ago

Husband and I did the same cruise in February. We are still marveling about the whole experience. HA does a fantastic job from Embarkation to Debarkation. I love it when others get the same experience. Great Review 👍🏻
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