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Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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Zuiderdam

11 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 24, 2018

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

5 days with insufficient A/C in cabin. Tub drained slow. Broken, fogged, or dirty windows throughout ship. Closed 1/2 of the buffet due to excessive condensation. Ran out of orange juice and bacon 1 sea day morning. Completely close down buffet 3 times throughout the day. Stopped show due to mechanical stage issues. Ran out of ice at self serve areas daily. Ran out of plates and glasses in buffet. Removed top rail around part of back deck; strung flimsy line. Safety issue! No poolside entertainment.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Ship tip

Cancel and book another ship

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5
Easy walk around island.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
2nd time to take independent excursion bus at pier. Lots of fun with mulitple stops. At the end you can choose from 3 beaches or go back to the ship. If you go to the beach, the bus comes back 3 hours later.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5

Enter Panama Canal At Cristobal

5 out of 5

Exit Panama Canal At Cristobal

4 out of 5

Colon, Panama

2 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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5 Comments

1usmcvet    5 years ago

You travel all that distance and paid all that money just for a new place to bitch !!!!!!!

cruisellama    5 years ago

BJPatel1780    6 years ago

Please contact me for a possible class action lawsuit against Holland America if interested! There are so soooooo many major issue with amenities and the crew, especially in particularly the Guest Service Manager and Hotel Director!

Gillian1959    6 years ago

Not good.

graham123    6 years ago