nice cruise experience with some dissapointments regarding special foods ordered in advance. Being a vegeterian I ate the same things most of the time. After a few days I was tired of having to eat the same thing 3 days in a row.
Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Caribbean
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Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 56
Review summary
great experience, except in the dining experience as a vegetarian. They always get the special order wrong and I was server the same dinner 3 days in a row even though I ordered something differedt. At disembarkmetn I ended up with a broken suitcase handle and a cut finger as a result. Also a bottle of liquor broke because it was not padded properly in the hand carried box. Big diasppointment with the packaging at the duty free store. They need to have bubble wrap instead of paper bags. Please advise who will pay of the broken sitcase handle.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
As a vegetarian I expected when I ordered a special meal that it will meet my expectation. I ate the same meal 3 days in a row, very disappointed in dinners on board
Onboard Activities
not much activity to do since the crowd was older.
Entertainment
I would have been nice to have a steel band playing Caribbean music on the pool deck. They had a steel band playing classical music but only 2 days in a formal setting with no dancing. Island magic musicians are great and talented but the ship needs to liven up the deck with a Caribbean atmosphere. That was missing and a big diasppointment
Children's Programs
Service and Staff
all the waiters were excellent and the had to apologize each time the galley got my order wrong. I did not make a big deal since their attention to my disappointment was taken attentively.
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
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My cabin was always attended to and each night I look forward for the surprise, not the chocolate but the towel creations.
Ship tip
be mentally prepared to hang out with senior citizens and embrace their wisdom and life experience. It's was different from past cruises.
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Disembarkation
It was a good experience untill my husband cut is finger on the handle of the suitcase which was broken at some point during the last night it was taken away from the halway outside the cabin.