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Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Caribbean

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Reviews: 12
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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Zuiderdam

11 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 16, 2019

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Great itinerary, great staff, great food, comfortable stateroom

Embarkation

5 out of 5
easy early access, very helpful staff

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Fabulous specialty restaurant experiences, great dining service and good, buffets always good. Excellent bartender (Bernadette in the Seaview lounge)

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Swim the panama canal, pub crawl - both lots of fun!

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Steel band was fabulous, magician was also very good. Did not care for the dancing shows.

Children's Programs

no kids with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the ships service people were very social, kind, helpful, good natured and VERY compentent

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
New ship for us, but no problem getting around. Lots of maps and directions.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very comfortable bed. great to have transparent railing on the balcony. Sink in bathroom drained very slowly. Had a small backup of sewer matter, but was quickly taken care of by maintenance. NEED A NIGHT LIGHT IN THE BATHROOM and a DIGITAL CLOCK IN THE ROOM!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

just embarked and disembarked to and from the airport

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
got a clamshell, just relaxed

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Walking tour took over THREE hours - too long, but learned a lot

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5
Had a great walk

Enter Panama Canal At Cristobal

5 out of 5

Cruise Gatun Lake (Inside Panama Canal)

5 out of 5

Cruise Gatun Lake (Inside Panama Canal)

5 out of 5

Cruise Gatun Lake And Panama Canal

5 out of 5

Exit Panama Canal At Cristobal

5 out of 5

Colon, Panama

5 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
were expedited, easy to do
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2 Comments

4Goodtimes    5 years ago

I agree completely.

4Goodtimes    5 years ago

We agree & this is why we travel with Holland America.

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