A big disappointment, a bare bones cruise and ship.
Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Transatlantic
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Purser
Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 38
Review summary
Severe cutbacks in staff, activities, and food quality. This was our 64th cruise; will not sail on it again. Have said this on our last 4 HAL cruises...they are cutting to the bone to enhance their bottom line.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Food was cafeteria quality, bad service.
Onboard Activities
Boring.
Entertainment
Only 2 dance/singer production shows in 27 day cruise, with taped singing and music. Had to show movies numerous times when there were no performers.
Service and Staff
Due to numerous cutbacks in staff, waiting time in dining room and Lido buffet was poor. Room stewards were great. Passenger Services staff had attitude problems.
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Expect bare-bones cruise with cutbacks in all departments.
Thumbs up
0
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Disembarkation
We left ship 3 days early and was never given a final account statement, never had certain charges removed from our account as they had promised.