Panama Canal

Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Caribbean

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Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 125

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Zuiderdam

10 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 20, 2019

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4083

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Good cruise. They need better entertainment and definitely fix the air on deck 4!!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Buffet good but always busy hard to find a seat. Dining room excellent always seated quickly. Pinnacle Grill was excellent definitely worth the extra charge

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Thermal Suite was nice and not crowded. Pool had the usual problem of people reserving chairs and not using them for hours. Cruise line needs to follow up on this.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The ship only had 3.singers and had 3 shows on the 10 day cruise and 2 nights were the same. I didn't care for them and the theater was not full . The magician and comedian they brought on were excellent. The band in BB Kings was excellent. Not a fan of classical music so I can't comment. Not a lot of music around the ship in the lounges or by the pool

Children's Programs

Did not travel with children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent service always greeted with a smile by everyone I met. Must say it was the best crew!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Small ship easy to get around.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Obstructed view cabin, inexpensive and room was good. Window was the size of a sliding door so even with the lifeboat you had plenty of light. Big problem with the air conditioner room was always too warm even on high. Did not get a response from complaints

Ship tip

Last day we found out the pool in the back of the ship was not crowded with chair hogs!!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
Stayed overnight and boarded ship

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Beautiful beach. We enjoyed the lobster roll lunch

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Took the shuttle through the ship to Eagle Beach. You can rent 2 chairs and a umbrella for $40 or just bring your towel and enjoy the beach

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Took a walk around the city across the pontoon bridge

Enter Panama Canal At Cristobal

5 out of 5
Very interesting had been there twice before as a cruise port and did yours then so just stayed in the ship and went back through the locks

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

4 out of 5
Only had an hour there just went to a couple of stores

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
Took an excellent excursion to a hacienda

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Took a later time off the ship because we had a late afternoon flight.Easy to find a cab to the airport.
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1 Comment

4Goodtimes    5 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

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