Not what I expected

Zuiderdam Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 65

Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5
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Zuiderdam

11 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 30, 2019

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4033

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

If you like older people and no activities after 11:00 pm, this is the cruise for you. Entertainment was scheduled at the same time. Repetitive food unless you want to pay extra. And no late night dining.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
No one wanted to help us, we were on our own.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Very little variety

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Very little to choose from

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Everything was at the same time

Children's Programs

We do not have kids and this cruise did not have many children

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
Felt invisible

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Lot of windows that were cracked

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
This was the only positive point to the cruise. Willie our service help was wonderful.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island) Did not visit port

Been there several times

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

2 out of 5
Was not aware of the time change and missed the excursion

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5
The excursion took us into the old city which was nice, but did not tell us that they were not going to leave until 11:30 and we waited on the bus for over an hour

Enter Panama Canal At Cristobal

2 out of 5
Was not informed that we need an excursion to get off the ship until that day

Cruise Gatun Lake (Inside Panama Canal)

2 out of 5

Cruise Gatun Lake And Panama Canal

2 out of 5

Exit Panama Canal At Cristobal

2 out of 5

Colon, Panama

2 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

3 out of 5
We were able to leave the ship and go to the market. Very humid but nice area

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
We were able to stay in our room until it was time to leave. This was a nice surprise
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6 Comments

karenallen222    4 years ago

I just left a similar review. Even my parents in their 70s found it boring and they cruise often. Not liking this cruise line or ship doesn’t mean you dint like cruising, just that they didn’t do it very well.

Shh813    5 years ago

You certainly DID NOT do any research on the ship if you didn’t know Holland is an older crowd. Maybe cruising isn’t for you.

4Goodtimes    5 years ago

I agree with comments #1. Better luck on another cruise line.

cruisereckoning    5 years ago

We did the Panama Canal cruise on the Oosterdam in April and enjoyed it so much. So sorry you didn’t enjoy your cruise.

Cruiserike0322    5 years ago

Sorry for your experience

15mustang    5 years ago

Sounds like cruising isn't for you. You didn't seem to like anything.

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