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Zuiderdam Cruise Review

JoseRaul

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 8

Helpful Votes: 153

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

11 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 30, 2019

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5152

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Longest cruise I have taken so far. Worth it. With the exception of Puerto Limón in Costa Rica all the other stops were beautiful and interesting. Four sea days provided a balance to rest while visiting so many the ports. Mixed feelings about ship as sometimes felt crowded (was not 100% sold). Otherwise, we'll kept and staff was great!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

HAL always have cabins ready/available when you get onboard.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Upgraded to a balcony at the very last minute! Next to elevators area (aft). No problems with noise at all.

Ship tip

Small ship. Pool and food areas could feel crowded on sea days.

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Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Cruise Gatun Lake (Inside Panama Canal)

5 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

2 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

Enter Panama Canal At Cristobal

4 out of 5

Cruise Gatun Lake And Panama Canal

5 out of 5

Cruise Gatun Lake (Inside Panama Canal)

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

5 Comments

JoseRaul 5 years ago

Puerto Limón should not be anybody's first impression of Costa Rica. My opinion. PS sorry for "typos" on my review.

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4Goodtimes 5 years ago

Interesting comments.

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Cruiserike0322 5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise, we are going to Panama Canal in February. It will be our longest cruise.

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calestultz 5 years ago

I don't know what JoseRaul will say but we were there the same ship the cruise before his. In Puerto Limon, unless you're taking an excursion, you should not go outside the port area. Very sketchy. A lot of beggars and high pressure sales people. Crime is high according to the local guide I spoke with.

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15mustang 5 years ago

Why didn't you like costa Rica? I'm going there in 2021.

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