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Zuiderdam Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Zuiderdam

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 18, 2020

Ship: Zuiderdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5039

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Was beautiful Caribbean cruise, very relaxing & nice beaches. Very small boat with not a lot to do on the boat.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Drinks were lacking, many ingredients were not available because the ship had not restocked from the last cruise, Had to throw some drinks out because they were poorly mixed. Food was good in the dining room, specialty restaurants were no better.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Pools were small Dance show was good. Not many activities

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Small ship, so we got tossed around the whole cruise, spent a lot of time in cyber cabin with sea sickness. Ship was clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Do not expect a lot of entertainment, great cruise for the geriatric generation. Not a party boat

Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Lamb chops & MaiTais
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2 Comments

4Goodtimes    4 years ago

I completely agree with SHH813.

Shh813    4 years ago

You should have done some research before going. Most people know Holland America caters to an older crowd. We will be on the Zuiderdam in March going to Panama Canal. We've already been on the Nieuw Amsterdam and loved it. Not a lot to do on the ship during the day but that's what the ports are for. We also bring our card game, Phase 10, which gets a lot of use.

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